Rocky Point Charter, Redding CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rocky Point Charter

Rocky Point Charter is a small kindergarten-through-eighth-grade charter school in Redding serving just under two hundred students. It is the sole school of its own district, Rocky Point Charter District, and sits on Tamarack Drive on Redding's east side.

The school's academic performance lags measurably. In the most recent state testing, overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades runs below the midpoint among Shasta County districts. In English language arts, fewer than half of students in most tested grades meet state proficiency. Fourth graders perform better than those in adjacent grades, but from fifth through eighth grade, proficiency rates drop further, with seventh grade showing the lowest ELA performance and sixth grade the lowest in mathematics. Mathematics proficiency is similarly constrained, with half or fewer of students proficient in grades three, five, six, seven, and eight. Science proficiency, tested in grades five and eight, falls below one-third of students. The testing pattern shows a school that struggles across subject areas and grade levels, with particular difficulty in the upper elementary and middle school years.

The student body is overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a proxy for family poverty. Enrollment is small but distributed across all nine grades from kindergarten through eighth. The ethnic makeup is predominantly white, with a meaningful population of multiracial students, a smaller Hispanic population, and very few Black and Asian students; a small number of American Indian students are also enrolled.

Per-student spending has risen sharply in recent years, yet test scores have not improved to match the increase. This disconnect between added resources and academic results is a fact worth exploring directly with the school if you are considering it. The school does not report chronic absenteeism rates, special education enrollment rates, or English learner enrollment in the available public data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these populations and how they are served.

Redding itself is a regional trade hub and county seat at the north end of the Sacramento Valley, anchored by healthcare as the dominant industry and undergoing active new development and residential growth. Housing costs are moderate relative to state benchmarks, and downtown has seen revitalization centered on walkable retail and dining. The school's location on the east side of the city puts it outside the downtown core but within a typical suburban commute for families across Redding.

For families considering this school, the decision hinges on whether the small, contained K-8 setting appeals to your family structure and preferences, balanced against persistent and substantial proficiency gaps. The school exists, is open, and is an available choice, but the academic profile is notably below county norms, and the recent spending increases without corresponding test gains raise questions about resource use and instructional effectiveness that are worth posing directly to the school's leadership before enrolling.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 629%

School 29% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.