Elementary school (grades K-5) · Shasta, CA

Shasta Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Shasta Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063657006208
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
10
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shasta Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of California schools.

27
Resource Index · Lower
25:1
large classes for California
52.9%
free-lunch eligible
100
students enrolled

Shasta Elementary has class sizes larger than 79% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+15 students YoY

Shasta Elementary grew from 87 students in 2022-23 to 102 in 2023-24 (+17.2%).

Teacher FTE held 4.6 → 4.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+15 students YoY 063657006208 · Shasta, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

100 enr · 25:1 · 52.9% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Shasta Elementary grew from 87 students in 2022-23 to 102 in 2023-24 (+17.2%). Teacher FTE held 4.6 → 4.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Shasta Elementary compares

Shasta Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 25:1 ▲ 16% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 52.9% ▼ 5% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 100 top 90% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

25:1
Leaner classes than 5% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
52.9%
free-lunch eligible - 5% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
25:1
students per teacher - 16% above state mean
Top 79% in California - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
36.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,333
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.0%
Asian 2.0%

Largest group: White at 79.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.1, Shasta Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Shasta Union Elementary reports $21,333 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Shasta Elementary

How many students attend Shasta Elementary?

Shasta Elementary has 100 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Shasta, CA. CCD year-over-year: 87 (2022-23) → 102 (2023-24), up 15.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shasta Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Shasta Elementary is 25:1, which is 16% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 59% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shasta Elementary?

52.9% of students at Shasta Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shasta Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Shasta Elementary is White at 79.0% of enrollment, in Shasta, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shasta Elementary?

Shasta Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Shasta Union Elementary?

None reported; Shasta Union Elementary operates only Shasta Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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