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Bangor Union Elementary

Bangor, CA · Grades TK-8 · 88 students · Bangor Union Elementary

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38% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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DistrictBangor Union Elementary
PrincipalScott Otis
GradesTK-8
Enrollment88 students

Math

23%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

38%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

88

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

22%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2019: 32%2022: 9%2025: 23%2019: 36%2022: 9%2025: 38%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2019: 32%2022: 9%2025: 23%2019: 36%2022: 9%2025: 38%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
201932%36%
20229%9%
2023
2024
202523%38%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025

Has stayed near the 33rd percentile since 2019.

Most rating sites would stop at “31% proficient” and call it done. Bangor Union deserves a closer read. Two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

52 tested · 1 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

Bangor Union Elementary scores 29 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 33rd percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Proficiency here is back to its pre-pandemic level — 31% meet the standard, about where the school stood in 2019.

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2019 · 30th percentile · Scope Score 28 of 1002022 · 6th percentile · Scope Score 15 of 1002025 · 33rd percentile · Scope Score 29 of 100
ELAGreen(Increased)MathOrange(Declined)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 333%38%
Grade 538%9%
Grade 733%27%
Grade 815%25%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 333%23%
Grade 531%9%
Grade 733%9%
Grade 88%33%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in four of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA58% met or exceeded
Exceeded 29%Met 29%Nearly Met 23%Not Met 19%
Math32% met or exceeded
Exceeded 11%Met 21%Nearly Met 28%Not Met 40%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school2915%31%22.0%3.3%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%17.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope2939
% Exceeded15%21%
% Met+31%43%
Growth
Absence22.0%17.9%
Suspension3.3%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 88th percentile in reading against the 48th in math, among elementary schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits a little above the middle of California elementary schools in reading, and the 48th in math. We show it; we don't score it.

pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +14 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 88th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.88th pctile · +14 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: 0 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 48th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.48th pctile · 0 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

How every group of students does here

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 31% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 31%, district —, state 43%31%
WhiteWhite: this school 27%, district 27%, state 56%27% · −4 vs school

8 of 10 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

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The state's growth model, by student group

California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California elementary school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.

Reading
English Only32 studentsEnglish Only, reading: +15 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 32 students.+15 pts · +12 vs typical
Low-income students30 studentsLow-income students, reading: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 30 students.+14 pts · +14 vs typical
Math
English Only32 studentsEnglish Only, math: +1 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 32 students.+1 pts · 0 vs typical
Low-income students30 studentsLow-income students, math: +1 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 30 students.+1 pts · +2 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted

— 2 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 29 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher29 · district 29
Teaching staff5 teachers
Avg. experience13.0 years
Fully credentialed83%
PrincipalScott Otis
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Teacher salary schedule$52,025 – $94,421
Superintendent salary$145,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.

TK/K students miss school at roughly three times the rate of Grades 4–6 students (52.6% vs 12.0%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

3.3% of students were suspended, versus 1.6% statewide — a school visit will tell you more than this number.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 22.0%, district 22.0%, state 17.9%22.0% · +4.1pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.3%, district —, state 1.6%3.3% · +1.7pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–612.0%
Grades 7–816.7%
TK/K52.6%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $23,767 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

$528 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

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

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,767, CA average $14,491$23,767 · spent at this school
Federal share$528 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,023 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 51%Instruction support 12%Student services 5%Administration 13%Buildings & maintenance 13%Other 5%

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

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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,458 per pupil
2019$13,252 per pupil
2018$14,520 per pupil
2017$16,618 per pupil
2016$14,126 per pupil
The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Two-thirds of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 88 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 35% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino29.6% · district 29.6% · CA 56.1%
White55.7% · district 55.7% · CA 19.9%
Other14.8% · district 14.8% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch71.6% · CA 64%
Median income$102K · CA $85K
Median home value$439K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+23% · CA 35%
ZIP population409
Median age66 years

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

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Bangor Union Elementary a good elementary school?
Bangor Union Elementary has a Scope Score of 29 out of 100, placing it in the 33rd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,809 statewide. 15.4% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.0 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Bangor Union Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 30.8% of students at Bangor Union Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 15.4% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 15.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 15.4% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 26 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Bangor Union Elementary rank in California?
Bangor Union Elementary ranks #3,809 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 33rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Bangor Union Elementary?
22.0% of students at Bangor Union Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 3.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Bangor Union Elementary compare to other schools in Bangor?
Bangor Union Elementary scores 29/100 (33rd percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 88 students. Use the schools in Bangor page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 5 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard15.4%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded30.8%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism22.0%17.9%5%
Suspension rate3.3%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)0.0%18.0%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Bangor Union Elementary: reading the evidence

Bangor Union posts 31% meeting the standard and 15.4% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.4% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Bangor Union Elementary is ranked #3,809 statewide.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard15.4%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded30.8%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism22.0%17.9%5%
Suspension rate3.3%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)0.0%18.0%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 45 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 42 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.9% · index 43 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 6.9pp lower vs 2022
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 1.6% · index 36 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2022
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 38 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 31323%15%31%31%38%−5
Grade 48
Grade 510
Grade 64
Grade 77
Grade 810
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3138%15%31%46%23%−22
Grade 49
Grade 510
Grade 64
Grade 77
Grade 810

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)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide2010%25%55%10%

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.

03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Bangor Union Elementary ←2915.4%30.8%3.3%
California average3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20192830#384215.5%32.2%15.8%4.5%+1.3pp
2022156#53450.0%9.1%28.8%4.8%
20252933#380915.4%30.8%22.0%3.3%
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.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — No subgroup comparison could be shown for this school this year — either its group sizes fall under CDE's 15-student reporting floor, or district/state comparison data wasn't available for its groups.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
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Group20192025Δ
Female16.0%24.4%+8.4pp
Male18.3%28.6%+10.3pp
Hispanic/Latino7.7%31.0%+23.3pp
White20.9%25.0%+4.1pp
Students with Disabilities30.0%26.9%-3.1pp
Homeless36.4%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged19.2%30.7%+11.5pp
All Students17.4%26.6%+9.2pp
Two or More Races23.1%
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+1434Accelerated034Average
English Only+1532not categorised+132not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+1430Accelerated+130Average
White+1522Accelerated−622Moderate
Students with Disabilities+911Accelerated−111Average

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-08

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