Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY·NCES 061281001439
Alta Mesa Elementary
2301 Saturn Skyway, Redding, CA 96002 · (530) 224-4130 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
238 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.3pp since 2014
Math
34.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.4% | 23.9% | 22.4% | 28.4% |
| Math | 9.7% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 39.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 20.6% |
| 2021-22 | 35.3% | 27.2% |
| 2020-21 | 32.7% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 38.4% | 33.6% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 28.5% |
| 2016-17 | 45.1% | 42.9% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alta Mesa Elementary
Alta Mesa Elementary's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Mesa Elementary this school | 319 | 74.6% | 38.9% |
| Evergreen Elementary Yreka | 267 | 73.8% | 41.8% |
| Alturas Elementary Alturas | 333 | 73.0% | 29.4% |
| Meadow View Susanville | 318 | 78.6% | 31.4% |
| Bonny View Elementary Redding | 292 | 69.5% | 34.1% |
| Shasta Meadows Elementary Redding | 320 | 80.3% | 37.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alta Mesa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #2,596 of 5,151 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #2,806 of 5,172 ▲ 396 | #18 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #2,098 of 5,172 ▲ 378 | #12 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #546 of 5,116 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #4,588 of 5,915 | #19 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,674 of 5,352 | #23 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #1,551 of 5,354 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #2,646 of 5,625 | #12 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #302 of 1,139 | #3 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
+40 (+14%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 27.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | 75% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 63% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 15.5 | 22.1:1 | 77% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 10 | 27.9:1 | 80% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 11 | 24.7:1 | 87% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 12 | 22.0:1 | 81% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | N/A | N/A | 80% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 66% (398) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 19 | 28.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta Mesa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (272 to 319); teachers up 36% (11 to 15).
About Alta Mesa Elementary
Located in Redding, California, Alta Mesa Elementary is a small elementary school. The school enrolls 319 students, from kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in California) has about 465 students.
Alta Mesa Elementary is one school in a 9-school district, Enterprise Elementary, which enrolls 3,668 students.
Alta Mesa Elementary's enrollment is 56% White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Shasta County residents are about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Alta Mesa Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
A ratio of 21.3:1 comes from the school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 75% of students at Alta Mesa Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Alta Mesa Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Alta Mesa Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.9%; the prediction is 35.8%.
In Shasta County (population about 181,436), median household income is about $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alta Mesa Elementary is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County, which together enroll about 26,639 students.
Of nearby public schools, Shasta Meadows Elementary is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 319 was 14% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 279. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.3:1) than in 2020-21 (27.9:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Shasta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,436
Census ACS
Median income
$72,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
26,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Enterprise Elementary
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 839 students
- Mistletoe ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Parsons Junior HighMiddle · 522 students
- Lassen View ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Shasta Meadows ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Rother ElementaryElementary · 280 students
Other schools in Redding
- Shasta HighHigh · 1,268 students
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,009 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 839 students
- Turtle BayElementary · 692 students
- Mistletoe ElementaryElementary · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Shasta Meadows Elementary0.9 mi · 320
- Enterprise High1.2 mi · 1,148
- PACE Academy1.5 mi · 44
- Redding Collegiate Academy1.5 mi · 219
- Rother Elementary1.6 mi · 280
- Parsons Junior High1.6 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About Alta Mesa ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Alta Mesa Elementary?
Alta Mesa Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Alta Mesa Elementary serve?
Alta Mesa Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Alta Mesa Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Alta Mesa Elementary.
How diverse is Alta Mesa Elementary?
Alta Mesa Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Alta Mesa Elementary?
Alta Mesa Elementary is overseen by Enterprise Elementary in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.