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Redding School of the Arts

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Redding School of the Arts ranks 1901 st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Alternative Schools

Better than 68% of California alternative schools

Summary

Redding School of the Arts is a public charter school serving 629 students in grades K-12 in Redding, California. This arts-focused school consistently outperforms the state average on academic assessments, with 100% of 11th graders projected to be proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to 56.96% statewide. The school also excels in science, with 47.46% of students across all grades projected to be proficient or better on the CAST science assessments, compared to 32.65% statewide.

Redding School of the Arts stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 24.9% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 30%. The school serves a more economically diverse student population than nearby alternative schools, with 26.67% to 31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, Redding School of the Arts spends between $7,795 and $8,918 per student, which is lower than the spending levels of the nearby Evergreen Union, Northern Summit Academy Shasta, Gateway Unified, and Shasta County Office of Education districts.

Overall, Redding School of the Arts stands out as a high-performing public charter school that is successfully integrating the arts into its curriculum and supporting the academic and personal growth of a diverse student population. The school's consistent academic excellence, low chronic absenteeism, and efficient resource allocation make it an exemplary model for other schools to emulate.

634

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

955 Inspiration Pl.
Redding, CA 96003-8297

(530) 247-6933

District: Redding School of the Arts District

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Two or more races:

18.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,901^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

640^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

26^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%

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★★★★★

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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	63.5	1901 of 5857	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1914 of 5869	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	1994 of 5859	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	1775 of 5883	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	435 of 1417	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	2049 of 5789	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	1957 of 5597	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1798 of 5612	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	1955 of 5609	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	1667 of 5635	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	458 of 1267	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	2299 of 5492	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	2471 of 5107	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	2385 of 5460	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2407 of 5517	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	2157 of 5363	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	1234 of 5264	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	155 of 1110	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	1680 of 5173	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1759 of 5628	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	1965 of 5643	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	1911 of 5638	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	1809 of 5663	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	309 of 1272	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	1643 of 5510	70.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	620 of 718	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	418 of 669	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	230 of 610	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	338 of 445	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.0	1699 of 2635	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1599 of 2598	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1680 of 2651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1957 of 2661	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1904 of 2726	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	2135 of 2834	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	640 of 2761	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	490 of 2783	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	779 of 2781	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	605 of 2740	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	244 of 894	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	870 of 2715	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	595 of 2533	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	553 of 2551	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	558 of 2531	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	610 of 2509	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	205 of 738	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	946 of 2380	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	515 of 2542	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	643 of 2579	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	578 of 2531	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	530 of 2458	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	253 of 721	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	824 of 2369	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	706 of 2534	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	421 of 2552	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	1170 of 2538	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	514 of 2527	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	252 of 763	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	724 of 2407	69.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	696 of 1520	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	630 of 1537	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	886 of 1543	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	598 of 1555	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	1014 of 1602	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)52nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-54 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science47%+15 vs state

Mathematics46%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th 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 11th 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 11th 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
Redding School of the Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Inspiration Pl.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-6933	634	33	18.9	33.8%	386 (60.9%)	9 (1.4%)	83 (13.1%)	25 (3.9%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (18.3%)								(n/a)	56.1	44.4			47.5	39.7	55.6	64.9	47.1	64.2	72.2	100.0	58.1	47.1	49.2	45.6	35.3	43.4	48.2	66.7	45.8	82.4	83.8	91.2	85.3	85.3	88.2
Shasta View Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-3861	493	25	19.8	46.0%	328 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	68 (13.8%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.6%)								(n/a)	38.9	40.5		57.7	45.6	41.7	48.6	58.3	57.1	67.7	61.9	79.4	59.0	44.4	45.7	25.0	48.6	32.3	35.7	29.4	37.4	23.4	29.8	44.7	23.4	27.7	25.5	$25,220	$24,866	$354
Phoenix Charter Academy College View	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	145 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Phoenix Charter Academy College View District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-9280	287	15	18.5	55.4%	207 (72.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (15.7%)	8 (2.8%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)								(n/a)	14.3	54.6		53.3	44.3	60.0	47.1	21.4	80.0	43.8	63.6	80.0	61.2	53.3	35.3	0.0	68.0	25.0	59.1	50.0	45.3							$26,583	$24,616	$1,967
Redding Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3200 Adams Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4240	219	8	26.9	58.4%	148 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.4%)	7 (3.2%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	41.2	44.0	46.2	41.2	60.0		58.3	42.9	84.2	52.9	55.9	60.0	33.3		33.3	28.6	63.2	29.4	23.5	34.8							$28,069	$27,786	$283
Shasta County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 410-6088	28	3	9.2	57.1%	17 (60.7%)	2 (7.1%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)								(n/a)													0.0								3.7							$97,173	$88,426	$8,747
Stellar Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5885 East Bonnyview Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-7730	273	14	19.5	42.1%	206 (75.5%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)								(n/a)	57.1	36.4		36.4	46.2	68.2	69.2	78.6	52.6	56.5	54.6	63.6	62.8	63.6	69.2	64.3	36.8	43.5	27.3	18.2	47.8							$29,156	$29,156	$00
Gateway Educational Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	72	4	18.0	84.7%	50 (69.4%)	2 (2.8%)	9 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.1%)								(n/a)					22.2							29.4	30.6							0.0	5.6							$23,014	$19,922	$3,092
Northern Summit Academy Shasta	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2301 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Northern Summit Academy Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 338-1399	215	15	14.5	67.4%	144 (67.0%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (17.2%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.6%)								(n/a)	20.0	10.0		17.1	16.9		25.0	20.0	11.8	27.8	10.0	37.2	25.4		31.3	6.7	11.8	22.2	10.0	4.7	11.9							$29,580	$28,812	$768
Evergreen Institute of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	184	12	15.3	57.1%	131 (71.2%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)								(n/a)		45.0		28.6	34.9		50.0		45.5	26.7	45.0	71.4	47.3		33.3		45.5	20.0	15.0	14.3	23.1							$24,312	$24,312	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Redding School of the Arts

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Redding School of the Arts ranks 1901^st of 5857 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Redding School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Redding School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Redding School of the Arts?

Students at Redding School of the Arts are 61% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

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