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William M. Metteer Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5080^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

William M. Metteer Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 458 students in Red Bluff, CA, within the Red Bluff Union Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 15% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science less than half the state average, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. It consistently performs lower than other schools in its own district, such as Jackson Heights Elementary and Bidwell Elementary. A notable bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping to 12.7%, which is better than both the district and state averages.

When compared to higher-performing elementary schools in neighboring districts, like Lassen View Elementary and Bend Elementary, the academic gaps are substantial. Performance is uneven across different student groups and grade levels, and the school has a higher student-teacher ratio than its district peers. While the improved attendance is a positive step, it has not yet led to corresponding gains in academic achievement.

458

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,978

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

695 Kimball Rd.
Red Bluff, CA 96080-4901

(530) 527-9015

District: Red Bluff Union Elementary

Students who attend William M. Metteer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Preparatory Academy
High:	Red Bluff High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

White:

36.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,080^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Red Bluff Union Elementary

1317^th of 1,543Red Bluff Union Elementary 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
2025	17.2	5080 of 5857	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5270 of 5869	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	5130 of 5859	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4168 of 5883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1015 of 1417	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	4432 of 5789	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4597 of 5662	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	3466 of 5692	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	3433 of 5614	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	3109 of 5611	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.2	4641 of 5530	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	4032 of 5390	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	4335 of 5377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	3714 of 5314	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	2214 of 5193	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.1	2709 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.3	2533 of 5113	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.5	1986 of 4818	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.9	1835 of 4822	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.2	1957 of 4809	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	190 of 293	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	2297 of 3162	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3073 of 3245	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	1402 of 3311	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	283 of 602	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1779 of 3275	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4635 of 5597	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	4726 of 5612	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	4394 of 5609	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3797 of 5635	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1095 of 1267	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4559 of 5492	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4375 of 5413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	4691 of 5107	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4641 of 5107	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4338 of 5087	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	3013 of 5084	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4003 of 4963	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4105 of 4830	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4634 of 5460	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4766 of 5517	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4353 of 5363	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2943 of 5264	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	582 of 1110	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3854 of 5173	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4135 of 5084	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	5023 of 5628	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5302 of 5643	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5224 of 5638	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4146 of 5663	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	745 of 1272	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	3877 of 5510	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4402 of 5431	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	2359 of 2420	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	2487 of 2598	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	2539 of 2651	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	2561 of 2661	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2624 of 2726	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2683 of 2834	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2602 of 2737	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)35th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science19%-13 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 (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 (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
William M. Metteer Elementary	Public	K-5	695 Kimball Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-9015	458	20	22.9	77.5%	169 (36.9%)	5 (1.1%)	236 (51.5%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	17.2	5080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.3%		15.4	5270^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	190	19.3		19.3	27.6	20.2	26.3				24.4	22.4	18.1	17.5				19.4	95.8	95.8	96.9		95.8		$17,978	$16,852	$1,126
Red Bluff Community Day	Public	K-8	1770 S. Jackson	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7200	16	3	4.9	62.5%	11 (68.8%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)										9.1							9.1							$93,177	$93,020	$157
Jackson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Jackson St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7150	407	19	21.1	82.3%	212 (52.1%)	3 (0.7%)	157 (38.6%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	35.5	3535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		26.6	4244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.7%	709	36.1		36.1	19.7	25.8	55.6				34.2	18.1	23.8	40.3				27.5							$22,682	$21,462	$1,220
Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1256 Walnut St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7171	387	20	19.6	66.9%	191 (49.4%)	8 (2.1%)	142 (36.7%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	29.8	3981^st of 5857 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.5	3970^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.4%	11	21.4		21.4	25.0	39.0	19.6				27.8	40.3	40.7	17.9				33.7							$20,902	$20,030	$872
Lincoln Street	Public, Charter	K-8	1125 Lincoln St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Tehama County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 528-7301	82	3	23.9	86.6%	44 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (11.0%)								(n/a)			25.0		9.1					18.8		0.0					10.4							$24,900	$24,900	$00
Antelope Elementary	Public	K-5	22630 Antelope Blvd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Antelope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-1272	442	22	20.0	59.5%	263 (59.5%)	3 (0.7%)	146 (33.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	52.7	2449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.8	2296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	153	37.5		37.5	45.0	43.5	50.0				46.0	45.0	42.7	35.4				41.3	96.2	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	98.1	$24,866	$22,974	$1,892
Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	195	9	21.6	45.6%	152 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	29.5	3997^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.8%		26.7	4236^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.8%	239	31.6	4.0	15.9	25.0	38.5	47.4	27.3	31.6	20.0	30.9	16.7	35.7	21.1	13.6	15.0	12.0	17.9	85.0			85.0			$24,529	$24,152	$377
Gerber Elementary	Public	K-8	23014 Chard Ave.	Gerber	96035	Tehama County	Gerber Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 385-1041	400	19	21.0	81.5%	71 (17.8%)	6 (1.5%)	314 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.1	5807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		8.1	5768^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	39	2.6	11.9	7.4	16.3	11.9	18.0	5.4	14.6	14.3	13.5	7.0	7.1	5.1	2.6	2.4	9.5	5.7	85.7	89.3		87.5	87.5	89.3	$39,874	$39,214	$660
Bend Elementary	Public	K-8	22270 Bend Ferry Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-4648	102	6	16.7	42.2%	72 (70.6%)	1 (1.0%)	21 (20.6%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	73.2	1462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		53.5	2370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	908	54.6		66.7		58.3	63.6	64.3			71.0		41.7	63.6	35.7			51.6							$27,364	$24,118	$3,246
Lassen View Elementary	Public	K-8	10818 Highway 99-E	Los Molinos	96055	Tehama County	Lassen View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-5162	355	14	24.6	49.3%	249 (70.1%)	6 (1.7%)	95 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	71.1	1551^st of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.3	1714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	163	43.9	37.1	41.3	57.5	41.9	59.7	66.7	60.7	57.1	57.6	48.9	48.4	47.4	72.7	57.1	40.0	51.5							$27,382	$26,746	$636

Frequently Asked Questions about William M. Metteer Elementary

What schools do graduates of William M. Metteer Elementary attend?

Students who attend William M. Metteer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vista Preparatory Academy
High : Red Bluff High

How many students attend William M. Metteer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended William M. Metteer Elementary.

Is William M. Metteer Elementary a good school?

William M. Metteer Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of William M. Metteer Elementary?

Students at William M. Metteer Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 37% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is William M. Metteer Elementary in?

Red Bluff Union Elementary

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