Is Rother Elementary a good school?

Rother Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Rother Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 277 students attended Rother Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rother Elementary?

Students at Rother Elementary are 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Rother Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rother Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parsons Junior High High : Enterprise High

Rother Elementary

Summary:

Rother Elementary is a public elementary school located in Redding, California, serving 277 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Enterprise Elementary School District, which is ranked 686 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rother Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.7% to 42.9%, well above the state average. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 19.01% of students proficient or better in ELA and 17.21% in Mathematics, compared to 45.54% and 34.53% in the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools. However, the school's English Language Learner students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools.

Rother Elementary's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Alta Mesa Elementary, Lassen View Elementary, and Mistletoe Elementary schools in the Enterprise Elementary District, as well as the nearby Cypress Elementary, Bonny View Elementary, and Juniper schools in the Redding Elementary District. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and targeting interventions for underperforming student subgroups will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes at Rother Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

795 Hartnell Ave.
Redding, CA 96002-2121

(530) 224-4170

District: Enterprise Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5030^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,777

Students who attend Rother Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parsons Junior High
High:	Enterprise High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 277

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.0%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rother Elementary ranks worse than 85.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Enterprise Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.91. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Rother Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43%), Hispanic (26.7%), two or more races (14.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rother Elementary is 21.3, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Enterprise Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rother Elementary is $7,777, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Enterprise Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rother Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rother Elementary 5030^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rother Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Enterprise Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Enterprise Elementary 686^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rother Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	32.98	3070^th	4809	36.2%
2005	31.87	3166^th	4822	34.3%
2006	28.07	3443^rd	4818	28.5%
2007	52.29	2191^st	5113	57.1%
2008	53.93	2165^th	5113	57.7%
2009	42.58	2903^rd	5193	44.1%
2010	30.28	3828^th	5314	28.0%
2011	26.40	4230^th	5377	21.3%
2012	33.12	3729^th	5390	30.8%
2013	26.16	4335^th	5530	21.6%
2015	16.76	4929^th	5611	12.2%
2016	15.64	4995^th	5614	11.0%
2017	13.29	5244^th	5692	7.9%
2018	13.40	5224^th	5662	7.7%
2019	13.10	5372^nd	5789	7.2%
2021	16.22	1263^rd	1417	10.9%
2022	11.52	5635^th	5883	4.2%
2023	13.80	5417^th	5874	7.8%
2024	17.91	5030^th	5862	14.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	56.25	917^th	3311	72.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.53	4220^th	5084	17.0%
2019	21.56	4450^th	5173	14.0%
2021	26.49	880^th	1110	20.7%
2022	13.84	5030^th	5264	4.4%
2023	16.92	4914^th	5374	8.6%
2024	23.51	4492^nd	5511	18.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.22	4896^th	5413	9.6%
2019	16.25	4928^th	5492	10.3%
2021	9.36	1252^nd	1267	1.2%
2022	10.22	5521^st	5635	2.0%
2023	12.96	5331^st	5617	5.1%
2024	23.80	4364^th	5605	22.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.15	5080^th	5431	6.5%
2019	12.63	5206^th	5510	5.5%
2021	27.09	896^th	1272	29.6%
2022	15.02	5213^th	5663	7.9%
2023	16.54	5037^th	5650	10.8%
2024	15.13	5149^th	5636	8.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.68	3779^th	4830	21.8%
2019	17.17	4552^nd	4963	8.3%
2022	10.65	4997^th	5084	1.7%
2023	25.42	4075^th	5098	20.1%
2024	27.21	3940^th	5102	22.8%

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Rank History for White students at Rother Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	2.16	2723^rd	2737	0.5%
2019	5.73	2733^rd	2834	3.6%
2022	2.69	2709^th	2726	0.6%
2023	2.56	2644^th	2662	0.7%
2024	8.62	2485^th	2647	6.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

