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Enrollment
1,137
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM UNION HIGH·NCES 060263000189
Sycamore Junior High
1801 East Sycamore St., Anaheim, CA 92805 · (714) 999-3616 · Orange County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,137 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of California public middle schools
- FTest 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.
- 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
21.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
1,077 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 7 | 528 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 609 | 54% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
17.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
7.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.5% | 14.6% | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Math | 2.1% | 5.0% | 15.6% | 77.3% |
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 | 17.1% | 7.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 5.7% |
| 2022-23 | 17.7% | 5.8% |
| 2021-22 | 15.9% | 6.7% |
| 2020-21 | 28.4% | 11.7% |
| 2018-19 | 18.5% | 10.1% |
| 2017-18 | 18.9% | 11.7% |
| 2016-17 | 20.4% | 13.2% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Sycamore Junior High
Sycamore Junior High's state test result (12.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Junior High this school | 1,137 | 94.7% | 12.1% |
| Southeast Middle South Gate | 1,215 | 94.7% | 23.8% |
| Henry T. Gage Middle Huntington Park | 1,139 | 95.2% | 26.4% |
| South Gate Middle South Gate | 1,192 | 93.4% | 32.8% |
| Lennox Middle Lennox | 1,193 | 94.1% | 32.8% |
| Vista Middle Panorama City | 1,080 | 96.8% | 24.1% |
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 Sycamore Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #1,190 of 1,224 | #84 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #1,193 of 1,227 ▲ 11 | #84 of 85 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #1,194 of 1,227 ▼ 26 | #84 of 85 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #761 of 1,214 | #56 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,137 | #105 of 1,377 | #8 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #776 of 1,279 | #34 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #1,132 of 1,278 | #80 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #118 of 1,329 | #7 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #371 of 930 | #46 of 74 |
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
1,137
-188 (-14%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,020
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 25.5:1
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 | 1,137 | 52 | 21.9:1 | 95% (1,077) |
| 2023-24 | 1,238 | 55.1 | 22.5:1 | 93% (1,147) |
| 2022-23 | 1,269 | 60.6 | 20.9:1 | 92% (1,170) |
| 2020-21 | 1,325 | 52 | 25.5:1 | 94% (1,240) |
| 2017-18 | 1,403 | 53 | 26.5:1 | 92% (1,287) |
| 2015-16 | 1,435 | 51 | 28.1:1 | 91% (1,300) |
| 2010-11 | 1,590 | N/A | N/A | 92% (1,455) |
| 2000-01 | 1,665 | 70 | 23.8:1 | 86% (1,424) |
| 1990-91 | 1,020 | 39 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,403 to 1,137); teachers down 2% (53 to 52).
About Sycamore Junior High
Sycamore Junior High is a public middle school run by Anaheim Union High in Anaheim, California. The school's 1,137 students are in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 73% higher than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
The 21 schools in Anaheim Union High enroll 26,076 students altogether, Sycamore Junior High among them.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at Sycamore Junior High. Smaller groups are 2% White and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 52 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sycamore Junior High and a ratio of 21.9:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Orange County.
Measured against California public middle schools, Sycamore Junior High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 24.0%. Sycamore Junior High scores 12.1%.
Orange County has about 3,165,820 residents, and the median household income is $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sycamore Junior High, Orange County has 648 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Edison (Thomas) Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Sycamore Junior High is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Sycamore Junior High's enrollment dropped from 1,325 in 2020-21 to 1,137 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.9:1) than in 2020-21 (25.5:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sycamore Junior High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Sycamore Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Sycamore Junior High. Sycamore Junior High is the largest of the 2.
- Sycamore Junior High SchoolCincinnati, OH · 921 students
Nearby schools
- Edison (Thomas) Elementary0.4 mi · 705
- Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary0.6 mi · 740
- Sunkist Elementary0.8 mi · 665
- South Junior High1.1 mi · 1,159
- Juarez (Benito) Elementary1.3 mi · 581
- Roosevelt (Theodore) Elementary1.3 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Junior HighHow large is Sycamore Junior High?
Sycamore Junior High enrolls approximately 1,137 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Sycamore Junior High serve?
Sycamore Junior High serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sycamore Junior High is approximately 21.9:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Junior High?
At Sycamore Junior High, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Sycamore Junior High in?
Sycamore Junior High is part of Anaheim Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.