Redding STEM Academy: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 12 points. But suspensions run 3× the state rate.
Redding STEM Academy posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Redding STEM Academy scores 41 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 51st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “41% proficient” and call it done. Redding STEM Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Redding, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 50.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Redding STEM Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 10.0pp across grades; the floor rises 22.5pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Redding STEM Academy's most underrated number
50.7% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask about the discipline philosophy and what a typical suspension is for. Numbers can't tell you whether a campus feels strict or chaotic — a visit can.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 17.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% | 25% | 40% | 20% | 40% | −3 |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 28% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 52% | +7 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 25% | 38% | 17% | 21% | 63% | +15 |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 0% | 32% | 36% | 32% | 32% | −15 |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 20% | 35% | 25% | 20% | 55% | +7 |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 5% | 64% | 18% | 14% | 68% | +22 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 20 | 5% | 15% | 40% | 40% | 20% | −26 |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% | 28% | 36% | 24% | 40% | −2 |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 4% | 25% | 46% | 25% | 29% | −6 |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 9% | 5% | 32% | 55% | 14% | −21 |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 25% | 20% | 30% | 25% | 45% | +11 |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 18% | 18% | 32% | 32% | 36% | +4 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 46 | 15% | 43% | 39% | 2% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 75 | 50.7% | +35 | +12 |
| White | 85 | 52.9% | +35 | −9 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redding STEM Academy ← | — | 41 | 14.9% | 40.6% | +15.8 | 4.7% |
| Rocky Point Charter | 0.8 mi | 54 | 23.7% | 54.9% | −15.9 | 1.2% |
| Turtle Bay | 2.4 mi | 48 | 23.5% | 48.5% | −12.5 | 3.0% |
| Shasta County Independent Study | 0 mi | 30 | 4.0% | 11.9% | — | 1.4% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.