Independent charter school · Sacramento City Unified · Sacramento, California

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · TK–8 · 222 students (2024–25)

7300 Folsom Boulevard, 95826aspirepublicschools.org ↗(916) 739-8520
2ndpercentileNeeds Support

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
12

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six elementary school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 24% and 13% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 55
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).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Aspire Capitol Heights Academy teaches TK–8: grades 6–8 results ↓

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32 in 100 students (63 of 196) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is one and a third times the rate at the average Sacramento City Unified elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 196. District and California figures are averages of school rates (58 Sacramento City Unified schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Aspire Capitol Heights Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Aspire Capitol Heights Academy a good elementary school?

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy scores higher than 2 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 2nd percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 32 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 24 in 100 at the average Sacramento City Unified elementary school. 4.4% of students (10 of 229) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, about as expected. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored −8 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +1 point, which it calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 93 students in English, 94 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 29% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $3.7 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 55% of its $6.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 24% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 55
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 55 tested

Advanced
5%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
76%
This school24%
California46%
Sacramento City Unified39%

24% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 55 tested

Advanced
2%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
87%
This school13%
California42%
Sacramento City Unified35%

13% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced7%13%50%
Advanced0%4%11%
Proficient7%9%39%
Developing level36%30%17%
Minimal57%57%33%
Tested142318
California44%46%49%
Difference−37−33+1
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced35%43%50%
Advanced5%0%7%
Proficient30%43%43%
Developing level45%7%14%
Minimal20%50%36%
Tested201414
California48%51%49%
Difference−13−8+1

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 Advanced0%9%28%
Advanced0%0%6%
Proficient0%9%22%
Developing level14%34%22%
Minimal86%57%50%
Tested142318
California47%42%37%
Difference−47−33−9
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced0%0%0%
Advanced0%0%0%
Proficient0%0%0%
Developing level45%7%36%
Minimal55%93%64%
Tested201414
California37%38%36%
Difference−37−38−36

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; well below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 42% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and none in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 48 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
38%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California49%
Sacramento City Unified44%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 48 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%
This school0%
California37%
Sacramento City Unified32%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, math trails English by 11 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 20% to 24% and math from 11% to 13%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202520%71 tested
→
202624%55 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202511%71 tested
→
202613%55 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, about as expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored −8 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +1 point, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 93 in English, 94 in math
Comparison
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.

Grades 4–8 · 2025 · 93 students in English, 94 in math, with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

−8 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

+1 pts

Math

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school5%19%27%49%55
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Sacramento City Unified20%19%19%42%9,362
Math, grades 3–5 · This school2%11%25%62%55
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Sacramento City Unified16%19%23%42%9,369
English, grades 6–8 · This school4%38%25%33%48
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Sacramento City Unified17%27%23%33%9,303
Math, grades 6–8 · This school0%0%31%69%48
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Sacramento City Unified18%14%23%45%9,325

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202624%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202613%42%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 22% in 2017 to 24% in 2026. In math, it went from 19% in 2017 to 13% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201722%
155 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201828%
120 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201924%
116 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202216%
81 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202313%
72 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
20245%
56 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202520%
71 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202624%
55 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201719%
157 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
201821%
121 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201916%
116 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
20222%
80 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
20236%
72 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
20247%
55 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202511%
71 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202613%
55 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 8 points below that expected score, and in math 1 point above it.

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.

What you can do

Who can act on Aspire Capitol Heights Academy’s results?

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Aspire Capitol Heights Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

32 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average Sacramento City Unified elementary school, 24 in 100 were. 4.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 63 of 196 students counted for it; suspension: 10 of 229 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Sacramento City Unified elementary school 3.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

32 in 100This school
24 in 100At the average Sacramento City Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

63 of 196 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

4.4%

of students were suspended at least once (10 of 229). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 26 in 100, 18 of 70
  • Grades 7–8: 32 in 100, 10 of 31
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students scored well below the same group across California in math.

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

9% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 28% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Aspire Capitol Heights AcademySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 82 tested29%Same group, California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 82 tested9%Same group, California 28%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Black or African American: 51%2. Hispanic or Latino: 30%3. Two or more races: 8%4. Not reported: 7%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Black or African American51%
  2. Hispanic or Latino30%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Not reported7%
  5. White—
  6. Asian—
  7. Filipino—
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share4%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

91%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 203 of 222. California: 63%.

