How does Turtle Bay compare to other elementary schools in Redding?

Turtle Bay has a SchoolScope composite score of 44.3/100, placing it at the 52nd percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,634 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Turtle Bay?

19.5% of students at Turtle Bay exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Turtle Bay improving or declining?

Turtle Bay's proficiency rate decreases by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Turtle Bay?

12.7% of students at Turtle Bay 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.

Turtle Bay

Redding Elementary Redding Shasta County 96003

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,634 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

764 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

77%

Teachers

31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 18.6%

White 60.6%

Asian 2.1%

Black 3.1%

Other 15.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Turtle Bay
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	19.5%
Met Standard	25.4%
Below Standard	55.1%

Exceeded

19.5%

Met

25.4%

Below

55.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Turtle Bay and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

19.5% of students exceeded standard while 25.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.9 points above the Redding Elementary district average of 14.6%. Compared to the 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.3 points higher (vs 11.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 12.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

19.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

44.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-12.5pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,634

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	79	26.6%	29.1%	21.5%	22.8%	55.7%
4th	79	25.3%	17.7%	16.5%	40.5%	43.0%
5th	103	27.2%	21.4%	14.6%	36.9%	48.5%
6th	40	17.5%	20.0%	25.0%	37.5%	37.5%
7th	56	14.3%	23.2%	19.6%	42.9%	37.5%
8th	51	9.8%	54.9%	17.6%	17.6%	64.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	79	20.3%	41.8%	20.3%	17.7%	62.0%
4th	78	24.4%	12.8%	32.0%	30.8%	37.2%
5th	104	17.3%	26.9%	22.1%	33.6%	44.2%
6th	39	15.4%	12.8%	20.5%	51.3%	28.2%
7th	58	6.9%	25.9%	24.1%	43.1%	32.8%
8th	51	27.4%	17.6%	25.5%	29.4%	45.1%