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Shasta Lake

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Shasta Lake ranks 3806 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Shasta Lake is a K-8 elementary school serving 602 students in the Gateway Unified School District, located in the city of Shasta Lake, and it ranks in the 35th percentile among all California schools.

The school shows a mixed performance profile with some clear strengths and challenges. In mathematics, Shasta Lake outperforms other schools in its own district like Buckeye School of the Arts and Grand Oaks Elementary, which is a notable achievement. Furthermore, the school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than both the district and state averages. However, the school struggles significantly in science, and its overall academic results are lower than nearby schools in other districts, such as Boulder Creek Elementary and Turtle Bay, even though those schools serve student populations with similar economic backgrounds.

An important finding is that all schools within the Gateway Unified district perform in the bottom half of the state, while schools in neighboring districts like Enterprise Elementary and Redding Elementary consistently rank higher. Shasta Lake also operates with a favorable student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than some of these higher-performing schools, raising questions about how resources are used across the district. The school's effectiveness varies greatly between different groups of students and has been inconsistent year-to-year for students in special education.

602

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,975

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4620 Vallecito St.
Shasta Lake, CA 96019-9348

(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 — 49th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,806^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,663^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Gateway Unified

1018^th of 1,543Gateway 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	31.9	3806 of 5857	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	3173 of 5869	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3177 of 5859	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3161 of 5883	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	809 of 1417	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3621 of 5789	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3567 of 5662	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.4	3804 of 5692	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	2940 of 5614	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	2869 of 5611	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.4	2274 of 5530	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.0	1938 of 5390	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	1579 of 5377	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	1626 of 5314	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	1626 of 5193	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	1369 of 5113	73.2%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	1582 of 5113	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	1807 of 2227	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	265 of 293	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1463 of 2585	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1947 of 2128	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3308 of 5597	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	3166 of 5612	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2856 of 5609	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	2990 of 5635	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	709 of 1267	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	3093 of 5492	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	3263 of 5413	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2327 of 5107	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	1905 of 5084	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	2751 of 4830	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3656 of 5460	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2819 of 5517	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	2678 of 5363	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	2276 of 5264	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	419 of 1110	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	2781 of 5173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	3079 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4043 of 5628	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.8	3012 of 5643	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3266 of 5638	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3155 of 5663	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	728 of 1272	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3874 of 5510	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3496 of 5431	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1458 of 2847	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2337 of 2635	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2226 of 2420	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	2353 of 2598	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2213 of 2651	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2170 of 2661	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	2247 of 2726	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2490 of 2834	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2457 of 2737	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1663 of 2761	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	1968 of 2783	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1994 of 2781	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1947 of 2740	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	532 of 894	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1938 of 2715	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1698 of 2480	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	1822 of 2508	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1713 of 2497	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	1663 of 2477	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.8	1591 of 2379	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1700 of 2259	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	1284 of 2236	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1365 of 2179	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.8	1137 of 2063	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	1093 of 2005	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.2	930 of 1999	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	795 of 1531	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	124 of 354	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	556 of 1491	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.0	1280 of 1369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1629 of 2533	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1823 of 2551	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1634 of 2531	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1824 of 2509	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	365 of 738	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	1800 of 2380	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1610 