Alder Grove Charter School 2
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Northern United - Humboldt Charter → Mckinleyville High School → Eureka Senior High School → Eureka Senior High → Arcata High School → Compare all similar →No UC admissions data on file for Alder Grove Charter School 2.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (+1.6%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~511 | +8 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~528 | +25 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~545 | +42 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Humboldt County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
Enrollment -38.5% vs. county +41.0% AND stability (84.6%) below the county median. Recruitment and retention both under pressure — likely a foundational rather than tactical problem.
25 of 162 students who enrolled at Alder Grove Charter School 2 this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (15.4% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.
Absenteeism is down 3.4 pp since 2016-17. Engagement improving — a positive trajectory worth understanding and reinforcing.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025
Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.
Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.
Student composition — 2025-26
HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.
Race / ethnicity
Program subgroups
Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.
Alder Grove Charter School 2 — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 38% (52→32 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of +15%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+1.6%/yr); projects to ~528 by 2029.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Grove Charter School 2 | Public | 503 | — | -38% |
| Peer-group median | 7.6% | +15% | ||
| Northern United - Humboldt Charter | Public | 349 | — | -6% |
| Mckinleyville High School | Public | 574 | 2.5% | -4% |
| Eureka Senior High School | Public | 1159 | 8.9% | -6% |
| Eureka Senior High | Public | 1159 | 3.8% | +25% |
| Arcata High School | Public | 972 | 22.0% | +36% |
| Redwood Coast Montessori | Public | 205 | — | +150% |
| Fortuna Union High School | Public | 832 | 6.2% | +5% |
| Pacific View Charter 2.0 | Public | 130 | — | +33% |
| Academy of the Redwoods | Public | 151 | 51.1% | +58% |
| Anderson High | Public | 497 | — | -15% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →