Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK BUTTE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 060522000493
Black Butte Elementary
7752 Ponderosa Way, Shingletown, CA 96088 · (530) 474-3125 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
16.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
116 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Black Butte Elementary→Black Butte Junior High
Based on grade levels within Black Butte Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
32.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
18.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.8% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 41.4% |
| Math | 3.5% | 14.9% | 31.0% | 50.6% |
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 | 32.2% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.1% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 22.6% | 35.5% |
| 2017-18 | 27.3% | 22.7% |
| 2016-17 | 35.7% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Black Butte Elementary
Black Butte Elementary's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Elementary this school | 156 | 74.4% | 24.4% |
| Rocky Point Charter Redding | 178 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Elk Hills Elementary Tupman | 159 | 73.0% | 30.8% |
| Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary Scotia | 187 | 72.2% | 57.6% |
| Fletcher Walker Elementary Westwood | 128 | 76.6% | 28.8% |
| Montague Elementary Montague | 178 | 66.9% | 39.1% |
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 Black Butte Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,138 of 5,151 | #30 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #4,451 of 5,172 ▼ 891 | #30 of 30 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #3,757 of 5,172 ▲ 481 | #30 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #719 of 5,116 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #5,502 of 5,915 | #34 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #2,662 of 5,625 | #13 of 35 |
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
156
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 156 | 9.3 | 16.8:1 | 74% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 8.8 | 19.0:1 | 80% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 7 | 21.3:1 | 74% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 7 | 22.0:1 | 76% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 6 | 24.5:1 | 79% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 6 | 22.5:1 | 83% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | N/A | N/A | 74% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 68% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 20 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Butte Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (147 to 156); teachers up 55% (6 to 9.3).
About Black Butte Elementary
At 7752 Ponderosa Way in Shingletown, California, Black Butte Elementary operates as a small elementary school. A total of 156 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 66% lower.
A total of 2 schools make up Black Butte Union Elementary, with 235 students enrolled.
At Black Butte Elementary, White students make up 70% of the student body. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 6% multiracial. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Shasta County residents. Black Butte Elementary's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 16.8:1 comes from the school's 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The lunch program counts 74% of students at Black Butte 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.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Black Butte Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Black Butte Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 24.4% and a predicted 36.0%.
Within Shasta County, the median household income is $72,636, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Shasta County has 95 public schools and roughly 26,639 students.
The next-closest public school is Black Butte Junior High, about 0.4 miles away. Black Butte Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Black Butte Elementary ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.4% against a local average of 48.3%.
The NCES locale for Black Butte Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (154) and 2024-25 (156). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.8:1, from 22.0:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Black Butte Union Elementary
- Black Butte Junior HighMiddle · 79 students
Other Black Butte Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Black Butte Elementary. Black Butte Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Black Butte Elementary SchoolCamp Sherman, OR · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Black Butte Junior High0.4 mi · 79
- Whitmore Elementary8.1 mi · 64
- Millville Elementary12.5 mi · 208
- Plum Valley Elementary12.6 mi · 20
- Oak Run Elementary12.7 mi · 26
- Junction Elementary16.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Black Butte ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Black Butte Elementary?
Black Butte Elementary enrolls approximately 156 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Black Butte Elementary serve?
Black Butte Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Black Butte Elementary have?
Black Butte Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Black Butte Elementary?
Student demographics at Black Butte Elementary are roughly 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Black Butte Elementary public or private?
Black Butte Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Black Butte Union Elementary.
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