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Best public schools in Eureka, CA

24 public schools in Eureka: 10 elementary · 3 middle · 5 high · 1 K-8 · 5 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across California.

Elementary schools

10 schools in Eureka, best first
1
Garfield Elementary 95.2
Garfield Elementary · Grades K-6 · 67 students
ELA 79%Math 79%Science 77%
#224 of 4,688 in California
2
Freshwater Elementary 75.1
Freshwater Elementary · Grades K-6 · 265 students
ELA 64%Math 49%Science 56%
#1,166 of 4,688 in California
3
Pine Hill Elementary 62.2
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K-3 · 199 students
ELA 44%Math 53%
#1,771 of 4,688 in California
4
Cutten Elementary 58.5
Cutten Elementary · Grades 3-6 · 302 students
ELA 45%Math 46%Science 33%
#1,944 of 4,688 in California
5
Washington Elementary 44.0
Eureka City Schools · Grades K-5 · 469 students
ELA 37%Math 35%Science 27%
#2,624 of 4,688 in California
6
Grant Elementary 40.1
Eureka City Schools · Grades K-5 · 273 students
ELA 35%Math 34%Science 23%
#2,807 of 4,688 in California
7
South Bay Elementary 32.7
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades 4-6 · 145 students
ELA 35%Math 23%Science 30%
#3,154 of 4,688 in California
8
Lafayette Elementary 25.7
Eureka City Schools · Grades K-5 · 305 students
ELA 27%Math 23%Science 33%
#3,482 of 4,688 in California
9
Alice Birney Elementary 4.1
Eureka City Schools · Grades K-5 · 383 students
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 10%
#4,494 of 4,688 in California
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Ridgewood Elementary —
Cutten Elementary · Grades K-2 · 259 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Eureka, best first
1
Freshwater Charter Middle 71.2
Freshwater Elementary · Grades 7-8 · Charter · 48 students
ELA 62%Math 40%Science 32%
#382 of 1,326 in California
2
Winship Middle 50.1
Eureka City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 409 students
ELA 42%Math 27%Science 32%
#662 of 1,326 in California
3
Catherine L. Zane Middle 36.2
Eureka City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 398 students
ELA 40%Math 18%Science 24%
#846 of 1,326 in California

High schools

5 schools in Eureka, best first
1
Academy of the Redwoods 96.0
Fortuna Union High · Grades 9-12 · 165 students
ELA 81%Math 70%Science 62%
#69 of 1,729 in California
2
Eureka Senior High 54.1
Eureka City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,226 students
ELA 51%Math 21%Science 27%
#794 of 1,729 in California
3
Eureka Community 13.2
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades 7-12 · 101 students
ELA 11%Math 0%Science 16%
#1,501 of 1,729 in California
4
Zoe Barnum High 11.8
Eureka City Schools · Grades 10-12 · 74 students
ELA 10%Math 3%Science 4%
#1,526 of 1,729 in California
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Humboldt County ROP —
Humboldt County ROP · Grades 10-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Eureka
1
South Bay Charter 32.1
South Bay Union Elementary · Grades K-8 · Charter · 63 students
ELA 40%Math 25%Science 10%
#752 of 1,107 in California

Combined schools

5 schools in Eureka, best first
1
Northern United - Humboldt Charter 76.4
Northern United - Humboldt Charter District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 315 students
ELA 47%Math 40%Science 38%
#135 of 569 in California
2
Alder Grove Charter School 2 54.2
Alder Grove Charter School 2 District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 438 students
ELA 42%Math 19%Science 34%
#261 of 569 in California
3
Pacific View Charter 2.0 33.5
Pacific View Charter 2.0 District · Grades K-12 · Charter · 148 students
ELA 26%Math 12%Science 31%
#379 of 569 in California
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Glen Paul —
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 121 students
No published test results
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Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court —
Humboldt County Office of Education · Grades K-12 · 8 students
No published test results

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