How does Juniper compare to other elementary schools in Redding?

Juniper has a SchoolScope composite score of 35.0/100, placing it at the 22nd percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 584 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Juniper?

10.4% of students at Juniper exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Juniper improving or declining?

Juniper's proficiency rate decreases by 17.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Juniper?

15.1% of students at Juniper 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.

Juniper

Redding Elementary Redding Shasta County 96001

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

584 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

236 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

87%

Teachers

12 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 22.5%

White 55.1%

Asian 0.4%

Black 3.0%

Other 19.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Juniper
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.4%
Met Standard	21.7%
Below Standard	67.9%

Exceeded

10.4%

Met

21.7%

Below

67.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Juniper and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.4% of students exceeded standard while 21.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.2 points below the Redding Elementary district average of 14.6%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.7% exceeded — 5.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 17.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 15.1%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-17.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

15.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

584

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	25	16.0%	32.0%	28.0%	24.0%	48.0%
4th	25	20.0%	24.0%	24.0%	32.0%	44.0%
5th	30	10.0%	36.7%	26.7%	26.7%	46.7%
6th	27	3.7%	25.9%	11.1%	59.3%	29.6%
7th	20	15.0%	20.0%	30.0%	35.0%	35.0%
8th	19	5.3%	26.3%	26.3%	42.1%	31.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	25	20.0%	36.0%	20.0%	24.0%	56.0%
4th	25	16.0%	16.0%	52.0%	16.0%	32.0%
5th	30	10.0%	13.3%	30.0%	46.7%	23.3%
6th	27	3.7%	18.5%	25.9%	51.9%	22.2%
7th	20	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%
8th	19	5.3%	10.5%	10.5%	73.7%	15.8%