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Red Bluff Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Red Bluff.

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

Students
1,809
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,719
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$11.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Red Bluff Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.8M, about $6,531 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CRed Bluff 14,404

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Red Bluff. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Vista Preparatory AcademyThis district
9–12Red Bluff HighRed Bluff Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.1% · 1,170 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 46.7% · 1,166 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
$19,719 per student · 7% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 32%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%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
1,838’20
1,870’21
1,838’22
1,893’23
1,809’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 45%Hispanic 43%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

William M. Metteer Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Red Bluff
C−
458 students23:1
Jackson Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Red Bluff
C+
407 students21:1
Bidwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Red Bluff
C−
387 students20:1
Red Bluff Community Day
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Red Bluff
16 students5:1
Vista Preparatory Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Red Bluff
C+
541 students22:1

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.