Evergreen Middle

Summary:

Evergreen Middle is a public middle school located in Cottonwood, CA, serving around 400 students in grades 5-8. It is part of the Evergreen Union District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Evergreen Middle has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 362 out of 894 California middle schools in 2020-2021 to a low of 1100 out of 2715 in 2018-2019.

Evergreen Middle consistently outperforms the Evergreen Union District and the state of California in standardized test scores across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 15% of California middle schools for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students in recent years. Additionally, Evergreen Middle's chronic absenteeism rates, while increasing in recent years, still remain better than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sequoia Middle, Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA), and Anderson Middle, Evergreen Middle generally outperforms them in academic achievement. However, the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.94% to 56.25% in recent years, indicates a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the challenges it faces, such as higher chronic absenteeism rates.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 19500 Learning Way
       Cottonwood, CA  96022-9602


(530) 347-3411

District: Evergreen Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
650th of 2,777 California Middle Schools


Students who attend Evergreen Middle usually attend:

High:    Red Bluff High

Feeder schools for Evergreen Middle:

Elementary:    Bend Elementary
    Evergreen Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  403

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.2%
Hispanic:
18.4%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Evergreen Middle ranks better than 76.6% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.04. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.2%), Hispanic (18.4%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Evergreen Middle is 19.3. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Evergreen Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Middle 650th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Evergreen Middle in the ranking list.)

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Evergreen Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen Union 862nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Evergreen Middle

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Rank History for all students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.37 612th 1769 65.4%
2005 59.70 613th 1777 65.5%
2006 62.66 585th 1804 67.6%
2007 69.38 500th 1999 75.0%
2008 83.39 227th 2005 88.7%
2009 83.60 226th 2063 89.0%
2010 75.79 405th 2179 81.4%
2011 72.24 484th 2236 78.4%
2012 70.08 572nd 2259 74.7%
2013 76.53 417th 2379 82.5%
2015 60.42 848th 2477 65.8%
2016 54.00 1016th 2497 59.3%
2017 62.99 822nd 2508 67.2%
2018 59.87 849th 2480 65.8%
2019 52.11 1100th 2715 59.5%
2021 54.13 362nd 894 59.5%
2022 64.32 787th 2740 71.3%
2023 69.34 691st 2802 75.3%
2024 72.04 650th 2777 76.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.61 388th 2230 82.6%
2019 57.36 813th 2369 65.7%
2021 56.51 241st 721 66.6%
2022 76.01 384th 2458 84.4%
2023 76.97 381st 2549 85.1%
2024 76.29 414th 2575 83.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 79.82 35th 336 89.6%
2023 99.22 4th 321 98.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.61 711th 2262 68.6%
2019 51.48 1028th 2380 56.8%
2021 54.25 293rd 738 60.3%
2022 67.59 658th 2509 73.8%
2023 72.29 579th 2547 77.3%
2024 76.82 498th 2546 80.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.49 418th 1491 72.0%
2021 67.92 64th 354 81.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.11 861st 2273 62.1%
2019 50.82 1002nd 2407 58.4%
2021 53.83 315th 763 58.7%
2022 59.58 817th 2527 67.7%
2023 64.34 725th 2558 71.7%
2024 64.86 716th 2547 71.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.66 543rd 2072 73.8%
2019 64.80 587th 2213 73.5%
2022 72.13 448th 2359 81.0%
2023 83.17 258th 2391 89.2%
2024 82.96 259th 2383 89.1%
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Rank History for White students at Evergreen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.17 912th 1496 39.0%
2019 28.06 1167th 1602 27.2%
2022 44.17 844th 1555 45.7%
2023 46.60 801st 1552 48.4%
2024 48.49 767th 1535 50.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, June 4, 2012

Open Quote Unfortunately it seems that Evergreen focuses too much on test scores and not enough about real world teaching. It is the educators job to find what motivates each child to learn, to protect the child while at school, and to alert the parents if there is a problem. For the past two years my child has had grades lowered due to incomplete record keeping and an unreliable online reporting system. They do not keep parents properly informed about how the child is doing. The response was "we don't have enough time". My child has been physically asaulted twice and nothing has been done. We have met with the teachers and Principal and were basically told there is nothing that can be done and that it mostly falls on us as parents. My question is if we have to do your job WHAT ARE WE PAYING YOU FOR? We have a meeting with the Superintendant tomorrow, but barring a major miracle I feel that Evergreen School has really let our child down. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Evergreen Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 287 3 3 12 4 n/a n/a 0 309
1996 287 3 3 12 4 n/a n/a 0 309
1997 290 5 1 25 2 n/a n/a 0 323
1998 279 2 1 29 1 n/a n/a 0 312
1999 364 3 1 29 2 n/a n/a 0 399
2000 342 3 1 24 0 n/a n/a 0 370
2001 368 4 1 27 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2002 390 2 3 24 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2003 390 2 3 24 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2004 428 3 2 21 1 n/a n/a 2 457
2005 420 3 4 27 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2006 444 4 10 25 2 n/a n/a 0 485
2007 423 7 11 25 5 n/a n/a 1 472
2008 397 5 7 23 6 n/a n/a 0 438
2009 403 8 6 32 15 3 2 0 469
2010 58 1 1 40 2 0 381 0 483
2011 408 2 8 36 12 2 3 0 471
2012 386 3 4 43 13 2 4 0 455
2013 352 2 5 44 14 3 8 0 428
2014 334 1 7 46 19 4 10 0 421
2015 342 3 3 56 19 3 8 0 434
2016 332 2 5 51 19 2 11 0 422
2017 345 3 3 76 15 1 12 0 455
2018 332 6 3 73 14 0 16 0 444
2019 340 2 9 66 10 0 23 0 450
2020 317 2 9 75 12 0 27 0 442
2021 310 3 8 65 11 0 23 0 420
2022 298 2 10 77 12 0 26 0 425
2023 280 1 9 80 11 0 19 0 400
2024 295 1 7 74 9 0 17 0 403

