Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it! · CC BY-SA 2.0Redlands’s public schools outscore 65% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Redlands, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Redlands’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,357 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita, Gorman Learning Center, Grove, Arrowhead Christian Academy (private), Redlands Christian School (private), Redlands Adventist Academy (private), Montessori in Redlands (private), Sacred Heart Academy (private), Christ the King Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten (private), Valley Preparatory School (private), Phase3 Lab School (private) and Ahrens Child Care Center (private) are in town. Sage Oak Charter, Sage Oak Charter School- Keppel, Sage Oak Charter School - South and Redlands eAcademy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Redlands’s grade
B+: better than 65% of California school districts, #295 of 847 California towns. Test scores are above the California average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Redlands, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Cope Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,191 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Clement Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,023 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Moore Middle
Grades 6–8 · 988 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Cope Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,191 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Clement Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,023 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Moore Middle
Grades 6–8 · 988 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Cope Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,191 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Clement Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,023 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Moore Middle
Grades 6–8 · 988 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Redlands Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,189 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Citrus Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,110 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Redlands Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,189 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Citrus Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,110 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Redlands Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,189 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Citrus Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,110 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Redlands · depends on your address
Redlands Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 2,189 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Citrus Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,110 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Redlands’s public schools are run by Redlands Unified School District, which also serves Highland and Loma Linda. Parts of Redlands (3% of its land) are served by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Redlands vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Redlands’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Redlands | B+ | Redlands Unified |
| Yucaipa | B | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified |
| Loma Linda | B+ | Redlands Unified |
| San Bernardino | C+ | San Bernardino City Unified |
| Highland | B− | Redlands Unified K–12 · San Bernardino City Unified K–12 |
| Calimesa | B | Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified K–12 · Beaumont Unified K–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Redlands Unified with Redlands, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Redlands
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa ROP).
Questions about Redlands’s schools
Are Redlands’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Redlands children attend outscore 65% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #295 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Redlands in?
Redlands Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 19,105 students in 25 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Redlands are served by Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified.
Where do Redlands kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Redlands Senior High and Citrus Valley High.
What is Redlands’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Redlands Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Redlands spend per student?
$18,357 in Redlands Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Redlands?
Yes: Arrowhead Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 1,435 students), Redlands Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 1,422 students), Redlands Adventist Academy (religious, grades K–12, 403 students), Montessori in Redlands (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 335 students), Sacred Heart Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 291 students), Christ the King Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 226 students), Valley Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 166 students), Phase3 Lab School (nonsectarian, grades PK–9, 66 students) and Ahrens Child Care Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 53 students). Redlands also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Redlands families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.