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Sisson

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Sisson ranks 1397 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

1397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 49% of California middle schools

Summary

Sisson is a public middle school serving 274 students in grades 4-8 in the rural community of Mount Shasta, California, operating within the Mt. Shasta Union Elementary district.

Recent years have shown significant academic challenges for Sisson, with its statewide ranking and test scores in English and Math falling below the state average; however, the school performs slightly above average in Science, with 8th-grade science being a particular strength. A major concern is a dramatic, single-year drop in its overall ranking, coupled with very high chronic absenteeism rates reported at the district level, which likely impacts the school. While there are no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison, the school's own data shows unusual performance patterns, such as male students consistently outperforming female students and a sharp decline in scores for students from low-income families, which was previously an area of relative success.

Despite a substantial 43% increase in per-student spending over recent years, these additional resources have not yet led to improved academic outcomes or staffing ratios. The school's performance has been volatile, peaking during the pandemic year and then declining, suggesting ongoing recovery challenges. For parents, this indicates the school is at a critical point, actively needing to address attendance issues and determine how to better translate increased funding into consistent academic growth across all grades and subjects.

274

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,458

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 East Alma St.
Mount Shasta, CA 96067-2316

(530) 926-3846

District: Mt. Shasta Union Elementary

Students who attend Sisson usually attend:

High:

Mount Shasta High

Feeder schools for Sisson:

Elementary:

Mt. Shasta Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2012 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2012

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg34%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,196^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 31 pts since 2017

From top 24% (2017) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,397^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 18 pts since 2017

From top 33% (2017) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	3196 of 5857	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3563 of 5869	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	2613 of 5859	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	2188 of 5883	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	417 of 1417	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	2738 of 5789	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	1910 of 5662	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.3	1367 of 5692	76.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.5	1806 of 5530	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	1488 of 5390	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	1291 of 5377	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.4	815 of 5314	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.2	874 of 5193	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	985 of 5113	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	88.2	607 of 5113	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	86.5	663 of 4818	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	936 of 4822	80.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.5	915 of 4809	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	2606 of 5597	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2861 of 5612	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	2483 of 5609	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1778 of 5635	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	354 of 1267	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	2047 of 5492	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1895 of 5413	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	3580 of 5460	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3494 of 5517	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	2448 of 5363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	1440 of 5264	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	154 of 1110	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	3413 of 5173	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	1015 of 5084	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3432 of 5628	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	4131 of 5643	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	2601 of 5638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2553 of 5663	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	398 of 1272	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	3117 of 5510	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	1807 of 5431	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2246 of 2598	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2361 of 2651	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2105 of 2661	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1943 of 2726	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2437 of 2834	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1804 of 2737	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1397 of 2761	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	968 of 2783	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	910 of 2781	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	781 of 2740	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	269 of 894	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	1231 of 2715	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	741 of 2480	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	62.5	830 of 2508	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.6	921 of 2379	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.2	696 of 2259	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.6	398 of 2236	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	342 of 2179	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	442 of 2063	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	328 of 2005	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	298 of 1999	85.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	295 of 1804	83.6%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	424 of 1777	76.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	346 of 1769	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1482 of 2533	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	859 of 2551	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	774 of 2531	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	597 of 2509	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	196 of 738	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	981 of 2380	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	627 of 2262	72.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1609 of 2542	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	578 of 2579	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	834 of 2531	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	881 of 2458	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	154 of 721	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	1032 of 2369	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	625 of 2230	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	1106 of 2534	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	954 of 2552	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	913 of 2538	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	881 of 2527	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	279 of 763	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	1248 of 2407	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	800 of 2273	64.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1193 of 1520	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	994 of 1537	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	932 of 1543	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	871 of 1555	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1165 of 1602	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	710 of 1496	52.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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
Sisson	Public	4-8	601 East Alma St.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Mt. Shasta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-3846	274	12	22.5	34.3%	222 (81.0%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.0%)	42.7	1397^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.4%		56.8	968^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.2%	429	28.0	36.8	33.1	40.0	44.9	35.3	27.9	35.4	36.8	42.2	28.0	27.5	28.6	40.0	33.6	$17,458	$14,468	$2,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Sisson

What is the racial makeup of Sisson?

Students at Sisson are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Sisson in?

Mt. Shasta Union Elementary

How many students attend Sisson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Sisson.

What high school do graduates of Sisson attend?

Students who attend Sisson usually go on to attend Mount Shasta High

Is Sisson a good school?

Sisson ranks 1397^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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