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Crescent City, CA
Public School Ratings




Crescent City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Del Norte County Unified School District details

Del Norte County Unified School District
301 West Washington Blvd.
Crescent City, CA 95531

3,427 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

20 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Del Norte County Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.2% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
41%
31%
47%
20%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bess Maxwell Elementary School
1124 El Dorado St.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
KG-05
Crescent Elk Middle School
994 G St.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
06-08
Del Norte High School
1301 El Dorado St.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
09-12
Joe Hamilton Elementary School
1050 E St.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
KG-05
Margaret Keating Elementary School
300 Minot Creek Rd.
Klamath, CA, 95548
KG-06
Mary Peacock Elementary School
1720 Arlington
Crescent City, CA, 95331
KG-05
Mountain Elementary School
55 Azalea Ln.
Gasquet, CA, 95543
KG-08
Pine Grove Elementary School
900 Pine Grove Rd.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
KG-05
Redwood Elementary School
6900 Lake Earl Dr.
Crescent City, CA, 95531
KG-08
Smith River Elementary School
134 First St.
Smith River, CA, 95567
KG-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.8% 22.0%
Black 0.6% 5.2%
Hispanic 27.8% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.3% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 16.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.5% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 65.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,476 $32,475,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $889 $3,045,000 5.1%
Staff $930 $3,188,000 5.4%
General Administration $272 $931,000 1.6%
School Administration $451 $1,544,000 2.6%
Operation $2,104 $7,209,000 12.2%
Transportation $518 $1,775,000 3.0%
Other $495 $1,698,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,658 $19,390,000 32.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,166 $7,423,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $17,300 $59,288,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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