Summary:
ZIP code 95501 has one middle school, Catherine L. Zane Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 417 students. Its results show a clear split by subject: science proficiency is above California’s rate, while English language arts and math are below it.
Catherine L. Zane Middle stands out positively in science, where 39% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 36% statewide and 31% in Eureka City Schools—a 3-point state advantage and an 8-point district advantage. Its largest shortfall is in math: 24% proficient, 15 points below the state; ELA was 37%, 12 points below. Grade results add important context: eighth-grade ELA was just 2 points below the state, while sixth-grade ELA was 23 points below. Math was below the state in every grade, with the largest gap in grade 7 at 17 points. Because only one school is listed, there is no local school-to-school leader or comparison.
Results moved in different directions over the two years: science rose 15 points and math rose 6, while ELA fell 2. Science shifted from 9 points below the state to 3 points above it; the math gap narrowed from 19 points to 15, while the ELA gap widened from 9 points to 12. SchoolDigger gives the school two stars and ranks it 1,615 of 2,703, in the 40th percentile; that percentile rose from 35 the prior year but remains below 49 in 2023–2024. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.3:1, and 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 27% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 23% and the state’s 18%.
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