Is Blue Lake Union Elementary a good school?

Blue Lake Union Elementary ranks 4343 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Blue Lake Union Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 160 students attended Blue Lake Union Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Lake Union Elementary?

Students at Blue Lake Union Elementary are 58% White, 21% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic, 6% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Blue Lake Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Lake Union Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Arcata High

Blue Lake Union Elementary

Summary:

Blue Lake Union Elementary is a public elementary school serving 172 students in grades K-8 in Blue Lake, California, which is part of the Blue Lake Union Elementary School District.

Academically, Blue Lake Union Elementary consistently performs below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as in CAST Science assessments. The school's proficiency rates are particularly low for male and white students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California elementary schools in these categories. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2018-2019 to 22.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Jacoby Creek and Union Street Charter, Blue Lake Union Elementary generally performs worse academically and has a higher chronic absenteeism rate. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.2, which could be an advantage if utilized effectively. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Blue Lake Union Elementary is likely a contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance, and addressing this issue could be a key focus area for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-8

631 Greenwood Ave.
Blue Lake, CA 95525-0268

(707) 668-5674

District: Blue Lake Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
4343^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,450

Students who attend Blue Lake Union Elementary usually attend:

High:

Arcata High

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 160

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Two or more races:

20.6%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Blue Lake Union Elementary ranks worse than 74.1% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Blue Lake Union Elementary ranks worse than 52.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.72. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Blue Lake Union Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.5%), two or more races (20.6%), Hispanic (13.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blue Lake Union Elementary is 14.4. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blue Lake Union Elementary is $11,450.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blue Lake Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Lake Union Elementary 4343^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Blue Lake Union Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Lake Union Elementary 1470^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Blue Lake Union Elementary in the ranking list.)

Blue Lake Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Lake Union Elementary 1051^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Blue Lake Union Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.42	2241^st	4809	53.4%
2005	54.13	1995^th	4822	58.6%
2006	37.13	2873^rd	4818	40.4%
2007	48.15	2427^th	5113	52.5%
2008	64.34	1663^rd	5113	67.5%
2009	30.74	3654^th	5193	29.6%
2010	23.44	4335^th	5314	18.4%
2011	24.36	4380^th	5377	18.5%
2012	34.91	3601^st	5390	33.2%
2013	25.84	4349^th	5530	21.4%
2015	31.03	3624^th	5611	35.4%
2016	36.33	3307^th	5614	41.1%
2017	33.29	3579^th	5692	37.1%
2018	29.55	3861^st	5662	31.8%
2019	37.12	3377^th	5789	41.7%
2021	47.62	680^th	1417	52.0%
2022	30.75	3815^th	5883	35.2%
2023	36.77	3375^th	5874	42.5%
2024	25.17	4343^rd	5862	25.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.67	4216^th	5084	17.1%
2019	44.17	2811^th	5173	45.7%
2022	48.38	2373^rd	5264	54.9%
2023	52.72	2182^nd	5374	59.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.04	3536^th	5413	34.7%
2019	44.03	2863^rd	5492	47.9%
2022	81.31	1052^nd	5635	81.3%
2024	19.82	4723^rd	5605	15.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.35	4348^th	5431	19.9%
2021	55.49	501^st	1272	60.6%
2022	17.44	4989^th	5663	11.9%
2023	16.03	5071^st	5650	10.2%
2024	14.85	5166^th	5636	8.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	14.49	2524^th	2834	10.9%
2022	2.62	2710^th	2726	0.6%
2023	13.32	2399^th	2662	9.9%
2024	7.94	2496^th	2647	5.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Blue Lake Union Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	61.81	567^th	1769	67.9%
2005	52.81	746^th	1777	58.0%
2006	56.93	683^rd	1804	62.1%
2007	50.73	890^th	1999	55.5%
2008	57.16	757^th	2005	62.2%
2009	59.86	750^th	2063	63.6%
2010	60.97	769^th	2179	64.7%
2011	65.35	670^th	2236	70.0%
2013	49.25	1168^th	2379	50.9%
2015	50.92	1072^nd	2477	56.7%
2016	42.97	1293^rd	2497	48.2%
2017	16.52	2163^rd	2508	13.8%
2018	34.13	1543^rd	2480	37.8%
2019	29.71	1798^th	2715	33.8%
2021	42.09	479^th	894	46.4%
2022	38.57	1510^th	2740	44.9%
2023	41.11	1424^th	2802	49.2%
2024	39.72	1470^th	2777	47.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.71	1632^nd	2458	33.6%
2023	44.77	1184^th	2549	53.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Blue Lake Union Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	50.50	333^rd	763	56.4%
2022	58.14	848^th	2527	66.4%
2023	39.88	1354^th	2558	47.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Blue Lake Union Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	262	4	4	3	27	n/a	n/a	0	300
1989	270	1	4	5	27	n/a	n/a	0	307
1990	264	0	2	0	60	n/a	n/a	0	326
1991	302	0	1	0	52	n/a	n/a	0	355
1992	278	0	0	2	56	n/a	n/a	0	336
1993	262	1	5	9	43	n/a	n/a	0	320
1994	272	2	4	1	34	n/a	n/a	0	313
1995	260	1	4	4	20	n/a	n/a	0	289
1996	260	1	4	4	20	n/a	n/a	0	289
1997	240	1	3	4	22	n/a	n/a	0	270
1998	198	4	6	4	30	n/a	n/a	0	242
1999	173	3	5	3	35	n/a	n/a	1	220
2000	163	2	1	2	31	n/a	n/a	8	207
2001	165	6	0	6	38	n/a	n/a	2	217
2002	144	5	1	7	37	n/a	n/a	2	196
2003	144	5	1	7	37	n/a	n/a	2	196
2004	134	4	1	6	29	n/a	n/a	6	180
2005	134	3	2	8	35	n/a	n/a	1	183
2006	148	3	2	7	14	n/a	n/a	0	174
2007	107	3	1	5	35	n/a	n/a	5	156
2008	104	5	2	5	31	n/a	n/a	0	147
2009	114	4	0	3	27	1	8	0	157
2010	112	3	2	10	21	2	0	0	150
2011	117	3	1	12	24	1	4	0	162
2012	98	2	1	10	18	1	7	0	137
2013	105	2	1	17	15	1	11	0	152
2014	113	0	1	17	13	0	14	0	158
2015	122	1	0	19	17	0	29	0	188
2016	105	1	0	19	17	0	33	0	175
2017	95	1	0	20	13	0	40	0	169
2018	89	1	2	32	14	0	47	0	185
2019	76	1	0	34	7	0	40	0	158
2020	84	3	0	31	4	0	42	0	164
2021	87	3	3	26	9	1	50	0	179
2022	90	2	4	24	8	1	43	0	172
2023	92	2	2	24	7	1	44	0	172
2024	92	1	1	22	10	1	33	0	160

