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Buttonwillow Elementary — Rating & test scores

42600 Hwy 58, Buttonwillow · 288 students · Grades TK–8

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Scope Score 72

DevelopingScope Score · 30th percentile. Higher than 30 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 (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 34% and 22% 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: 85
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. Buttonwillow Elementary teaches TK–8.

Overview

Is Buttonwillow Elementary a good elementary school?

Developing. Buttonwillow Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on progress in English and attendance. Buttonwillow Elementary is lower than most on test results and progress in math.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3234%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2022%
English, Advanced3414%
Math, Advanced217%

Progress in a year, 2025

English75+10 pts
Math49+2 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5913 in 100
Buttonwillow 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

In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

Each bar is Buttonwillow 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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 6–8: 84 in English, 85 in math. California: CDE’s grade 6, 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Buttonwillow Elementary say about itself?

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

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Progress

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

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 10 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 2 points higher, which the state calls Average.

English

+10

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income127+9 points
Hispanic or Latino126+10 points
English learners94+7 points
Long-term English learners37+14 points
Students with disabilities23+5 points

Math

+2

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

By student group · students counted

Low-income127+2 points
Hispanic or Latino1260 points
English learners94−1 points
Long-term English learners370 points
Students with disabilities23−10 points

Grades 4–8, 2025, 138 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 10 points above that expected score, and in math 2 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.

Schools like it

How does Buttonwillow Elementary compare with schools like it?

Buttonwillow Elementary’s Scope Score is 72. 1,547 California elementary schools, counting Buttonwillow Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 72. Buttonwillow Elementary’s result is higher than 807 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 1,547

  1. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 95%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

1,547 California public elementary schools where 85% to 97% 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 85% to 97% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Buttonwillow Elementary’s share. The count includes Buttonwillow 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?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 29% to 34% and math from 24% to 22%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202616%46%CaliforniaCalifornia34%Buttonwillow ElementaryThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202614%42%CaliforniaCalifornia22%Buttonwillow ElementaryThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. 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, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringButtonwillow ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201716%45%123
201812%49%108
201923%50%115
202210%45%99
202312%44%97
202411%45%88
202529%46%85
202634%46%85
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringButtonwillow ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201714%40%123
20187%42%108
201924%44%115
20229%38%99
202315%40%97
202417%41%88
202524%41%86
202622%42%85

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

34%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

45212014
California46%

Math

22%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5325157
California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% 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 do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 33% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

392827
California49%

Math

16%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

533197
California37%
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 Advanced21%50%26%
Advanced12%21%7%
Proficient9%29%19%
Developing level12%24%26%
Minimal67%26%48%
Tested243427
California44%46%49%
Difference−23+4−23
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced22%41%34%
Advanced0%6%10%
Proficient22%35%24%
Developing level26%18%38%
Minimal52%41%28%
Tested233229
California48%51%49%
Difference−26−10−15

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 Advanced21%32%11%
Advanced8%12%0%
Proficient13%20%11%
Developing level17%39%15%
Minimal62%29%74%
Tested243427
California47%42%37%
Difference−26−10−26
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced0%28%17%
Advanced0%9%10%
Proficient0%19%7%
Developing level46%16%35%
Minimal54%56%48%
Tested243229
California37%38%36%
Difference−37−10−19

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 school14%20%21%45%85
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
Math, grades 3–5 · This school7%15%25%53%85
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
English, grades 6–8 · This school6%27%28%39%84
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school7%9%31%53%85
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 85 tested in English, 85 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 94% of students. 36 of 282 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

13in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (36 of 282 students).

At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

No district average: Buttonwillow Elementary is the only regular elementary school we rank in the Buttonwillow Union Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 1.0% of students were suspended at least once (3 of 288). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

288

students in grades TK–8.

Hispanic or Latino 94%White 4%

Family income

91%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 261 of 288. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

26

teachers, with 8 years of experience on average.

8% were in their first year.

79% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

44%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (47 of 106 students).

Buttonwillow Union Elementary: 44%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
11 of 89 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
2 of 67 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino94%
White4%
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. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . 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: 15.8 of 20 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

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

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 159 tested32%California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 160 tested19%California 28%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 156 tested33%California 38%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 157 tested20%California 28%
  • English learnersEnglish · 68 tested19%California 10%
  • English learnersMath · 69 tested7%California 10%

19% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 28% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 20% in math, against 28% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, 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 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Buttonwillow Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 159 tested in English, 160 in math
English32%032%−537%
Math19%019%−928%
Hispanic or Latino · 156 tested in English, 157 in math
English33%033%−538%
Math20%020%−828%
English learners · 68 tested in English, 69 in math · grades 4–8 only
English19%019%+910%
Math7%07%−310%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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 Buttonwillow 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.

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Staff

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Buttonwillow 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

19

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?

$21,317 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Buttonwillow Union Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $2 million.

$21,317

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$21,317
The school’s share of district office costs
$0
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,273
  • Buttonwillow Elementary$21,317
  • 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 ↓

Buttonwillow Union Elementary’s yearly plan

$2million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$2million

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 $2 million of $8 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Buttonwillow Union Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Buttonwillow Elementary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93206. They are not figures for the families at Buttonwillow Elementary.

Typical household income in a year

$53,654

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 93206.

Typical home value
$225,000
People who live in this ZIP code
1,898
Typical age
28.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
5%

What you can do

Who can act on Buttonwillow Elementary’s results?

Buttonwillow Union Elementary’s board decides Buttonwillow Elementary’s plan.

When the plan is set

Buttonwillow Union Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 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.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Buttonwillow Elementary in a support program. 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 5 questions to Buttonwillow Elementary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?7% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 4–8, spring 2026 (69 students tested); the same group across California: 10%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?66% in English and 78% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (85 students tested in each); California: 54% and 58%
  3. 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 Buttonwillow Elementary, and how do I get in?

