Northern Summit Academy Shasta

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No UC admissions data on file for Northern Summit Academy Shasta.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
166 (2020)209 (2026)
+25.9%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
27 (2020)40 (2026)
+48.1%

If this trend holds (+3.9%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~217 +8 $0
3 yr (2029) ~235 +26 $0
5 yr (2031) ~253 +44 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Shasta County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Mixed signal
Demand outpacing county is masking internal churn.

Enrollment growth is beating Shasta County (+48.1% vs. +7.5%), but 84 of 175 students didn't maintain continuous enrollment. Why are families leaving once enrolled?

+48.1%  school enrollment (2020–2026)
+7.5%  Shasta County baseline
+40.6pp  gap vs. county
52.0%  retention (county median 79.1%)
Enrollment — indexed to 100 at 2020
Stability rate by year (raw %)
Stability rate
52.0%
91 of 175 students

84 of 175 students who enrolled at Northern Summit Academy Shasta this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (48.0% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Shasta County median
79.1% · school is in the 30th percentile of 20 HS
Statewide median
87.2% · in the 18th percentile of 1,688 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (233) 51.5%
White (212) 52.4%
Students w/ disabilities (59) 57.6%
Hispanic / Latino (49) 67.3%
Two or more races (40) 42.5%

Nearest peer high schools

Stellar Charter 84.0% Redding Collegiate Academy 88.6% Anderson New Technology High 62.0% Pioneer Continuation High 27.6% California Heritage Youthbuild Academy Ii 50.4%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: grades 9–12.

Chronic absent
13.6%
21 of 154 students

Low and stable absenteeism — students are engaged and showing up. The leading indicator is healthy.

Shasta County median
25.2% · school is better than 80% of 20 HS
Statewide median
22.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

SBAC academic outcomes — grade 11, 2025

Share of grade-11 students meeting or exceeding the California standard on Smarter Balanced ELA and Math. This is the academic-readiness signal that pairs with UC Reach (post-grad outcomes), stability (retention), and absenteeism (engagement). Note: statewide median Math is only ~20% — a school at 20% isn't an outlier; one at 45%+ genuinely is.

ELA — met or exceeded
n = 43
37.2%
incl. 11.6% exceeded
-18.2 pts vs. Shasta County median (55.4%) · CA median 54.3% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 79.3%
Math — met or exceeded
n = 43
4.7%
incl. 2.3% exceeded
-28.5 pts vs. Shasta County median (33.1%) · CA median 21.1% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 53.6%

Source: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced research files. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥30 tested students.

Student composition — 2025-26

HS grades 9–12 racial/ethnic composition and program subgroups, from CDE Census Day Enrollment. Two-year shift shown when ≥1 pt — surfaces how the community served has changed since 2023-24.

Race / ethnicity

White 71% -3.4
Hispanic / Latino 17% +2.8
Two or more 7%
American Indian 3%
Not reported 2%
Black / African Am. 1%

Program subgroups

Students w/ disabilities 41% -14.2

Source: California Department of Education, Census Day Enrollment 2025-26 (HS grades 9–12). Δ shown when shift is ≥1 pt since 2023-24. Categories below 0.5% omitted.

District financial profile — Shasta County Office of Education (FY2020)

From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.

Total revenue
$73.6M
+8.3% since FY2017
Per-pupil revenue
$389,216
189 students enrolled
Revenue mix
State: 54.0%
Local: 23.5%
Federal: 22.5%
Instruction share
24.9%
of current spending · $35,328/pupil
Total revenue by year ($M)
Total expenditure by year ($M)

Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Shasta County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).

Northern Summit Academy Shasta — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Senior-class enrollment is up 48% (27→40 from 2020 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -15%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+3.9%/yr); projects to ~235 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

209 students (2026)
~235 projected (2029)
at +3.9%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Northern Summit Academy Shasta Public 209 +48%
Peer-group median 3.8% -15%
Stellar Charter Public 239 -14%
Redding Collegiate Academy Public 229 +343%
Anderson New Technology High Public 130 -26%
Pioneer Continuation High Public 202 +13%
California Heritage Youthbuild Academy Ii Public 156 -55%
Shasta Charter Academy Public 280 3.8% -16%
Phoenix Charter Academy College View Public 262 -19%
Anderson High Public 497 -15%
North Valley High Public 75 +0%
Oakview High (alternative) Public 64 -3%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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