Grade Trends

Pacific Union Elementary

Grades K–8 Public District: Pacific Union Elementary

3001 Janes Rd., Arcata, CA 95521 Map

Math (met standard)
43%
+3 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
49%
+1 state 48% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
45%
+9 state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
55%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
534
2024-25
Students per teacher
18.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 40% state 47% · 2025-26 25% state 44% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 50% state 42% · 2025-26 39% state 46% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 31% state 37% · 2025-26 45% state 49% · 2025-26 33% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 6 39% state 37% · 2025-26 57% state 48% · 2025-26 —
Grade 7 48% state 38% · 2025-26 67% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 46% state 36% · 2025-26 57% state 50% · 2025-26 54% state 35% · 2025-26
All grades 43% state 40% · 2025-26 49% state 48% · 2025-26 45% state 35% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 43% state 40% 49% state 48% 45% state 35%
2024-25 39% state 38% 49% state 48% 40% state 33%
2023-24 39% state 37% 49% state 46% 41% state 31%
2022-23 39% state 36% 46% state 45% 34% state 31%
2021-22 37% state 35% 47% state 46% 31% state 30%
2020-21 40% state 34% 47% state 45% —
2018-19 40% state 41% 53% state 50% 35% state 31%
2017-18 42% state 40% 47% state 49% —
2016-17 45% state 39% 48% state 47% —
2015-16 38% state 37% 47% state 46% —
2014-15 34% state 34% 48% state 43% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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0.5 mi
38%
48%
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Laurel Tree Charter
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0.6 mi
35%
−4 vs state
38%
−10 vs state
42%
+7 vs state
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4%
−28 vs state
4%
−53 vs state
5%
−34 vs state
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Grades K–5 · Arcata Elementary
0.9 mi
15%
−27 vs state
23%
−23 vs state
21%
−15 vs state
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Fuente Nueva Charter
Grades K–5 Charter · Fuente Nueva Charter District
1.1 mi
32%
−9 vs state
57%
+10 vs state
46%
+11 vs state
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Coastal Grove Charter
Grades K–8 Charter · Coastal Grove Charter District
1.3 mi
38%
−2 vs state
46%
−2 vs state
36%
+1 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 37% in 2022-23 → 40% in 2025-26 61% 235 White 78%
Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy
Grades 6–12 Charter · Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District
1.6 mi
63%
+27 vs state
77%
+26 vs state
75%
+41 vs state
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Union Street Charter
Grades K–5 Charter · Union Street Charter District
2.4 mi
80%
+38 vs state
67%
+21 vs state
77%
+41 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 86% in 2022-23 → 74% in 2025-26 44% 99 White 70%
Sunny Brae Middle
Grades 6–8 · Arcata Elementary
2.9 mi
35%
−2 vs state
51%
+2 vs state
47%
+11 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 32% in 2022-23 → 44% in 2025-26 54% 232 White 55%
Jacoby Creek
Grades K–8 · Jacoby Creek Elementary
3.6 mi
66%
+27 vs state
77%
+29 vs state
61%
+26 vs state
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