Independent charter school · Butte County Office of Education

Achieve Charter — Rating & test scores

Chico · TK–12

1494 East Avenue, 95926achievecharter.org ↗(530) 872-4100Principal Casey Taylor
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46thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 5,728 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score
34 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Near California in English and math: 40% and 39% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 145
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →

Other grades here, each placed among California’s schools of that level: middle 37th percentile, Developing (spring 2026 tests).

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Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence
29 of 441 students missed 10% or more of school days, close to the average Butte County Office of Education school.2025–26
7 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26
Students
all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 441
Comparison
29 of 441. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Butte County Office of Education schools; 5,728 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

Are children building strong foundations?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
16%
Proficient
24%
Below Proficient
60%

40% proficient or advanced · 145 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaButte County Office of Education
Advanced16%24%15%
Proficient24%22%26%
Developing17%21%21%
Minimal43%33%38%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
27%
Below Proficient
61%

39% proficient or advanced · 145 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaButte County Office of Education
Advanced12%21%11%
Proficient27%21%25%
Developing30%25%31%
Minimal31%33%33%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

See each grade’s results →

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Reading and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school40%
California46%

Tested: 145 here · 1,208,894 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school40%
Butte County Office of Education41%

Tested: 145 here · 276 in Butte County Office of Education. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school39%
California42%

Tested: 145 here · 1,211,701 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school39%
Butte County Office of Education36%

Tested: 145 here · 276 in Butte County Office of Education. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 2 schools.

Progress over time

How have test results changed?

Our comparable history for these grades covers 2026 only. More years are needed to show a longer trend.

English

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
→
202640%145 tested

This school

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
→
202639%145 tested

This school

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years & underlying data

English: 40% in 2026. Math: 39% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202640%
145 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202639%
145 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested

Ask: Most students in grades 3–5 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

7 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
6in 100 at the average Butte County Office of Education school17in 100 at the average California elementary school

29 of 441 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school7 in 100
at the average Butte County Office of Education school6 in 100
at the average California elementary school17 in 100
1.3%of students were suspended at least once (6 of 445), 2025–26
0.7%at the average Butte County Office of Education school1.6%at the average California elementary school
Attendance by grade
Chronically absent, 2025–26Per 100 studentsStudents
Grades 4–6812 of 142
Grades 7–886 of 71

What people here say

Answers from students, families and staff. Each source stays separate.

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Students

We don’t have student survey results for Achieve Charter. Ask whether the school surveys its students, and what it learned from the answers.

Families

Family answers collected by SchoolScope

We don’t show family answers yet. How family answers work

Ask current families about communication, belonging and support when a child needs help.

Staff

We don’t have staff survey results for Achieve Charter. Ask about staff continuity, collaboration and support across the school.

Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 3–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

130 tested per subject

English31% / 37%
Math28% / 28%

White

166 tested per subject

English40% / 61%
Math37% / 53%

White students did worse than the same group statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Butte County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 130 tested
English31%—−637%
Math28%—028%
White · 166 tested
English40%—−2161%
Math37%—−1653%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Butte County Office of Education, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 69%2. Hispanic or Latino: 19%3. Two or more races: 8%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White69%
  2. Hispanic or Latino19%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share4%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26Here
White69%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Two or more races8%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

46%of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026
This school46%
California47%

6 of 13 English learners here; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

Turn the data into useful questions. Trace every result back to its record.

Getting in

Ask Achieve Charter how it admits students.

Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

School website: achievecharter.org ↗Office: (530) 872-4100Principal: Casey Taylor

Location and visiting

Get directions ↗
1494 East Avenue, Chico 95926

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Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. Most students in grades 3–5 haven’t yet met the state’s standards in English and math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
  2. How do you teach early reading and check each child’s progress?
  3. What does extra support or enrichment look like during the school day?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Accountability

Who runs this school

What the charter school plans (2026–27 plan)

Achieve Charter is a charter school, so it runs itself and writes its own yearly plan (LCAP).

$814,249

planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. These are plans, not what the charter school later spent.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s LCAP (65 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 83% of the money: Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus; Director of Curriculum and Instruction; and School Career Exploration Program. By the plan’s own split, 84% of it pays for staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

$509,599, or 63% of the plan, is in actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners. The other 37% is in actions whose titles name none of these.

  • English learners $509,599

Largest of these

  • Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus$497,599
  • ELD Coordinator$12,000
For high-needs students

It plans $497,599 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $381,051 and estimates it spent $391,987, $10,936 (3%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $175,898 (28%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus, which went from $381,051 to $497,599.

Largest cuts

  • Director of Curriculum and Instruction−⁠$68,000

Largest increases

  • Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus+⁠$116,548
  • Curriculum Adoption+⁠$63,000
  • School Career Exploration Program+⁠$34,000

New this year

  • Build student agency$25,000

Ask: What did Director of Curriculum and Instruction pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $68,000 less?

The plan itself3 goals, 24 measures, the money map

Where does the money go?

67% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Build a joyful and healthy community of belonging that empowers students, staff, and families, thereby…$544,94967% of action budgets

“Build a joyful and healthy community of belonging that empowers students, staff, and families, thereby improving attendance rates, reducing behavioral incidents, increasing academic achievement, supporting staff, and increasing parental involvement to support student success” p. 10 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $396,051 (+⁠$148,898)

Largest funded actions

  1. Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus$497,599action 1.1 · p. 29 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Build student agency$25,000action 1.5 · p. 29 ↗
  3. Develop student leadership classes$11,000action 1.4 · p. 29 ↗
  4. Develop a Peer Counseling Program$10,000action 1.3 · p. 29 ↗
  5. Implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)$1,350action 1.2 · p. 29 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Hire 15 paraprofessionals, including one bilingual para on each campus+⁠$116,548$381,051 → $497,599 · p. 29 ↗
  2. Develop student leadership classes+⁠$9,000$2,000 → $11,000 · p. 29 ↗
  3. Develop a Peer Counseling Program−⁠$1,000$11,000 → $10,000 · p. 29 ↗

1 more title also in last year’s plan; 1 new title this year. A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 13 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 10 ↗.

