Summary:
Redway, California, a small rural community, has three public schools serving 289 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, all located at the same address and operated by the Southern Humboldt Joint Unified district.
Redway Elementary is the main school, educating 272 students from K-6, but its academic performance is significantly below state averages, with fewer than 25% of students proficient in English and math, and it ranks in the bottom 16% of elementary schools statewide. The two high school programs, Osprey Learning Center (9 students) and Osprey Learning Center (Alternative) (8 students), are very small and face a severe attendance challenge, with the regular high school reporting a 90.9% chronic absenteeism rate.
Key findings include a dramatic disparity in per-student spending, with the alternative high school spending over $48,000 per student compared to about $5,600 at the elementary school, and widespread economic need, with 78% of elementary students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. All schools have chronic absenteeism rates far above the state average, which likely impacts learning, and the elementary school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years.
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