William M. Metteer Elementary: Scores climb 3.1 points from grade 3 to grade 5. But the zoned next school scores lower.
William M. Metteer holds its own. Scores drop at the schools it feeds into. Ask where its graduates actually enrol, and whether families stay on the zoned path.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 7% | 22% | -3.1 | 13.0% | 3.7% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
William M. Metteer Elementary scores 39 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 41st 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 →
🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “22% proficient” and call it done. William M. Metteer deserves a closer read. The school sits in Red Bluff, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +3.1pp 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.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 23rd to the 41st percentile since 2019 — past roughly 900 elementary schools.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 22% meet the standard today, versus 32% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 33% | 15% | 18% | 20% | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 44% | 35% | 19% | 17% | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 34% | 41% | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 32% | 13% | 9% | 23% | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 34% | 17% | 8% | 8% | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 16% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 18% |
The story this school is actually telling
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.
the zoned path continues to Vista Preparatory Academy, which scores 27 points lower — the data can't say why.
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 6.1pp across grades; the proficiency floor barely moves. 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 6 things our score weighs
Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask what typically leads to a suspension, and what happens before it gets there.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask which schools families here actually choose next — the zoned path is only the default.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
How every group of students does here
At William M. Metteer Elementary in Red Bluff, 23.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 23.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. William M. Metteer Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.1 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (17.0% Math proficient); Hispanic students (19.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.7 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 176 students tested.
6 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 4.9pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +11.5pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
TK/K students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (20.2% vs 10.5%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.
Where the path goes
The zoned path continues to Vista Preparatory Academy, which scores 27 points lower than this school — worth weighing alongside everything above. Families here often look at charter or magnet options for middle school.
Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.
The people teaching here
What gets spent here
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$969 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 19% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
Is William M. Metteer Elementary a good elementary school?
What are William M. Metteer Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
How does William M. Metteer Elementary rank in California?
Is William M. Metteer Elementary getting better or worse?
What is the attendance and school culture like at William M. Metteer Elementary?
How does William M. Metteer Elementary compare to other schools in Red Bluff?
How does William M. Metteer Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 30
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
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 | 76 | 13% | 14% | 22% | 50% | 28% | −16 |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 6% | 14% | 23% | 57% | 20% | −25 |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 7% | 19% | 25% | 49% | 26% | −22 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 76 | 9% | 13% | 20% | 58% | 22% | −23 |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 1% | 17% | 30% | 52% | 18% | −24 |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 7% | 11% | 28% | 54% | 18% | −18 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 57 | 5% | 14% | 60% | 21% |
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 | 176 | 23.3% | +0 | −15 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 114 | 19.3% | −2 | −20 |
| White | 84 | 28.6% | +2 | −33 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William M. Metteer Elementary ← | — | 39 | 7.3% | 22.0% | −3.1 | 3.7% |
| Jackson Heights Elementary | 0.7 mi | 45 | 11.5% | 30.5% | +29.0 | 6.3% |
| Bidwell Elementary | 1.3 mi | 23 | 9.8% | 30.4% | −13.9 | 8.2% |
| Lincoln Street | 1.5 mi | 22 | 4.5% | 4.5% | — | 0.9% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32 | 23 | #4252 | 11.4% | 31.9% | 11.7% | 2.7% | -7.8pp |
| 2022 | 39 | 57 | #2445 | 6.0% | 23.6% | 48.1% | 1.0% | +16.9pp |
| 2023 | 38 | 48 | #2966 | 3.5% | 17.6% | 23.0% | 3.4% | +12.5pp |
| 2024 | 39 | 42 | #3322 | 5.0% | 19.2% | 18.0% | 3.9% | +2.3pp |
| 2025 | 39 | 41 | #3401 | 7.3% | 22.0% | 13.0% | 3.7% | -3.1pp |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 15 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12.2% | 11.9% | -0.3pp |
| Male | 11.2% | 13.5% | +2.3pp |
| Black/African American | 14.3% | — | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.6% | 9.3% | +0.7pp |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 25.0% | — | — |
| Two or More Races | 27.3% | 25.0% | -2.3pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 14.1% | 23.9% | +9.8pp |
| English Learners | 3.1% | 6.2% | +3.1pp |
| Foster Youth | 16.7% | 8.3% | -8.4pp |
| Homeless | 24.2% | 25.6% | +1.4pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 13.3% | 12.8% | -0.5pp |
| All Students | 11.7% | 12.7% | +1.0pp |
SchoolScope scores and verdicts are our interpretation of public California Department of Education data — independent analysis, not an official rating. How we analyze · Request a correction