Cypress Elementary

Set in Redding, California, Cypress Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school, part of Redding Elementary. It caters to 215 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

Within Redding Elementary, which oversees 9 schools and 2,958 students, Cypress Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cypress Elementary shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Cypress Elementary shows 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Shasta County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Cypress Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.3%, the actual is 23.4%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Shasta County put median household earnings sit near $72,636, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Cypress Elementary is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students).

Shasta Charter Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cypress Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cypress Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

Cypress Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 215 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 19% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.