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Redwood Elementary

Q: Is Redwood Elementary a good school?

Redwood Elementary ranks 2995 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Redwood Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 452 students in Crescent City, part of the Del Norte County Unified School District, and stands out as a relatively strong performer within its local area.

When compared to other elementary schools in the district, Redwood is a top performer, ranking significantly higher than nearby schools like Bess Maxwell Elementary, Joe Hamilton Elementary, and Pine Grove Elementary. The school excels in managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate much lower than the district average and most of its peers. It also operates very efficiently, achieving these results with lower per-student spending than many other schools in the district.

Academically, the school's English Language Arts scores are on par with the state average, and performance improves notably in the middle school grades. However, parents should note that science proficiency is an area for growth, as scores lag behind the state average. Mathematics results also vary considerably between grade levels. Overall, Redwood Elementary demonstrates consistent effectiveness, particularly for a school serving a community with high economic need, making it a distinctive option within Del Norte County Unified.

452

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,773

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6900 Lake Earl Dr.
Crescent City, CA 95538-7909

(707) 464-0360

District: Del Norte County Unified

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually attend:

High:

Del Norte High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.3%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Del Norte County Unified

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg26%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,995^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,003^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Del Norte County Unified

1202^nd of 1,543Del Norte County Unified 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	43.1	2995 of 5857	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	2672 of 5869	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	2216 of 5859	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	2891 of 5883	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	3210 of 5789	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3202 of 5662	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	2624 of 5692	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.1	3213 of 5614	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	2697 of 5611	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	2884 of 5530	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.0	2443 of 5390	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.3	1883 of 5377	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	2150 of 5314	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	2173 of 5193	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.4	1754 of 5113	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	2020 of 5113	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	1906 of 4818	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.3	2332 of 4822	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.9	2210 of 4809	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2988 of 5597	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2604 of 5612	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	2404 of 5609	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	2700 of 5635	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	3141 of 5492	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3228 of 5413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1636 of 5107	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	2516 of 5460	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	2435 of 5517	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	1725 of 5363	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	2956 of 5264	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	2933 of 5173	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	3083 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2856 of 5628	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	2597 of 5643	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	1827 of 5638	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2972 of 5663	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3082 of 5510	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3022 of 5431	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	340 of 610	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.1	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2154 of 2598	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1987 of 2651	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1950 of 2661	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2367 of 2726	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2309 of 2834	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	2328 of 2737	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	1003 of 2761	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	1242 of 2783	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1440 of 2781	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1622 of 2740	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1380 of 2715	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1412 of 2480	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	1285 of 2508	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	1207 of 2497	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	1136 of 2477	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	701 of 2379	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	53.5	1007 of 2259	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.1	930 of 2236	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.8	1316 of 2179	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	938 of 2063	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	35.5	1283 of 2005	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.5	1306 of 1999	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.8	1248 of 1804	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.1	896 of 1777	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.6	888 of 1769	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	1160 of 2533	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	1465 of 2551	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1404 of 2531	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1280 of 2509	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	1256 of 2380	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	1127 of 2262	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	1449 of 2395	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1585 of 2374	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	850 of 2542	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	1177 of 2579	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	1726 of 2531	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1192 of 2458	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	946 of 2369	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	1403 of 2230	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	775 of 2534	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	855 of 2552	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	1267 of 2538	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.9	1740 of 2527	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	1284 of 2407	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1443 of 2273	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	465 of 726	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.5	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	926 of 1520	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1068 of 1537	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1269 of 1543	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1251 of 1555	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1207 of 1602	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1225 of 1496	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2019)50th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-28 vs school

Native American (2022)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy49%~ state avg

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95538	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	452	19	23.2	59.1%	241 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.2%)	14 (3.1%)	48 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	43.1	2995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.9%		47.9	2672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	54.5%	323	22.6	19.6	21.1	38.1	44.4	41.5	52.7	62.5	50.9	49.0	39.5	33.3	27.8	34.6	48.2	23.2	34.3	93.6				93.6		$18,773	$17,624	$1,149
Smith River Elementary	Public	K-8	134 First St.	Smith River	95567	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0370	258	11	24.3	67.8%	79 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	116 (45.0%)	2 (0.8%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	32.2	3783^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	35.4%		20	4864^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	1081	37.5	45.2	41.3	29.2	21.4	43.8	32.1	37.0	61.3	38.2	37.5	25.0	28.1	17.9	33.3	38.7	30.0							$25,501	$23,832	$1,669
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pine Grove Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0350	265	12	21.9	83.4%	124 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	72 (27.2%)	12 (4.5%)	25 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	12.6	5458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.8%		14.2	5371^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	87	13.6		13.6	18.0	29.4	22.7				22.7	18.0	14.7	4.6				12.5	93.8	95.0		96.3	95.0	96.3	$21,902	$20,532	$1,370
Mary Peacock Elementary	Public	K-5	1720 Arlington	Crescent City	95331	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0301	251	13	19.3	62.5%	142 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (27.9%)	11 (4.4%)	16 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	29.1	4029^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		26.7	4238^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.8%	209	30.8		30.8	20.6	25.0	38.5				28.3	29.4	27.5	30.8				29.2	92.9	92.9		92.9	92.9	92.9	$31,104	$29,064	$2,040
Bess Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1124 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0310	217	11	19.7	86.2%	102 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (23.5%)	7 (3.2%)	36 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.7%)	8.7	5702^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.6%		10.5	5659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.6%	43	9.4		9.4	15.2	7.9	18.8				13.6	21.2	10.5	6.3				12.6	93.8		93.8				$28,716	$26,154	$2,562
Joe Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 E St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0330	298	15	20.4	81.5%	135 (45.3%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (22.1%)	18 (6.0%)	41 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.4%)	12.2	5487^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		27.5	4158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	1329	14.8		14.8	12.2	12.5	28.3				18.3	14.6	14.6	13.0				14.0	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	$23,804	$21,846	$1,958
Mountain Elementary	Public	K-8	55 Azalea Ln.	Gasquet	95543	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 457-3211	44	3	14.5	50.0%	28 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (25.0%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)										51.7							31.0							$56,494	$50,044	$6,450

Frequently Asked Questions about Redwood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Redwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Redwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Del Norte High

How many students attend Redwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Redwood Elementary.

Is Redwood Elementary a good school?

Redwood Elementary ranks 2995^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Redwood Elementary in?

Del Norte County Unified

What is the racial makeup of Redwood Elementary?

Students at Redwood Elementary are 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 11% American Indian, 3% Asian.

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