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What's one thing Catherine L. Zane Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
417
Middle
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 060005201476
Catherine L. Zane Middle
2155 S St., Eureka, CA 95501 · (707) 441-2470 · Humboldt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
20.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
263 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 141 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Catherine L. Zane Middle→Eureka Senior High
Based on grade levels within Eureka City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.5pp since 2014
Math
17.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 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 up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 29.9% | 23.5% | 37.1% |
| Math | 8.0% | 9.9% | 21.9% | 60.3% |
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 | 39.5% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 23.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.6% | 23.6% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 23.5% |
| 2020-21 | 31.5% | 16.1% |
| 2018-19 | 36.5% | 27.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 28.6% |
| 2016-17 | 40.1% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Catherine L. Zane Middle
Catherine L. Zane Middle's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine L. Zane Middle this school | 417 | 63.1% | 30.2% |
| Home Street Middle Bishop | 414 | 64.0% | 41.0% |
| Baechtel Grove Middle Willits | 331 | 60.4% | 11.7% |
| Winship Middle Eureka | 413 | 59.1% | 30.6% |
| Norman L. Sullivan Middle Bonsall | 529 | 54.6% | 42.0% |
| Mountain Vista Middle Kelseyville | 405 | 70.4% | 13.6% |
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 Catherine L. Zane Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #733 of 1,224 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #932 of 1,227 ▼ 234 | #7 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #730 of 1,227 ▼ 84 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #123 of 1,214 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #1,062 of 1,377 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #504 of 1,279 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.5% | #43 of 1,278 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #803 of 1,329 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #129 of 930 | N/A |
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
417
-129 (-24%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 417 | 20.5 | 20.3:1 | 63% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 71% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 22.4 | 19.3:1 | 73% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 25 | 21.8:1 | 72% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 29.4 | 20.1:1 | 66% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 63% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 59% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 41% (224) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Catherine L. Zane Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (591 to 417); teachers down 30% (29.4 to 20.5).
About Catherine L. Zane Middle
Catherine L. Zane Middle is a small middle school in Eureka, California. In all, 417 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 37% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Eureka City Schools enrolls 3,462 students, and its 8 schools include Catherine L. Zane Middle.
At Catherine L. Zane Middle, White students make up the biggest share, 34%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Native American. By comparison, Humboldt County residents are about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Catherine L. Zane Middle is 20.3:1, based on 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Catherine L. Zane Middle counts 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Humboldt County average a similar 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Catherine L. Zane Middle lands at C-, ahead of 20% of California public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Catherine L. Zane Middle is 12.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.2%. Predicted: 42.6%.
In Humboldt County, the median household earns about $61,160 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Humboldt County has 92 public schools with about 17,319 students, including Catherine L. Zane Middle.
Catherine L. Zane Middle's nearest public school is Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Catherine L. Zane Middle is 3rd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Catherine L. Zane Middle is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
In 2020-21, Catherine L. Zane Middle enrolled 546 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 417. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.3:1) than in 2020-21 (21.8:1).
The allk12 page for Catherine L. Zane Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka City Schools
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
- Alder Grove Charter School 2Combined · 481 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Winship MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Alice Birney ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- Northern United - Humboldt CharterCombined · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Humboldt County Office of Education Juvenile Hall Court0.3 mi · 9
- Eureka Senior High0.6 mi · 1,162
- Washington Elementary0.8 mi · 426
- Lafayette Elementary0.8 mi · 324
- Eureka Community1.0 mi · 70
- Alder Grove Charter School 21.2 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Catherine L. Zane MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Catherine L. Zane Middle?
Catherine L. Zane Middle enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 06-08.
Is Catherine L. Zane Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Catherine L. Zane Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Catherine L. Zane Middle have?
Catherine L. Zane Middle employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Catherine L. Zane Middle?
Student demographics at Catherine L. Zane Middle are roughly 34% White, 33% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Catherine L. Zane Middle in?
Catherine L. Zane Middle is part of Eureka City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.