# Whitethorn Elementary

Whitethorn Elementary is badly underperforming. Only 33.3% of students met California's reading standard, and it is quickly trending down. 33.3% of students met California's math standard, but it is quickly trending up.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/whitethorn-elementary-whitethorn |
| District | [Southern Humboldt Joint Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/southern-humboldt-joint-unified) |
| Address | 16851 Briceland-Thorn Road, Whitethorn, CA, 95589-0028 |
| City | [Whitethorn](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/whitethorn) |
| Grade span | K-6 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 16 |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 33.3% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 33.3% |
| Reading State Rank | N/A |
| Math State Rank | N/A |
| Student / teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Per-student spending | $22,917 |
| Low-Income Students | 15 (93.8%) |
| English Learners | 1 (6.3%) |

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

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Whitethorn%20Elementary%20Whitethorn%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Whitethorn%20Elementary%20Whitethorn) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/whitethorn-elementary-school-whitethorn-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/humboldt/southern-humboldt-joint-unified/whitethorn-elementary) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=12&lstDistrict=63040-000&lstSchool=6008239&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | -12.8% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +10.3% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 33.3% | 15 |
| 2024 | 46.1% | 13 |
| 2026 | 33.3% | 12 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.7% | 15 |
| 2024 | 23.1% | 13 |
| 2026 | 33.3% | 12 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 13.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | N/A |
| 2024 | 41.7% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2015 | 2024 | +28.7% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | N/A |
| 2024 | 16.7% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2015 | 2024 | -26.3% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 35.7% |
| 2024 | N/A | 50.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 36.4% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2023 | 2026 | +0.6% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | N/A | 7.1% |
| 2024 | N/A | 25.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 36.4% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2023 | 2026 | +29.2% |