# Peninsula Union

Peninsula Union is badly underperforming. Reading and math results average to the 1st percentile among California school districts. Only 9.1% of students met California's reading standard, and it is trending down. Math is weaker: 0.0% of students met California's math standard, and it is quickly trending down.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/peninsula-union |
| County | [Humboldt County school performance](https://caschooltrends.com/counties/humboldt) |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools in District | 1 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 9.1% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 0.0% |
| District Reading Rank | 958 / 977 (2nd percentile) |
| District Math Rank | 977 / 977 (0th percentile) |
| Students | 66 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 13:1 |
| Average spending per student | $24,615 |
| Low-Income Students | 54 (81.8%) |
| English Learners | 0 (0.0%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| District Website | [District Website](https://sites.google.com/view/peninsulaunion/board-agendas) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/california/samoa/peninsula-union-school-district/) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/d/peninsula-union-school-district-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/district/humboldt/peninsula-union) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=12&lstDistrict=62984-000&lstSchool=0000000&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | -5.6% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | -11.8% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 14.7% | 34 |
| 2025 | 15.4% | 39 |
| 2026 | 9.1% | 44 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 11.8% | 34 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 39 |
| 2026 | 0.0% | 46 |

## Performance details

Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 10.7% | N/A |
| 2025 | 11.8% | N/A |
| 2026 | 7.3% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -3.4% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 10.7% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | N/A |
| 2026 | 0.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | -10.7% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 15.2% |
| 2025 | N/A | 15.8% |
| 2026 | N/A | 9.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -5.8% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 12.1% |
| 2025 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 0.0% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -12.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | Elected | Up for re-election |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iria Silveira Bagley | Board Member | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| John Nicolini | Board Member | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Troy Smith | Board Member | N/A | N/A | N/A |

[Board website](https://sites.google.com/view/peninsulaunion/board-agendas)

## Schools

| School | Address | Reading | Reading 2-Year | Math | Math 2-Year | Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Peninsula Union](https://caschooltrends.com/schools/peninsula-union-samoa) | 909 Vance Avenue, Samoa, 95564 | 9.1% | -5.6% | 0.0% | -11.8% | 40.822 | -124.1826 |