County office of education · Shasta County

Shasta County Office of Education schools

Shasta County Office of Education’s 2 public elementary schools have Scope Scores from 69 to 76. Its 3 middle schools have Scope Scores from 70 to 77. Its high school has a Scope Score of 68.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state.

Redding STEM Academy · campus drawing © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools

6

listed public schools. We score two elementary, three middle and one high.

Students

849

in the October 2024–25 enrollment count.

The path

What is the path through the county office?

Shasta County Office of Education has two elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school that we score.

Elementary · 2 schools

Middle · 3 schools

High · grades k–12

Northern Summit Academy Shasta

Scope Score 68

Needs Support · 17th percentile

Each score compares a school with California schools at its own level. The levels are not one ranking.

Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Shasta County Office of Education score highest?

Chrysalis Charter is highest, with a Scope Score of 76. That is higher than 56 in 100 California elementary schools we score.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Rank 1

    Chrysalis CharterCharter

    Palo Cedro · Grades K–8 · 226 students · Check how it admits students.

    52% below the standard

    Scope Score 76Solid · 56th percentile

  2. Rank 2

    Redding STEM AcademyCharter

    Redding · Grades K–8 · 253 students · Check how it admits students.

    74% below the standard

    Scope Score 69Needs Support · 14th percentile

Each score compares a school with the 5,726 California elementary schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Shasta County Office of Education score highest?

Redding STEM Academy is highest, with a Scope Score of 77. That is higher than 63 in 100 California middle schools we score.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Rank 1

    Redding STEM AcademyCharter

    Redding · Grades K–8 · 253 students · Check how it admits students.

    54% below the standard

    Scope Score 77Solid · 63rd percentile

  2. Rank 2

    Chrysalis CharterCharter

    Palo Cedro · Grades K–8 · 226 students · Check how it admits students.

    63% below the standard

    Scope Score 73Developing · 35th percentile

  3. Rank 3

    Northern Summit Academy ShastaCharter

    Anderson · Grades K–12 · 215 students · Check how it admits students.

    76% below the standard

    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile

The average middle school in Shasta County Office of Education had 10 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26. The average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

Each score compares a school with the 2,529 California middle schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days. Each figure is an average of school rates. Each school counts once.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Shasta County Office of Education stand?

Northern Summit Academy Shasta has a Scope Score of 68. That is higher than 17 in 100 California high schools we score. It is the only public high school we score in Shasta County Office of Education.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standardEnglish and math tests combined

  1. Rank 1

    Northern Summit Academy ShastaCharter

    Anderson · Grades K–12 · 215 students · Check how it admits students.

    79% below the standard

    Scope Score 68Needs Support · 17th percentile

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools, special education centers and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

Each score compares a school with the 1,498 California high schools we score. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025. The state called the top two levels Exceeded and Met in spring 2025.

Against California

How does the county office compare with California?

10 in 100 students at the average middle school here were chronically absent. The California figure is 18 in 100.

Students who miss a lot of school

Average middle school, students in 100

Shasta County Office of Education10 in 100
California18 in 100

Students from low-income families

Qualify for free or reduced-price meals

Shasta County Office of Education59%
California63%

Absence: averages of school rates, each middle school counted once, 2025–26. Meals: 500 of 849 students, 2024–25, summed from the state’s meal counts for every school listed under the county office, charters included. Source: California Department of Education, English learner progress files.

The county office

What does Shasta County Office of Education plan to spend on?

The county office’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $1.9 million into 34 funded actions in 5 goals. That is 3% of its $56.1 million general fund budget.

$1.9million

planned in the 2026–27 spending plan.

These are planned amounts. The county office reports what it spent in a later plan.

Planned amounts are from the yearly spending plan (LCAP) as posted to the California School Dashboard.

State records

Who attends, and is the state giving extra help?

849 students were enrolled in the October 2024–25 count. Shasta County Office of Education isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

Who goes to the county office’s schools

  • White 67%
  • Hispanic or Latino 16%
  • Two or more races 10%
  • Other or not reported 7%
October 2024–25 enrollment count, including the county office’s charter schools. Source: California Department of Education.

Is the state giving the county office extra help?

Shasta County Office of Education isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.

State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard. Source: District help (CDE).

1 school getting state support, 2025–26

This list covers the county office’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source: School support (CDE).

Common questions

What do parents ask about this county office?

  • Are the public schools in Shasta County Office of Education good?

    Shasta County Office of Education’s 2 public elementary schools have Scope Scores from 69 to 76. Of those, 1 is Solid and 1 is Needs Support. Shasta County Office of Education’s 3 public middle schools have Scope Scores from 70 to 77. Of those, 1 is Solid, 1 is Developing and 1 is Needs Support. Shasta County Office of Education has one public high school we score. Northern Summit Academy Shasta has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 17th percentile. 75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How we score schools.

  • Which public schools in Shasta County Office of Education rank highest?

    Chrysalis Charter is the highest elementary school, with a Scope Score of 76. It is Solid, at the 56th percentile. Redding STEM Academy is the highest middle school, with a Scope Score of 77. It is Solid, at the 63rd percentile. Northern Summit Academy Shasta is the only high school we score here. It has a Scope Score of 68. It is Needs Support, at the 17th percentile. Each score compares a school with the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

  • How does chronic absence in Shasta County Office of Education compare with California?

    The average middle school in Shasta County Office of Education had 10 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26. The average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days. Each figure is an average of school rates. Each school counts once.

  • What is in Shasta County Office of Education’s 2026–27 spending plan?

    The county office’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $1.9 million into 34 funded actions in 5 goals. That is 3% of its $56.1 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $607,010, 32% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

  • Where do these results come from?

    The test results are from California’s state tests (CAASPP). They are from spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools. The results are from spring 2025 for high schools. Chronic-absence rates are for 2025–26. The California Department of Education publishes both. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

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Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools the state directory lists under Shasta County Office of Education, with its spending and state records.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

State tests are the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), springs 2025 and 2026.

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