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90 First Street, Bieber · 71 students · Grades TK–7

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Scope Score 68

Needs SupportScope Score · 7th percentile. Higher than 7 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well below California in English, near it in math: 8% and 31% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 3, spring 2026, against 44% and 47%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 13
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

Overview

Is Big Valley Elementary a good elementary school?

Needs Support. Big Valley Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on progress in math. Big Valley Elementary is lower than most on test results, progress in English and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced18%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3731%
English, Advanced10%
Math, Advanced10%

Progress in a year, 2025

English13−10 pts
Math77+12 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4317 in 100
Big Valley Elementary’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

13 of 75 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 17 in 100 at the average California elementary school.

Each bar is Big Valley Elementary’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 75. The California figure is an average of school rates (5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Big Valley Elementary say about itself?

We haven’t read Big Valley Elementary’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open bigvalleyschool.org (opens in a new tab)

Schools like it

How does Big Valley Elementary compare with schools like it?

Big Valley Elementary’s Scope Score is 68. 586 California elementary schools, counting Big Valley Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 78. Big Valley Elementary’s result is higher than 8 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 586

  1. Students from low-income families: 51%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 41%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 41%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 51%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 52%

    Wedgeworth Elementary

    Hacienda Heights

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

586 California public elementary schools where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 40% to 52% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Big Valley Elementary’s share. The count includes Big Valley Elementary. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2019 to 2026

Grade 3. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201920222024202627%44%CaliforniaCalifornia8%Big Valley ElementaryThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%201920222024202627%47%CaliforniaCalifornia31%Big Valley ElementaryThis school

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 11 and 19 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 11 students, one student is 9 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringBig Valley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201927%49%11
202216%42%19
20240%43%11
20268%44%13
Math, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringBig Valley ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201927%50%11
202221%44%19
20249%46%11
202631%47%13

A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

8% of the 13 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 31% did in math.

English

8%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

38548
California44%

Math

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

541531
California47%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 3, spring 2026, 8% of the 13 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 44% across California. In math, 31% did, against 47% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 3 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Results for each grade, spring 2026

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 Advanced8%suppressedsuppressed
Advanced0%suppressedsuppressed
Proficient8%suppressedsuppressed
Developing level54%suppressedsuppressed
Minimal38%suppressedsuppressed
Tested1366
California44%46%49%
Difference−36——
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested5
California48%
Difference—

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 Advanced31%suppressedsuppressed
Advanced0%suppressedsuppressed
Proficient31%suppressedsuppressed
Developing level15%suppressedsuppressed
Minimal54%suppressedsuppressed
Tested1366
California47%42%37%
Difference−16——
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressed
Minimalsuppressed
Tested5
California37%
Difference—

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 3 · This school0%8%54%38%13
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
Math, grade 3 · This school0%31%15%54%13
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944

Spring 2026, grade 3 combined: 13 tested in English, 13 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 81% of students. 13 of 75 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

13of 75

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 17 in 100.

At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

No district average: Big Valley Elementary is the only regular elementary school we rank in the Big Valley Joint Unified district with an attendance record.

Students, 2024–25

71

students in grades TK–7.

White 81%

Family income

46%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 33 of 71. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

4

teachers, with 10 years of experience on average.

25% were in their first year.

75% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.6%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 77). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White81%
Hispanic or Latino—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 3 of 4 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Big Valley Elementary. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Big Valley Elementary has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

8

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$23,009 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Big Valley Joint Unified’s plan for 2025–26 covers $227,434.

$23,009

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$9,439
The school’s share of district office costs
$13,570
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,315
  • Big Valley Elementary$23,009
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Big Valley Joint Unified’s yearly plan

$227,434

in the district’s plan for 2025–26

$131,029

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $227,434 of $3 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Big Valley Joint Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2025–26.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Big Valley Elementary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96009. They are not figures for the families at Big Valley Elementary.

Typical home value

$155,600

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 96009.

