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Parsons Junior High

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Parsons Junior High ranks 1021 st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Parsons Junior High serves 522 students in grades 6–8 in Redding, California. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear difference by subject: ELA and math are below district and state results, while science is a standout. Science proficiency was 56%, about 20 percentage points above the state and 13 points above the district, and higher than every nearby school. Science is Parsons’ clearest academic strength.

Compared with nearby schools, Parsons is among the stronger schools in ELA and math: it ranked third of eight in each, with results of 47% in ELA and 35% in math, above nearby averages of 42% and 30%. Still, both subjects were below state and district levels. Results also vary by grade: 8th-grade ELA and math were above state and district results, while 7th-grade math was 23%—15 points below the state and 11 below the district. Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 11%, below the district’s 14% and the state’s 18%, and second-lowest among nearby schools.

Results have improved over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 percentage points and math rose 6, narrowing—but not closing—the gaps with the state. SchoolDigger places Parsons at the 63rd statewide percentile, up from 52nd two years earlier, and gives it 3 stars; nearby Evergreen Middle has 4 stars and a higher percentile. In 2024–2025, 79% of Parsons students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported rate among nearby schools with the same measure and year; its student-teacher ratio was 19.1, slightly below the nearby average of 19.5. SchoolDigger’s group-specific effectiveness rankings also differ notably: Parsons ranked at the 91st percentile for homeless students, compared with 63rd overall, and at the 20th percentile for Asian students.

522

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,369

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

750 Hartnell Ave.
Redding, CA 96002-2120

(530) 224-4190

District: Enterprise Elementary

Students who attend Parsons Junior High usually attend:

High:

Enterprise High

Feeder schools for Parsons Junior High:

Elementary:	Alta Mesa Elementary
	Lassen View Elementary
	Rother Elementary
	Shasta Meadows Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,021^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

539^th of 1,530Enterprise 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
2026	56.2	1021 of 2740	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	1178 of 2761	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1337 of 2783	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	1125 of 2781	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	1251 of 2740	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	462 of 894	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1427 of 2715	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1444 of 2480	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	1564 of 2508	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	1151 of 2497	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.7	1265 of 2477	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	860 of 2379	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.1	978 of 2259	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	768 of 2236	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.3	972 of 2179	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	799 of 2063	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	820 of 2005	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.5	948 of 1999	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	803 of 1804	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.9	840 of 1777	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.7	689 of 1769	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	623 of 777	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	641 of 739	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	602 of 743	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	536 of 715	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	574 of 733	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	706 of 745	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	652 of 700	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	1133 of 1531	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	245 of 354	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1162 of 1491	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	880 of 1369	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	67.0	223 of 1540	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	27 of 363	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.3	205 of 1442	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	466 of 1364	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	948 of 2516	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	1308 of 2533	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1170 of 2551	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	971 of 2531	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1058 of 2509	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	392 of 738	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1386 of 2380	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1477 of 2262	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	711 of 2357	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	789 of 2395	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	826 of 2388	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	654 of 2374	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	1019 of 2359	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	1439 of 2213	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1539 of 2072	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	38 of 442	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	740 of 2529	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.7	816 of 2542	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	983 of 2579	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	747 of 2531	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	767 of 2458	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	230 of 721	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	1088 of 2369	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1434 of 2230	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	984 of 2514	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	951 of 2534	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1333 of 2552	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	1122 of 2538	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1252 of 2527	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	372 of 763	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1224 of 2407	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1240 of 2273	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	480 of 735	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.2	620 of 726	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	630 of 701	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	592 of 677	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	594 of 665	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	474 of 554	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	424 of 462	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	1127 of 1605	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	925 of 1566	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1458 of 1552	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1150 of 1531	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	883 of 1490	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	974 of 1520	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1185 of 1537	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1072 of 1543	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1170 of 1555	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1187 of 1602	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1158 of 1496	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)91st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)86th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)35th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	56.2	1021^st of 2740 public middle schools	62.7%		50	1178^th of 2761 public middle schools	57.3%	157		55.8	55.8			40.2	44.5	55.4	46.9			33.1	22.6	47.7	35.2	$16,369	$505	$15,864
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%)	34.5	1669^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.1%		41.8	1440^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%	229		23.7	23.7			29.0	39.7	50.7	39.3			18.8	22.1	36.8	25.6	$21,274	$45	$21,229
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%)	35.5	1647^th of 2740 public middle schools	39.9%		40.5	1482^nd of 2761 public middle schools	46.3%	165	26.7	35.5	31.1		46.7	24.4	41.4	51.3	40.8		25.3	18.2	22.9	26.3	23.2	$10,306	$99	$10,207
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%)	46.8	1284^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.1%		42.7	1400^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.3%	116	16.7	43.3	31.4	37.7	37.0	43.5	40.0	65.7	44.7	43.5	13.0	11.8	32.9	32.8	26.9	$4,558	$432	$4,126
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%)	43.7	1375^th of 2740 public middle schools	49.8%		50.8	1162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	57.9%	213	29.1	30.2	29.6	32.0	30.9	25.6	56.5	39.5	36.7	32.0	20.0	14.0	39.1	44.2	29.5	$17,922	$737	$17,185
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%)	26.1	1974^th of 2740 public middle schools	28.0%		25.1	1992^nd of 2761 public middle schools	27.9%	18		30.2	30.2			29.7	23.5	39.1	30.8			16.8	12.8	28.0	19.4	$21,877	$2,377	$19,500
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%)	54.4	1072^nd of 2740 public middle schools	60.9%		56.6	984^th of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%	88	26.9	20.0	23.5		45.4	43.9	54.4	52.4	48.8		26.9	25.2	46.7	58.1	38.8	$11,782	$214	$11,568
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%)	65.9	793^rd of 2740 public middle schools	71.1%		59.1	927^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.4%	134	41.9	50.6	45.5		63.3	53.3	51.7	48.8	54.9		44.4	47.6	58.2	28.4	45.2	$16,943	$2,662	$14,281
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)																$47,500	$00	$47,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Parsons Junior High

What district is Parsons Junior High in?

Enterprise Elementary

How many students attend Parsons Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Parsons Junior High.

Is Parsons Junior High a good school?

Parsons Junior High ranks 1021^st of 2740 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Parsons Junior High?

Students at Parsons Junior High are 43% White, 26% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Parsons Junior High attend?

Students who attend Parsons Junior High usually go on to attend Enterprise High

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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