Sycamore Elementary is a public elementary school located in Redding, California, serving 244 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Redding Elementary School District, which is ranked 680 out of 1,568 districts in the state.
Sycamore Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of California elementary schools, with mixed performance on standardized tests compared to the district and state. While the school's math proficiency rates are higher than the district and state averages, its English language arts and science proficiency rates lag behind. Sycamore also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly higher than nearby Cypress Elementary and Juniper schools, as well as the higher-performing schools in the neighboring Enterprise Elementary School District, such as Alta Mesa Elementary and Lassen View Elementary.
Interestingly, Sycamore Elementary's performance varies among different student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students in English language arts, and Hispanic students performing better than White students in both English language arts and math. Additionally, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Sycamore perform better than the overall school average in both subjects. Addressing the chronic absenteeism issue and implementing targeted interventions for underperforming student subgroups could be potential areas of focus for the school to improve its overall academic performance.
Redding Elementary
Students at Sycamore Elementary are 45% White, 39% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.
Students who attend Sycamore Elementary usually go on to attend:Middle : Sequoia MiddleHigh : Shasta High
In the 2023-24 school year, 269 students attended Sycamore Elementary.
Sycamore Elementary ranks 2494th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.