Redding STEM Academy

Redding STEM Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school in California, located in Redding. Enrollment is 253 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 46% lower.

Redding STEM Academy is administered by Redding STEM Academy District.

Redding STEM Academy is 65% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 78% of Shasta County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at Redding STEM Academy total 12 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.1:1. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 59%. For comparison, public schools in Shasta County average 58%.

Census Bureau estimates for Shasta County show that the median household income is $72,636, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Redding STEM Academy is one of 95 public schools in the county.

The next-closest public school is Shasta County Independent Study, less than a tenth of a mile away. Redding STEM Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Redding STEM Academy as City: Small. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 more students in 2024-25. The ratio was 19.2:1 in 2020-21 and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.

The Redding STEM Academy community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.