Buttonwillow Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Buttonwillow Union Elementary which school serves your address. Next comes Shafter High.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Buttonwillow Elementary
    Grades TK–8Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High · assigned
    Shafter High
    Scope Score 72Developing · 36th percentile · 2025

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

From Kern High’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with Kern High, the separate district that runs the high schools. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

High-school links

  • Shafter High

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 36th 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.

Where the path ends: Shafter High
Shafter HighScope Score 72 · Developing · 36th percentile · 2025district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Shafter High. UC records 5 enrollees from Shafter High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 11 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Shafter High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 47% of the students who finished high school at Shafter High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Shafter High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Buttonwillow Elementary?

Address
42600 Hwy 58, Buttonwillow 93206Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Rebecca CastellanosAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 11, 2023.

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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Buttonwillow Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Buttonwillow Union Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Buttonwillow Elementary a good elementary school?

Buttonwillow Elementary has a Scope Score of 72. It scored higher than 30 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Developing, 30th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average California elementary school. 1.0% of students (3 of 288) 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?

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 10 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 2 points higher, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 138 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 32% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Buttonwillow Elementary scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. 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 #3,984 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math10%3942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math27%3823%
Chronically absent13 in 100565%
Suspension rate1.0% (3 of 288)555%
English learners: top level15%485%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-2.3pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, 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
2025–267230#3984California 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)
2018–192 in 1001.9% (7 of 372)−34
2021–22not on filenot on file−4
2022–23not on filenot on file−16
2023–2424 in 1000.3% (1 of 327)−22
2024–2521 in 1001.7% (5 of 303)−30
2025–2613 in 1001.0% (3 of 288)−2

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 · English16910%34%
2026 · Math1707%19%
2025 · English1804%26%
2025 · Math1814%18%
2024 · English1906%24%
2024 · Math1934%16%
2023 · English1943%19%
2023 · Math1932%11%
2022 · English2152%20%
2022 · Math2182%11%
2019 · English2366%24%
2019 · Math2376%27%
2018 · English2304%17%
2018 · Math2303%13%
2017 · English2416%22%
2017 · Math2403%13%

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 · English3543%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2722%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2317%
2025 · Grade 6 · English3321%
2025 · Grade 7 · English3321%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2924%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math3534%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2733%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math240%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math3327%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math333%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math297%
2024 · Grade 3 · English2818%
2024 · Grade 4 · English2715%
2024 · Grade 5 · English333%
2024 · Grade 6 · English3520%
2024 · Grade 7 · English3023%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3757%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math2829%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2726%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math330%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math3611%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math293%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4025%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2615%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3517%
2023 · Grade 5 · English366%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2619%
2023 · Grade 7 · English3636%
2023 · Grade 8 · English3520%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math2631%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math3511%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math368%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math254%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math368%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math359%
2022 · Grade 3 · English349%
2022 · Grade 4 · English3412%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3110%
2022 · Grade 6 · English4238%
2022 · Grade 7 · English3426%
2022 · Grade 8 · English4020%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math349%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math3418%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math310%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math4212%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math378%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4018%
2019 · Grade 3 · English3941%
2019 · Grade 4 · English3421%
2019 · Grade 5 · English427%
2019 · Grade 6 · English3826%
2019 · Grade 7 · English4529%
2019 · Grade 8 · English3821%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math3946%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math3415%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math4212%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math3954%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4513%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math3826%
2018 · Grade 3 · English3017%
2018 · Grade 4 · English4110%
2018 · Grade 5 · English3711%
2018 · Grade 6 · English4520%
2018 · Grade 7 · English3818%
2018 · Grade 8 · English3928%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math3017%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math415%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math373%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math4520%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math3816%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math3918%
2017 · Grade 3 · English3921%
2017 · Grade 4 · English3915%
2017 · Grade 5 · English4513%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4124%
2017 · Grade 7 · English3724%
2017 · Grade 8 · English4035%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math3928%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math3913%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math452%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math4112%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math3714%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math3913%

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
Schoolwide574%14%60%23%

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-income15932%0−5
Hispanic or Latino15633%0−5
English learners (grades 4–8 only)6819%0+9
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+10138Accelerated+2138Average
Low-income+9127Accelerated+2127Average
Hispanic or Latino+10126Accelerated0126Average
English learners+794Accelerated−194Average
English learners only+373not categorized−173not categorized
English-only students+1638not categorized+638not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+1437Accelerated037Average
Students with disabilities+523Accelerated−1023Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+3221not categorized+221not categorized

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
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

138 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+2 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

138 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +2 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 · 21 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · −8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.7% (5 of 303) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (3 of 288) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female3 in 1007 in 100+4 in 100
Male2 in 10018 in 100+16 in 100
Hispanic or Latino2 in 10013 in 100+11 in 100
White1 of 231 of 11—
Students with disabilities2 of 3610 of 62—
English learners2 in 10013 in 100+11 in 100
Military families0 of 311 of 14—
Low-income3 in 10013 in 100+10 in 100
All students2 in 10013 in 100+11 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$16,779 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 308 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$1,273 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 288

District current expense · FY 2024–25$30,554 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 62%Instruction support 4%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 16%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$4,999,62661.66%62%
Instruction support$370,3484.57%4%
Student services$893,70711.02%11%
Administration$549,7936.78%7%
Buildings & maintenance$1,294,85415.97%16%
Total$8,108,328100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $8,108,328 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$16,779 per pupil
2020$16,293 per pupil
2019$16,074 per pupil
2018$14,078 per pupil
2017$12,099 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders5.0%

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 93206 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93206 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$53,654
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)5%
ZIP-area population1,898
Median age28.7 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 93206 →

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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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