Aspire APEX Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Aspire APEX Academy posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 3.0pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Aspire APEX Academy scores 25 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 8th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “12% proficient” and call it done. Aspire APEX Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Stockton, where three in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Aspire APEX Academy enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
1 more gap by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 8.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: -0.6pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 50 | 0% | 10% | 18% | 72% | 10% | −33 |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 8% | 10% | 8% | 74% | 18% | −27 |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 0% | 17% | 22% | 61% | 17% | −31 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 50 | 2% | 6% | 16% | 76% | 8% | −38 |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 4% | 8% | 24% | 64% | 12% | −30 |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 4% | 4% | 22% | 70% | 7% | −28 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 54 | 0% | 6% | 54% | 41% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 126 | 13.5% | −14 | −25 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 101 | 15.8% | −11 | −23 |
| Black/African American | 28 | 10.7% | −10 | −22 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire APEX Academy ← | — | 25 | 3.0% | 12.0% | +3.0 | 1.2% |
| Aspire Rosa Parks Academy | 0.8 mi | 38 | 6.0% | 15.6% | +11.4 | 0.6% |
| Pittman Charter | 2.5 mi | 36 | 5.7% | 25.3% | −4.1 | 1.4% |
| Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy | 0.1 mi | 34 | 4.5% | 19.4% | +5.6 | 0.7% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 25 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.