Fuente Nueva Charter

· Humboldt County · Arcata Elementary
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Most similar nearby schools

Six Rivers Charter School → Northcoast Preparatory And Performing Arts Academy → Redwood Coast Montessori → Coastal Grove Charter → Pacific View Charter 2.0 → Compare all similar →

No UC admissions data on file for Fuente Nueva Charter.

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

Total enrollment
122 (2018)158 (2026)
+29.5%

If this trend holds (+3.3%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~163 +5 $0
3 yr (2029) ~174 +16 $0
5 yr (2031) ~186 +28 $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.

Stability rate
94.8%
147 of 155 students

8 of 155 students who enrolled at Fuente Nueva Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (5.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Humboldt County median
88.3% · school is in the 95th percentile of 21 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 85th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (81) 93.8%
Hispanic / Latino (70) 91.4%
White (55) 100.0%
Two or more races (25) 92.0%
Students w/ disabilities (23) 91.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Six Rivers Charter School 91.5% Northcoast Preparatory And Performing Arts Academy 85.7% Redwood Coast Montessori 82.8% Coastal Grove Charter 91.3% Pacific View Charter 2.0 66.7%

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: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
14.6%
22 of 151 students

Absenteeism is up 10.3 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Humboldt County median
23.7% · school is better than 63% of 19 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

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).

Fuente Nueva Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+3.3%/yr); projects to ~174 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

158 students (2026)
~174 projected (2029)
at +3.3%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Fuente Nueva Charter Public 158
Peer-group median 51.1% +21%
Six Rivers Charter School Public 107 +21%
Northcoast Preparatory And Performing Arts Academy Public 109 -29%
Redwood Coast Montessori Public 205 +150%
Coastal Grove Charter Public 262
Pacific View Charter 2.0 Public 130 +33%
Union Street Charter Public 96
Academy of the Redwoods Public 151 51.1% +58%
Northcoast Prep & Perf Arts a Public
Ferndale High School Public 145 -11%
Northern United - Humboldt Charter Public 349 -6%

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 →

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