Public school · Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Alta Elementary — Rating & test scores

21771 East Parlier Avenue, Reedley · 364 students · Grades K–5

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Scope Score 81

StrongScope Score · 76th percentile. Higher than 76 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Above California in English, well above in math: 55% and 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 172
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

Overview

Is Alta a good elementary school?

Strong. Alta is higher than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced7055%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8263%
English, Advanced7532%
Math, Advanced8437%

Progress in a year, 2025

English81+12 pts
Math70+9 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance934 in 100
Alta’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4 and 5 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+12 pts) and math (+9 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Alta’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4 and 5: 104. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

In its own words

What does Alta say about itself?

We haven’t read Alta’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4 and 5 scored 12 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+12

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino96+13 points
Low-income91+12 points
English learners63+11 points

Math

+9

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino96+8 points
Low-income91+9 points
English learners63+11 points

Grades 4 and 5, 2025, 104 students with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 12 points above that expected score, and in math 9 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 47th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Alta. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 4.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. LincolnNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8279th
  2. Silas BartschNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8177th
  3. JeffersonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8177th
  4. AltaScope Score 8176th
  5. RooseveltDinuba Unified · by addressScope Score 7758th
  6. LincolnDinuba Unified · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  7. Thomas Law ReedNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7550th
  8. WashingtonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7335th
Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

3 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Alta compare with schools like it?

Alta’s Scope Score is 81. 1,155 California elementary schools, counting Alta, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Alta’s result is higher than 1,099 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 1,155

  1. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 72%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 90th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 76%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile

1,155 California public elementary schools where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 72% to 84% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Alta’s share. The count includes Alta. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 56% to 55% and math from 57% to 63%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202639%28%55%AltaAlta53%Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202633%34%63%AltaAlta50%Kings Canyon Joint UnifiedDistrict42%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s line combines its 12 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringAltaKings Canyon Joint UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201728%39%45%176
201838%43%49%170
201945%48%50%168
202246%43%45%159
202339%42%44%163
202433%44%45%165
202556%51%46%163
202655%53%46%172
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringAltaKings Canyon Joint UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201734%33%40%176
201831%37%42%169
201943%43%44%171
202238%38%38%162
202343%39%40%163
202443%41%41%168
202557%47%41%164
202663%50%42%172

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; well above it in math.

English

55%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24212332
Kings Canyon Joint Unified53%California46%

Math

63%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

13242637
Kings Canyon Joint Unified50%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 55% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 63% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced67%54%44%
Advanced43%36%18%
Proficient24%18%26%
Developing level18%20%25%
Minimal15%26%31%
Tested615061
California44%46%49%
Difference+23+8−5

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced82%56%49%
Advanced57%30%23%
Proficient25%26%26%
Developing level10%34%30%
Minimal8%10%21%
Tested615061
California47%42%37%
Difference+35+14+12

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school32%23%21%24%172
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified26%27%21%26%2,008
Math, grades 3–5 · This school37%26%24%13%172
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Kings Canyon Joint Unified24%26%26%24%2,015

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 172 tested in English, 172 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 94% of students. 14 of 363 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (14 of 363 students).

At the average Kings Canyon Joint Unified elementary school: 8 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.6% of students were suspended at least once (6 of 365). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

364

students in grades K–5.

Hispanic or Latino 94%White 4%

Family income

78%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 284 of 364. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

15

teachers, with 4 years of experience on average.

13% were in their first year.

81% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

52%

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 (57 of 110 students).

Kings Canyon Joint Unified: 49%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino94%
White4%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 13 of 16 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students and English learners here scored well above the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 132 tested45%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 132 tested59%California 31%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 161 tested54%California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 161 tested61%California 31%
  • English learnersEnglish · 62 tested34%California 13%
  • English learnersMath · 62 tested45%California 16%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 54% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 61% in math (grades 3–5, spring 2026), against 36% and 31% for the same group across California. English learners: 34% in English and 45% in math, against 13% and 16% for the same group across California. Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–5, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–5 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Kings Canyon Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 132 tested
English45%−550%+936%
Math59%+1148%+2831%
Hispanic or Latino · 161 tested
English54%+252%+1836%
Math61%+1249%+3031%
English learners · 62 tested
English34%+925%+2113%
Math45%+1332%+2916%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Kings Canyon Joint Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Alta. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$18,881 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $200 million.

$18,881

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,945
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,936
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,334
  • Alta$18,881
  • Kings Canyon Joint Unified elementary schools$20,556
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Kings Canyon Joint Unified’s yearly plan

$200million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$43million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $200 million of $231 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Kings Canyon Joint Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Alta like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93654. They are not figures for the families at Alta.

Typical household income in a year

$65,574

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93654.

