Public school with a magnet program · San Mateo-Foster City · San Mateo, California

Bayside Academy — Rating & test scores

San Mateo · K–8 · 840 students (2024–25)

2025 Kehoe Avenue, 94403bayside.smfcsd.net ↗(650) 312-7660
51stpercentileSolid

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
36

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six 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: 36% and 32% 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: 140 in English, 138 in math
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”).

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 13% of students tested in English scored Advanced, against 24% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 3–5. 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 tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Mateo-Foster City which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Bayside Academy a good school?

Bayside Academy scores higher than 51 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 51st percentile, Solid, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 71 in 100 California middle schools we score (71st percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 21 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 15 in 100 at the average San Mateo-Foster City elementary school. 3.3% of students (27 of 820) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

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

  • Included in this measure: 606 students in English, 605 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 32% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Bayside Academy in San Mateo scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. 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, 36% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 32% 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: 140 in English, 138 in math
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 · 140 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
64%
This school36%
California46%
San Mateo-Foster City50%

36% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 138 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
68%
This school32%
California42%
San Mateo-Foster City52%

32% 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 Advanced22%41%48%
Advanced8%15%16%
Proficient14%26%32%
Developing level28%20%18%
Minimal50%39%34%
Tested504644
California44%46%49%
Difference−22−5−1
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced57%53%52%
Advanced31%33%29%
Proficient26%20%23%
Developing level21%17%22%
Minimal22%30%26%
Tested159176184
California48%51%49%
Difference+9+2+3

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 Advanced34%29%33%
Advanced8%7%23%
Proficient26%22%10%
Developing level16%33%30%
Minimal50%38%37%
Tested504543
California47%42%37%
Difference−13−13−4
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced42%49%45%
Advanced29%32%34%
Proficient13%17%11%
Developing level20%15%19%
Minimal38%36%36%
Tested161176184
California37%38%36%
Difference+5+11+9

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 →

School pattern · grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · What patterns mean

Grade-to-grade gainsFrom grade 3 in spring 2024 to grade 5 in spring 2026, results here rose more than at the average California elementary school. Students move in and out, so these are partly different children. The Score factors record below gives the figure.

How do the middle grades do?

Above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 54% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 45% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 71st percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 519 tested

Advanced
31%
Proficient
23%
Below the standard
46%
This school54%
California49%
San Mateo-Foster City56%

54% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 521 tested

Advanced
32%
Proficient
13%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California37%
San Mateo-Foster City49%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 33% to 36% and math from 27% to 32%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202533%131 tested
→
202636%140 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202527%135 tested
→
202632%138 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?

About as expected, in both subjects. 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 −1 point against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +4 points, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 606 in English, 605 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 · 606 students in English, 605 in math, with scores in both years

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

−1 pts

English

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

+4 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 school13%23%23%41%140
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · San Mateo-Foster City29%21%17%33%2,983
Math, grades 3–5 · This school12%20%26%42%138
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · San Mateo-Foster City33%19%18%30%3,008
English, grades 6–8 · This school31%23%20%26%519
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · San Mateo-Foster City27%29%17%27%3,034
Math, grades 6–8 · This school32%13%18%37%521
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · San Mateo-Foster City34%15%19%32%3,050

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 20187 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2018

Chart and table: 2018–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202636%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202632%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 38% in 2018 to 36% in 2026. In math, it went from 33% in 2018 to 32% 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
201838%
111 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201934%
118 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202243%
145 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202340%
145 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
202433%
147 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202533%
131 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202636%
140 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201833%
115 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201932%
118 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202231%
149 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202334%
146 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
202429%
159 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202527%
135 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202632%
138 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 1 point below that expected score, and in math 4 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Bayside Academy’s results?

San Mateo-Foster City’s board decides Bayside Academy’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving San Mateo-Foster City extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and suspensions. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Mateo-Foster City: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

San Mateo-Foster City’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read San Mateo-Foster City’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
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?

21 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 San Mateo-Foster City elementary school, 15 in 100 were. 3.3% 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: 174 of 818 students counted for it; suspension: 27 of 820 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 San Mateo-Foster City elementary school 1.1%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

21 in 100This school
15 in 100At the average San Mateo-Foster City elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

174 of 818 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.3%

of students were suspended at least once (27 of 820). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades K–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 15 in 100, 39 of 258
  • Grades 7–8: 20 in 100, 75 of 368
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Bayside 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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Teach here? Tell us San Mateo-Foster City’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students scored below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

28% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 38% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 32% in English, against 37% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

