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Bear River

Q: Is Bear River a good school?

Bear River ranks 916 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 67% of California middle schools

Summary

Bear River is a 3-star middle school serving 585 students in grades 4-8 within the Wheatland School District, which ranks in the top 25% of districts statewide, and it stands out for achieving solid academic results while serving a community where a majority of students face economic disadvantages.

Compared to nearby schools with similar student populations, Bear River performs notably better in English and math. For instance, its proficiency rates are significantly higher than those at Gray Avenue Middle, Anna McKenney Intermediate, and Yuba Gardens Intermediate. The school has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than at George A. Buljan Middle, Twelve Bridges Middle, and the state average.

Key areas of strength include exceptional support for military-connected students and strong outcomes for Hispanic students. However, the school has identified science scores and support for special education students as areas needing attention. Its unique grade 4-8 configuration may contribute to smoother student transitions, and it achieves these outcomes while spending less per student than several neighboring schools with lower performance.

585

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,848

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Wheatland Park Dr.
Wheatland, CA 95692-9286

(530) 633-3135

District: Wheatland

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2022) to 67th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,738^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

916^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

386^th of 1,543Wheatland 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2738 of 5857	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2579 of 5869	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	2019 of 5859	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	2318 of 5883	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	716 of 1417	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2522 of 5789	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	2930 of 5662	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	3385 of 5692	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	3097 of 5614	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	3072 of 5611	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	2313 of 5530	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.0	1528 of 4809	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1897 of 2227	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	245 of 293	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	625 of 2585	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2753 of 5597	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2837 of 5612	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	2058 of 5609	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	2803 of 5635	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	660 of 1267	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	2007 of 5492	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	2439 of 5413	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	2346 of 5107	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	2329 of 5107	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	1881 of 5087	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	1344 of 5084	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	867 of 4963	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	1396 of 4830	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2338 of 5460	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2401 of 5517	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1565 of 5363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	2024 of 5264	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	539 of 1110	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	1968 of 5173	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2821 of 5084	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	2580 of 5628	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	2231 of 5643	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1870 of 5638	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	1831 of 5663	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	606 of 1272	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	2704 of 5510	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	3261 of 5431	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1390 of 2847	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.4	2424 of 2635	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1061 of 2420	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1992 of 2598	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	2064 of 2651	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1883 of 2661	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	2140 of 2726	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	2297 of 2834	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	2408 of 2737	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	916 of 2761	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	934 of 2783	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	870 of 2781	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	768 of 2740	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	382 of 894	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	1049 of 2715	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1038 of 2480	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.5	928 of 2508	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	803 of 2497	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	986 of 2477	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.2	677 of 2379	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	579 of 2259	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	519 of 2236	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	61.4	756 of 2179	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.3	898 of 2063	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	781 of 2005	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	691 of 1999	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	509 of 1804	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	527 of 1777	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	58.8	607 of 1769	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	764 of 1531	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	155 of 354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.0	1399 of 1491	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	685 of 1478	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	1044 of 2533	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	852 of 2551	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	826 of 2531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	660 of 2509	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	344 of 738	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	930 of 2380	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	934 of 2262	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	856 of 2395	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	603 of 2388	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	782 of 2374	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	649 of 2359	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	711 of 2213	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	850 of 2072	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1207 of 2542	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	875 of 2579	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	831 of 2531	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	602 of 2458	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	348 of 721	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	991 of 2369	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	960 of 2230	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	759 of 2534	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	933 of 2552	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	801 of 2538	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	784 of 2527	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	292 of 763	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1010 of 2407	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	1011 of 2273	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	46 of 192	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	42 of 197	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	31 of 193	83.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	352 of 726	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	367 of 701	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	374 of 677	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	202 of 665	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.5	453 of 554	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	378 of 462	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1014 of 1566	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1349 of 1552	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	752 of 1531	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	917 of 1520	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	983 of 1537	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	802 of 1543	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	786 of 1555	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1035 of 1602	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1011 of 1496	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-46 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science24%-9 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 (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
Bear River	Public	4-8	100 Wheatland Park Dr.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3135	585	31	18.7	58.8%	305 (52.1%)	10 (1.7%)	188 (32.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	59 (10.1%)	59.6	916^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.8%		58	934^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	18	19.8	26.6	23.7	47.7	42.7	44.3	57.4	46.6	48.1	39.8	27.1	47.1	51.2	32.8	40.2	$24,848	$23,706	$1,142
Riverside Meadows Intermediate	Public	6-8	1751 Cimarron Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 743-1271	528	28	18.9	43.9%	202 (38.3%)	25 (4.7%)	175 (33.1%)	61 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	57 (10.8%)	43.7	1371^st of 2761 public middle schools	50.3%		49.4	1190^th of 2783 public middle schools	57.2%	181		26.7	26.7			44.0	42.5	48.5	45.0			34.5	27.6	21.7	28.0	$18,355	$17,580	$775
Yuba Gardens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1964 11th Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6194	761	37	20.8	77.5%	143 (18.8%)	26 (3.4%)	430 (56.5%)	110 (14.5%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.9%)	21	2185^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		19.9	2267^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.5%	82		16.7	16.7				28.2	34.1	31.0				13.1	15.9	14.4	$19,503	$17,830	$1,673
Glen Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	204 L St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6370	815	37	21.9	44.8%	328 (40.2%)	25 (3.1%)	370 (45.4%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.4%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2761 public middle schools	49.2%		52	1109^th of 2783 public middle schools	60.2%	294		25.7	25.7			33.7	52.7	41.5	42.5			27.1	28.7	33.3	29.5	$19,259	$17,402	$1,857
Anna McKenney Intermediate	Public	6-8	1904 Huston	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6187	590	28	21.2	76.4%	199 (33.7%)	34 (5.8%)	258 (43.7%)	39 (6.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	23.1	2095^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.1%		23	2126^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.6%	31		21.4	21.4			30.2	26.5	38.8	31.6			14.6	14.7	16.9	15.4	$18,285	$16,572	$1,713
Gray Avenue Middle	Public	6-8	808 Gray Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5240	655	34	19.4	92.8%	80 (12.2%)	13 (2.0%)	437 (66.7%)	72 (11.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.0%)	10.4	2600^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		14.6	2491^st of 2783 public middle schools	10.5%	109		5.8	5.8			20.4	19.8	16.8	19.0			10.9	10.8	6.6	9.4	$22,639	$19,922	$2,717
Twelve Bridges Middle	Public	6-8	770 Westview Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5270	931	38	24.2	16.8%	544 (58.4%)	14 (1.5%)	198 (21.3%)	68 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	99 (10.6%)	88.2	311^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.7%		87.5	333^rd of 2783 public middle schools	88.0%	22		54.6	54.6			61.3	81.5	73.3	71.7			51.5	59.4	62.0	57.4	$16,654	$15,016	$1,638
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56		44.9	44.9			62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7			45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2	$12,652	$11,956	$696
Granite Oaks Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Wyckford Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 315-9009	979	48	20.5	18.8%	498 (50.9%)	15 (1.5%)	176 (18.0%)	165 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (12.5%)	89.6	285^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%		90.7	264^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.5%	21		47.3	47.3				73.8	66.7	70.3				71.1	60.3	65.8	$20,688	$20,276	$412
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42		49.3	49.3			65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4			66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1	$13,598	$13,074	$524

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear River

What is the racial makeup of Bear River?

Students at Bear River are 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Bear River a good school?

Bear River ranks 916^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bear River?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Bear River.

What district is Bear River in?

Wheatland

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