Smith River Elementary

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Smith River, California·95567
Score
49.4/100
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#561
Among 1,107 California K-8 schools
#3
In Del Norte County Unified
Top 51%
In California

Score 49.4/100: better than 49% of California K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
38%
Similar California schools ≈ 46%, better than 40% of them
170 students tested
Math
30%
Similar California schools ≈ 37%, better than 45% of them
170 students tested
Science
41%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 73% of them
63 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 17 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3Smarter Balanced ELA29.224
English language artsGrade 4Smarter Balanced ELA21.428
English language artsGrade 5Smarter Balanced ELA43.832
English language artsGrade 6Smarter Balanced ELA32.128
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA37.027
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA61.331
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA38.2170
MathGrade 3Smarter Balanced Math37.524
MathGrade 4Smarter Balanced Math2528
MathGrade 5Smarter Balanced Math28.132
MathGrade 6Smarter Balanced Math17.928
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math33.327
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math38.731
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math30170
ScienceGrade 5CAST37.532
ScienceGrade 8CAST45.231
ScienceAll gradesCAST41.363

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
233
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
233
Typical K-8 school: 419
Free or reduced-price lunch
75%
Typical K-8 school: 66%

District and location

City
Del Norte County

Contact

Address
134 First St.
Smith River, CA 95567

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Smith River Elementary at a glance

Smith River Elementary is a public K-8 school in Smith River, California, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Del Norte County Unified school district. It has about 233 students (a typical California K-8 school has 419). About 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 66% at a typical California K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 38% in English language arts (similar schools: 46%) and 30% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California K-8 schools, it scores 49.4 out of 100: better than 49% of them, ranking #561 of 1,107. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.