Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mccloud, CA
Mccloud Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Mccloud Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.
The verdict
Mccloud Elementary earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools.
- 19
- Resource Index · Lower
- 18:1
- small classes for California
- 72.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 54
- students enrolled
Mccloud Elementary has class sizes smaller than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 062421003644 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 062421003644 · Mccloud, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD
54 enr · 18:1 · 72.9% lunch · RII 19
Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)
Mccloud Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →
How Mccloud Elementary compares
Mccloud Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18:1 | ▼ 16% | 21.5:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 72.9% | ▲ 31% | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 54 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 59.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 56.2, Mccloud Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mccloud Union Elementary, which includes Mccloud Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~54 students)
Frequently asked questions about Mccloud Elementary
How many students attend Mccloud Elementary?
Mccloud Elementary has 54 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mccloud, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mccloud Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Mccloud Elementary is 18:1, which is 16% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 15% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mccloud Elementary?
72.9% of students at Mccloud Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mccloud Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Mccloud Elementary is White at 59.3% of enrollment, in Mccloud, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mccloud Elementary?
Mccloud Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Mccloud Union Elementary?
None reported; Mccloud Union Elementary operates only Mccloud Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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