Summary:
Zip code 96002 has 11 schools—six elementary, two middle, two high, and one alternative—serving a range of grade levels, with 10 schools reporting 2025–26 scores. Across those 10, average proficiency was 45% in ELA and 33% in math, below statewide results of 49% and 38%; science averaged 38%, above the state’s 36%. The most important finding is how widely results vary: school-to-school spreads were 62 percentage points in ELA, 47 in math, and 34 in science.
Enterprise High stands out in ELA, with 68% proficiency—19 points above the state—while PACE Academy had the lowest result at 6%, 44 points below the state. In math, Lassen View Elementary led at 50%, 12 points above the state; PACE was lowest at 3%, 35 points below. Parsons Junior High led science at 56%, 20 points above the state, while Lassen View was lowest at 22%, 14 points below.
Recent changes differ by subject: the average ELA score rose from 43% to 45% between 2024–25 and 2025–26, narrowing its gap with the state by 1 point; math rose by less than a point as the state gained 1, widening the gap by 1 point; and science rose by 6 points, moving from below to above the state. Individual results also diverged: Enterprise gained 22 points in ELA, while Mistletoe Elementary declined by 3 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking history shows Rother Elementary rising from the 14th to the 32nd percentile between 2023–24 and 2025–26. Context measures do not align neatly with scores: PACE enrolls 44 students, has a 10.9 student-teacher ratio, and reports 44% chronic absenteeism, while Enterprise has 1,148 students and a 21.2 ratio but strong ELA results. All schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25, ranging from 59% at Redding Collegiate Academy to 86% at PACE. Because schools serve different grade spans, All Grades scores are broad comparisons, not like-for-like grade comparisons.
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