People who live in this ZIP code
307
Typical age
30.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
27%

What you can do

Who can act on Big Valley Elementary’s results?

The state has Big Valley Elementary in extra targeted support; Big Valley Joint Unified’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

Big Valley Joint Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for low-income students and White students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 4 questions to Big Valley Elementary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?92% in English and 69% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 3, spring 2026 (13 students tested in each); California: 56% and 53%
  2. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Big Valley Elementary, and how do I get in?

Ask Big Valley Joint Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Big Valley Elementary
    Grades TK–7Scope Score 68Needs Support · 7th percentile
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High
    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

High-school links

  • Big Valley Jr. Sr. High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Big Valley Elementary?

Address
90 First Street, Bieber 96009Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Teresa RagsdaleAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 6, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 4 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Big Valley Joint Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Big Valley Elementary a good elementary school?

Big Valley Elementary has a Scope Score of 68. It scored higher than 7 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Needs Support, 7th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 of 75 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average California elementary school. 2.6% of students (2 of 77) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 10 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
10
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #5,279 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math0%3342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math19%3423%
Chronically absent13 of 75505%
Suspension rate2.6% (2 of 77)465%

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
2025–26687#5279California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 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)
2018–199 of 705.6% (4 of 71)—
2021–22not on filenot on file—
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–2418 of 753.9% (3 of 77)+34
2025–2613 of 752.6% (2 of 77)—

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 · English300%7%
2026 · Math300%20%
2025 · English380%18%
2025 · Math385%16%
2024 · English373%19%
2024 · Math373%14%
2023 · English383%21%
2023 · Math385%8%
2022 · English432%19%
2022 · Math432%16%
2019 · English3711%32%
2019 · Math3714%30%
2018 · English287%21%
2018 · Math287%14%
2017 · English383%13%
2017 · Math363%11%

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 · English7—
2025 · Grade 4 · English10—
2025 · Grade 5 · English8—
2025 · Grade 6 · English1315%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1331%
2024 · Grade 3 · English110%
2024 · Grade 4 · English9—
2024 · Grade 5 · English1346%
2024 · Grade 6 · English4—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math119%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1331%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 3 · English8—
2023 · Grade 4 · English1718%
2023 · Grade 5 · English5—
2023 · Grade 6 · English8—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math176%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 3 · English1916%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4—
2022 · Grade 5 · English10—
2022 · Grade 6 · English10—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1921%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 3 · English1127%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1136%
2019 · Grade 5 · English4—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1136%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1127%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1136%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1127%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English1217%
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English1225%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1225%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math110%

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.

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−1027Moderate+1227Accelerated
English-only students−723not categorized+1123not categorized
White−521Average+1121Accelerated
Low-income−318Average+2018Exceptional

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−10 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

27 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 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+12 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

27 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 · 18 of 80 → 2025–26 · 13 of 75
Suspension rate2024–25 · 12.5% (10 of 80) → 2025–26 · 2.6% (2 of 77) · −9.9 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 of 453 of 37—
Male1 of 2510 of 38—
Hispanic or Latino2 of 12——
White6 of 5111 of 61—
Military families0 of 12——
Low-income9 of 5612 of 57—
All students9 of 7013 of 75—
Students with disabilities—2 of 15—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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$20,983 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 117 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$937 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 71

Central federal expenditures attributed here$378 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 71

District current expense · FY 2024–25$25,533 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 45%Instruction support 20%Student services 8%Administration 11%Buildings & maintenance 15%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,261,26044.91%45%
Instruction support$549,09819.55%20%
Student services$218,1247.77%8%
Administration$320,00011.39%11%
Buildings & maintenance$416,67014.84%15%
Other$43,4501.55%1%
Total$2,808,603100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $2,808,603 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$20,983 per pupil
2020$24,360 per pupil
2019$20,402 per pupil
2018$17,741 per pupil
2017$17,735 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

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 96009 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96009 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income—
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)27%
ZIP-area population307
Median age30.7 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 96009 →

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