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Schools in Paynes Creek

Paynes Creek’s public schools

Antelope Elementary School District and Red Bluff Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paynes Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 5% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Red Bluff Joint Union High
Students per teacher
18.6
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,835 students on the public path
In brief

Paynes Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paynes Creek’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Berrendos Middle places highest (better than 63%); Red Bluff High lowest (45%). 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 Paynes Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Plum Valley ElementaryAntelope Elementary School DistrictNo scores
6–8Berrendos Middlein Red BluffB
9–12Red Bluff Highin Red BluffB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Antelope Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Paynes Creek

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

Antelope Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 4 schools · 788 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 19.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,979CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Red Bluff Joint Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,690 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,068CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Antelope Elementary School District41%
State average 46.7% · 585 students tested
Math · K–8, Antelope Elementary School District31%
State average 33.1% · 588 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Red Bluff Joint Union High School District45%
State average 46.7% · 385 students tested
Math · 9–12, Red Bluff Joint Union High School District17%
State average 33.1% · 379 students tested

Paynes Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paynes Creek—Antelope Elementary K–8 · Red Bluff Joint Union High 9–12

Every school in Paynes Creek

3 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).

District schools in Paynes Creekby address
Plum Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
20 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Paynes Creekin other towns
Berrendos Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Red Bluff
B
229 students19:1Rate it →
Red Bluff High
High · Grades 9–12 · Red Bluff
B−
1,586 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Paynes Creek’s schools

Are Paynes Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paynes Creek. Antelope Elementary School District and Red Bluff Joint Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paynes Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paynes Creek in?

Antelope Elementary School District and Red Bluff Joint Union High School District.

Where do Paynes Creek kids go to high school?

Red Bluff 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.