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Evergreen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 309 15.0 20.6 41.1
1996 309 15.0 20.6 41.1
1997 323 15.7 20.6 31
1998 312 15.0 20.8 29.5
1999 399 19.0 21.0 48.9
2000 370 21.0 17.6 50.3
2001 400 19.0 21.1 48.5
2002 419 20.5 20.4 44.2
2003 419 20.5 20.4 44.2
2004 457 18.8 24.3 45.7
2005 454 20.5 22.1 48.7
2006 485 20.3 23.9 42.3
2007 472 20.0 23.6 49.3
2008 438 22.0 19.9 43.4
2009 469 21.5 20.8 53.9
2010 483 23.0 21.0 48.7
2011 471 n/a n/a 49.7
2012 455 21.5 21.1 0.7
2013 428 19.8 21.5 59.8
2014 421 21.8 19.2 48.5
2015 434 23.0 18.8 54.6
2016 422 21.0 20.0 53.3
2017 455 21.5 21.0 52.5
2018 444 22.6 19.5 62.4
2019 450 21.5 20.9 58.2
2020 442 n/a n/a 59
2021 420 22.3 18.7 53.8
2022 425 22.7 18.7 52.9
2023 400 20.3 19.6 56.3
2024 403 20.8 19.3 55.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Evergreen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 309 15.0 20.6 41.1
1996 309 15.0 20.6 41.1
1997 323 15.7 20.6 31
1998 312 15.0 20.8 29.5
1999 399 19.0 21.0 48.9
2000 370 21.0 17.6 50.3
2001 400 19.0 21.1 48.5
2002 419 20.5 20.4 44.2
2003 419 20.5 20.4 44.2
2004 457 18.8 24.3 45.7
2005 454 20.5 22.1 48.7
2006 485 20.3 23.9 42.3
2007 472 20.0 23.6 49.3
2008 438 22.0 19.9 43.4
2009 469 21.5 20.8 53.9
2010 483 23.0 21.0 48.7
2011 471 n/a n/a 49.7
2012 455 21.5 21.1 0.7
2013 428 19.8 21.5 59.8
2014 421 21.8 19.2 48.5
2015 434 23.0 18.8 54.6
2016 422 21.0 20.0 53.3
2017 455 21.5 21.0 52.5
2018 444 22.6 19.5 62.4
2019 450 21.5 20.9 58.2
2020 442 n/a n/a 59
2021 420 22.3 18.7 53.8
2022 425 22.7 18.7 52.9
2023 400 20.3 19.6 56.3
2024 403 20.8 19.3 55.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Evergreen Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1100th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 691st of 2802 Middle schools
 15.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Middle)59.155.2
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Union)54.951.4
 3.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Middle)41.837.9
 3.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Union)39.135.5
 3.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Evergreen Middle)37.344.8
 7.6%
   5th Grade Science (Evergreen Union)36.838.3
 1.5%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Middle)42.248.9
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Union)43.442.4
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Middle)3147.9
 16.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Union)3040
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Middle)57.659
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Union)56.955.4
 1.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Middle)38.145.4
 7.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Union)40.443.4
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Middle)53.146.6
 6.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Evergreen Union)53.746.2
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Middle)4837.4
 10.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Evergreen Union)43.834.2
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Evergreen Middle)24.734.1
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (Evergreen Union)2432.5
 8.5%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students450400
 11.1%
African American21
 50%
American Indian1011
 10%
Asian99
Hispanic6680
 21.2%
Pacific Islander00
White340280
 17.6%
Two or More Races2319
 17.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.2%56.3%
 2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 403 students attended Evergreen Middle.

Evergreen Middle ranks 650th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Evergreen Middle usually go on to attend Red Bluff High

Students at Evergreen Middle are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.


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