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Shasta County school performance
Gateway Unified is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 27th percentile among California school districts.
Only 33.7% of students met California's reading standard, but it is trending up slightly.
Math is weaker: 22.8% of students met California's math standard, and it is slowly trending down.
| Current Reading Proficiency | 33.7% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 22.8% |
| District Reading Rank | 738 / 977 (25th percentile) |
| District Math Rank | 698 / 977 (29th percentile) |
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 18:1 |
| Spend per Student | $23,084 |
| Schools in District | 7 |
| Student Enrollment | 2,317 |
| Low-Income Students | 1,720 (80.2%) |
| English Learners | 48 (2.2%) |
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CAASPPTest score trends
Reading fell 5.2 points from last year and rose 2.5 points over the full period. Math fell 4.3 points from last year and fell 4.1 points over the full period.
•Math -4.1 percentage pointsBoard Members
| name | elected | up for re-election |
|---|---|---|
Bobbie Simpson Trustee [email protected] | 2024 | 2028 |
Casey Bowden Trustee [email protected] | N/A | N/A |
Dale Wallace Trustee [email protected] | 2022 | 2026This year! |
Lindsi Haynes Trustee [email protected] | 2022 | 2026This year! |
Phil Lewis Trustee [email protected] | N/A | N/A |
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Reading Proficiency Scores
Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-income students trail other students by 7.6 points in reading. It narrowed slightly over the period shown.
•English Learners vs English Native
0.0% of English learners meet the reading standard, compared with 34.2% of English-only students. The gap widened as English-learner results fell and English-only results rose.
•Math Proficiency Scores
Comparison of low-income and English learner groups using district-level CAASPP proficiency data.
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-income students trail other students by 6.9 points in math. It narrowed over the period shown.
•English Learners vs English Native
0.0% of English learners meet the math standard, compared with 23.2% of English-only students. The gap widened as English-learner results fell and English-only results fell.
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Schools in this district, color-coded by reading proficiency.
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Schools
Understanding this district
How does Gateway Unified rank in California?
Gateway Unified ranks No. 738 of 977 in reading and No. 698 of 977 in math for 2026. These proficiency rankings compare districts across all district types.
How much do results vary between Gateway Unified’s schools?
Among the 3 schools serving K–8, proficiency ranges from 30.1% to 32.5% in reading and 16.6% to 40.5% in math.
See the district’s schoolsAre results improving across Gateway Unified’s schools?
Over 2024–2026, reading proficiency rose at 3 of 7 schools with results covering that full period; math rose at 1 of 7.
Compare school trendsHow do low-income students in Gateway Unified compare with other districts?
Low-income reading proficiency is 32.0%, compared with 35.1% at a typical California unified district. In math, it is 21.3%, compared with 23.6%.
See student-group resultsWhich districts should I compare with Gateway Unified?
Unified districts in Shasta County. Peers have the closest enrollment sizes.
| District | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway UnifiedThis district | 22.8% | 33.7% |
| Fall River Joint Unified | 28.1% | 39.9% |
How we compare low-income results
“Typical” is the median across 339 California unified districts with 2026 results, a reported low-income population, and at least 20 low-income tested students in each subject. Each district counts once. This compares proficiency for low-income students, rather than the gap between income groups.
