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Catherine L. Zane Middle

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Catherine L. Zane Middle ranks 1788 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Catherine L. Zane Middle is a public school serving 417 students in grades 6-8 within the Eureka City Schools district, which ranks in the lower third of California districts.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably a chronic absenteeism rate of 36%, which is nearly double the state average and the highest among most nearby middle schools like Winship Middle (22.4%) and Fortuna Middle (16.6%). Academically, its mathematics proficiency is low at 17.87%, lagging behind many area schools including Sunny Brae Middle (32.39%) and the charter school Freshwater Charter Middle (40%). This is despite Zane Middle having the second-highest per-student spending in the local comparison group.

An interesting finding is the performance gap within its own district; Winship Middle outperforms Zane in key metrics like attendance and test scores despite very similar student demographics, resources, and spending, suggesting school-level factors are at play. The school's statewide ranking has also been volatile, dropping sharply during the pandemic and only partially recovering, indicating it may be particularly sensitive to disruptions.

417

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,983

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2155 S St.
Eureka, CA 95501-3140

(707) 441-2470

District: Eureka City Schools

Students who attend Catherine L. Zane Middle usually attend:

High:

Eureka Senior High

Feeder schools for Catherine L. Zane Middle:

Elementary:

Lafayette Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Two or more races:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,788^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Eureka City Schools

1118^th of 1,543Eureka City Schools among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1788 of 2761	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1426 of 2783	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1481 of 2781	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1400 of 2740	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	698 of 894	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1625 of 2715	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1538 of 2480	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	1430 of 2508	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.7	1200 of 2497	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.2	1278 of 2477	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.6	636 of 2379	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	379 of 2259	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	437 of 2236	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	534 of 2179	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	61.7	707 of 2063	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.7	1099 of 2005	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	985 of 1999	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.0	795 of 1804	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.8	665 of 1777	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.3	678 of 1769	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	691 of 743	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	653 of 715	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	659 of 733	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	722 of 745	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	682 of 700	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	753 of 1531	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.8	340 of 354	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	593 of 1491	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.1	1008 of 1369	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	746 of 1478	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	438 of 1521	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	984 of 1540	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	345 of 363	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	650 of 1442	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	613 of 1364	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1772 of 2533	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1515 of 2551	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1435 of 2531	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1577 of 2509	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	605 of 738	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1576 of 2380	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1348 of 2262	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1647 of 2395	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1621 of 2388	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1521 of 2374	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1533 of 2359	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1434 of 2213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1509 of 2072	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	320 of 477	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1717 of 2542	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1305 of 2579	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1426 of 2531	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1148 of 2458	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	554 of 721	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1578 of 2369	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1577 of 2230	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1536 of 2534	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	1177 of 2552	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1296 of 2538	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	1023 of 2527	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.6	554 of 763	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1412 of 2407	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1496 of 2273	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	613 of 726	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	581 of 701	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	609 of 677	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	619 of 665	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	531 of 554	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	448 of 462	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	44.2	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1039 of 1566	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1252 of 1552	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	998 of 1531	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1156 of 1520	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	930 of 1537	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1017 of 1543	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1005 of 1555	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1214 of 1602	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1113 of 1496	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)51st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2018)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)7th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-9 vs state

Science24%-9 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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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 (2024)
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
Catherine L. Zane Middle	Public	6-8	2155 S St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2470	417	21	20.3	63.1%	143 (34.3%)	6 (1.4%)	137 (32.9%)	31 (7.4%)	20 (4.8%)	6 (1.4%)	74 (17.7%)	31.2	1788^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		41.1	1426^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.8%	362		24.0	24.0			31.7	40.2	46.1	39.5			13.9	23.8	15.8	17.9	$16,983	$1,890	$15,093
Winship Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Cypress Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2487	413	22	18.9	59.1%	198 (47.9%)	4 (1.0%)	102 (24.7%)	41 (9.9%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	43 (10.4%)	42.4	1414^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.8%		35.1	1618^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.9%	204		31.5	31.5			31.6	44.1	44.7	41.9			13.2	31.0	29.0	26.8	$16,829	$1,926	$14,903
Freshwater Charter Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	75 Greenwood Heights Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Freshwater Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 442-2969	51	2	25.5	47.1%	32 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (27.5%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.8%)	67.6	722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.9%		76.6	553^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	169		32.0	32.0				64.0	60.0	62.0				36.0	44.0	40.0	$3,642	$104	$3,538
South Bay Elementary	Public	4-6	6077 Loma Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	South Bay Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 443-4828	141	6	23.5	84.4%	65 (46.1%)	4 (2.8%)	41 (29.1%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.6%)								(n/a)	29.8		29.8	23.4	40.4	41.9			35.0	25.5	21.3	23.3			23.4	$19,487	$2,049	$17,438
Sunny Brae Middle	Public	6-8	1430 Buttermilk Ln.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5988	232	13	17.3	54.3%	127 (54.7%)	2 (0.9%)	55 (23.7%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.1%)	50	1177^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.4%		44.8	1320^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.6%	143		32.0	32.0			32.9	61.8	44.6	46.2			32.9	36.2	28.4	32.4	$20,923	$4,240	$16,683
McKinleyville Middle	Public	6-8	2285 Central Ave.	McKinleyville	95519	Humboldt County	McKinleyville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 839-1508	302	17	17.9	53.3%	185 (61.3%)	2 (0.7%)	48 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (12.9%)	32.8	1724^th of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		35.1	1620^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.8%	104		31.5	31.5			22.7	36.8	30.6	30.0			22.9	23.2	30.6	25.8	$15,792	$1,575	$14,217
Fortuna Middle	Public	7-8	843 L St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-3415	231	18	13.1	78.4%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	94 (40.7%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	36	1620^th of 2761 public middle schools	41.3%		22.2	2166^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.2%	546		28.9	28.9				49.0	30.8	39.2				26.5	15.8	20.7	$14,549	$1,255	$13,294
Toddy Thomas Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Thomas St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-5197	233	12	19.8	84.5%	108 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (42.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)								(n/a)	28.4		28.4		30.2	27.9			28.9		20.0	16.9			18.2	$14,683	$1,587	$13,096

Frequently Asked Questions about Catherine L. Zane Middle

What is the racial makeup of Catherine L. Zane Middle?

Students at Catherine L. Zane Middle are 34% White, 33% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% American Indian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Catherine L. Zane Middle in?

Eureka City Schools

What high school do graduates of Catherine L. Zane Middle attend?

Students who attend Catherine L. Zane Middle usually go on to attend Eureka Senior High

Is Catherine L. Zane Middle a good school?

Catherine L. Zane Middle ranks 1788^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Catherine L. Zane Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Catherine L. Zane Middle.

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