Typical home value
$351,200
People who live in this ZIP code
31,876
Typical age
33.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Alta. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?34% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (62 students tested); the same group across California: 13%
  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?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Alta, and how do I get in?

Ask Kings Canyon Joint Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Alta Elementary
    Grades K–5Scope Score 81Strong · 76th percentile
  2. Middle
    General Grant Middle
    Scope Score 87Strong · 90th percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • General Grant Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 87 · Strong · 90th percentile · middle · 2026

  • Citrus Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 73rd percentile · middle · 2026

  • Navelencia Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 77th percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Alta?

Address
21771 East Parlier Avenue, Reedley 93654Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Rosemary RuvalcabaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 13, 2020.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Kings Canyon Joint Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Alta a good elementary school?

Alta Elementary has a Scope Score of 81. It scored higher than 76 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 76th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 8 in 100 at the average Kings Canyon Joint Unified elementary school. 1.6% of students (6 of 365) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4 and 5 scored 12 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 9 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 104 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 45% of low-income students in grades 3–5 at Alta Elementary in Reedley scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,319 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #4 of 12 in Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math34%6342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math59%6223%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+74 scale-score pts4820%
Chronically absent4 in 100695%
Suspension rate1.6% (6 of 365)505%
English learners: top level11%425%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268176#1319California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–198 in 1000.7% (3 of 418)+5
2021–22not on filenot on file+14
2022–23not on filenot on file−2
2023–246 in 1002.4% (9 of 373)−27
2024–255 in 1001.1% (4 of 374)−25
2025–264 in 1001.6% (6 of 365)−28

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English17232%55%
2026 · Math17237%63%
2025 · English16332%56%
2025 · Math16434%57%
2024 · English16517%33%
2024 · Math16818%43%
2023 · English16321%39%
2023 · Math16316%43%
2022 · English15919%46%
2022 · Math16214%38%
2019 · English16819%45%
2019 · Math17119%43%
2018 · English17015%38%
2018 · Math16913%31%
2017 · English17610%28%
2017 · Math17610%34%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English5567%
2025 · Grade 4 · English6344%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4560%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math5584%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math6346%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4641%
2024 · Grade 3 · English6636%
2024 · Grade 4 · English4937%
2024 · Grade 5 · English5026%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math6767%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5032%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5124%
2023 · Grade 3 · English5240%
2023 · Grade 4 · English5227%
2023 · Grade 5 · English5949%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math5254%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math5235%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5941%
2022 · Grade 3 · English5141%
2022 · Grade 4 · English5636%
2022 · Grade 5 · English5262%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math5238%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5732%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math5345%
2019 · Grade 3 · English5237%
2019 · Grade 4 · English6344%
2019 · Grade 5 · English5353%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math5246%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math6442%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math5540%
2018 · Grade 3 · English5244%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5828%
2018 · Grade 5 · English6043%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math5246%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5831%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math5919%
2017 · Grade 3 · English5127%
2017 · Grade 4 · English6120%
2017 · Grade 5 · English6436%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math5131%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math6126%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math6442%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide6111%18%62%8%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income13245%−5+9
Hispanic or Latino16154%+2+18
English learners6234%+9+21
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+12104Accelerated+9104Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+1396Accelerated+896Accelerated
Low-income+1291Accelerated+991Accelerated
English learners+1163Accelerated+1163Accelerated
English-only students+537not categorized−137not categorized
English learners only−1335not categorized+435not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+3528not categorized+1228not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4 and 5. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
20%
exceeded standard · 36% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 66 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
18%
Advanced · 44% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 61 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 61 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4 and 5

104 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4 and 5

104 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4 and 5, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 5 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (4 of 374) → 2025–26 · 1.6% (6 of 365) · +0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female10 in 1003 in 100−7 in 100
Male5 in 1005 in 1000 in 100
Hispanic or Latino8 in 1004 in 100−4 in 100
White1 of 290 of 15—
Students with disabilities3 of 234 of 33—
English learners7 in 1006 in 100−1 in 100
Military families5 of 312 of 17—
Low-income7 in 1005 in 100−2 in 100
All students8 in 1004 in 100−4 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,495 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,634 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

School-level federal expenditures$731 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 364

Central federal expenditures attributed here$603 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 364

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,346 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 14%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$107,448,91956.36%56%
Instruction support$22,608,05111.86%12%
Student services$27,622,35814.49%14%
Administration$9,442,2004.95%5%
Buildings & maintenance$20,503,17010.75%11%
Other$3,032,7001.59%2%
Total$190,657,398100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $190,657,398 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. 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, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,495 per pupil
2020$13,232 per pupil
2019$13,273 per pupil
2018$12,686 per pupil
2017$11,614 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders6.3%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93654 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93654 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$65,574
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population31,876
Median age33.2 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-area figures do 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 93654 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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