Summary:
Zip code 95948, serving the Gridley, California area, contains one public middle school, Sycamore Middle, which educates 423 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Gridley Unified district.
Sycamore Middle shows notable academic strengths, particularly in English Language Arts, where its overall proficiency rate of 49.5% exceeds the California state average. Performance in this subject improves significantly from 6th to 7th and 8th grade, with over 52% of students in the upper grades testing as proficient. The school also performs slightly above the state average in science. However, mathematics is an area for growth, as the school's proficiency rate of 31.3% lags behind both the district and state averages.
The school serves a student population where approximately 73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Its chronic absenteeism rate matches the state average. While being the only middle school in the zip code limits direct local comparison, Sycamore Middle generally performs at or above state averages in core subjects. The school's statewide ranking has varied over the past three years, currently placing it in the 59th percentile, indicating performance that is somewhat above average compared to other California middle schools.
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