How does Buckeye School of the Arts compare to other elementary schools in Redding?

Buckeye School of the Arts has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.3/100, placing it at the 5th percentile statewide. 8% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,360 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Buckeye School of the Arts?

8.2% of students at Buckeye School of the Arts exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 29.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Buckeye School of the Arts improving or declining?

Buckeye School of the Arts's proficiency rate decreases by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Buckeye School of the Arts?

33.6% of students at Buckeye School of the Arts are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Buckeye School of the Arts

Gateway Unified Redding Shasta County 96003

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,360 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

451 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 22.2%

White 57.4%

Asian 5.1%

Black 1.8%

Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Buckeye School of the Arts
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.2%
Met Standard	21.2%
Below Standard	70.6%

Exceeded

8.2%

Met

21.2%

Below

70.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for Buckeye School of the Arts and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.2% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Gateway Unified district average of 8.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.8% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

8.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

29.4%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-6.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

33.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

14.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,360

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	48	16.7%	18.8%	27.1%	37.5%	35.4%
4th	51	15.7%	25.5%	17.6%	41.2%	41.2%
5th	58	6.9%	36.2%	17.2%	39.7%	43.1%
6th	58	5.2%	27.6%	24.1%	43.1%	32.8%
7th	60	11.7%	33.3%	16.7%	38.3%	45.0%
8th	65	9.2%	27.7%	21.5%	41.5%	36.9%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	48	10.4%	20.8%	25.0%	43.8%	31.3%
4th	51	5.9%	23.5%	23.5%	47.1%	29.4%
5th	57	1.8%	8.8%	24.6%	64.9%	10.5%
6th	59	5.1%	10.2%	20.3%	64.4%	15.3%
7th	60	6.7%	10.0%	31.7%	51.7%	16.7%
8th	65	3.1%	12.3%	21.5%	63.1%	15.4%

Nearby schools

2 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 24.9

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44.3

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5.5

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