Review counts

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Both of my children and my grandson have gone to Rother. It has amazingly caring staff members and a cheerful atmosphere. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Rother Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	286	4	14	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	312
1989	268	6	21	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	307
1990	274	8	20	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	318
1991	364	19	47	17	6	n/a	n/a	0	453
1992	364	13	44	24	11	n/a	n/a	0	456
1993	366	11	40	33	5	n/a	n/a	0	455
1994	342	10	40	38	6	n/a	n/a	0	436
1995	335	8	54	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
1996	335	8	54	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	427
1997	338	13	67	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	446
1998	346	13	50	17	12	n/a	n/a	0	438
1999	311	17	62	27	18	n/a	n/a	1	436
2000	256	10	46	14	17	n/a	n/a	24	367
2001	258	16	36	26	27	n/a	n/a	1	364
2002	232	31	44	43	29	n/a	n/a	0	379
2003	232	31	44	43	29	n/a	n/a	0	379
2004	217	31	50	55	28	n/a	n/a	0	381
2005	228	32	37	61	29	n/a	n/a	3	390
2006	197	30	40	81	34	n/a	n/a	5	387
2007	190	31	46	80	26	n/a	n/a	3	376
2008	169	21	41	83	32	n/a	n/a	0	346
2009	171	23	37	88	25	2	15	0	361
2010	222	26	38	88	17	2	14	0	407
2011	220	24	34	106	19	1	21	0	425
2012	202	12	37	105	22	1	28	0	407
2013	184	8	27	108	18	0	58	0	403
2014	182	13	34	124	18	0	45	0	416
2015	169	14	28	128	15	1	63	0	418
2016	157	14	33	120	13	1	58	0	396
2017	165	14	34	123	9	1	45	0	391
2018	151	11	27	107	8	1	51	0	356
2019	117	5	24	96	4	0	49	0	295
2020	117	9	25	93	4	6	55	0	309
2021	122	5	26	91	5	4	48	0	301
2022	113	5	29	88	6	5	41	0	287
2023	119	7	31	74	4	1	41	0	277

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rother Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	13.0	24.0	n/a
1989	307	13.0	23.6	n/a
1990	318	13.0	24.4	n/a
1991	453	17.0	26.6	n/a
1992	456	17.3	26.3	63.2
1993	455	18.0	25.3	76.3
1994	436	16.0	27.3	87.8
1995	427	16.1	26.5	88.3
1996	427	16.1	26.5	88.3
1997	446	18.4	24.2	88.1
1998	438	22.0	19.9	92.5
1999	436	23.0	19.0	17.2
2000	367	20.0	18.4	88
2001	364	21.7	16.8	84.6
2002	379	21.2	17.9	86.3
2003	379	21.2	17.9	86.3
2004	381	21.1	18.1	80.3
2005	390	21.0	18.6	79.3
2006	387	19.0	20.4	76.7
2007	376	19.5	19.3	82.3
2008	346	21.0	16.5	99.1
2009	361	18.0	17.2	73.4
2010	407	20.0	20.3	72.2
2011	425	n/a	n/a	76.2
2012	407	16.7	24.3	73
2013	403	14.2	28.3	81.9
2014	416	16.1	25.8	90.9
2015	418	16.0	26.1	91.1
2016	396	16.0	24.7	86.6
2017	391	15.5	25.2	92.3
2018	356	14.0	25.4	91.9
2019	295	12.5	23.6	94.2
2020	309	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	301	13.1	22.9	92.4
2022	287	11.5	24.9	88.5
2023	277	13.0	21.3	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rother Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	312	13.0	24.0	n/a
1989	307	13.0	23.6	n/a
1990	318	13.0	24.4	n/a
1991	453	17.0	26.6	n/a
1992	456	17.3	26.3	63.2
1993	455	18.0	25.3	76.3
1994	436	16.0	27.3	87.8
1995	427	16.1	26.5	88.3
1996	427	16.1	26.5	88.3
1997	446	18.4	24.2	88.1
1998	438	22.0	19.9	92.5
1999	436	23.0	19.0	17.2
2000	367	20.0	18.4	88
2001	364	21.7	16.8	84.6
2002	379	21.2	17.9	86.3
2003	379	21.2	17.9	86.3
2004	381	21.1	18.1	80.3
2005	390	21.0	18.6	79.3
2006	387	19.0	20.4	76.7
2007	376	19.5	19.3	82.3
2008	346	21.0	16.5	99.1
2009	361	18.0	17.2	73.4
2010	407	20.0	20.3	72.2
2011	425	n/a	n/a	76.2
2012	407	16.7	24.3	73
2013	403	14.2	28.3	81.9
2014	416	16.1	25.8	90.9
2015	418	16.0	26.1	91.1
2016	396	16.0	24.7	86.6
2017	391	15.5	25.2	92.3
2018	356	14.0	25.4	91.9
2019	295	12.5	23.6	94.2
2020	309	n/a	n/a	91.3
2021	301	13.1	22.9	92.4
2022	287	11.5	24.9	88.5
2023	277	13.0	21.3	85.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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