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Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UKIAH UNIFIED·NCES 064030007172
Eagle Peak Middle
8601 West Rd., Redwood Valley, CA 95470 · (707) 472-5250 · Mendocino County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
425 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 5 | 121 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 142 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Ukiah Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.1pp since 2014
Math
20.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 24.9% | 27.6% | 40.3% |
| Math | 5.4% | 15.2% | 28.4% | 51.1% |
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 | 32.1% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 17.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.4% | 20.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 36.6% | 18.8% |
| 2016-17 | 29.6% | 14.8% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Eagle Peak Middle
Eagle Peak Middle's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak Middle this school | 552 | 77.0% | 25.7% |
| Obsidian Middle Clearlake | 590 | 76.9% | 12.7% |
| Willows Intermediate Willows | 464 | 72.6% | 22.9% |
| Vista Preparatory Academy Red Bluff | 541 | 71.2% | 12.5% |
| Palermo Middle Palermo | 458 | 76.0% | 25.2% |
| Big Bear Middle Big Bear Lake | 489 | 70.3% | 34.1% |
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 Eagle Peak Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #879 of 1,224 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #840 of 1,227 ▲ 11 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #939 of 1,227 ▼ 73 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #838 of 1,214 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #847 of 1,377 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #558 of 1,279 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #424 of 1,278 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.0% | #604 of 1,329 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #111 of 257 | 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
552
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 552 | 26.7 | 20.7:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 28.9 | 18.5:1 | 77% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 26.1 | 20.6:1 | 75% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 77% (434) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 26.8 | 19.0:1 | 68% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 73% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 71% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 47% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Peak Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (509 to 552); teachers unchanged (26.8 to 26.7).
About Eagle Peak Middle
Eagle Peak Middle operates as a small middle-grades school in Redwood Valley, California. Enrollment stands at 552 students, covering grades 5 through 8.
Ukiah Unified has 11 schools and 5,871 students, and Eagle Peak Middle is one of those schools.
About 47% of students at Eagle Peak Middle are Hispanic, the largest single group. It is also 41% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Native American. Mendocino County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 20 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 20.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Eagle Peak Middle, which has 26.7. That is in line with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Eagle Peak Middle is about 77%. The average for public schools in Mendocino County is similar, at 75%.
On the allk12 Grade, Eagle Peak Middle lands at C-, ahead of 20% of California public middle schools.
The model predicts 34.4% for a school in California with Eagle Peak Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Eagle Peak Middle posts 25.7%.
In Mendocino County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,092 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Mendocino County number 66, with about 12,738 students.
Among nearby public schools, Calpella Elementary is closest at about 2.4 miles. Eagle Peak Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Eagle Peak Middle comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Eagle Peak Middle was 562 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion board for Eagle Peak Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Mendocino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,244
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
12,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ukiah Unified
- Ukiah HighHigh · 1,767 students
- Pomolita MiddleMiddle · 826 students
- Calpella ElementaryElementary · 475 students
- Grace Hudson ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Oak Manor ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Yokayo ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Calpella Elementary2.4 mi · 475
- La Vida Charter6.0 mi · 60
- Tree of Life Charter6.9 mi · 93
- Redwood Collegiate Academy7.1 mi · 122
- Ukiah High7.1 mi · 1,767
- Ukiah Independent Study Academy7.1 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Peak MiddleHow many students attend Eagle Peak Middle?
Eagle Peak Middle enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Eagle Peak Middle serve?
Eagle Peak Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Eagle Peak Middle?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Eagle Peak Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eagle Peak Middle?
At Eagle Peak Middle, the student body is approximately 41% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Eagle Peak Middle public or private?
Eagle Peak Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ukiah Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.