Is Trinity Valley Elementary a good school?

Trinity Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Trinity Valley Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 177 students attended Trinity Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Trinity Valley Elementary?

Students at Trinity Valley Elementary are 62% American Indian, 29% White, 8% Hispanic.

Trinity Valley Elementary

Summary:

Trinity Valley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Willow Creek, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 150 students. The school is part of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District.

Trinity Valley Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 22.3% in 2018-2019 to 53.0% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the nearby Hoopa Valley Elementary (71.4%) and Weitchpec Elementary (78.9%). The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the state and district averages, with only 17.05% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 47.04% statewide and 17.66% in the district. Additionally, Trinity Valley Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.3% to 85.33% in recent years, higher than the nearby schools.

While Trinity Valley Elementary struggles with these challenges, the nearby schools in the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District also face similar issues, with even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, the Blue Lake Union Elementary and Burnt Ranch Elementary schools, which are in different districts, have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that factors beyond the immediate school district may play a role in student performance.

Detail:

Public K-8

730 North Highway 96
Willow Creek, CA 95573-1229

(530) 625-5600

District: Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5186^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 177

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

61.6%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Trinity Valley Elementary ranks worse than 88.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.3. (See more...)

Compare Details Trinity Valley Elementary ranks worse than 92.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.03. (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 Racial makeup is: American Indian (61.6%), White (29.4%), Hispanic (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Trinity Valley Elementary is 15.3, which is the 2^nd best among 2 elementary schools in the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Trinity Valley Elementary employs 11.5 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Trinity Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Trinity Valley Elementary 5186^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Trinity Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

SchoolDigger ranks Trinity Valley Elementary 2581^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Trinity Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for Trinity Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.72	3509^th	4809	27.0%
2005	36.90	2893^rd	4822	40.0%
2006	16.30	4266^th	4818	11.5%
2007	19.57	4327^th	5113	15.4%
2008	21.43	4237^th	5113	17.1%
2009	18.64	4525^th	5193	12.9%
2010	26.37	4127^th	5314	22.3%
2011	22.72	4483^rd	5377	16.6%
2012	8.67	5237^th	5390	2.8%
2013	6.15	5444^th	5530	1.6%
2015	14.54	5143^rd	5611	8.3%
2016	14.18	5114^th	5614	8.9%
2017	12.25	5343^rd	5692	6.1%
2018	17.75	4864^th	5662	14.1%
2019	24.70	4388^th	5789	24.2%
2022	19.71	4893^rd	5883	16.8%
2023	12.59	5519^th	5874	6.0%
2024	16.30	5186^th	5862	11.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.93	4062^nd	5084	20.1%
2019	36.61	3383^rd	5173	34.6%
2022	13.71	5036^th	5264	4.3%
2023	15.06	5037^th	5374	6.3%
2024	13.25	5245^th	5511	4.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	13.14	5052^nd	5413	6.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	43.34	2819^th	5510	48.8%
2022	26.60	4080^th	5663	28.0%
2024	19.76	4748^th	5636	15.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.64	11^th	14	21.4%
2019	37.91	13^th	18	27.8%
2022	67.58	2^nd	11	81.8%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.63	1182^nd	1769	33.2%
2005	36.94	1064^th	1777	40.1%
2006	32.32	1204^th	1804	33.3%
2007	38.25	1157^th	1999	42.1%
2008	41.33	1124^th	2005	43.9%
2009	24.81	1605^th	2063	22.2%
2010	30.49	1552^nd	2179	28.8%
2011	19.65	1915^th	2236	14.4%
2012	20.24	1904^th	2259	15.7%
2013	17.78	2066^th	2379	13.2%
2015	15.25	2177^th	2477	12.1%
2016	25.66	1805^th	2497	27.7%
2017	10.69	2360^th	2508	5.9%
2018	7.27	2413^th	2480	2.7%
2019	13.17	2454^th	2715	9.6%
2022	13.80	2502^nd	2740	8.7%
2023	17.77	2390^th	2802	14.7%
2024	12.03	2581^st	2777	7.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.88	2149^th	2230	3.6%
2019	7.23	2311^th	2369	2.4%
2022	17.95	2185^th	2458	11.1%
2023	23.04	2051^st	2549	19.5%
2024	13.71	2388^th	2575	7.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	6.09	2349^th	2380	1.3%
2022	13.56	2323^rd	2509	7.4%
2024	10.97	2426^th	2546	4.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.52	2116^th	2273	6.9%
2019	14.74	2168^th	2407	9.9%
2022	18.08	2149^th	2527	15.0%

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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Trinity Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.00	14^th	18	22.2%
2019	13.04	19^th	19	0.0%

