Anderson High

Anderson High is a senior high of compact scale in Anderson, California, one of the schools within Anderson Union High, teacheing 562 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Anderson High sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Anderson Union High (1,580 students total), Anderson High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Anderson High logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Anderson High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anderson High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.8%, the actual is 47.2%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Around the school, Shasta County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,636 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shasta County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students), of which Anderson High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Anderson Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anderson High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.4%.

Anderson High operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 531 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 23% to 27%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Anderson High typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.