📍 1430 Buttermilk Ln., Arcata, Humboldt County, 95521
Sunny Brae Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arcata, Humboldt County. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Nichols. It is part of the Arcata Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Sunny Brae Middle enrolls 220 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 9.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 220 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sunny Brae Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sunny Brae Middle is one of 2 schools in Arcata Elementary, based in Arcata, California. The district serves 472 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 220 students, Sunny Brae Middle is close to the district average of about 236 students per school.