Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHASTA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063657006208
Shasta Elementary
10446 Red Bluff Rd., Shasta, CA 96087 · (530) 243-1110 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of California public elementary schools
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
6 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
62 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 7% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
47.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.5% | 41.8% | 25.4% | 27.3% |
| Math | 9.1% | 16.4% | 32.7% | 41.8% |
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 | 47.3% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 23.5% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.5% | 25.4% |
| 2020-21 | 40.6% | 29.2% |
| 2018-19 | 50.7% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Shasta Elementary
Shasta Elementary's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Elementary this school | 100 | 62.0% | 35.1% |
| Dobbins Elementary Dobbins | 70 | 62.9% | 15.1% |
| Etna Elementary Etna | 125 | 65.6% | 50.3% |
| Three Rivers Charter Fort Bragg | 81 | 64.2% | N/A |
| Forest Ranch Charter Forest Ranch | 110 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Cuddeback Elementary Carlotta | 157 | 59.2% | 42.4% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Shasta Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #2,948 of 5,151 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,718 of 5,172 ▲ 74 | #27 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #2,251 of 5,172 ▲ 364 | #15 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #1,539 of 5,116 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #5,637 of 5,915 | #35 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #3,380 of 5,625 | #20 of 35 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
100
-14 (-12%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 100 | 5.6 | 17.9:1 | 62% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 4.6 | 22.3:1 | 55% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 4.6 | 19.0:1 | 62% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 6 | 19.0:1 | 46% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 7.8 | 20.0:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 7 | 17.7:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | N/A | N/A | 43% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 154 | 8 | 19.3:1 | 59% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 11 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shasta Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (156 to 100); teachers down 28% (7.8 to 5.6).
About Shasta Elementary
Shasta Elementary serves students in Shasta, California, as a very small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 100 students enrolled. It has 78% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Shasta Elementary belongs to Shasta Union Elementary.
At Shasta Elementary, 79% of students are White. It is also 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Shasta County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shasta Elementary scores 36%.
Its staff includes 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Shasta Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Shasta Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 35% of California public elementary schools.
Shasta Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.1% is 8.1 points below the 43.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Shasta County, where the median household earns about $72,636 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Shasta County, 95 public schools serve about 26,639 students.
Shasta Elementary is about 3.5 miles from Grant Elementary, its nearest public school. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.3% on proficiency, and Shasta Elementary is below that at 35.1%.
Shasta Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 100, down from 114 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.0 to 17.9 over 4 years.
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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 Shasta Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Shasta Elementary. Shasta Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Shasta ElementaryManteca, CA · 726 students
- Shasta ElementaryChico, CA · 621 students
- Shasta Elementary SchoolKlamath Falls, OR · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Elementary3.5 mi · 600
- Pioneer Continuation High4.0 mi · 215
- Manzanita Elementary4.0 mi · 545
- Shasta High4.1 mi · 1,268
- University Preparatory4.4 mi · 1,009
- Shasta Collegiate Academy4.4 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Shasta ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Shasta Elementary?
Shasta Elementary enrolls approximately 100 students in grades KG-08.
Is Shasta Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shasta Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Shasta Elementary have?
Shasta Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shasta Elementary?
Student demographics at Shasta Elementary are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Shasta Elementary in?
Shasta Elementary is part of Shasta Union Elementary.
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