How does Alice Birney Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Eureka?

Alice Birney Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 31.4/100, placing it at the 12th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 714 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Alice Birney Elementary?

5.2% of students at Alice Birney Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 15.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Alice Birney Elementary improving or declining?

Alice Birney Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Alice Birney Elementary?

26.7% of students at Alice Birney Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Alice Birney Elementary

Eureka City Schools Eureka Humboldt County 95503

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

714 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

383 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

14 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 31.1%

White 25.3%

Asian 15.9%

Black 4.2%

Other 23.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alice Birney Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	5.2%
Met Standard	9.8%
Below Standard	85.0%

Exceeded

5.2%

Met

9.8%

Below

85.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Alice Birney Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

5.2% of students exceeded standard while 9.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.8 points below the Eureka City Schools district average of 10.0%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.9% exceeded — 8.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 2.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.7%, above the state average of 18.7%.