of 2262	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1124 of 2395	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1526 of 2388	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1358 of 2374	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1891 of 2359	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1598 of 2213	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1533 of 2072	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1287 of 2542	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1599 of 2579	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1539 of 2531	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1510 of 2458	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	263 of 721	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	1649 of 2369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1467 of 2230	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1514 of 2534	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1809 of 2552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1969 of 2538	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1764 of 2527	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	506 of 763	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1686 of 2407	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1486 of 2273	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1353 of 1566	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1540 of 1552	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	791 of 1531	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1262 of 1520	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1371 of 1537	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1446 of 1543	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1394 of 1555	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1404 of 1602	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1300 of 1496	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2019)63rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science27%-6 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 (2024)
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
Shasta Lake	Public	K-8	4620 Vallecito St.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7020	602	33	18.5	77.1%	408 (67.8%)	3 (0.5%)	89 (14.8%)	13 (2.2%)	34 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	31.9	3806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.0%		40	3173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	45.9%	633	22.6	29.3	26.7	38.8	33.3	43.4	24.3	40.5	30.1	33.9	37.3	31.6	37.7	20.4	31.7	35.4	31.3	95.0	96.7		96.7	96.7		$20,975	$3,558	$17,417
Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	5309 Grand Ave.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7040	320	15	22.0	83.8%	215 (67.2%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.9%)	9 (2.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	30.1	3952^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		38.4	3278^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.1%	674	25.5		25.5	21.4	37.5	41.2				32.7	28.6	25.0	31.4				28.6	89.6	89.6			89.6	92.5	$22,103	$3,126	$18,977
Redding STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding STEM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-5480	253	12	21.1	59.3%	165 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	38 (15.0%)	6 (2.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.6%)	47.5	2736^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		45.9	2799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.3%	63	58.3	59.1	58.7	40.0	52.0	62.5	31.8	55.0	68.2	51.9	20.0	40.0	29.2	13.6	45.0	36.4	30.8							$15,022	$989	$14,033
Buckeye School of the Arts	Public	K-8	3407 Hiatt Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0420	482	24	20.0	89.4%	273 (56.6%)	10 (2.1%)	109 (22.6%)	33 (6.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	29.7	3984^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		24.7	4395^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.1%	411	26.3	24.6	25.4	35.4	41.2	43.1	32.8	45.0	36.9	39.1	31.3	29.4	10.5	15.3	16.7	15.4	19.1	82.3	87.1	96.8	96.8	85.5	85.5	$22,795	$3,423	$19,372
Rocky Point Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 Tamarack Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Rocky Point Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0456	178	10	17.5	75.8%	125 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	25 (14.0%)	57.9	2175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.9%		38.5	3266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.4%	1091	30.0	25.0	27.5	58.8	62.5	30.0	29.4	31.3	35.0	40.6	52.9	75.0	50.0	35.3	31.3	40.0	47.2							$17,858	$547	$17,311
Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	505 Springer Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4140	839	36	23.2	53.4%	521 (62.1%)	7 (0.8%)	129 (15.4%)	62 (7.4%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.0%)	66.2	1776^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.6	1788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.5%	12	50.6	50.0	50.3	50.6	49.4	61.8	48.9	53.3	52.6	52.8	55.6	44.9	51.7	36.7	38.0	47.4	45.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$14,300	$1,261	$13,039
Columbia-East Valley K-6 Community Day	Public	K-8	675 Shasta View Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 221-5224	2	1	1.9		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$31,623	$15	$31,608
Turtle Bay	Public	K-8	1330 Arboretum Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0035	692	32	21.6	73.6%	421 (60.8%)	10 (1.4%)	125 (18.1%)	15 (2.2%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (14.9%)	54.9	2316^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.5%		52.7	2414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.9%	98	29.1	24.5	27.6	55.7	43.0	48.5	37.5	37.5	64.7	48.3	62.0	37.2	44.2	28.2	32.8	45.1	43.3	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	$15,225	$163	$15,062
Mistletoe Elementary	Public	K-8	1225 Mistletoe Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4160	682	28	24.3	71.4%	356 (52.2%)	14 (2.1%)	164 (24.0%)	52 (7.6%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.0%)	68.1	1682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.3%		59.8	2076^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.6%	394	57.1	35.9	46.5	55.4	43.8	57.1	50.0	59.1	54.7	53.2	60.3	53.4	52.4	34.4	19.7	31.3	42.4							$14,804	$1,301	$13,503
Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Civic Center Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0040	215	11	19.5	89.3%	111 (51.6%)	15 (7.0%)	52 (24.2%)	6 (2.8%)	18 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	33.2	3698^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.9%		20.9	4778^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.6%	1080	15.6		15.6	51.3	20.7	25.0				34.0	57.9	20.7	12.5				32.3	85.7	88.1	92.9	88.1	88.1	88.1	$20,479	$706	$19,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Shasta Lake

What is the racial makeup of Shasta Lake?

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

What schools do graduates of Shasta Lake attend?

Students who attend Shasta Lake usually go on to attend:

High : Central Valley High

Is Shasta Lake a good school?

Shasta Lake ranks 3806^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Shasta Lake in?

Gateway Unified

How many students attend Shasta Lake?

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

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.