Enrollment
379
Middle
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACHECO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062928004522
Pacheco Elementary
7430 Pacheco School Rd., Redding, CA 96002 · (530) 224-4585 · Shasta County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
228 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 21% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pacheco Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.6pp since 2014
Math
29.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.4% | 30.1% | 28.2% | 31.3% |
| Math | 12.4% | 17.4% | 28.6% | 41.6% |
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 | 40.6% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 28.3% |
| 2020-21 | 37.5% | 27.8% |
| 2018-19 | 41.3% | 36.5% |
| 2017-18 | 35.9% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 31.1% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Pacheco Elementary
Pacheco Elementary's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco Elementary this school | 379 | 60.2% | 37.0% |
| Evergreen Middle Cottonwood | 399 | 55.9% | 47.9% |
| McKinleyville Middle McKinleyville | 302 | 53.3% | 27.7% |
| West Cottonwood Junior High Cottonwood | 419 | 50.6% | 42.8% |
| Toyon Middle Valley Springs | 522 | 56.1% | 16.6% |
| Ready Springs Elementary Penn Valley | 255 | 56.9% | 40.8% |
Matched among California middle 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 Pacheco Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #589 of 1,224 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #603 of 1,227 ▼ 121 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #705 of 1,227 ▼ 106 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #472 of 1,214 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #1,110 of 1,377 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #167 of 1,279 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #614 of 1,278 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #832 of 1,329 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #77 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
379
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 379 | 21.5 | 17.6:1 | 60% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 23.1 | 16.7:1 | 51% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 50% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 55% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 14.8 | 22.5:1 | 58% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | 60% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | N/A | N/A | 48% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 21 | 23.0:1 | 37% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 22 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacheco Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (334 to 379); teachers up 45% (14.8 to 21.5).
About Pacheco Elementary
Pacheco Elementary serves students in Redding, California, as a small middle school. School enrollment was 379 students in 2024-25, in grades 4 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in California average about 659 students.
Pacheco Union Elementary operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 711 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pacheco Elementary is 66% White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Shasta County is roughly 78% White. By the diversity index, Pacheco Elementary comes in at 52%.
At Pacheco Elementary, 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. That ratio is under the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 60% of enrollment. Across public schools in Shasta County, the average is about the same, 58%.
Pacheco Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of California public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pacheco Elementary is 7.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.0%. Predicted: 44.3%.
In the county around the school, Shasta County, median household income is about $72,636, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pacheco Elementary is among the 95 public schools in Shasta County.
California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Pacheco Elementary is behind the 47.7% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
Pacheco Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 362 to 379.
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 Pacheco Union Elementary
- Prairie ElementaryElementary · 332 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
Other Pacheco Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pacheco Elementary. Pacheco Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pacheco ElementarySan Luis Obispo, CA · 488 students
Nearby schools
- California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II2.6 mi · 140
- Tree of Life International Charter2.7 mi · 402
- Redding Community Day2.8 mi · 18
- Stellar Charter2.8 mi · 273
- Sycamore Elementary3.3 mi · 235
- Lassen View Elementary3.3 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Pacheco ElementaryHow many students attend Pacheco Elementary?
Pacheco Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Pacheco Elementary serve?
Pacheco Elementary serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacheco Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacheco Elementary is approximately 17.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pacheco Elementary?
Student demographics at Pacheco Elementary are roughly 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacheco Elementary?
Pacheco Elementary is overseen by Pacheco Union Elementary in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.