# Fortuna Elementary

Fortuna Elementary is a elementary district in Humboldt County, California. Reading proficiency is 31.9%, +3.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 22.3%, +3.1 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/fortuna-elementary |
| County | Humboldt |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 1,238 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 16:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,703 |
| Low-Income Students | 811 (80.9%) |
| English Learners | 145 (14.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.9% | 684 |
| 2024 | 28.9% | 664 |
| 2025 | 31.9% | 678 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.1% | 684 |
| 2024 | 18.2% | 666 |
| 2025 | 22.3% | 678 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.9% | 45.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | 44.7% |
| 2025 | 28.6% | 46.1% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.0% | 36.4% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | 34.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | 40.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 0.0% | 31.6% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | 32.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | 35.0% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 22.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 21.3% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | 26.6% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dave Gonzales | President | dgonzales@fortunaesd.com | N/A | N/A |
| Laurie Pringle | Board Member | lpringle@fortunaesd.com | N/A | N/A |
| Ren Wohlers | Board Clerk | rwohlers@fortunaesd.com | N/A | N/A |
| Tara Lewis | Board Member | tlewis@fortunaesd.com | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Redwood Preparatory Charter | Fortuna | 55.6% | 51.4% | 53.5% | -11.5 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary | Fortuna | 28.8% | 36.4% | 32.6% | -0.5 | +1.5 |
| 3 | Fortuna Middle | Fortuna | 39.2% | 20.7% | 30.0% | +11.6 | +5.7 |
| 4 | Toddy Thomas Middle | Fortuna | 28.9% | 18.2% | 23.6% | -0.6 | +2.2 |
| 5 | Linell K. Walker Elementary | Fortuna | 26.6% | 18.6% | 22.6% | +3.6 | +2.1 |