Enrollment
79
Middle
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK BUTTE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060522007440
Black Butte Junior High
7946 Ponderosa Way, Shingletown, CA 96088 · (530) 474-3441 · Shasta County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
53 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 20 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 42% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Black Butte Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.2pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.7% | 23.2% | 37.8% | 35.4% |
| Math | 2.4% | 15.8% | 24.4% | 57.3% |
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 | 26.8% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 13.4% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 18.4% |
| 2021-22 | 17.5% | 8.8% |
| 2018-19 | 43.3% | 26.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.5% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 42.6% | 27.9% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Black Butte Junior High
Black Butte Junior High's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Junior High this school | 79 | 67.1% | 20.7% |
| Monument Middle Rio Dell | 91 | 65.9% | 18.2% |
| Ivy Bound Acad of Math Sci and Tech Charter Mid Sherman Oaks | 85 | 64.7% | N/A |
| Miranda Junior High Miranda | 88 | 77.3% | 17.5% |
| Scott Valley Junior High Fort Jones | 153 | 66.0% | 34.1% |
| Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) Red Bluff | 97 | 64.9% | 30.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Black Butte Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #1,345 of 1,377 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
79
+12 (+18%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 79 | 5 | 15.8:1 | 67% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 3.5 | 22.3:1 | 73% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 3.5 | 21.4:1 | 65% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 3 | 22.3:1 | 73% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 64 | 3.2 | 20.0:1 | 73% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 3 | 22.0:1 | 71% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 58 | N/A | N/A | 91% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 4 | 26.0:1 | 46% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Butte Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (64 to 79); teachers up 56% (3.2 to 5).
About Black Butte Junior High
Black Butte Junior High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Shingletown, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 79 students. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Black Butte Union Elementary has 235 students spread across 2 schools.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Black Butte Junior High. The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Shasta County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Black Butte Junior High has a ratio of 15.8:1. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 67%. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County, the school's rate is higher.
Among California public middle schools, Black Butte Junior High outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Black Butte Junior High is -19.5 points, in the bottom 10% of California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.7%, and the predicted rate is 40.2%.
In the wider Shasta County area, median household income comes to about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Shasta County counts 95 public schools with about 26,639 students.
Black Butte Junior High is about 0.4 miles from Black Butte Elementary, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Black Butte Junior High ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Black Butte Junior High is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment increased 18% over 4 years, reaching 79 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.3:1 to 15.8:1.
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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 Black Butte Union Elementary
- Black Butte ElementaryElementary · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Black Butte Elementary0.4 mi · 156
- Whitmore Elementary7.7 mi · 64
- Oak Run Elementary12.4 mi · 26
- Millville Elementary12.6 mi · 208
- Plum Valley Elementary12.9 mi · 20
- Junction Elementary16.1 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Black Butte Junior HighHow many students attend Black Butte Junior High?
Black Butte Junior High enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 06-08.
Is Black Butte Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Butte Junior High is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Black Butte Junior High have?
Black Butte Junior High employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Black Butte Junior High?
Student demographics at Black Butte Junior High are roughly 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Black Butte Junior High public or private?
Black Butte Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Black Butte Union Elementary.
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