Shasta County Independent Study

Redding · CA · Shasta County Office of Education · Public · K-12 combined

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Most similar nearby schools

Shasta Collegiate Academy → Redding School of the Arts → Phoenix Charter Academy College View → Mountain Lakes High → Redding Collegiate Academy → Stellar Charter → Shasta View Academy → Gateway Educational Options →

At a glance

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
4-yr grad rate: 64% in 2019 (Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Shasta County Independent Study compares for families

What families should know about Shasta County Independent Study.

▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Shasta Collegiate Academy, Redding School of the Arts, Phoenix Charter Academy College View and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 13% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

64%

Range: 60–69%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

20.0%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

74.5%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

128:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

0.8

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 102 students:

2025

103

2027

104

2029

105

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Shasta Collegiate Academy Redding	Public	2.9	76	-63.5%
Redding School of the Arts Redding	Public · charter	4.6	76	—
Phoenix Charter Academy College View Redding	Public · charter	3.5	114	-9.5%
Mountain Lakes High Shasta Lake	Public	4.4	68	+28.3%
Redding Collegiate Academy Redding	Public · charter	5.2	112	+1.8%
Stellar Charter Redding	Public · charter	6.9	73	+2.8%
Shasta View Academy Redding	Public · charter	4.2	131	-15.5%
Gateway Educational Options Shasta Lake	Public	4.4	54	—

At a glance

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Shasta County Independent Study is a public high school in Redding, CA, enrolling 102 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 128 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

What is Shasta County Independent Study's graduation rate? Shasta County Independent Study's federal four-year graduation rate was about 64% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Shasta County Independent Study? Shasta County Independent Study is a public high school in Redding, CA, enrolling 102 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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