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blue Lake Union Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	300	13.9	21.5	n/a
1989	307	15.1	20.3	n/a
1990	326	15.0	21.7	n/a
1991	355	14.9	23.8	n/a
1992	336	15.1	22.2	33.3
1993	320	14.5	22.1	30.6
1994	313	12.6	24.8	34.8
1995	289	13.9	20.8	43.3
1996	289	13.9	20.8	43.3
1997	270	12.9	20.9	48.9
1998	242	13.4	18.1	53.3
1999	220	13.4	16.4	54.8
2000	207	12.2	17.0	56.3
2001	217	12.5	17.4	58.1
2002	196	11.3	17.3	50.5
2003	196	11.3	17.3	50.5
2004	180	10.1	17.8	48.9
2005	183	10.1	18.1	54.4
2006	174	8.9	19.6	51.1
2007	156	8.9	17.5	47.7
2008	147	10.5	14.0	50.3
2009	157	9.4	14.4	51.6
2010	150	10.9	13.7	52.7
2011	162	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	137	8.4	16.2	n/a
2013	152	7.6	19.8	47.4
2014	158	7.9	19.9	51.3
2015	188	9.0	20.8	58
2016	175	8.0	21.8	63.4
2017	169	10.6	15.9	57.4
2018	185	10.0	18.5	64.9
2019	158	11.0	14.3	63.3
2020	164	n/a	n/a	64.6
2021	179	10.4	17.2	62
2022	172	10.7	15.9	61.6
2023	172	11.2	15.2	65.1
2024	160	11.0	14.4	62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blue Lake Union Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	300	13.9	21.5	n/a
1989	307	15.1	20.3	n/a
1990	326	15.0	21.7	n/a
1991	355	14.9	23.8	n/a
1992	336	15.1	22.2	33.3
1993	320	14.5	22.1	30.6
1994	313	12.6	24.8	34.8
1995	289	13.9	20.8	43.3
1996	289	13.9	20.8	43.3
1997	270	12.9	20.9	48.9
1998	242	13.4	18.1	53.3
1999	220	13.4	16.4	54.8
2000	207	12.2	17.0	56.3
2001	217	12.5	17.4	58.1
2002	196	11.3	17.3	50.5
2003	196	11.3	17.3	50.5
2004	180	10.1	17.8	48.9
2005	183	10.1	18.1	54.4
2006	174	8.9	19.6	51.1
2007	156	8.9	17.5	47.7
2008	147	10.5	14.0	50.3
2009	157	9.4	14.4	51.6
2010	150	10.9	13.7	52.7
2011	162	n/a	n/a	59.3
2012	137	8.4	16.2	n/a
2013	152	7.6	19.8	47.4
2014	158	7.9	19.9	51.3
2015	188	9.0	20.8	58
2016	175	8.0	21.8	63.4
2017	169	10.6	15.9	57.4
2018	185	10.0	18.5	64.9
2019	158	11.0	14.3	63.3
2020	164	n/a	n/a	64.6
2021	179	10.4	17.2	62
2022	172	10.7	15.9	61.6
2023	172	11.2	15.2	65.1
2024	160	11.0	14.4	62.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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