Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)

Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) is one of the tiny junior highs in Red Bluff, California, one of the schools within Antelope Elementary, with 97 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Antelope Elementary comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 788 students; Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) is among them.

Demographically, Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%); the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tehama County indicate median household income runs about $63,784, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Tehama County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) is one campus in the mix.

Tehama County Special Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA) is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)'s enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 87 (now 97). Class-load math has tightened: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.