How does Jacoby Creek compare to other elementary schools in Bayside?

Jacoby Creek has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.7/100, placing it at the 87th percentile statewide. 39% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,170 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Jacoby Creek?

39.0% of students at Jacoby Creek exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Jacoby Creek improving or declining?

Jacoby Creek's proficiency rate decreases by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Jacoby Creek?

8.2% of students at Jacoby Creek 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.

Jacoby Creek

Jacoby Creek Elementary Bayside Humboldt County 95524

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,170 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

462 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

34%

Teachers

22 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 11.7%

White 73.2%

Asian 2.2%

Black 0.4%

Other 12.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Jacoby Creek
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	39.0%
Met Standard	31.4%
Below Standard	29.5%

Exceeded

39.0%

Met

31.4%

Below

29.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Jacoby Creek and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

39.0% of students exceeded standard while 31.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.1 points above the state average of 21.0%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 30.6 points higher (vs 8.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

39.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

70.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-3.3pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,170

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	49	44.9%	22.4%	20.4%	12.2%	67.3%
4th	44	59.1%	20.4%	9.1%	11.4%	79.5%
5th	50	34.0%	36.0%	22.0%	8.0%	70.0%
6th	51	35.3%	35.3%	19.6%	9.8%	70.6%
7th	47	40.4%	42.5%	14.9%	2.1%	83.0%
8th	52	32.7%	50.0%	7.7%	9.6%	82.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	49	24.5%	34.7%	22.4%	18.4%	59.2%
4th	43	30.2%	37.2%	30.2%	2.3%	67.4%
5th	50	22.0%	28.0%	36.0%	14.0%	50.0%
6th	51	49.0%	27.4%	13.7%	9.8%	76.5%
7th	47	44.7%	25.5%	21.3%	8.5%	70.2%
8th	52	51.9%	17.3%	19.2%	11.5%	69.2%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.0

Arcata Elementary

Arcata Elementary · 2.4 mi

40.0

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