Summary:
ZIP code 96080 has three high schools: Red Bluff High and Salisbury High (Continuation) serve grades 9–12, while Tehama eLearning Academy serves grades 7–12. Their enrollment ranges from 104 students at Salisbury to 1,586 at Red Bluff. The most important finding is that Red Bluff leads the available proficiency results, but its latest scores still trail the state in all three subjects.
Red Bluff is the clear current proficiency leader: in 2025–2026, 48% met the ELA standard, 20% math, and 30% science. Salisbury recorded 3% in ELA and 0% in math and science, leaving gaps of 45, 20, and 30 percentage points, respectively. The state results were 49% in ELA, 38% in math, and 36% in science. Salisbury also had weaker completion and attendance indicators: its graduation rate was 75%, versus 96% at Red Bluff and 88% statewide; chronic absenteeism was 87%, compared with 16% at Red Bluff and 18% statewide.
Recent results and rankings give parents additional differences to weigh. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Red Bluff’s ELA score fell from 55% to 48% and math from 25% to 20%, while science was essentially unchanged at 30%; Salisbury’s ELA fell from 14% to 3%, with math and science reaching 0%. SchoolDigger ranks Red Bluff at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, Salisbury at the 1st percentile with 0 stars, and Tehama eLearning at the 15th percentile with 1 star in its latest listed year, 2024–2025. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 76% at Red Bluff, 82% at Tehama eLearning, and 87% at Salisbury. Student–teacher ratios were 19, 19.4, and 12.2, respectively; Salisbury’s lower ratio does not coincide with stronger test results.
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