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Shasta Lake

Public Grades K-8
4713th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of California elementary schools
Summary

Shasta Lake is a 602-student K–8 school in Shasta Lake, California, and part of Gateway Unified. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 30% in English language arts (ELA), 24% in math, and 37% in science. The most important takeaway is that results are uneven: ELA is especially weak in grades six and seven, while eighth grade is a standout.

Science is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby K–8 schools, the district, and California: its 37% proficiency was about 4 points above the nearby-school average of 33%, 4 points above the district’s 33%, and 1 point above the state’s 36%. ELA and math are weaker overall. ELA was 19 points below the state average and 4 points below the district; compared with nearby K–8 schools’ average of 47%, it was 16 points lower. Math was 14 points below the state, though 2 points above the district, and 11 points below nearby schools’ 35% average. Eighth grade offers a more encouraging picture: ELA proficiency was 51%, about 1 point above the state, and science was 53%, compared with 35% statewide. By contrast, ELA proficiency in grades six and seven was about 20% in each.

Over four years, science rose by 10 points, from 28% to 37%, while ELA slipped by 1 point and math by 2 points. The state gaps in ELA and math widened by 4 and 6 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile fell from 46 in 2023–2024 to 19 in 2025–2026, and its rating dropped from 2 stars to 1. Its statewide measure of how well it serves Special Education Students fell from the 49th to the 9th percentile between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026; for Hispanic Students, it fell from the 54th to the 21st percentile. The student-teacher ratio was 18.5 in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among nearby schools with reported figures. In that same school year, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

602
Students ?
18.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,222
Per pupil spending ?
77.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
94%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 4620 Vallecito St.
       Shasta Lake, CA  96003-9348

(530) 275-7020

District: Gateway Unified


Students who attend Shasta Lake usually attend:

High:    Central Valley High
Racial breakdown:

White:
67.8%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
District avg29%
California avg42%
Elementary school
4,713th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,665th of 2,740
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Gateway Unified
1236th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.14713 of 581719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202531.93806 of 585735.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.03173 of 586945.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.33177 of 585945.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.03161 of 588346.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.0809 of 141742.9%★★☆☆☆
201933.93621 of 578937.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.53567 of 566237.0%★★☆☆☆
201730.43804 of 569233.2%★★☆☆☆
201642.32940 of 561447.6%★★☆☆☆
201542.82869 of 561148.9%★★☆☆☆
201357.42274 of 553058.9%★★★☆☆
201262.01938 of 539064.0%★★★☆☆
201168.01579 of 537770.6%★★★★☆
201067.01626 of 531469.4%★★★☆☆
200966.31626 of 519368.7%★★★☆☆
200870.81369 of 511373.2%★★★★☆
200765.31582 of 511369.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202223.81807 of 222718.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.5265 of 2939.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.31463 of 258543.4%★★☆☆☆
201820.61947 of 21288.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.64132 of 558126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202536.93308 of 559740.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.73166 of 561243.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.42856 of 560949.1%★★☆☆☆
202240.12990 of 563546.9%★★☆☆☆
202139.2709 of 126744.0%★★☆☆☆
201940.23093 of 549243.7%★★☆☆☆
201837.23263 of 541339.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202626.04027 of 509420.9%★☆☆☆☆
202549.52327 of 510754.4%★★★☆☆
202254.91905 of 508462.5%★★★☆☆
201841.72751 of 483043.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.83955 of 542327.1%★☆☆☆☆
202534.03656 of 546033.0%★★☆☆☆
202444.02819 of 551748.9%★★☆☆☆
202345.32678 of 536350.1%★★★☆☆
202250.02276 of 526456.8%★★★☆☆
202154.7419 of 111062.3%★★★☆☆
201944.62781 of 517346.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.13079 of 508439.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.34824 of 560313.9%★☆☆☆☆
202527.84043 of 562828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202440.83012 of 564346.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.03266 of 563842.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.73155 of 566344.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.6728 of 127242.8%★★☆☆☆
201928.93874 of 551029.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.73496 of 543135.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.02676 of 29278.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202540.11458 of 284748.8%★★☆☆☆
202421.22337 of 263511.3%★☆☆☆☆
202319.22226 of 24208.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20266.72423 of 25364.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.12353 of 25989.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.32213 of 265116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202322.02170 of 266118.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.12247 of 272617.6%★☆☆☆☆
201915.92490 of 283412.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.52457 of 273710.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202634.61665 of 274039.2%★★☆☆☆
202534.51663 of 276139.8%★★☆☆☆
202426.71968 of 278329.3%★☆☆☆☆
202325.81994 of 278128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.91947 of 274028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202137.2532 of 89440.5%★★☆☆☆
201926.61938 of 271528.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.91698 of 248031.5%★★☆☆☆
201725.71822 of 250827.4%★☆☆☆☆
201628.21713 of 249731.4%★★☆☆☆
201528.91663 of 247732.9%★★☆☆☆
201333.81591 of 237933.1%★★☆☆☆
201228.01700 of 225924.7%★☆☆☆☆
201142.91284 of 223642.6%★★☆☆☆
201037.71365 of 217937.4%★★☆☆☆
200942.81137 of 206344.9%★★☆☆☆
200843.01093 of 200545.5%★★☆☆☆
200748.2930 of 199953.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202238.9795 of 153148.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.4124 of 35465.0%★★★☆☆
201949.4556 of 149162.7%★★★☆☆
201821.01280 of 13696.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.81744 of 251630.7%★★☆☆☆
202531.71629 of 253335.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.61823 of 255128.5%★☆☆☆☆
202330.31634 of 253135.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.21824 of 250927.3%★☆☆☆☆
202145.1365 of 73850.5%★★★☆☆
201924.61800 of 238024.4%★☆☆☆☆
201827.11610 of 226228.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.21266 of 235746.3%★★☆☆☆
202546.81124 of 239553.1%★★★☆☆
202433.11526 of 238836.1%★★☆☆☆
202337.21358 of 237442.8%★★☆☆☆
202223.31891 of 235919.8%★☆☆☆☆
201928.31598 of 221327.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.91533 of 207226.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.71338 of 252947.1%★★☆☆☆
202543.61287 of 254249.4%★★☆☆☆
202434.31599 of 257938.0%★★☆☆☆
202334.81539 of 253139.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.91510 of 245838.6%★★☆☆☆
202153.8263 of 72163.5%★★★☆☆
201930.91649 of 236930.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.91467 of 223034.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.61443 of 251442.6%★★☆☆☆
202535.41514 of 253440.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.61809 of 255229.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.41969 of 253822.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.21764 of 252730.2%★★☆☆☆
202131.4506 of 76333.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.01686 of 240730.0%★★☆☆☆
201831.51486 of 227334.6%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201956.37 of 1963.2%★★★☆☆
201860.44 of 1877.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.71444 of 160510.0%★☆☆☆☆
202523.21353 of 156613.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.01540 of 15520.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.1791 of 153148.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202620.61205 of 149019.1%★☆☆☆☆
202518.51262 of 152017.0%★☆☆☆☆
202413.31371 of 153710.8%★☆☆☆☆
20239.01446 of 15436.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.21394 of 155510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201913.91404 of 160212.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.01300 of 149613.1%★☆☆☆☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile-27 vs school
Male (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school
Middle school
Native American (2019)63rd percentile+35 vs school
Disabled (2022)48th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-20 vs school
Special Education (2026)10th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Science37%~ state avg
English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state
Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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Students who attend Shasta Lake usually go on to attend:

High : Central Valley High

Shasta Lake ranks in the bottom 19.0% of California elementary schools.

Students at Shasta Lake are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Shasta Lake.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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