Anna Mckenney Intermediate, Marysville CA

Original Research by School Decision on Anna Mckenney Intermediate

Anna McKenney Intermediate is a six-through-eight grade school in Marysville, a small historic river town about an hour north of Sacramento at the confluence of the Feather and Yuba Rivers. The school serves a middle grades population in a community defined by Gold Rush-era downtown buildings, Ellis Lake as a central gathering place, and nearby Beale Air Force Base and hospital employment. The city is pursuing infill growth and downtown housing expansion rather than outward expansion, given its levee boundaries and largely built-out character.

The student body reflects a community with substantial economic strain. Nearly two-thirds of enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is roughly evenly split across grades six, seven, and eight. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse, with roughly half the students identifying as Hispanic, and the remaining students spread across white, Asian, two-or-more-races, Black, and small numbers of American Indian and Native Hawaiian students.

State test results show the school is struggling significantly in core academic areas. In mathematics, proficiency rates across the three grade levels cluster around the low to mid-teens, with grade eight showing modest improvement to roughly the upper teens. English language arts performance is somewhat stronger, ranging from roughly mid-thirties in grade six down to mid-twenties in grade seven, then recovering to near forty percent in grade eight. Science proficiency in grade eight, the only grade tested, falls in the low twenties. Data on social studies extends only back to the early 2010s, when proficiency was in the mid-forties, but that historical assessment is not comparable to current testing. Overall, the school's proficiency index across tested subjects and grades positions it below the midpoint among districts in Yuba County.

The Marysville Joint Unified School District, the school's parent district, faces infrastructure challenges that may shape the school environment. Voters defeated a school facilities bond in March 2024 that would have funded a new middle school for south Yuba County, plus renovations to aging buildings. The district has not published detailed information about strategic priorities or instructional initiatives, so a parent considering the school may want to ask directly about curriculum supports, intervention programs, and any plans to address aging facilities or overcrowding.

The school sits within walking or biking distance of downtown Marysville, which has foot traffic along its historic commercial streets, a walkable downtown grid, and Ellis Lake park within the city center. Families considering this school should be prepared to support students with additional academic help at home or through tutoring, given the low proficiency rates, and may want to learn more directly from the school about what reading and math supports are in place for students working below grade level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 615%

School 15% · District 18% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 17% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 33% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 38% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 20% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 46% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median

This schoolMarysville Joint Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income32%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income26%Higher-income27%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income61%28 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income15%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income16%1 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income27%13 pp gap