William M. Metteer Elementary

William M. Metteer Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in Red Bluff, California, operated by Red Bluff Union Elementary, hosts 458 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Red Bluff Union Elementary (1,809 students total), William M. Metteer Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, William M. Metteer Elementary shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 37% White, 7% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, William M. Metteer Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.9:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William M. Metteer Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.3%, the actual is 19.3%, a residual of -14.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Tehama County) records that median household income runs about $63,784, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tehama County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which William M. Metteer Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Vista Preparatory Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around William M. Metteer Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William M. Metteer Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 458 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.

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