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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 468 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATEWAY UNIFIED·NCES 061495011804
Shasta Lake
4620 Vallecito St., Shasta Lake, CA 96019 · (530) 275-7020 · Shasta County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
464 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Shasta Lake→Central Valley High
Based on grade levels within Gateway Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 23.3% | 25.6% | 40.5% |
| Math | 13.6% | 17.7% | 32.4% | 36.3% |
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 | 33.9% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 27.9% |
| 2020-21 | 35.3% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.7% | 31.8% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 34.2% |
| 2016-17 | 31.7% | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lake
Shasta Lake's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Lake this school | 602 | 77.1% | 31.4% |
| Mountain View Elementary Tujunga | 567 | 75.8% | 43.0% |
| Turtle Bay Redding | 692 | 73.6% | 43.8% |
| Mark Twain Elementary Angels Camp | 507 | 68.2% | 18.8% |
| Rancho San Diego Elementary El Cajon | 533 | 78.6% | 52.2% |
| John B. Monlux Elementary North Hollywood | 660 | 87.7% | 55.6% |
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 Lake ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Shasta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #3,346 of 5,151 | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,094 of 5,172 ▼ 24 | #20 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,567 of 5,172 ▲ 658 | #27 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,677 of 5,116 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #1,381 of 5,915 | #4 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #392 of 5,352 | #6 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,720 of 5,354 | #23 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #2,451 of 5,625 | #7 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #2,786 of 3,837 | #8 of 16 |
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
602
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 602 | 32.5 | 18.5:1 | 77% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 33.5 | 18.3:1 | 79% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 31.5 | 19.5:1 | 74% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 73% (459) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 29.4 | 22.6:1 | 77% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 76% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | N/A | N/A | 73% (573) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shasta Lake.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (663 to 602); teachers up 11% (29.4 to 32.5).
About Shasta Lake
Shasta Lake is a mid-sized elementary school in Shasta Lake, California, one of the schools in Gateway Unified. Federal data show 602 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 29% above average.
Gateway Unified has 2,139 students in 7 schools, and Shasta Lake is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Shasta Lake is 68%, a majority. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Native American, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Shasta County is roughly 78% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
Shasta Lake reports a ratio of 18.5 students per teacher, from 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Shasta Lake, 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points above the 58% average for public schools in Shasta County.
On the allk12 Grade, Shasta Lake lands at C, ahead of 31% of California public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Shasta Lake is 3.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.4% actual, 34.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
The county, Shasta County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $72,636 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shasta Lake, Shasta County has 95 public schools.
Central Valley High sits about 0.6 miles from Shasta Lake. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Shasta Lake ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Shasta Lake as Suburb: Mid-size.
From 631 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 602 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 21.0 in 2020-21 to 18.5 in 2024-25.
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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 schools in Gateway Unified
- Central Valley HighHigh · 583 students
- Buckeye School of the ArtsElementary · 482 students
- Grand Oaks ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Gateway Educational OptionsCombined · 72 students
- Mountain Lakes HighHigh · 68 students
- Gateway Community DayHigh · 12 students
Other schools in Shasta Lake
- Central Valley HighHigh · 583 students
- Grand Oaks ElementaryElementary · 320 students
- Gateway Educational OptionsCombined · 72 students
- Mountain Lakes HighHigh · 68 students
- Gateway Community DayHigh · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Central Valley High0.6 mi · 583
- Grand Oaks Elementary0.9 mi · 320
- Gateway Educational Options2.4 mi · 72
- Gateway Community Day2.4 mi · 12
- Mountain Lakes High2.4 mi · 68
- Shasta County Independent Study3.6 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Shasta LakeHow large is Shasta Lake?
Shasta Lake enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-08.
Is Shasta Lake an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shasta Lake is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Shasta Lake have?
Shasta Lake employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shasta Lake?
At Shasta Lake, the student body is approximately 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Shasta Lake?
Shasta Lake is overseen by Gateway Unified in Shasta County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.