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Central Valley High

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Central Valley High ranks 552 nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Central Valley High is a 9–12 school in Shasta Lake, serving 583 students in Gateway Unified. SchoolDigger rated it four stars and placed it at the 74th percentile statewide in 2025–26. Graduation is a clear strength: 96% of students graduated, compared with 88% statewide, and the dropout rate was 1%, compared with 8% statewide. The most important academic takeaway is that results were above the state average in ELA and science, but essentially at the state average in math.

Compared with California, the school’s 2025–26 proficiency rates were 62% in ELA, 38% in math and 46% in science—13 points higher in ELA, 1 point lower in math and 10 points higher in science. Results were also above district rates in all three subjects. Nearby grades 9–12 schools provide a more mixed comparison: Central Valley’s ELA result was 8 points below their average, while its math result was 2 points below, and its science result was essentially tied. Chronic absenteeism remains a concern: 26% of students were chronically absent, 7 points above the state rate, though below the district’s 28%.

Results have shifted over time rather than improving consistently. From 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 7 points and math fell 1 point, while science rose 15 points; ELA and math also dropped from their 2024–25 peaks. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile fell from 86 to 74 over the last year, despite the four-star rating. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 21.9 in 2024–25 and a 72% share of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in that school year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking also signals much weaker results for Special Education Students: they ranked at the 6th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 74th percentile, after ranking at the 75th percentile the year before.

583

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,633

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

4066 La Mesa Ave.
Shasta Lake, CA 96003-9243

(530) 275-7075

District: Gateway Unified

Feeder schools for Central Valley High:

Elementary:	Buckeye School of the Arts
	Grand Oaks Elementary
	Shasta Lake

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.0%

Hispanic:

17.7%

American Indian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2025 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2025) to 74th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg29%

California avg42%

552^nd of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Gateway Unified

1236^th of 1,530Gateway 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	552 of 2135	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	306 of 2162	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	450 of 2159	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	458 of 2170	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	503 of 2123	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	366 of 1290	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	777 of 2133	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	395 of 2017	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	65.1	686 of 2021	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	1065 of 2039	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	1060 of 1994	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.6	1361 of 2426	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	1032 of 2354	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.9	947 of 2367	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.7	682 of 2281	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	55.3	594 of 2238	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	58.6	498 of 2117	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	49.6	664 of 2063	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	606 of 1968	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.6	382 of 1901	79.9%	★★★★☆
2004	60.0	340 of 1653	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.8	480 of 1161	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	369 of 555	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	272 of 1117	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	486 of 1052	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	381 of 1864	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	379 of 1906	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	438 of 1915	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	448 of 1915	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	509 of 1858	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	438 of 1054	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	729 of 1833	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.4	345 of 1760	80.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	819 of 1880	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.1	278 of 1900	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	222 of 1902	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	255 of 1917	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	129 of 1861	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	445 of 1814	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	94.1	87 of 1742	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	349 of 1997	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	145 of 2013	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	249 of 2026	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	326 of 2030	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	439 of 1943	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	147 of 1126	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	451 of 1937	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	198 of 1862	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	668 of 1930	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.7	237 of 1942	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	422 of 1948	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	428 of 1963	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	473 of 1916	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	264 of 1122	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	723 of 1880	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	426 of 1834	76.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	369 of 588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	1160 of 1235	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	64.0	317 of 1252	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	32.8	764 of 1216	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1061 of 1197	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	613 of 1130	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.0	293 of 1155	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	42.7	701 of 1173	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	545 of 1193	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	541 of 1204	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.0	830 of 1222	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	527 of 1173	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science46%+10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4066 La Mesa Ave.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7075	583	27	21.9	71.5%	350 (60.0%)	7 (1.2%)	103 (17.7%)	23 (3.9%)	49 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.1%)	73.3	552^nd of 2135 public high schools	74.1%		85.3	306^th of 2162 public high schools	85.8%	246		45.6		46.5				62.4	62.4				37.6	37.6	$26,633	$24,922	$1,711
Mountain Lakes High	Public	10-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	68	4	18.0	94.1%	48 (70.6%)	2 (2.9%)	9 (13.2%)	3 (4.4%)	4 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	6.6	2110^th of 2135 public high schools	1.2%		16.9	1745^th of 2162 public high schools	19.3%	365								0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$35,409	$30,634	$4,775
Gateway Community Day	Public	7-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	12	2	4.8	75.0%	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)															$91,593	$78,742	$12,851
Shasta County Independent Study	Public	6-12	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0163	102	4	25.3	74.5%	63 (61.8%)	4 (3.9%)	23 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.8%)	27.3	1538^th of 2135 public high schools	28.0%		25.3	1590^th of 2162 public high schools	26.5%	52	16.7			23.8			41.7	37.5	38.8			16.7	9.4	10.2	$19,878	$18,752	$1,126
Pioneer Continuation High	Public	9-12	2650 Eighth St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-1880	215	15	14.2	76.7%	133 (61.9%)	9 (4.2%)	37 (17.2%)	4 (1.9%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	13.4	1795^th of 2135 public high schools	15.9%		9.1	2062^nd of 2162 public high schools	4.6%	267		8.6		9.2				17.7	17.7				6.3	6.3	$4,259	$3,324	$935
University Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	University Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2790	1,009	48	21.1	31.7%	691 (68.5%)	8 (0.8%)	123 (12.2%)	67 (6.6%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	104 (10.3%)	96.3	60^th of 2135 public high schools	97.2%		96.2	75^th of 2162 public high schools	96.5%	15	54.3	72.2		62.6	67.1	81.6	78.4	83.5	77.4	40.7	57.9	54.3	69.9	55.1
Shasta Collegiate Academy	Public	9-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2760	76	7	10.3	46.1%	52 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.5%)	3 (3.9%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.9%)	76.1	497^th of 2135 public high schools	76.7%		86.9	266^th of 2162 public high schools	87.7%	231		45.7		45.7				72.2	72.2				35.1	35.1	$4,788	$3,920	$868
Shasta High	Public	9-12	2500 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 241-4161	1,268	62	20.4	48.1%	809 (63.8%)	34 (2.7%)	225 (17.7%)	64 (5.0%)	69 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	58 (4.6%)	81	381^st of 2135 public high schools	82.2%		83.2	356^th of 2162 public high schools	83.5%	25		49.4		49.2				72.2	72.2				41.1	41.1	$7,135	$5,872	$1,263
Shasta Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	307 Park Marina Cir.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2600	283	15	19.2	37.8%	191 (67.5%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (14.8%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	80.1	405^th of 2135 public high schools	81.0%		79.6	416^th of 2162 public high schools	80.8%	11		50.7		50.7				74.7	74.7				36.6	36.6
Enterprise High	Public	9-12	3411 Churn Creek Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 222-6601	1,148	54	21.2	65.7%	547 (47.6%)	68 (5.9%)	269 (23.4%)	153 (13.3%)	52 (4.5%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.7%)	77.4	459^th of 2135 public high schools	78.5%		55.7	917^th of 2162 public high schools	57.6%	458		44.4		43.6				68.1	68.1				41.8	41.8	$7,940	$6,040	$1,900

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Valley High

Is Central Valley High a good school?

Central Valley High ranks 552^nd of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Central Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Central Valley High?

Students at Central Valley High are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Central Valley High in?

Gateway Unified

What schools feed into Central Valley High?

Central Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckeye School of the Arts
Elementary : Grand Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Shasta Lake

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