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Gateway Unified Schools
Gateway Unified is a public school district in California, based in Shasta County (Redding). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Gateway Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Gateway Unified
6 of 7 schools in Gateway Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 3D: 2
Best schools in Gateway Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Central Valley High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Shasta Lake (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Gateway Educational Options (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C- Grand Oaks Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Mountain Lakes High (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- D Buckeye School Of The Arts (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Gateway Unified
All schools, A to Z (7)
- D Buckeye School Of The Arts, Redding
- B+ Central Valley High, Shasta Lake
- Gateway Community Day, Shasta Lake
- C- Gateway Educational Options, Redding
- C- Grand Oaks Elementary, Shasta Lake
- D+ Mountain Lakes High, Shasta Lake
- C- Shasta Lake, Shasta Lake
Where Gateway Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Shasta Lake (5)
- Redding (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Shasta County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,119 students with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers and 319 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0614950
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Shasta Union High (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Columbia Elementary (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Enterprise Elementary (9 schools, 23 mi)
- Redding Elementary (8 schools, 24 mi)
- Cascade Union Elementary (4 schools, 30 mi)
- Happy Valley Union Elementary (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Anderson Union High (6 schools, 31 mi)
- Siskiyou Union High (4 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Gateway Unified
How many schools are in Gateway Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Gateway Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Gateway Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Shasta Lake, Redding.
How good are the schools in Gateway Unified?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.3%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Gateway Unified?
2,119 students were enrolled in Gateway Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Gateway Unified?
Gateway Unified is in California, based in Shasta County, with its district office in Redding. Its boundary covers about 616 sq mi.