13teachers, 2024–25

2 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

38%in their first year, 2024–25

78%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for low-income students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Sacramento City Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 82 tested
English29%−231%−837%
Math9%−1524%−1928%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Sacramento City Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Black or African American students, 51 tested: no rate for grades 3 and 5–8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Black or African American51%
Hispanic or Latino30%
Two or more races8%
Not reported7%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 78% of teaching positions, 9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 11.5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Aspire Capitol Heights Academy, and how do I get in?

No assigned next school.

Aspire Capitol Heights Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Aspire Capitol Heights Academy
    Grades TK–8
  2. Middle
    Will C. Wood Middle
    10th · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Will C. Wood Middle

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

    10th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

  • Miwok Middle

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

    89th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Fern Bacon Middle

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

    18th percentile · Needs Support · 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.

How do I get in?

Ask Aspire Capitol Heights Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

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?
School website: aspirepublicschools.org ↗Office: (916) 739-8520Administrator: Tamara Williams

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
7300 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento 95826

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 32 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (63 of 196 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 4.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (10 of 229 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 76% in English and 87% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (55 students tested in each); California: 54% and 58%

Office (916) 739-85207300 Folsom Boulevard, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #5,580 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #54 of 58 in Sacramento City Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math4%3342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math18%3123%
Chronically absent32 in 100315%
Suspension rate4.4% (10 of 229)325%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+35.3pp—not scored

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. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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
2025–26122#5580California 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)
2018–19not on filenot on file−19
2021–22not on filenot on file−1
2022–23not on filenot on file−12
2023–2441 in 10013.5% (34 of 252)−7
2024–2548 in 1001.5% (4 of 275)−1
2025–2632 in 1004.4% (10 of 229)+35

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 · English1035%32%
2026 · Math1031%7%
2025 · English1392%14%
2025 · Math1401%7%
2024 · English1272%10%
2024 · Math1260%7%
2023 · English1103%14%
2023 · Math1102%5%
2022 · English1091%15%
2022 · Math1081%3%
2019 · English11610%24%
2019 · Math1162%16%
2018 · English1206%28%
2018 · Math1214%21%
2017 · English1558%22%
2017 · Math1573%19%

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 · English2214%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2129%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2818%
2025 · Grade 6 · English210%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2322%
2025 · Grade 8 · English240%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math229%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2124%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math284%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math220%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math239%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math240%
2024 · Grade 3 · English166%
2024 · Grade 4 · English215%
2024 · Grade 5 · English195%
2024 · Grade 6 · English229%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2322%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2612%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1612%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2010%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math190%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math225%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math239%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math268%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2421%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2612%
2023 · Grade 5 · English225%
2023 · Grade 6 · English1414%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2417%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math248%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math268%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math220%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math140%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math248%
2022 · Grade 3 · English3318%
2022 · Grade 4 · English2811%
2022 · Grade 5 · English2020%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2811%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math333%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math274%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math200%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math284%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4626%
2019 · Grade 4 · English3727%
2019 · Grade 5 · English3318%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4630%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math3714%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math330%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4342%
2018 · Grade 4 · English3520%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4219%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4344%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math3511%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math435%
2017 · Grade 3 · English4418%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5221%
2017 · Grade 5 · English5925%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math4524%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5223%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math6012%

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
Schoolwide320%16%50%34%

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-income8229%−2−8
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−893Moderate+194Average
Low-income−890Moderate091Average
English-only students−781not categorized+682not categorized
Black or African American−1554Moderate+154Average
Hispanic or Latino−924Moderate−525Average
Students with disabilities−1918Moderate+719Accelerated

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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

93 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

94 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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, 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 · 48 in 100 → 2025–26 · 32 in 100 · −16 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.5% (4 of 275) → 2025–26 · 4.4% (10 of 229) · +2.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—30 in 100—
Male—35 in 100—
Black or African American—32 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—34 in 100—
Two or more races—7 in 100—
Students with disabilities—32 in 100—
English learners—31 in 100—
Low-income—32 in 100—
All students—32 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$15,654 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,711 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,421 per ADA

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

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 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$506,760,54162.13%62%
Instruction support$107,070,69713.13%13%
Student services$94,256,79211.56%12%
Administration$39,104,7294.79%5%
Buildings & maintenance$67,145,8158.23%8%
Total$815,598,118100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $815,598,118 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$15,654 per pupil
2020$13,792 per pupil
2019$14,667 per pupil
2018$12,722 per pupil
2017$11,601 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 holders8.7%

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 95826 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95826 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$82,127
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)36%
ZIP-area population40,165
Median age33.9 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 95826 →

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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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