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Branch Elementary — Rating & test scores

970 School Road, Arroyo Grande · 261 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 90

StrongScope Score · 94th percentile. Higher than 94 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 above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 86% and 74% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 106
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).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Branch Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is Branch a good elementary school?

Strong. Branch is higher than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9886%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9174%
English, Advanced9352%
Math, Advanced9046%

Progress in a year, 2025

English99+31 pts
Math94+23 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance904 in 100
Branch’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Lucia Mar Unified’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4–6 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+31 pts) and math (+23 pts). The state calls both results Exceptional.

Each bar is Branch’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 growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 93. 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.

In its own words

What does Branch say about itself?

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

Open branch.luciamarschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 31 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored 23 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

English

+31

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White61+33 points
Low-income30+30 points
Hispanic or Latino23+28 points
Students with disabilities17+22 points

Math

+23

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White61+25 points
Low-income30+20 points
Hispanic or Latino23+15 points
Students with disabilities17+3 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 93 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 31 points above that expected score, and in math 23 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 2 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Branch. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

3 elementary schools within 4.3 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. BranchScope Score 9094th
  2. Ocean ViewNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8074th
  3. HarloeNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7862nd
Lucia Mar Unified

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Branch compare with schools like it?

Branch’s Scope Score is 90. 583 California elementary schools, counting Branch, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 81. Branch’s result is higher than 547 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 583

  1. Students from low-income families: 41%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 41%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

583 California public elementary schools where 29% to 41% 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 29% to 41% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Branch’s share. The count includes Branch. 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?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 83% to 86% and math from 79% to 74%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202648%64%86%BranchBranch50%Lucia Mar UnifiedDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202639%51%74%BranchBranch43%Lucia Mar UnifiedDistrict42%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Lucia Mar Unified’s line combines its 11 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. Lucia Mar Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringBranchLucia Mar UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201764%48%45%144
201865%53%49%155
201964%56%50%148
202262%46%45%107
202371%48%44%100
202479%47%45%99
202583%49%46%104
202686%50%46%106
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringBranchLucia Mar UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201751%39%40%144
201858%44%42%155
201952%49%44%148
202250%37%38%107
202368%40%40%100
202466%41%41%99
202579%42%41%103
202674%43%42%106

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

86%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

83452
Lucia Mar Unified50%California46%

Math

74%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

222846
Lucia Mar Unified43%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 86% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 74% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 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).

How does math compare with English?

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.

How does grade 6 do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 80% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 69% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

80%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1192060
Lucia Mar Unified52%California48%

Math

69%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17142643
Lucia Mar Unified39%California37%

School pattern · grades 3–5 · spring 2026

Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

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 Advanced81%83%94%
Advanced46%47%64%
Proficient35%36%30%
Developing level11%14%0%
Minimal8%3%6%
Tested373633
California44%46%49%
Difference+37+37+45
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced80%
Advanced60%
Proficient20%
Developing level9%
Minimal11%
Tested35
California48%
Difference+32

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 Advanced68%78%76%
Advanced41%42%58%
Proficient27%36%18%
Developing level27%19%21%
Minimal5%3%3%
Tested373633
California47%42%37%
Difference+21+36+39
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced69%
Advanced43%
Proficient26%
Developing level14%
Minimal17%
Tested35
California37%
Difference+32

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, grades 3–5 · This school52%34%8%6%106
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Lucia Mar Unified25%25%24%26%1,899
Math, grades 3–5 · This school46%28%22%4%106
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Lucia Mar Unified19%24%27%30%1,900
English, grade 6 · This school60%20%9%11%35
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Lucia Mar Unified22%30%24%24%712
Math, grade 6 · This school43%26%14%17%35
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Lucia Mar Unified21%18%26%35%715

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 106 tested in English, 106 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 59% of students. 12 of 274 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (12 of 274 students).

At the average Lucia Mar Unified elementary school: 11 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

261

students in grades TK–6.

White 59%Hispanic or Latino 30%Two or more races 8%

Family income

35%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 92 of 261. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

18

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

100% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.7%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 275). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White59%
Hispanic or Latino30%
Two or more races8%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 10.6 of 10.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 52 tested79%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 52 tested71%California 30%
  • WhiteEnglish · 87 tested86%California 60%
  • WhiteMath · 87 tested75%California 54%

79% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 71% in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 36% and 30% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lucia Mar Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 52 tested
English79%+3940%+4336%
Math71%+4031%+4130%
White · 87 tested
English86%+2165%+2660%
Math75%+1857%+2154%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lucia Mar Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Hispanic or Latino students, 40 tested: no rate for grades 4 and 5 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Branch. 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.

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Staff

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Branch 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

20

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?

$19,355 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Lucia Mar Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $30 million.

$19,355

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$7,599
The school’s share of district office costs
$11,756
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,686
  • Branch$19,355
  • Lucia Mar Unified elementary schools$18,264
  • 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 ↓

Lucia Mar Unified’s yearly plan

$30million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$24million

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 $30 million of $180 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Lucia Mar Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Branch like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93420. They are not figures for the families at Branch.

Typical household income in a year

$110,553

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 93420.

