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C+

Shasta Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Shasta and Keswick, and parts of Centerville.

Shasta’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of California school districts

Students
100
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,748
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
The gist

What stands out about Shasta Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Shasta 1,387Keswick 240

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Shasta. Grade by grade →

K–8Shasta ElementaryThis district
9–123 high schoolsShasta Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 33.1% · 63 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 46.7% · 63 students tested

98% 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
$20,748 per student · 2% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 32%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
114’20
104’21
87’22
102’23
100’24

Down 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Asian 2%

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.

Shasta Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Shasta
B−
100 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Redding Elementary School DistrictRedding
$18,270per student
Shasta Union High School DistrictRedding
$16,198per 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.