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Anderson Middle

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Anderson Middle ranks 1992 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1992^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 28% of California middle schools

Summary

Anderson Middle is a public middle school serving 341 students in grades 6-8 in Anderson, CA, operating within the Cascade Union Elementary district, and it faces significant academic challenges with performance below state averages and a recent decline in its statewide ranking.

The school's academic results are lower than many nearby schools, with only 30% of students proficient in English and 22% in math, compared to schools like Evergreen Middle (50% ELA) and Berrendos Middle (46% ELA). A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 23% of students missing significant school time, a rate much higher than at Berrendos Middle (6%). Despite spending more per student ($21,320) than most comparison schools, these resources have not translated into stronger outcomes, creating a notable performance gap compared to its peers.

However, the analysis shows that improvement is possible, as other schools with similar high-need student populations, such as Parsons Junior High and Sequoia Middle, achieve better academic results. Key areas for the school to address include reducing student absences, strengthening foundational skills in the early middle school grades, and learning from the successful strategies implemented at these higher-performing nearby schools.

341

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,320

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1646 West Ferry St.
Anderson, CA 96007-3314

(530) 378-7060

District: Cascade Union Elementary

Students who attend Anderson Middle usually attend:

High:

Anderson High

Feeder schools for Anderson Middle:

Elementary:	Anderson Heights Elementary
	Meadow Lane Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,992^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1162^nd of 1,543Cascade Union Elementary 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	25.1	1992 of 2761	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1920 of 2783	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1812 of 2781	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1942 of 2740	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	636 of 894	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	2259 of 2715	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1869 of 2480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	1508 of 2508	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.8	1881 of 2497	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	1951 of 2477	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.6	1329 of 2379	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.8	1424 of 2259	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	1051 of 2236	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.1	1109 of 2179	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.8	911 of 2063	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.2	1238 of 2005	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1117 of 1999	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1146 of 1804	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.6	1324 of 1777	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.0	1217 of 1769	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	772 of 1531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	157 of 354	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	1274 of 1491	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1053 of 1369	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	45.2	141 of 363	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	496 of 1364	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1753 of 2533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1638 of 2551	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1592 of 2531	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1620 of 2509	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	499 of 738	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2102 of 2380	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1750 of 2262	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1524 of 2395	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1533 of 2388	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1427 of 2374	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2098 of 2359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1989 of 2213	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1690 of 2072	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1715 of 2542	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1590 of 2579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1442 of 2531	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1602 of 2458	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	355 of 721	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	1858 of 2369	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1651 of 2230	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1955 of 2534	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	1850 of 2552	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1709 of 2538	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1982 of 2527	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	561 of 763	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1930 of 2407	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1730 of 2273	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	577 of 726	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	624 of 701	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	496 of 677	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.9	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2019	43.1	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1188 of 1566	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1360 of 1552	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	876 of 1531	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1401 of 1520	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1408 of 1537	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1399 of 1543	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1378 of 1555	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1485 of 1602	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1323 of 1496	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)88th percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)61st percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

The assistant principal just called me and yelled at me because my daughter couldn't get the tape off her camera to show herself on zoom. Apparently he thought he could treat me like one of his students and get tough with me. Im not a child. Im an adult. Wish I could say the same about the people who work at this school. He said they will not tolerate her behavior anymore and the superintendent has his back? Not sure why that was stated unless to deter me from going to the board, which I intend to do. I am appalled by the way they handled this. I have heard nothing but how terrible this school is and now i know first hand.. All of this because of tape over her camera. Bullies! Close Quote

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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
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	$21,320	$3,710	$17,610
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	$17,494	$1,519	$15,975
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	$11,113	$1,416	$9,697
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	$20,401	$7,664	$12,737
Evergreen Middle	Public	5-8	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama 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	$15,886	$2,215	$13,671
Evergreen Community Day School (5-8)	Public	5-8	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama 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)																$36,833	$00	$36,833
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	$16,197	$900	$15,297
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	$21,277	$927	$20,350
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	$10,236	$692	$9,544
Berrendos Middle	Public	6-8	401 Chestnut Ave.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6700	229	12	18.8	52.0%	147 (64.2%)	2 (0.9%)	65 (28.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	55.3	1023^rd of 2761 public middle schools	62.9%		59.4	901^st of 2783 public middle schools	67.6%	122		24.3	24.3			41.3	40.7	57.1	45.9			45.0	34.6	49.3	42.7	$16,952	$1,046	$15,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Anderson Middle

How many students attend Anderson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Anderson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Anderson Middle?

Students at Anderson Middle are 53% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Anderson Middle attend?

Students who attend Anderson Middle usually go on to attend Anderson High

What district is Anderson Middle in?

Cascade Union Elementary

Is Anderson Middle a good school?

Anderson Middle ranks 1992^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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