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What's the biggest difference between Anderson High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
562
High
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON UNION HIGH·NCES 060270000196
Anderson High
1471 Ferry St., Anderson, CA 96007 · (530) 365-2741 · Shasta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
299 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 136 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +30.2pp since 2014
Math
34.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 30 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.2% | 30.0% | 21.8% | 10.0% |
| Math | 10.0% | 24.6% | 26.4% | 39.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.9% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.7% | 34.3% |
| 2020-21 | 65.1% | 29.4% |
| 2018-19 | 68.7% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 68.6% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 68.6% | 36.4% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anderson High
Anderson High's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson High this school | 562 | 53.2% | 49.3% |
| Morro Bay High Morro Bay | 751 | 51.1% | 55.2% |
| Yreka High Yreka | 612 | 55.6% | 39.6% |
| Middletown High Middletown | 421 | 55.1% | 46.9% |
| Nordhoff High Ojai | 576 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| High Tech LA Lake Balboa | 362 | 47.2% | N/A |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #336 of 1,052 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #350 of 1,056 ▼ 23 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #283 of 1,056 ▲ 120 | #3 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #631 of 1,044 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #971 of 2,093 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #941 of 1,352 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #395 of 1,351 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #1,135 of 1,575 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #192 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
+96 (+21%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 24.9 | 22.6:1 | 53% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 25.5 | 22.2:1 | 65% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 26.3 | 21.6:1 | 75% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 62% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 26.7 | 19.9:1 | 64% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 28 | 21.8:1 | 60% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 62% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 1,104 | 48 | 23.0:1 | 28% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 39 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson High.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (531 to 562); teachers down 7% (26.7 to 24.9).
About Anderson High
Anderson High is a high school in Anderson, California, reachable at (530) 365-2741. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 562 students. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
Anderson Union High includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 1,580 students.
Anderson High's enrollment is 56% White. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Native American. In Shasta County overall, about 78% of residents are White. Anderson High has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Anderson High is 24.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. Around 53% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Anderson High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Anderson High is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.3% versus 48.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Federal survey data for Shasta County show that median household income is about $72,636, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 95 public schools operate in Shasta County, serving about 26,639 students.
Anderson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Anderson High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Anderson High is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 562 was 21% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 466. Students per teacher rose from 17.9 in 2020-21 to 22.6 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Anderson High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson Union High
- West Valley Early College HighHigh · 736 students
- Anderson New Technology HighHigh · 102 students
- Oakview High (Alternative)High · 92 students
- North Valley HighHigh · 72 students
- Anderson Community DayHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Anderson
- Tree of Life International CharterElementary · 402 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryElementary · 398 students
- Anderson MiddleMiddle · 341 students
- Prairie ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- Anderson Heights ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryMiddle · 242 students
Other Anderson High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Anderson High. Anderson High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Anderson High SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 2,223 students
- Anderson High SchoolAnderson, IN · 1,768 students
- Anderson High SchoolCincinnati, OH · 1,166 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Middle0.2 mi · 341
- Oakview High (Alternative)0.2 mi · 92
- North Valley High0.3 mi · 72
- Anderson Community Day0.3 mi · 16
- Anderson New Technology High0.6 mi · 102
- North State Aspire Academy0.7 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson HighHow large is Anderson High?
Anderson High enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Anderson High serve?
Anderson High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Anderson High?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Anderson High.
How diverse is Anderson High?
Anderson High reports a student body of 56% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Anderson High?
Anderson High is overseen by Anderson Union High in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.