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B−

Antelope Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Red Bluff’s School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
788
Schools
4
Spent per student
$16,979
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Antelope Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of California districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,166 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Red Bluff. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsRed Bluff Union Elementary School District
6–8Vista Preparatory AcademyRed Bluff Union Elementary School District
9–12Red Bluff HighRed Bluff Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency31%
State average 33.1% · 588 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 46.7% · 585 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Red Bluff Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,979 per student · 20% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 70%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
814’20
854’21
810’22
798’23
788’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Antelope Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Red Bluff
B
442 students20:1
Plum Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paynes Creek
20 students10:1
Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Red Bluff
C+
97 students19:1
Berrendos Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Red Bluff
B
229 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.