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Arroyo: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Arroyo is an elementary school in San Carlos. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Arroyo in San Carlos, 45.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 53.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Arroyo trails its district average for low-income students by 8.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (53.1% Math proficient); White students (83.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 32.8 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 31 students tested.

All students at this school: 81% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 81%, district —, state 43%81%
MaleMale: this school 82%, district 83%, state 42%82% · +1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 81%, district 84%, state 56%81% · −0 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 79%, district 81%, state 44%79% · −2 vs school
AsianAsian: this school 92%, district 92%, state 72%92% · +11 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: this school 91%, district 90%, state 56%91% · +10 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 52%, district 56%, state 32%52% · −29 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 49%, district 52%, state 32%49% · −32 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 32%, district 40%, state 15%32% · −49 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
American Indian/Alaska NativeAmerican Indian/Alaska Native: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Arroyo
No score
This school
High School
No feeder data available for this level

Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 22:1, district 22:122:1
Teaching staff18 teachers
Avg. experience13.8 years
Fully credentialed94%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$69,387 – $131,013
Principal salary$176,484 – $0
Superintendent salary$253,700

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $16,142, CA average $14,815$16,142 · spent at this school
Federal share$10 per student

$10 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,387 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction61%
Instruction support9%
Student services9%
Administration9%
Buildings & maintenance10%
Other1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,112 per pupil
2019$14,602 per pupil
2018$14,466 per pupil
2017$12,138 per pupil
2016$11,399 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White53.5%
District 42.4% · CA 19.9%
Other17.6%
District 19.1% · CA 9.0%
Asian17.2%
District 23.4% · CA 10.2%
Hispanic10.7%
District 14.6% · CA 56.1%
Black1.0%
District 0.5% · CA 4.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 9.7% (54pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$240K · CA $85K
Median home value$2.00M · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+71% · CA 35%
ZIP population30,447
Median age42 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

On the state's science test (CAST), 64% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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