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Best Middle Schools in Shasta County, CA

At a glance

Schools

3,172

Students

Districts

Top rankedEvergreen Middle927^th of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Happy Valley Elementary up 792 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Anderson Middle 17 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Black Butte Junior High	Public	6-8	7946 Ponderosa Way	Shingletown	96088	Shasta County	Black Butte Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 474-3441	79	5	15.8	67.1%	47 (59.5%)	3 (3.8%)	18 (22.8%)	2 (2.5%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	22.8	2116^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.4%		22.7	2139^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.1%	23		21.2	21.2			14.3	32.1	30.3	26.8			14.3	17.9	21.2	18.3	$25,363	$24,476	$887
Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	1646 West Ferry St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Cascade Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-7060	341	20	17.0	73.6%	181 (53.1%)	8 (2.3%)	68 (19.9%)	20 (5.9%)	19 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.0%)	25.1	1992^nd of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%		27.6	1920^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.0%	72		11.4	11.4			20.0	35.5	36.2	30.4			13.6	19.8	32.4	21.8	$25,081	$22,704	$2,377
Mountain View Middle	Public	5-8	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 221-5224	327	18	18.2	40.7%	238 (72.8%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.3%)	40.5	1482^nd of 2761 public middle schools	46.3%		56.8	969^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.2%	513	29.5	32.5	31.0		39.2	31.4	51.4	44.3	41.7		29.1	12.9	29.7	25.6	24.6	$18,693	$18,594	$99
West Cottonwood Junior High	Public	5-8	20512 West First St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3123	419	21	19.5	50.6%	273 (65.2%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (20.5%)	5 (1.2%)	24 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	56.6	984^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%		58.3	927^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.7%	57	37.7	21.5	30.8		53.8	48.4	57.3	45.6	51.8		27.4	41.9	43.6	29.1	35.8	$17,894	$17,680	$214
Parsons Junior High	Public	6-8	750 Hartnell Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4190	522	27	19.1	79.3%	225 (43.1%)	16 (3.1%)	135 (25.9%)	68 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (12.6%)	50	1178^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%		44.1	1337^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.0%	159		38.9	38.9			33.1	46.7	52.4	44.3			34.2	31.3	30.4	31.9	$26,851	$26,346	$505
Evergreen Middle	Public	5-8	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	399	19	20.9	55.9%	292 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	59.1	927^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.4%		72	652^nd of 2783 public middle schools	76.6%	275	43.4	35.8	40.1		55.7	49.5	47.4	45.7	49.9		48.1	46.7	37.1	39.5	43.1	$20,516	$17,854	$2,662
Evergreen Community Day School (5-8)	Public	5-8	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	3	1	6.0		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)																$82,144	$82,144	$00
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	4-8	17480 Palm Ave.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2111	242	11	22.2	75.2%	123 (50.8%)	5 (2.1%)	48 (19.8%)	32 (13.2%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.3%)	50.8	1162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	57.9%		26.9	1954^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.8%	792	23.4	23.1	23.2	36.5	25.5	49.0	50.0	46.2	41.3	26.9	23.4	26.5	50.0	31.4	31.0	$22,067	$21,330	$737
Pacheco Elementary	Public	4-8	7430 Pacheco School Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Pacheco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4585	379	22	17.6	60.2%	250 (66.0%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.8%)	8 (2.1%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	42.7	1400^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%		52.9	1071^st of 2783 public middle schools	61.5%	329	28.4	36.0	32.2	32.8	46.0	28.1	68.3	32.0	40.6	45.9	25.7	18.1	31.8	32.0	29.8	$4,376	$3,944	$432
Sequoia Middle	Public	4-8	1805 Sequoia St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0020	461	21	21.4	74.8%	254 (55.1%)	15 (3.3%)	100 (21.7%)	21 (4.6%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.2%)	41.8	1440^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%		41.7	1404^th of 2783 public middle schools	49.6%	36		23.6	23.6			38.6	43.9	46.2	42.9			24.3	32.1	30.3	28.9	$30,513	$30,468	$45

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