Monument Middle

Rio Dell is a small, tight-knit mill town tucked along the Eel River in Humboldt County, where the pace is slow and the community runs deep. Monument Middle serves the older kids in this rural enclave, and while its academic scores reflect the challenges common to many small Northern California towns, families here tend to value the close relationships that come with a small-school setting where students aren't just faces in a crowd. Families drawn to an outdoorsy, unpretentious lifestyle — think redwoods, river access, and a genuinely rural upbringing — will find this school embedded in a community where neighbors know each other and school staff often do too.