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).
Bayside AcademySame group, California
  • Asian123 tested95%Same group, California 75%
  • White48 tested77%Same group, California 62%
  • Two or more races49 tested71%Same group, California 62%
  • Low-income383 tested32%Same group, California 37%
  • Homeless38 tested29%Same group, California 27%
  • Hispanic or Latino325 tested28%Same group, California 38%
  • Students with disabilities64 tested11%Same group, California 14%
  • English learners183 tested9%Same group, California 11%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8 English, spring 2026. In math the same groups run from 4% to 93%; every value is in the table below. Asian students: grades 6–8 only. Students of two or more races: grades 6–8 only. White students: grades 6–8 only. Students with disabilities: grades 6–8 only. Homeless students: grades 6–8 only.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 52%2. Asian: 19%3. White: 8%4. Two or more races: 8%5. Pacific Islander: 6%6. Filipino: 5%7. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino52%
  2. Asian19%
  3. White8%
  4. Two or more races8%
  5. Pacific Islander6%
  6. Filipino5%
  7. Black or African American2%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
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. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

49% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 113 of 231 English learners49%
San Mateo-Foster City · 993 of 2,10147%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

43%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 363 of 840. California: 63%.

45teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

7%in their first year, 2024–25

83%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino and 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 San Mateo-Foster Cityvs California
Low-income · 383 tested in English, 385 in math
English32%+527%−537%
Math24%024%−428%
Hispanic or Latino · 325 tested in English, 327 in math
English28%+523%−1038%
Math17%−219%−1128%
Asian · 123 tested · grades 6–8 only
English95%+689%+2075%
Math93%+489%+2271%
Two or more races · 49 tested · grades 6–8 only
English71%+269%+962%
Math63%+162%+1350%
White · 48 tested · grades 6–8 only
English77%+374%+1562%
Math67%−168%+1750%
English learners · 183 tested in English, 186 in math
English9%+36%−211%
Math4%−59%−812%
Students with disabilities · 64 tested · grades 6–8 only
English11%−213%−314%
Math8%−210%−210%
Homeless · 38 tested in English, 40 in math · grades 6–8 only
English29%+920%+227%
Math18%+216%+117%

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

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students 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
Hispanic or Latino52%
Asian19%
White8%
Two or more races8%
Pacific Islander6%
Filipino5%
Black or African American2%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—

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: 83% of teaching positions, 39 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 47 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Bayside Academy, and how do I get in?

Hillsdale High.

Bayside Academy’s attendance zone is split: the largest part of its children is assigned to Hillsdale High, part to Aragon High and part to San Mateo High. Before that, Bayside Academy teaches grades K–8 itself, though for middle school the district assigns most of its area to North Shoreview Montessori and for middle school the district assigns most of its area to Parkside Montessori. In the district’s boundaries, its area overlaps the zone of one other elementary school. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · overlapping zone
  • LEAD ElementaryIts zone overlaps part of this school’s area3rd · Needs Support · 2026
Grades K–8 · this school
Bayside Academy

For middle school, the district assigns most of this area to North Shoreview Montessori.

For middle school, the district assigns most of this area to Parkside Montessori.

High · next
Hillsdale High 75th · Strong · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone

From San Mateo-Foster City’s and San Mateo Union High’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with San Mateo-Foster City, and with San Mateo Union High, a separate district, for high school. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • LEAD Elementary

    Assigned

    3rd percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

High-school links

  • Hillsdale High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    75th percentile · Strong · high · 2025

  • Aragon High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    94th percentile · Strong · high · 2025

  • San Mateo High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    67th percentile · Solid · high · 2025

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 the path ends: Hillsdale High
Hillsdale High75th · Strong · 2025 · Scope Score 66district-published assignment for part of the zone

The road from this school ends at Hillsdale High. UC records 41 enrollees from Hillsdale High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 18 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Hillsdale High around 2035, and a school can change a lot in 9 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 85% of the students who finished high school at Hillsdale High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

41 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 18 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Hillsdale High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask San Mateo-Foster City which school serves your address.

School website: bayside.smfcsd.net ↗Office: (650) 312-7660Administrator: Maria Demattei

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2025 Kehoe Avenue, San Mateo 94403

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with San Mateo-Foster City.

