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Freshwater Charter Middle · Eureka

Freshwater Charter Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Freshwater Charter is a middle school in Eureka. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 51 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Freshwater Charter Middle in Eureka, 52.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 54.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Freshwater Charter Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 2.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (28.0% Math proficient); White students (62.5% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 25 students tested.

All students at this school: 51% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 51%, district —, state 39%51%
WhiteWhite: this school 56%, district 58%, state 56%56% · +5 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 47%, district 53%, state 44%47% · −4 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 40%, district 45%, state 32%40% · −11 vs school

6 of 10 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
High School
No feeder data available for this level

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 26:1, district 28:126:1
Teaching staff6 teachers
Avg. experience15.3 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers17%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$44,880 – $82,643
Principal salary$0 – $0
Superintendent salary$125,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $14,917, CA average $14,815$14,917 · spent at this school
District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,023 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction71%
Instruction support5%
Student services5%
Administration12%
Buildings & maintenance8%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,362 per pupil
2019$13,537 per pupil
2018$13,343 per pupil
2017$10,525 per pupil
2016$9,921 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White62.8%
District 71.3% · CA 19.9%
Hispanic27.4%
District 13.8% · CA 56.1%
Other7.8%
District 14.7% · CA 9.0%
Asian2.0%
District 0.3% · CA 10.2%
GenderFemale 60.8%Male 39.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 47.1% (17pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$72K · CA $85K
Median home value$445K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+29% · CA 35%
ZIP population25,054
Median age41 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 51 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 32% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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