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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASCADE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060768000735
Meadow Lane Elementary
2770 Balls Ferry Rd., Anderson, CA 96007 · (530) 378-7030 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
259 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Meadow Lane Elementary→Anderson Middle
Based on grade levels within Cascade Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2018
Math
31.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 2018, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.2% | 20.9% | 19.8% | 40.1% |
| Math | 12.4% | 18.6% | 35.6% | 33.3% |
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 | 40.1% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 37.4% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 38.8% |
| 2021-22 | 38.3% | 34.6% |
| 2020-21 | 41.2% | 35.3% |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | 35.4% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Meadow Lane Elementary
Meadow Lane Elementary's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lane Elementary this school | 398 | 65.1% | 36.7% |
| Ophir Elementary Oroville | 452 | 65.0% | 29.8% |
| Neal Dow Elementary Chico | 364 | 67.9% | 49.9% |
| Wheatland Elementary Wheatland | 380 | 65.8% | 44.3% |
| Washington Elementary Eureka | 426 | 61.5% | 34.5% |
| McKinley Elementary Susanville | 378 | 70.1% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary 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 Meadow Lane Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #2,787 of 5,151 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #3,121 of 5,172 ▼ 724 | #21 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,924 of 5,172 ▲ 53 | #20 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #1,506 of 5,116 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #3,715 of 5,915 | #13 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #510 of 5,352 | #10 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #1,506 of 5,354 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #3,228 of 5,625 | #18 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.4% | #351 of 1,139 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
398
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 398 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 65% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 21.6 | 20.8:1 | 68% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 21.8 | 20.6:1 | 73% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 20.3 | 17.0:1 | 86% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 81% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | N/A | N/A | 78% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 23 | 21.1:1 | 72% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow Lane Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (345 to 398); teachers up 3% (20.3 to 21).
About Meadow Lane Elementary
Meadow Lane Elementary is one of the public schools in Anderson, California. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 398 students in kindergarten through 5.
Cascade Union Elementary has 1,013 students spread across 4 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Meadow Lane Elementary is 55% White. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Shasta County's population at about 78%. The chance that two students picked at random at Meadow Lane Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Teachers at Meadow Lane Elementary total 21 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 65%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Meadow Lane Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Meadow Lane Elementary, the prediction is 41.4% and the result is 36.7%.
Federal survey data for Shasta County show that median household income is about $72,636, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meadow Lane Elementary is among the 95 public schools in Shasta County.
The closest public school, Northern Summit Academy Shasta, is about 0.5 miles from Meadow Lane Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Meadow Lane Elementary is 2nd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Meadow Lane Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 413 to 398.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Cascade Union Elementary
- Anderson MiddleMiddle · 341 students
- Anderson Heights ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- North State Aspire AcademyElementary · 13 students
Other schools in Anderson
- Anderson HighHigh · 562 students
- Tree of Life International CharterElementary · 402 students
- Anderson MiddleMiddle · 341 students
- Prairie ElementaryElementary · 332 students
- Anderson Heights ElementaryElementary · 261 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryMiddle · 242 students
Other Meadow Lane Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Meadow Lane Elementary. Meadow Lane Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Meadow Lane ElementaryLemoore, CA · 464 students
- Meadow Lane ElementaryGoldsboro, NC · 674 students
- MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 523 students
- MEADOW LANE ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 435 students
- Meadow Lane ElemOlathe, KS · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Summit Academy Shasta0.5 mi · 215
- Anderson New Technology High0.7 mi · 102
- Anderson Middle1.1 mi · 341
- Anderson High1.2 mi · 562
- North State Aspire Academy1.3 mi · 13
- Oakview High (Alternative)1.4 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow Lane ElementaryHow many students attend Meadow Lane Elementary?
Meadow Lane Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Meadow Lane Elementary serve?
Meadow Lane Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadow Lane Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadow Lane Elementary is approximately 18.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Meadow Lane Elementary?
Meadow Lane Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow Lane Elementary?
Meadow Lane Elementary is overseen by Cascade Union Elementary in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.