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 3.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (27 of 820 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 64% in English and 68% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (140 tested in English, 138 in math); California: 54% and 58%
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 21 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (174 of 818 students); average San Mateo-Foster City elementary school: 15 in 100
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 4% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–8, spring 2026 (186 students tested); the same group across California: 12%
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (650) 312-76602025 Kehoe Avenue, 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 #2,788 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #12 of 18 in San Mateo-Foster City
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math13%4242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math34%4323%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+89 scale-score pts7220%
Chronically absent21 in 100445%
Suspension rate3.3% (27 of 820)385%
English learners: top level13%455%

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
2025–263651#2788California 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)
2018–1911 in 1003.0% (29 of 965)+14
2021–22not on filenot on file+13
2022–23not on filenot on file+8
2023–2424 in 1004.2% (39 of 931)−3
2024–2524 in 1003.3% (29 of 881)+16
2025–2621 in 1003.3% (27 of 820)+12

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 year2018–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English65927%50%
2026 · Math65928%42%
2025 · English68425%48%
2025 · Math69627%39%
2024 · English70128%50%
2024 · Math74125%40%
2023 · English70427%51%
2023 · Math71127%42%
2022 · English69230%54%
2022 · Math69627%43%
2019 · English76927%54%
2019 · Math78327%44%
2018 · English75228%56%
2018 · Math77130%45%

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 · English3714%
2025 · Grade 4 · English4144%
2025 · Grade 5 · English5338%
2025 · Grade 6 · English17652%
2025 · Grade 7 · English19156%
2025 · Grade 8 · English18646%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math4120%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math4137%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math5326%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math17940%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math19046%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math19238%
2024 · Grade 3 · English3931%
2024 · Grade 4 · English5737%
2024 · Grade 5 · English5129%
2024 · Grade 6 · English18561%
2024 · Grade 7 · English19048%
2024 · Grade 8 · English17955%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4630%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5931%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5426%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math19541%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math19741%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math19046%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4732%
2023 · Grade 4 · English5038%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4850%
2023 · Grade 6 · English19051%
2023 · Grade 7 · English18256%
2023 · Grade 8 · English18755%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4527%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math5149%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5024%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math19139%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math18349%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math19144%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4633%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4852%
2022 · Grade 5 · English5143%
2022 · Grade 6 · English18059%
2022 · Grade 7 · English18758%
2022 · Grade 8 · English18056%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4721%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4935%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math5336%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math17949%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math18849%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math18042%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4418%
2019 · Grade 4 · English3839%
2019 · Grade 5 · English3647%
2019 · Grade 6 · English22956%
2019 · Grade 7 · English20064%
2019 · Grade 8 · English22255%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4430%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math3839%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math3628%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math23540%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math20651%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math22447%
2018 · Grade 3 · English3543%
2018 · Grade 4 · English3333%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4337%
2018 · Grade 6 · English20661%
2018 · Grade 7 · English22061%
2018 · Grade 8 · English21554%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math3845%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math3333%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math4423%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math21242%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math22852%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math21648%

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
Schoolwide22719%22%40%18%

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-income38332%+5−5
Hispanic or Latino32528%+5−10
English learners1839%+3−2
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−1606Average+4605Average
Hispanic or Latino−1302Average−6302Moderate
Low-income−1282Average−2282Average
English-only students−2269not categorized+5268not categorized
English learners−1240Average−5240Average
Asian+6129Accelerated+30129Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+7126not categorized+2126not categorized
English learners only−11114not categorized−13114not categorized
Students with disabilities−2177Minimal−1577Moderate
White+760Accelerated+1260Accelerated
Two or more races−250Average+1849Accelerated
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1749Moderate−2049Moderate
Pacific Islander−229Average−3429Minimal
Homeless−1926Moderate−826Moderate
Filipino+1422Accelerated+1822Accelerated

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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, 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
13%
exceeded standard · 31% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 39 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
16%
Advanced · 48% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 44 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 43 (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−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

606 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+4 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

605 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +4 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 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 21 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.3% (29 of 881) → 2025–26 · 3.3% (27 of 820) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Male10 in 10021 in 100+11 in 100
Asian1 in 1005 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American10 in 10050 in 100+40 in 100
Filipino0 in 10011 in 100+11 in 100
Hispanic or Latino13 in 10027 in 100+14 in 100
Pacific Islander34 in 10056 in 100+22 in 100
Two or more races8 in 10011 in 100+3 in 100
White6 in 10010 in 100+4 in 100
Students with disabilities11 in 10029 in 100+18 in 100
English learners13 in 10030 in 100+17 in 100
Homeless18 in 10043 in 100+25 in 100
Low-income14 in 10028 in 100+14 in 100
All students11 in 10021 in 100+10 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$15,293 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,969 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$638 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 840

Central federal expenditures attributed here$703 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 840

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,745 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 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$133,987,87562.70%63%
Instruction support$24,497,40911.46%12%
Student services$19,721,0399.23%9%
Administration$16,509,2747.73%8%
Buildings & maintenance$18,009,7548.43%8%
Total$213,705,336100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,705,336 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$15,293 per pupil
2020$13,645 per pupil
2019$12,968 per pupil
2018$12,491 per pupil
2017$11,067 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 holders2.1%

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 94403 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94403 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$174,917
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)61%
ZIP-area population43,276
Median age38.9 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 94403 →

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