The brief
A private elementary school in Gualala, CA serving grades Kindergarten – 3rd.
Forager is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's data1 source, 2025–2026
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Based on limited data: 0% component coverage.
- We don't have enough verified data to rate this school fairly. Private schools in CA aren't required to report standardized test scores to the state, which limits the data available for our rating model. Our rating model requires at least 2 of 3 data components (academics, student progress, college readiness, and resources) to generate a meaningful score. Schools below this threshold receive a Limited Profile to avoid misleading ratings. Learn more about our methodology
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- State private-school directory · SY 2025–26 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
Evidence periods: Rating not displayed; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2025–26
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Getting around
- County reported crime
- 1,180/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Forager serve?
Forager serves students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd.
How many students attend Forager?
Forager has an enrollment of approximately 7 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forager?
The student-teacher ratio at Forager is 7:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
Is Forager a private school?
Yes, Forager is a private coeducational school. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 3rd
- Enrollment
- 7
- Student-teacher ratio
- 7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- County
- Mendocino County
- Phone
- (707) 412-3005
State private-school directory (SY 2025–26).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, California Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.