Redding STEM Academy

Set in Redding, California, Redding STEM Academy is a tight-knit elementary school, one of the schools within Redding STEM Academy District. It enrolls 253 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Redding STEM Academy sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.

Redding STEM Academy District is the operating authority for Redding STEM Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Redding STEM Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Native American. By comparison, Shasta County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Redding STEM Academy has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at Redding STEM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Shasta County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,636, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Redding STEM Academy is one of 95 public schools in Shasta County (combined enrollment of about 26,639 students).

Shasta County Special Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Redding STEM Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the feed for Redding STEM Academy typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.