Typical home value
$917,900
People who live in this ZIP code
31,345
Typical age
48.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
44%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Branch. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?52% scored Advanced in English, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (106 students tested); California: 24%
  3. How does the school check what’s working in math?Math: 79% in 2025 to 74% in 2026 here; California: 41% to 42%
  4. 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 Branch, and how do I get in?

Ask Lucia Mar Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Branch Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile
  2. Middle
    Paulding Middle
    Scope Score 82Strong · 80th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Arroyo Grande High
    Scope Score 80Solid · 71st percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Paulding Middle

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

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 80th percentile · middle · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Central Coast New Tech High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 88 · Strong · 91st percentile · high · 2025

  • Arroyo Grande High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 71st percentile · 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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Arroyo Grande High
Arroyo Grande HighScope Score 80 · Solid · 71st percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Arroyo Grande High. UC records 39 enrollees from Arroyo Grande High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 19 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Arroyo Grande High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 74% of the students who finished high school at Arroyo Grande High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

39 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 19 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Arroyo Grande High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Branch?

Address
970 School Road, Arroyo Grande 93420Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Whitney WhitneyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 20, 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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Lucia Mar Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Branch a good elementary school?

Branch Elementary has a Scope Score of 90. It scored higher than 94 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 94th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average Lucia Mar Unified elementary school. 0.7% of students (2 of 275) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 31 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Exceptional. In math, they scored 23 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 93 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 79% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at Branch Elementary in Arroyo Grande scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Branch Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Paulding Middle. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Paulding Middle: Scope Score 82, Strong, 80th percentile among California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 results

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 12 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
12
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 #315 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #1 of 11 in Lucia Mar Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math49%7742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math80%7823%
Chronically absent4 in 100685%
Suspension rate0.7% (2 of 275)575%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+10.5pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–269094#315California 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)
2018–197 in 1001.2% (4 of 328)+1
2021–22not on filenot on file0
2022–23not on filenot on file+7
2023–246 in 1001.9% (5 of 264)−22
2024–257 in 1000 of 267+11
2025–264 in 1000.7% (2 of 275)+11

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 · English14154%84%
2026 · Math14145%72%
2025 · English13454%81%
2025 · Math13352%73%
2024 · English13745%78%
2024 · Math13837%67%
2023 · English13937%68%
2023 · Math13933%66%
2022 · English14426%63%
2022 · Math14428%50%
2019 · English19534%66%
2019 · Math19526%53%
2018 · English19138%69%
2018 · Math19130%61%
2017 · English18534%63%
2017 · Math18523%50%

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 · English3571%
2025 · Grade 4 · English3591%
2025 · Grade 5 · English3485%
2025 · Grade 6 · English3073%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math3569%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math3491%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math3476%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math3053%
2024 · Grade 3 · English3382%
2024 · Grade 4 · English3781%
2024 · Grade 5 · English2972%
2024 · Grade 6 · English3876%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math3376%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math3776%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math2941%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math3969%
2023 · Grade 3 · English3656%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2479%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4080%
2023 · Grade 6 · English3962%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math3672%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2471%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math4062%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math3962%
2022 · Grade 3 · English2843%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4271%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3765%
2022 · Grade 6 · English3768%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math2854%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4262%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3732%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math3751%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4159%
2019 · Grade 4 · English5260%
2019 · Grade 5 · English5571%
2019 · Grade 6 · English4774%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4154%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math5260%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math5544%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math4757%
2018 · Grade 3 · English5157%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5770%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4766%
2018 · Grade 6 · English3686%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math5157%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5760%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math4757%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math3675%
2017 · Grade 3 · English5654%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5169%
2017 · Grade 5 · English3773%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4161%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math5652%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5151%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math3751%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math4146%

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
Schoolwide3342%33%24%0%

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-income5279%+39+43
White8786%+21+26
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+3193Exceptional+2393Exceptional
English-only students+3287not categorized+2387not categorized
White+3361Exceptional+2561Exceptional
Low-income+3030Exceptional+2030Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+2823Exceptional+1523Accelerated
Students with disabilities+2217Exceptional+317Average

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; here that is grades 4–6. 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+31 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

93 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +31 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+23 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

93 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +23 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, 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; here that is grades 4–6, 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 · 7 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 267 → 2025–26 · 0.7% (2 of 275) · +0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 1005 in 100−3 in 100
Male6 in 1004 in 100−2 in 100
Hispanic or Latino8 of 754 of 81—
Two or more races1 of 141 of 21—
White7 in 1004 in 100−3 in 100
Students with disabilities4 of 371 of 54—
English learners4 of 18——
Homeless3 of 141 of 12—
Low-income12 of 908 in 100—
All students7 in 1004 in 100−3 in 100

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$12,172 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,921 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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,686 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 261

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,828 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 64%Instruction support 10%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$103,587,39964.07%64%
Instruction support$16,963,26810.49%10%
Student services$16,212,46210.03%10%
Administration$8,949,8775.54%6%
Buildings & maintenance$14,303,9248.85%9%
Other$1,657,0281.02%1%
Total$161,673,959100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $161,673,959 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$12,172 per pupil
2020$11,789 per pupil
2019$11,770 per pupil
2018$11,385 per pupil
2017$10,779 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 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 93420 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93420 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$110,553
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)44%
ZIP-area population31,345
Median age48.2 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 93420 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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