Whale Gulch Elementary
Public · Grades K–8 · 36 students
Whitethorn Elementary
16851 Briceland-Thorn Rd., Whitethorn, CA 95589
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
16
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
Humboldt County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Whitethorn Elementary
Whitethorn Elementary is a public elementary school in Whitethorn, California, serving grades K–6. It is part of Southern Humboldt Joint Unified. The school is located in a remote rural area in Humboldt County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 16 students were enrolled, with about 8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 16 students
- Students per teacher
- 8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Southern Humboldt Joint Unified
- County
- Humboldt County
- NCES school ID
- 063759006370
Schools near Whitethorn Elementary
All 3 schools in Whitethorn →
Whale Gulch High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 7 students
Redway Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 272 students
Leggett Valley Elementary
Public · Grades K–8 · 51 students
Honeydew Elementary
Public · Grades K–8 · 13 students
Casterlin Elementary
Public · Grades K–8 · 39 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.