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Eureka City Schools Schools
Eureka City Schools is a public school district in California, based in Humboldt County (Eureka). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Eureka City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Eureka City Schools
8 of 8 schools in Eureka City Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 6
Best schools in Eureka City Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Eureka Senior High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Washington Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Catherine L Zane Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Winship Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Grant Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Zoe Barnum High (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Alice Birney Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Lafayette Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Eureka City Schools
High schools (2)
- C+ Eureka Senior High, Eureka
- D- Zoe Barnum High, Eureka
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Catherine L Zane Middle, Eureka
- D Winship Middle, Eureka
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D- Alice Birney Elementary, Eureka
- D Grant Elementary, Eureka
- D- Lafayette Elementary, Eureka
- C Washington Elementary, Eureka
Where Eureka City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Eureka (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Humboldt County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,538 students with 148 full-time-equivalent teachers and 461 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600052
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- South Bay Union Elementary (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Fortuna Elementary (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Northern Humboldt Union High (5 schools, 16 mi)
- McKinleyville Union Elementary (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Fortuna Union High (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified (7 schools, 34 mi)
- Mattole Unified (3 schools, 35 mi)
- Southern Humboldt Joint Unified (8 schools, 47 mi)
Questions about Eureka City Schools
How many schools are in Eureka City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Eureka City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Eureka City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Eureka.
How good are the schools in Eureka City Schools?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.3%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Eureka City Schools?
3,538 students were enrolled in Eureka City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Eureka City Schools?
Eureka City Schools is in California, based in Humboldt County, with its district office in Eureka. Its boundary covers about 13.6 sq mi.