Jackson Heights Elementary

Jackson Heights Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Red Bluff, California, one of the schools within Red Bluff Union Elementary, serves 407 students, covering grades K through 5.

Red Bluff Union Elementary runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,809 students. Jackson Heights Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Jackson Heights Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Tehama County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Jackson Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Tehama County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jackson Heights Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tehama County) logs that median household income runs about $63,784, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson Heights Elementary is one of 41 public schools in Tehama County (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students).

Bidwell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson Heights Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.