Sycamore Junior High

Set in Anaheim, California, Sycamore Junior High is a heavily attended junior high, operated by Anaheim Union High. It enrolls 1,137 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 73% larger than typical.

Across the 21 schools in Anaheim Union High (26,076 students total), Sycamore Junior High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Sycamore Junior High lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 2% White, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sycamore Junior High lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Sycamore Junior High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Orange County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sycamore Junior High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.1%, the actual is 11.8%, a residual of -11.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household earnings sit near $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Orange County's 649 public schools (combined enrollment of about 430,458 students), Sycamore Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Edison (Thomas) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore Junior High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sycamore Junior High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sycamore Junior High has shrank 19%, going from 1,403 students in 2018 to 1,137 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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