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Redding Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Redding.

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

Students
2,958
Schools
9
Spent per student
$18,270
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$27.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Redding Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of California districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Debt of $27.8M, about $9,404 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BRedding 94,092

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Redding. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsShasta Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 33.1% · 1,707 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 46.7% · 1,715 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 86.2% · 10 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$18,270 per student · 14% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 64%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,843’20
2,904’21
2,856’22
3,072’23
2,958’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Turtle Bay
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Redding
B
692 students22:1
Manzanita Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Redding
A−
545 students23:1
Bonny View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Redding
A−
292 students19:1
Stellar Charter
Other · Grades K–12 · Redding
A−
273 students20:1
Sycamore Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Redding
B−
235 students20:1
Juniper
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Redding
C+
227 students19:1
Cypress Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Redding
B−
215 students20:1
Redding Community Day
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Redding
18 students9:1
Sequoia Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Redding
B
461 students21:1

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.