Summary:
Redding Elementary has one listed middle school, Sequoia Middle, which serves grades 4–8 and enrolls 461 students; with no other middle schools listed, it is the only basis for area figures. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 39% in ELA, 26% in math, and 24% in science, below both Redding Elementary district results (46%, 37%, and 33%) and state results (49%, 38%, and 36%), respectively. Most importantly, Sequoia’s all-grades gap with the state widened in all three subjects over the two school years provided.
Within Sequoia Middle, eighth grade stands out as the strongest relative result: ELA proficiency was 51%, about 1 percentage point above the state, and math was 37%, also about 1 point above. Sixth grade was the weakest comparison, with ELA at 29%—19 points below the state—and math at 19%—18 points below. Seventh grade also fell below state results: by 11 points in ELA and 15 points in math. Grade 8 science proficiency was 24%, 12 points below the state. These differences show that results vary substantially by grade rather than following one pattern across the school.
Across 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Sequoia’s ELA proficiency fell from 43% to 39% and math from 29% to 26%, while science was nearly unchanged at 24%; state proficiency rose in each subject, widening Sequoia’s gaps by 4 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 3 in science. SchoolDigger ranked the school 1,644 of 2,703 schools, at the 39th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, compared with 1,404 of 2,783, the 50th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–2024. Context measures include a 21.4 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 75% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 20%, compared with 13% districtwide and 18% statewide.
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