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Grant Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
600
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,834
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grant Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% less per student than the CA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1M, about $1,700 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A+

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 proficiency63%
State average 33.1% · 371 students tested
Reading / language arts75%
State average 46.7% · 371 students tested

96% 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
$13,834 per student · 35% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 74%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
632’20
617’21
643’22
620’23
600’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Grant Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Redding
A
600 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gateway Unified School DistrictShasta Lake
$22,440per student

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.