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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 Trinity Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	205	0	0	15	62	n/a	n/a	0	282
1989	192	4	4	29	77	n/a	n/a	0	306
1990	230	3	4	33	82	n/a	n/a	0	352
1991	240	2	4	23	71	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	211	0	4	23	76	n/a	n/a	0	314
1993	209	1	4	24	82	n/a	n/a	0	320
1994	202	2	4	24	96	n/a	n/a	0	328
1995	223	5	1	23	78	n/a	n/a	0	330
1996	223	5	1	23	78	n/a	n/a	0	330
1997	162	0	3	14	93	n/a	n/a	0	272
1998	175	3	2	14	70	n/a	n/a	0	264
1999	133	4	2	16	69	n/a	n/a	0	224
2000	126	4	9	12	70	n/a	n/a	0	221
2001	100	7	6	16	83	n/a	n/a	0	212
2002	100	8	5	14	115	n/a	n/a	3	245
2003	100	8	5	14	115	n/a	n/a	3	245
2004	90	3	10	15	127	n/a	n/a	1	246
2005	88	2	4	12	124	n/a	n/a	21	251
2006	81	2	4	8	136	n/a	n/a	0	231
2007	67	0	3	6	155	n/a	n/a	2	233
2008	77	n/a	4	16	176	n/a	n/a	0	273
2009	70	0	2	10	157	2	0	0	241
2010	48	0	1	14	132	0	18	0	213
2011	60	0	1	24	130	0	1	0	216
2012	38	0	2	18	80	0	96	0	234
2013	52	0	1	19	104	2	5	0	183
2014	57	0	1	16	86	2	3	0	165
2015	59	3	0	19	102	2	7	0	192
2016	66	3	0	22	97	1	4	0	193
2017	47	3	0	17	107	2	7	0	183
2018	46	4	0	18	118	1	10	0	197
2019	53	3	0	13	106	3	6	0	184
2020	50	3	0	18	94	3	8	0	176
2021	55	2	0	13	83	3	9	0	165
2022	51	1	0	12	84	0	2	0	150
2023	51	0	0	17	79	0	3	0	150
2024	52	0	1	14	109	0	1	0	177

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 Trinity Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	282	13.8	20.4	n/a
1989	306	15.0	20.4	n/a
1990	352	16.9	20.8	n/a
1991	340	16.0	21.2	n/a
1992	314	16.3	19.2	51.6
1993	320	16.0	20.0	58.4
1994	328	16.0	20.5	60.4
1995	330	16.0	20.6	67.9
1996	330	16.0	20.6	67.9
1997	272	13.0	20.9	68.8
1998	264	13.5	19.6	68.6
1999	224	11.5	19.5	72.3
2000	221	12.0	18.4	68.3
2001	212	11.5	18.4	72.2
2002	245	12.5	19.6	63.2
2003	245	12.5	19.6	63.2
2004	246	14.5	17.0	84.1
2005	251	14.5	17.3	57.8
2006	231	14.5	15.9	87.4
2007	233	14.5	16.1	87.4
2008	273	15.0	18.2	74
2009	241	13.0	16.1	83
2010	213	12.0	17.7	76.5
2011	216	n/a	n/a	73.1
2012	234	12.0	19.5	n/a
2013	183	9.0	20.3	98.4
2014	165	8.1	20.3	95.8
2015	192	11.0	17.4	94.8
2016	193	11.0	17.5	85
2017	183	n/a	n/a	96.2
2018	197	10.5	18.7	99.5
2019	184	11.0	16.7	71.7
2020	176	n/a	n/a	77.8
2021	165	11.0	15.0	70.3
2022	150	10.0	15.0	82.7
2023	150	10.0	14.9	85.3
2024	177	11.5	15.3	79.7

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 Trinity Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	282	13.8	20.4	n/a
1989	306	15.0	20.4	n/a
1990	352	16.9	20.8	n/a
1991	340	16.0	21.2	n/a
1992	314	16.3	19.2	51.6
1993	320	16.0	20.0	58.4
1994	328	16.0	20.5	60.4
1995	330	16.0	20.6	67.9
1996	330	16.0	20.6	67.9
1997	272	13.0	20.9	68.8
1998	264	13.5	19.6	68.6
1999	224	11.5	19.5	72.3
2000	221	12.0	18.4	68.3
2001	212	11.5	18.4	72.2
2002	245	12.5	19.6	63.2
2003	245	12.5	19.6	63.2
2004	246	14.5	17.0	84.1
2005	251	14.5	17.3	57.8
2006	231	14.5	15.9	87.4
2007	233	14.5	16.1	87.4
2008	273	15.0	18.2	74
2009	241	13.0	16.1	83
2010	213	12.0	17.7	76.5
2011	216	n/a	n/a	73.1
2012	234	12.0	19.5	n/a
2013	183	9.0	20.3	98.4
2014	165	8.1	20.3	95.8
2015	192	11.0	17.4	94.8
2016	193	11.0	17.5	85
2017	183	n/a	n/a	96.2
2018	197	10.5	18.7	99.5
2019	184	11.0	16.7	71.7
2020	176	n/a	n/a	77.8
2021	165	11.0	15.0	70.3
2022	150	10.0	15.0	82.7
2023	150	10.0	14.9	85.3
2024	177	11.5	15.3	79.7

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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