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What tradition at Shasta High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,268
High
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHASTA UNION HIGH·NCES 063660006213
Shasta High
2500 Eureka Way, Redding, CA 96001 · (530) 241-4161 · Shasta County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,268 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
20.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
610 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 366 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 290 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 331 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 281 | 22% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
66.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
50.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +17.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 32.7% | 20.6% | 13.4% |
| Math | 23.4% | 27.3% | 17.1% | 32.2% |
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 | 66.0% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.8% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.6% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 70.2% | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 76.3% | 52.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 42.2% |
| 2017-18 | 72.1% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 64.3% | 44.6% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 71.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 High
Shasta High's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta High this school | 1,268 | 48.1% | 60.6% |
| Casa Roble Fundamental High Orangevale | 1,150 | 48.1% | 31.2% |
| Foothill High Palo Cedro | 1,487 | 45.0% | 58.5% |
| Pleasant Valley High Chico | 1,978 | 46.3% | 56.8% |
| Atascadero High Atascadero | 1,157 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| West Valley Early College High Cottonwood | 736 | 47.1% | 39.4% |
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 Shasta High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #167 of 1,052 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #164 of 1,056 ▼ 42 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #337 of 1,056 ▼ 134 | #4 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #629 of 1,044 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,268 | #653 of 2,093 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #609 of 1,352 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #548 of 1,351 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,187 of 1,575 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #382 of 802 | #2 of 6 |
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
1,268
-60 (-5%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,228
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,268 | 62.1 | 20.4:1 | 48% (610) |
| 2023-24 | 1,284 | 61 | 21.1:1 | 47% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 1,333 | 62.7 | 21.3:1 | 44% (585) |
| 2020-21 | 1,328 | 63 | 21.1:1 | 35% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 1,446 | 64.3 | 22.5:1 | 37% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 1,454 | 65 | 22.4:1 | 31% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 1,566 | N/A | N/A | 33% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 1,837 | 68 | 27.0:1 | 13% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 1,228 | 48 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shasta High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,446 to 1,268); teachers down 3% (64.3 to 62.1).
About Shasta High
Shasta High, a large high school, is located in Redding, California. It reports enrollment of 1,268 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Shasta High is part of Shasta Union High, where 5 schools serve 4,194 students.
More than half of enrollment at Shasta High is White: 64%. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Shasta County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Shasta High lists 62.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is 2.2 students per teacher. About 48% of students at Shasta High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Shasta County is 58%.
Among California public high schools, Shasta High outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Shasta High is 9.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.6% versus 51.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Shasta County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,636, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Shasta County's 95 public schools enroll about 26,639 students and include Shasta High.
Shasta High's closest public school neighbor is Pioneer Continuation High, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Shasta High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Shasta High at 1st of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 1,268 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,328.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Shasta High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 schools in Shasta Union High
- Foothill HighHigh · 1,487 students
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Pioneer Continuation HighHigh · 215 students
- Shasta Collegiate AcademyHigh · 76 students
Other schools in Redding
- Enterprise HighHigh · 1,148 students
- University PreparatoryHigh · 1,009 students
- Boulder Creek ElementaryElementary · 839 students
- Turtle BayElementary · 692 students
- Mistletoe ElementaryElementary · 682 students
- Redding School of the ArtsCombined · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Continuation High0.2 mi · 215
- Shasta Collegiate Academy0.3 mi · 76
- University Preparatory0.3 mi · 1,009
- Manzanita Elementary0.5 mi · 545
- Turtle Bay1.5 mi · 692
- Sequoia Middle1.6 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Shasta HighWhat is the total enrollment at Shasta High?
Shasta High enrolls approximately 1,268 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shasta High serve?
Shasta High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Shasta High have?
Shasta High employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shasta High?
At Shasta High, the student body is approximately 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Shasta High public or private?
Shasta High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shasta Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.