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Enrollment
1,586
High
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED BLUFF JOINT UNION HIGH·NCES 063201004923
Red Bluff High
1260 Union St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 · (530) 529-8710 · Tehama County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,586 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
1,199 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 446 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 397 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 390 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 353 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 33.0% | 24.3% | 21.2% |
| Math | 7.6% | 16.9% | 24.0% | 51.4% |
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 | 54.5% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 26.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.5% | 21.2% |
| 2020-21 | 35.5% | 25.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.4% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 29.5% |
| 2016-17 | 26.1% | 17.8% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 23.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Red Bluff High
Red Bluff High's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bluff High this school | 1,586 | 75.6% | 37.6% |
| Las Plumas High Oroville | 1,265 | 74.5% | 27.8% |
| Wheatland Union High Wheatland | 1,063 | 74.8% | 41.4% |
| Fortuna Union High Fortuna | 826 | 66.1% | 24.7% |
| Valhalla High El Cajon | 1,728 | 69.4% | 49.8% |
| Norco High Norco | 2,032 | 71.8% | 44.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Red Bluff High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Tehama County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #591 of 1,052 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #541 of 1,056 ▼ 73 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #595 of 1,056 ▲ 154 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.2pp | #394 of 1,044 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,586 | #521 of 2,093 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #401 of 1,352 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #465 of 1,351 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #736 of 1,575 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #235 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,586
-20 (-1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 1,771
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
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 | 1,586 | 83.4 | 19.0:1 | 76% (1,199) |
| 2023-24 | 1,584 | 80.1 | 19.8:1 | 80% (1,261) |
| 2022-23 | 1,618 | 79.6 | 20.3:1 | 65% (1,048) |
| 2020-21 | 1,606 | 73 | 22.0:1 | 65% (1,050) |
| 2017-18 | 1,536 | 75.3 | 20.4:1 | 58% (898) |
| 2015-16 | 1,483 | 78 | 19.0:1 | 56% (834) |
| 2010-11 | 1,592 | N/A | N/A | 63% (1,004) |
| 2000-01 | 1,787 | 85 | 21.0:1 | 32% (570) |
| 1990-91 | 1,771 | 73 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bluff High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,536 to 1,586); teachers up 11% (75.3 to 83.4).
About Red Bluff High
Red Bluff High is a high-enrollment high school in Red Bluff, California, one of the schools in Red Bluff Joint Union High. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,586 students. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 89% higher.
Red Bluff High belongs to Red Bluff Joint Union High, a district of 2 schools and 1,690 students.
More than half of enrollment at Red Bluff High is White: 53%. Next come 37% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 67% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Red Bluff High scores 58%.
A staff of 83.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.0:1. Across high schools in California, the average ratio is 18.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%.
Among California public high schools, Red Bluff High outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.2% for Red Bluff High. The school posts 37.6%, 2.3 points above the prediction.
The school's county is Tehama County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,784 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Tehama County number 41, with about 10,948 students.
Tehama eLearning Academy is the nearest public school to Red Bluff High, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Red Bluff High ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,586, starting from 1,606. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.0:1 to 19.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Red Bluff High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tehama County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,167
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
10,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Red Bluff Joint Union High
- Salisbury High (Continuation)High · 104 students
Other schools in Red Bluff
- Vista Preparatory AcademyMiddle · 541 students
- William M. Metteer ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Antelope ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- Jackson Heights ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Bidwell ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Berrendos MiddleMiddle · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Tehama eLearning Academy0.2 mi · 128
- Lincoln Street0.3 mi · 82
- Bidwell Elementary0.3 mi · 387
- Tehama County Special Education0.4 mi · 51
- Tehama Oaks High0.5 mi · 23
- Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)0.5 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bluff HighWhat is the total enrollment at Red Bluff High?
Red Bluff High enrolls approximately 1,586 students in grades 09-12.
Is Red Bluff High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Bluff High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Red Bluff High have?
Red Bluff High employs 83 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is Red Bluff High?
Red Bluff High reports a student body of 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Red Bluff High?
Red Bluff High is overseen by Red Bluff Joint Union High in Tehama County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.