Rocky Point Charter: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Rocky Point Charter posts 23.7% exceeding the standard — versus 21.3% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
Rocky Point Charter scores 54 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 76th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “55% proficient” and call it done. Rocky Point Charter deserves a closer read. The school sits in Redding, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +15.9pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, Rocky Point Charter enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
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 falls 13.5pp across grades; the floor slips 28.8pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
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
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 51
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
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
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 falls by 12.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +8.7pp.
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 | 17 | 24% | 35% | 12% | 29% | 59% | +15 |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 31% | 31% | 19% | 19% | 63% | +18 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% | 20% | 25% | 45% | 30% | −18 |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 12% | 18% | 35% | 35% | 29% | −17 |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 6% | 25% | 31% | 38% | 31% | −16 |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% | 25% | 35% | 30% | 35% | −11 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 17 | 18% | 35% | 29% | 18% | 53% | +7 |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 25% | 50% | 13% | 13% | 75% | +33 |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 35% | 15% | 20% | 30% | 50% | +15 |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 6% | 29% | 29% | 35% | 35% | +0 |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 6% | 25% | 25% | 44% | 31% | −3 |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 20% | 20% | 5% | 55% | 40% | +8 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 40 | 8% | 20% | 53% | 20% |
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 | 86 | 40.7% | +4 | +2 |
| White | 77 | 46.8% | +7 | −15 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point Charter ← | — | 54 | 23.7% | 54.9% | −15.9 | 1.2% |
| University Preparatory | 2.1 mi | 62 | 30.0% | 66.6% | +8.8 | 1.8% |
| Turtle Bay | 1.6 mi | 48 | 23.5% | 48.5% | −12.5 | 3.0% |
| Manzanita Elementary | 2.5 mi | 42 | 20.5% | 45.6% | −3.3 | 2.9% |
| 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.