Pacheco Elementary, Redding CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Pacheco Elementary

Pacheco Elementary serves students in grades four through eight in Redding, a mid-sized city in far Northern California that functions as the regional center for the north Sacramento Valley. The school is part of Pacheco Union Elementary District and enrolls a student body of roughly that size for its grade band, spread across five grades.

The student population is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, multiracial, Native American, or from other backgrounds. About half the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting moderate economic need in the community. Data on English learner enrollment and students receiving special education services was not available.

On state assessments, Pacheco shows uneven proficiency across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, performance varies sharply: fourth-grade students show proficiency well below the midpoint, fifth and sixth graders are near the midpoint, seventh graders show notably stronger performance in the upper range, and eighth graders drop back to the lower range. Mathematics proficiency is lower overall, staying well below the midpoint across all grades, with particularly weak results in grades five and six. Science proficiency, tested in grades five and eight, falls in the lower-to-middle band. Multi-year trend data was limited to the current school year, so whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability compared to prior years cannot be determined from the available information.

Across all tested subjects and grades combined, Pacheco sits below the midpoint relative to other districts in Shasta County. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to addressing proficiency gaps, especially in mathematics, and understand what support systems are in place for students who are not meeting grade-level standards.

Redding itself is a revitalized regional hub shaped by healthcare, retail, and services. The downtown core has walkable streets with shops, restaurants, and art, anchored by civic institutions and connected to the Sacramento River via the Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay Park. The city is experiencing active residential growth driven in part by recovery from the 2018 Carr Fire, with new subdivisions and townhome communities spreading on the outskirts and downtown mixed-use development underway. Housing prices and rents are moderate relative to the state benchmark, though the market has tightened due to the housing shortage following the fire. Schools including Pacheco Elementary sit on standalone campuses rather than woven into the walkable downtown, reflecting the city's suburban form.

The school itself is located on Pacheco School Road outside the downtown area. No information was found on program offerings, staffing, attendance patterns, discipline data, or recent district initiatives, so those topics cannot be characterized from the available record.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 18%

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

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 32%

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

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

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

English language arts

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 33%

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

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

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

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

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

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 28%

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county median

Social studies

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

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

This schoolPacheco Union Elementary, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income35%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income40%Higher-income59%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income27%Higher-income31%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income60%Higher-income81%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income37%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income65%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income46%28 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income16%Higher-income23%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income14%Higher-income58%44 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income40%13 pp gap