Attendance
Ridgewood Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Ridgewood Elementary in Eureka, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
8
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled271
Chronically absent21
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
271
Students enrolled
8%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
21
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 271 | 21 | 8% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 268 | 53 | 20% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 260 | 30 | 12% |
| 2020 | crdc | 259 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | crdc | 259 | 3 | 1% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 260 | 30 | 12% |
| all | 259 | 29 | 11% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
271
Students eligible to attend
260
Students with an absence
8.4
Average days absent
2,179
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 81.1% | |
| Unexcused | 18.2% | |
| Out of school suspension | 0.0% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 0.7% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 162 | 154 | 7.5 | 82.0% | 16.9% |
| Female | 151 | 142 | 8.1 | 82.1% | 17.2% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 150 | 144 | 9.5 | 81.5% | 17.9% |
| Male | 120 | 118 | 8.7 | 79.9% | 19.3% |
| Children with disabilities | 52 | 52 | 9.8 | 81.3% | 18.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 48 | 48 | 9.9 | 76.9% | 22.6% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 37 | 35 | 8.6 | 81.1% | 18.6% |
| Homeless | 20 | 20 | 9.9 | 79.8% | 19.7% |
| English Learner | 15 | 15 | 10.1 | 72.4% | 27.6% |
| Asian | 13 | 13 | 10.1 | 91.6% | 8.4% |
Sources: school_attendance (state attendance trend), school_chronic_absence (EDFacts subgroup chronic absence).
Also on this page: school_absence_reasons (state absence by reason, all students and subgroups).