Redwood Elementary

Redwood Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Crescent City, California, run under Del Norte County Unified. The school instructs 452 students in grades K through 8.

Redwood Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Del Norte County Unified, a district that caters to 3,378 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Redwood Elementary logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 11% Native American, 3% Asian. By comparison, Del Norte County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Redwood Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Del Norte County's rate of about 69%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Redwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 36.5%, a residual of -7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Del Norte County) shows that median household income runs about $67,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Del Norte County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,003 students), of which Redwood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Smith River Elementary, around 4.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Redwood Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Redwood Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 22.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 60% to 53%. Class-load math has fell: from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.