📍 1330 Arboretum Dr., Redding, Shasta County, 96003
Turtle Bay is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Redding, Shasta County. The school has 745 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rich Hall. It is part of the Redding Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
Turtle Bay enrolls 745 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 454 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 745 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Turtle Bay is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Turtle Bay is one of 9 schools in Redding Elementary, based in Redding, California. The district serves 3,021 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 745 students, Turtle Bay is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.