Home › California › Humboldt County
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified Schools
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified is a public school district in California, based in Humboldt County (Miranda). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified 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 Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
4 of 8 schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1D: 3
Best schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
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.
- B- Casterlin Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Redway Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D South Fork High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Miranda Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
High schools (2)
- Casterlin High, Blocksburg
- D South Fork High, Miranda
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Miranda Junior High, Miranda
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Casterlin Elementary, Blocksburg
- D Redway Elementary, Redway
- Whitethorn Elementary, Whitethorn
Other schools and academies (2)
- Osprey Learning Center, Redway
- Osprey Learning Center Alternative, Miranda
Where Southern Humboldt Joint Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Miranda (3)
- Blocksburg (2)
- Redway (2)
- Whitethorn (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Humboldt County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 645 students with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers and 99 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0637590
- 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
- Mattole Unified (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Leggett Valley Unified (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Fortuna Union High (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Fortuna Elementary (4 schools, 34 mi)
- Southern Trinity Joint Unified (4 schools, 36 mi)
- South Bay Union Elementary (3 schools, 40 mi)
- Mountain Valley Unified (3 schools, 40 mi)
- Fort Bragg Unified (7 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
How many schools are in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Southern Humboldt Joint Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Miranda, Blocksburg, Redway, Whitethorn.
How good are the schools in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.5%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?
645 students were enrolled in Southern Humboldt Joint Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Southern Humboldt Joint Unified?
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified is in California, based in Humboldt County, with its district office in Miranda. Its boundary covers about 774 sq mi.