Best Public Schools in Redding, CA

The city of Redding, California is home to 39 schools spanning elementary, middle, high, and alternative education, across several school districts. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance and other key metrics between the highest and lowest performing schools, suggesting systemic inequities that need to be addressed.

Some standout schools include University Preparatory, a public charter high school with consistently high performance, ranking in the top 200 high schools in California, and Grant Elementary, which has strong academic performance with 60-85% of students proficient in core subjects. In contrast, many of the alternative and continuation high schools, such as California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II, struggle with extremely low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and very low proficiency on state assessments.

The data also highlights the strong performance of several public charter schools, like Shasta Charter Academy, which outperform their traditional public school counterparts across multiple measures. Additionally, there appears to be a correlation between the percentage of low-income students and academic outcomes, with the highest poverty schools generally struggling the most. Addressing these disparities will require targeted interventions and additional resources for the lowest performing schools and student populations.