How does Eureka Senior High compare to other high schools in Eureka?

Eureka Senior High has a Scope Score of 56.4/100, ranked #746 among California high schools. 15% of students exceed standard, with a total of 512 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Eureka Senior High?

14.7% of students at Eureka Senior High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Eureka Senior High?

23.7% of students at Eureka Senior High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Eureka Senior High

High School

Eureka City Schools EurekaHumboldt County95501

📍 1915 J Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,226 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

62%

Teachers

52 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

96.5%

AP Exam Prepared

33.8%

A-G Completion

29.8%

College-Going Rate

65.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+6.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

27.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 133 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic26.0%

White46.7%

Asian9.3%

Black1.7%

Other16.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Eureka Senior High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.7%
Met Standard	21.1%
Below Standard	64.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Graduation rate: 96.5%

9.1pp above state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 35.8%

1.0pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 23.7%

10.6pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 35.8%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 14.7%

1.0pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 33.8%

AP exam pass rate below state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.5%

2.4pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Eureka Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.7% of students exceeded standard while 21.1% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's 5.1 points above the Eureka City Schools district average of 9.6%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.9 points higher (vs 0.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 96.5% — above the state target. 29.8% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 65.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

23.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

512

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	255	22.0%	28.6%	23.1%	26.3%	50.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	257	7.4%	13.6%	24.5%	54.5%	21.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Washington Elementary

Alice Birney Elementary

18.8# in state

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Middle

Winship Middle

46.1# in state

Catherine L. Zane Middle

33.5# in state

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High School

Eureka Senior High

56.4# in state

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.