No UC admissions data on file for South Bay 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.

South Bay Charter

· Humboldt County · South Bay Union Elementary · Public

Public Humboldt County 🏛 South Bay Union Elementary → CDS 1263032…
📄 Shareable scorecard →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

💡

How South Bay Charter compares for families

What families should know about South Bay Charter.

  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Zoe Barnum High, Freshwater Charter Middle, East High (continuation) and 2 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

For Parents

📬

Follow South Bay Charter

Get an email when South Bay Charter's numbers change — new admissions results, enrollment shifts, test scores. A few updates a year, no spam.

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

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
34.1%
15 of 44 students

Absenteeism is up 18.6 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 worse than 79% 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).

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
55 (2018)62 (2026)
+12.7%

If this trend holds (-3.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~60 -2 $0
3 yr (2029) ~57 -5 $0
5 yr (2031) ~53 -9 $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.

South Bay Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+1.5%/yr); projects to ~65 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

62 students (2026)
~65 projected (2029)
at +1.5%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Score Enroll. trend
South Bay Charter Public 62
Peer-group median 51 -2%
Zoe Barnum High Public 49 -27%
Freshwater Charter Middle Public 48
East High (continuation) Public 74 -2%
Trillium Charter Public 48
Pacific View Charter 2.0 Public 130 +33%
Union Street Charter Public 96
Academy of the Redwoods Public 151 51 +58%
Six Rivers Charter School Public 107 +21%
Northcoast Preparatory And Performing Arts Academy Public 109 -29%
Ferndale High School Public 145 -11%

UC Reach Score = 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 →

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
89.1%
41 of 46 students

5 of 46 students who enrolled at South Bay Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (10.9% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Humboldt County median
88.3% · school is in the 52nd percentile of 21 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 53rd percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (38) 89.5%
White (24) 83.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Zoe Barnum High 49.0% Freshwater Charter Middle 100.0% East High (continuation) 48.0% Trillium Charter 72.0% 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.

For School Admins

The full Reach Report for South Bay Charter

A board- and LCAP-ready intelligence brief: your enrollment retention and college outcomes, benchmarked against your closest competitors, with a 5-year forecast, concrete steps to act on, and the rigor + outcomes story you can share with your families. Built from primary public data — prepared for you, not auto-generated.

  • Your 5-year enrollment forecast (currently -3.0%/yr) with the revenue at stake
  • Student-retention benchmarking vs your county median — and the LCAP evidence to back your goals
See a sample report →

For Parents

Researching colleges for your kid at South Bay Charter?

Get a personalized College Plan Audit — find Reach, Target, and Safety colleges matched to your kid's GPA, test scores, intended major, and your family's budget. Free.

Start the College Plan Audit →

For School Admins looking at enrollment trends: request an Enrollment Trend Audit →