Goal 2Offer a highly effective academic model thereby increasing student academic outcomes and mastery of CCSS…$184,00023% of action budgets

“Offer a highly effective academic model thereby increasing student academic outcomes and mastery of CCSS through strong differentiation, evidence-based instructional and targeted support to ensure the success of our most vulnerable learners (low-income students, Hispanic students, language learners, and students with disabilities) and the success of our advanced and on-grade- level students through a challenging and rigorous environment” p. 17 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $191,000 (−⁠$7,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. Director of Curriculum and Instruction$100,000action 2.2 · p. 29 ↗
  2. Curriculum Adoption$70,000action 2.1 · p. 29 ↗
  3. ELD Coordinator$12,000action 2.3 · p. 29 ↗
  4. Increased Support for Students with Disabilities with interns$2,000action 2.4 · p. 29 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Director of Curriculum and Instruction−⁠$68,000$168,000 → $100,000 · p. 29 ↗
  2. Curriculum Adoption+⁠$63,000$7,000 → $70,000 · p. 29 ↗
  3. Increased Support for Students with Disabilities with interns−⁠$2,000$4,000 → $2,000 · p. 29 ↗

1 more title also in last year’s plan. A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 10 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 17 ↗.

Goal 3Ensure equitable access to high-quality, future-ready learning opportunities thereby ensuring that all…$85,30010% of action budgets

“Ensure equitable access to high-quality, future-ready learning opportunities thereby ensuring that all students have opportunities to pursue their interests, develop essential skills for community leadership and service, and are prepared for college and careers” p. 23 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $51,300 (+⁠$34,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. School Career Exploration Program$80,000action 3.1 · p. 29 ↗
  2. Building Community Partnerships$5,300action 3.3 · p. 29 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. School Career Exploration Program+⁠$34,000$46,000 → $80,000 · p. 29 ↗

1 more title also in last year’s plan, at the same amount. A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 23 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Common questions

Is Achieve Charter a good elementary school?
Achieve Charter is in the 46th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. Its Scope Score is 34 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Achieve Charter was near California in English and math: 40% and 39% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Achieve Charter's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 40% of students tested in grades 3–5 met or exceeded the English standard and 39% the math standard; 16% and 12% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 46% and 42% met or exceeded, 24% and 21% exceeded. 145 students were tested in English and 145 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Achieve Charter rank in California?
Achieve Charter is in the 46th percentile of 5,728 California comprehensive elementary schools (Developing, 2026). Achieve Charter ranks #3,057 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Achieve Charter?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 6.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 29 chronically absent of 441 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.3%; 6 unduplicated suspended students of 445 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Achieve Charter compare to other schools in Chico?
Achieve Charter is in the 46th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. Use the schools in Chico page or the map view to compare nearby elementary schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Achieve Charter?
At Achieve Charter in Chico, 31% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 3–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 37% across California for the same group in the same grades. Also: low-income students, 28% in math; White students, 40% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 130 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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Source records

Explore the data

Available score factors, grade-level results and student-group measures, with source details.

Downloads, sources & methodology
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2025 CDE CCI overall Prepared: no exact school row in the verified 2025 source.

Achieve Charter is ranked #3,057 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard13.9%21.5%42%
Met or exceeded39.3%43.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism7.6%16.9%5%
Suspension rate1.3%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)20.0%17.5%5%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-16.1pp-2.7ppnot scored
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.5% · index 43 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 43.0% · index 47 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 16.9% · index 65 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 53 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 55 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)
↓ vs CA -2.7pp

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELATestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 34823%25%17%35%48%44%+4
Grade 44717%17%19%47%34%46%−12
Grade 5508%30%16%46%38%49%−11
Grade 63412%29%24%35%41%48%−7
Grade 7316%49%22%23%55%51%+4
Grade 8326%28%28%38%34%49%−15

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 34821%35%23%21%56%47%+9
Grade 4476%20%38%36%26%42%−16
Grade 5508%26%30%36%34%37%−3
Grade 6349%23%21%47%32%37%−5
Grade 7313%32%26%39%35%38%−3
Grade 8326%13%28%53%19%36%−17

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDevelopingMinimal
Schoolwide8312%20%55%12%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged13031%—−6
White16640%—−20
More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresAdvancedProficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA24212.8%41.3%
2026 · Math2429.5%34.7%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankAbsentSuspGrade gap
20263446#30577.6%1.3%-16.1pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female—6.0%—
Male—7.2%—
Hispanic/Latino—8.2%—
Two or More Races—8.6%—
White—5.2%—
Students with Disabilities—5.9%—
English Learners—0.0%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—9.4%—
All Students—6.6%—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$54,753 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2017–18 (2018) · fall district membership: 1,251 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 11%Instruction support 14%Student services 5%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 2%Other 58%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2018; latest district record shown: 2018
2018$54,753 per pupil
2017$53,205 per pupil
ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95926
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95926
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$61,920
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)45.68%
ZCTA population40,567
Median age27.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95926 →

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Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=5,728 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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