Middle · California

Bear River

Free meals for all

Bear River, a public middle school in Wheatland, California: grades 4–8, 585 students, 18.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Wheatland.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 585
Teachers (FTE): 31.2
Students per teacher: 18.7
Grades: 4–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of middle schools in California

Median 21.0 · 1,371 schools compared

More students per teacher than 81% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of middle schools in California

Median 644 · 1,373 schools compared

Larger than 57% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

48%proficient

+5.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of middle schools in California

Median 43% · 1,351 middle schools compared

566 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

40%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of middle schools in California

Median 29% · 1,351 middle schools compared

565 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 4–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Wheatland

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Wheatland.

Location

Address: 100 Wheatland Park Dr., Wheatland, CA 95692
Phone: (530)633-3135
City or town: Wheatland
County: Yuba County

Website Quality of life in Wheatland Schools in Wheatland

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Riverside Meadows Intermediate	6–8	528	19.0	45%	28%	6.1 mi
Yuba Gardens IntermediateFree meals for all	7–8	761	20.8	31%	14%	7.9 mi
Glen Edwards MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	815	21.9	42%	30%	11.1 mi
Anna McKenney IntermediateFree meals for all	6–8	590	21.3	32%	15%	12.7 mi
Gray Avenue MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	655	19.4	19%	9.4%	13.7 mi
Twelve Bridges MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	931	24.2	72%	57%	13.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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