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Schools in Lakehead

Lakehead’s public schools

Gateway Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakehead. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 6% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,987 students on the public path
In brief

Lakehead’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lakehead’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Central Valley High places highest (better than 78%); Buckeye School of the Arts lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lakehead, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Central Valley High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lakehead, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Central Valley Highin Shasta LakeA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gateway Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gateway Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 2,139 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 19.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$22,440CA $21,206 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 46.7% · 1145 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.1% · 1142 students tested

Lakehead vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Lakehead’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakehead—Gateway Unified

Every school in Lakehead

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lakeheadin other towns
Shasta Lake
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Shasta Lake
B−
602 students19:1Rate it →
Buckeye School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Redding
C−
482 students20:1Rate it →
Grand Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Shasta Lake
B−
320 students22:1Rate it →
Central Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Shasta Lake
A−
583 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakehead’s schools

Are Lakehead’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lakehead. Gateway Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakehead. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lakehead in?

Gateway Unified School District.

Where do Lakehead kids go to high school?

Central Valley High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.