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Columbia Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Redding’s School Grade B better than 64% of California school districts

Students
759
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,059
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$8.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Columbia Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the CA average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.1M, about $10,613 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Redding. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsRedding Elementary School District
6–83 middle schoolsRedding Elementary School District
9–122 high schoolsShasta Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency41%
State average 33.1% · 449 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 46.7% · 447 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Shasta 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
$20,059 per student · 5% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 63%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
667’20
713’21
750’22
782’23
759’24

Up 13.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.