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Redwood Preparatory Charter

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Redwood Preparatory Charter ranks 1944 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of California elementary schools

Summary

Redwood Preparatory Charter is a K-8 school serving 236 students in Fortuna, California, that consistently ranks in the top third of schools statewide and stands out for its exceptionally strong academic results and student attendance.

The school's most remarkable feature is its near-perfect attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.3%, which is far better than the state average and all nearby schools, including Cuddeback Elementary (3.0%) and Loleta Elementary (53.5%). Academically, it outperforms the California average in English, Math, and Science, and does so while spending significantly less per student than many neighboring schools like South Bay Charter. This demonstrates a highly effective and efficient learning environment.

Redwood excels at supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide for this group. It notably outperforms its closest traditional public schools, Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary and Linell K. Walker Elementary, offering a strong alternative in the community. While it maintains steady performance, there is variation between grade levels, and it operates within a competitive landscape that includes higher-performing schools like Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary. Overall, Redwood Preparatory Charter provides a reliable, high-quality education with a proven track record of student success and engagement.

236

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1480 Ross Hill Rd.
Fortuna, CA 95540-3433

(707) 682-6149

District: Redwood Preparatory Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2019 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,944^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

429^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 25% (2019) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

289^th of 1,543Redwood Preparatory Charter District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	1944 of 5857	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	2105 of 5869	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	1984 of 5859	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	1613 of 5883	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	378 of 1417	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	1904 of 5789	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1857 of 5597	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	2108 of 5612	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	1766 of 5609	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.4	1046 of 5635	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	246 of 1267	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	1001 of 5460	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	1558 of 5517	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	2804 of 5363	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	1668 of 5628	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	42.4	2914 of 5643	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	2347 of 5638	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	2392 of 5663	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	450 of 1272	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1714 of 5510	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	1584 of 2598	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1784 of 2651	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1836 of 2661	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1533 of 2726	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1855 of 2834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	429 of 2761	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.3	141 of 2783	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	151 of 2781	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	534 of 2740	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	150 of 894	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	671 of 2715	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	404 of 2533	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	105 of 2551	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	290 of 2531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	789 of 2509	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.5	38 of 2579	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	566 of 2534	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.2	183 of 2552	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	279 of 2538	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	618 of 2527	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	115 of 763	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	661 of 2407	72.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	701 of 1520	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	191 of 1537	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	152 of 1543	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	61.4	560 of 1555	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	742 of 1602	53.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%+14 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Redwood Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1480 Ross Hill Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Redwood Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 682-6149	236	10	23.6	44.9%	150 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (20.8%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	62.4	1944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		59.1	2105^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.1%	161	39.1	41.7	40.4	36.0	58.3	34.8	66.7	86.4	54.2	55.6	52.0	58.3	30.4	62.5	59.1	45.8	51.4
Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary	Public	K-4	3850 Rohnerville Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4688	282	14	20.1	75.5%	145 (51.4%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.3%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	30.1	3949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		35	3520^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.0%	429				30.6	26.1					28.8	38.9	32.6					36.4	95.0						$28,963	$26,954	$2,009
Linell K. Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	2089 Newburg Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-2519	256	13	19.6	84.0%	102 (39.8%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	18.4	4971^st of 5857 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.6	4803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	18.2%	168				35.1	17.9					26.6	29.8	7.1					18.6	88.1			94.0			$32,198	$30,022	$2,176
Hydesville Elementary	Public	K-8	3050 Johnson Rd.	Hydesville	95547	Humboldt County	Hydesville Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3610	220	9	24.4	51.8%	166 (75.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)	49.8	2601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		64.5	1852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.4%	749	16.0	60.0	35.6	53.6	32.0	32.0	72.7	59.3	55.0	50.3	50.0	40.0	36.0	40.9	51.9	60.0	46.3							$29,738	$28,094	$1,644
Eagle Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Center St.	Rio Dell	95562	Humboldt County	Rio Dell Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-5694	223	12	18.2	63.7%	146 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (22.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.9%)	74.6	1390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		57.8	2157^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.2%	767	41.4		41.4	41.4	88.2	65.5				66.3	42.9	79.4	51.7				59.3	93.3			93.3			$18,798	$16,500	$2,298
Cuddeback Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Wilder Rd.	Carlotta	95528	Humboldt County	Cuddeback Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3372	157	10	15.7	59.2%	111 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	59.1	2111^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.0%		39.5	3207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.4%	1096	21.4		30.4	80.0	47.6	42.9	50.0	28.6		51.0	73.3	52.4	21.4	37.5	19.1		42.7							$36,889	$35,850	$1,039
Loleta Elementary	Public	K-8	700 Loleta Dr.	Loleta	95551	Humboldt County	Loleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 733-5705	82	5	16.4	85.4%	12 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)		0.0	0.0						9.1	7.3						18.2	7.5							$47,876	$44,684	$3,192
Stanwood A. Murphy Elementary	Public	K-8	417 Church St.	Scotia	95565	Humboldt County	Scotia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 764-2212	187	11	17.5	72.2%	121 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.5%)	87.7	791^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		69.5	1615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	824	68.8	50.0	56.8	82.6	55.6	93.8	50.0	78.3	57.1	68.2	78.3	61.1	100.0	75.0	60.9	60.7	71.2	66.7	81.0	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	$23,046	$16,144	$6,902
Ferndale Elementary	Public	K-8	164 Shaw Ave.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5300	338	17	19.3	45.9%	246 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.9%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60.3	2047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.1%		60	2066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.8%	19	46.5	24.1	37.5	31.6	50.0	52.4	45.7	61.1	70.0	51.2	39.5	69.4	44.2	45.7	86.1	70.0	58.3	90.2		92.7				$31,548	$30,144	$1,404
Ridgewood Elementary	Public	K-2	2060 Ridgewood Dr.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Cutten Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-3930	260	16	16.7	51.5%	154 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.5%)	13 (5.0%)	8 (3.1%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.1%)								(n/a)																		94.7	94.7	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$13,397	$12,346	$1,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood Preparatory Charter

What is the racial makeup of Redwood Preparatory Charter?

Students at Redwood Preparatory Charter are 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Redwood Preparatory Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Redwood Preparatory Charter.

What district is Redwood Preparatory Charter in?

Redwood Preparatory Charter District

Is Redwood Preparatory Charter a good school?

Redwood Preparatory Charter ranks 1944^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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