Independent charter school · Arcata Elementary

Coastal Grove Charter — Rating & test scores

1897 S Street, Arcata · 235 students · Grades TK–8

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 56th percentile. Higher than 56 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

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 47% and 43% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, 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: 72
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).

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

Overview

Is Coastal Grove Charter a good elementary school?

Solid. Coastal Grove Charter is higher than most California elementary schools on test results and progress in both subjects. Coastal Grove Charter is lower than most on attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced5847%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5943%
English, Advanced5521%
Math, Advanced7025%

Progress in a year, 2025

English72+9 pts
Math61+6 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance3520 in 100
Coastal Grove Charter’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Arcata Elementary’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 4–8 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+9 pts) and math (+6 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is Coastal Grove Charter’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 4–8: 96. 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 Coastal Grove Charter say about itself?

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

Open coastalgrove.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 4–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+9

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

White69+7 points
Low-income60+8 points
Students with disabilities22−1 points
Two or More Races11+16 points

Math

+6

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

White69+4 points
Low-income60+8 points
Students with disabilities22−6 points
Two or More Races11+15 points

Grades 4–8, 2025, 96 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 9 points above that expected score, and in math 6 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?

3 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Coastal Grove Charter. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 4.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Union Street CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8993rd
  2. Jacoby CreekJacoby Creek Elementary · by addressScope Score 8688th
  3. Fuente Nueva CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7761st
  4. Coastal Grove CharterScope Score 7656th
  5. Pacific UnionPacific Union Elementary · by addressScope Score 7231st
  6. Redwood Coast MontessoriCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7020th
  7. Laurel Tree CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6913th
  8. ArcataNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 651st
Arcata ElementaryA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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.

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

7 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

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 Coastal Grove Charter compare with schools like it?

Coastal Grove Charter’s Scope Score is 76. 648 California elementary schools, counting Coastal Grove Charter, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 75. Coastal Grove Charter’s result is higher than 378 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 648

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 62%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 63%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 97th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 55%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 56%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

648 California public elementary schools where 55% to 67% 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 55% to 67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Coastal Grove Charter’s share. The count includes Coastal Grove Charter. 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?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 45% to 47% and math from 42% to 43%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202660%67%47%Coastal Grove CharterThis school46%CaliforniaCalifornia44%Arcata ElementaryDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202655%63%43%Coastal Grove CharterThis school42%CaliforniaCalifornia37%Arcata ElementaryDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Arcata Elementary’s line combines its 5 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. Arcata Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringCoastal Grove CharterArcata ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201767%60%45%67
201883%69%49%76
201953%57%50%74
202248%51%45%79
202341%55%44%70
202452%48%45%64
202545%45%46%71
202647%44%46%72
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringCoastal Grove CharterArcata ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201763%55%40%67
201857%56%42%76
201947%54%44%74
202244%41%38%79
202329%42%40%70
202441%45%41%64
202542%41%41%71
202643%37%42%72

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in both subjects.

English

47%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

22312621
Arcata Elementary44%California46%

Math

43%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

29281825
Arcata Elementary37%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 47% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 43% 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 do the middle grades do?

Near California in English; below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 31% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 56th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

45%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

21342916
Arcata Elementary52%California49%

Math

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

28411219
Arcata Elementary36%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 Advanced24%62%52%
Advanced10%35%16%
Proficient14%27%36%
Developing level38%30%24%
Minimal38%8%24%
Tested212625
California44%46%49%
Difference−20+16+3
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced30%54%50%
Advanced0%21%29%
Proficient30%33%21%
Developing level55%25%21%
Minimal15%21%29%
Tested202414
California48%51%49%
Difference−18+3+1

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 Advanced38%46%44%
Advanced14%27%32%
Proficient24%19%12%
Developing level14%35%32%
Minimal48%19%24%
Tested212625
California47%42%37%
Difference−9+4+7
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced25%29%43%
Advanced15%17%29%
Proficient10%12%14%
Developing level50%42%28%
Minimal25%29%29%
Tested202414
California37%38%36%
Difference−12−9+7

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 school21%26%31%22%72
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Arcata Elementary17%27%28%28%319
Math, grades 3–5 · This school25%18%28%29%72
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Arcata Elementary18%19%30%33%318
English, grades 6–8 · This school16%29%34%21%58
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Arcata Elementary16%36%26%22%316
Math, grades 6–8 · This school19%12%41%28%58
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Arcata Elementary19%17%31%33%317

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 72 tested in English, 72 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 76% of students. 53 of 266 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

20in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (53 of 266 students).

At the average elementary school in the Arcata Elementary district: 16 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

235

students in grades TK–8.

White 76%Hispanic or Latino 9%Two or more races 8%American Indian or Alaska Native 5%

Family income

61%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 143 of 235. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

17

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

6% were in their first year.

74% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.0%

of students were suspended at least once (8 of 271). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
18 of 85 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
13 of 42 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White76%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Two or more races8%
American Indian or Alaska Native5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 11.8 of 15.9 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

White students scored well below the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 70 tested43%California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 70 tested31%California 29%
  • WhiteEnglish · 102 tested44%California 61%
  • WhiteMath · 102 tested39%California 53%

44% of White students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 39% in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 61% and 53% 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 Arcata Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 70 tested · grades 3–7 only
English43%+1528%+637%
Math31%+1714%+229%
White · 102 tested
English44%—−1761%
Math39%—−1453%

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

No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, 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 tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Coastal Grove Charter. 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.

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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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The school day

What is the school day like?

Coastal Grove Charter 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

21

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around Coastal Grove Charter like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95521. They are not figures for the families at Coastal Grove Charter.

Typical household income in a year

$53,114

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 95521.

Typical home value
$501,000
People who live in this ZIP code
21,980
Typical age
29.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
46%

What you can do

Who can act on Coastal Grove Charter’s results?

Coastal Grove Charter’s own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Coastal Grove Charter 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 6 questions to Coastal Grove Charter. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?20 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (53 of 266 students); average elementary school in the Arcata Elementary district: 16 in 100
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?31% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–7, spring 2026 (70 students tested); the same group across California: 29%

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Coastal Grove Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is Coastal Grove Charter?

Address
1897 S Street, Arcata 95521Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Daphne OsellAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 22, 2025.

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 Coastal Grove Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Coastal Grove Charter a good school?

Coastal Grove Charter has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 56 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Solid, 56th percentile, spring 2026).

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 56 in 100 California middle schools we score (56th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Arcata Elementary district. 3.0% of students (8 of 271) 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 4–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 96 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 43% of low-income students in grades 3–7 at Coastal Grove Charter in Arcata scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.5 million is planned for 5 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 55% of its $4.5 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Its own plan

What does Coastal Grove Charter’s own plan commit to?

$2.5 million is planned for 5 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 55% of its $4.5 million general fund budget.

$2.5million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Improve Teacher Effectiveness$1.3 million
  • Counseling and Student Support$406,011
  • Program for At-Risk Students$335,819

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 62 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 62 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 84% of the money. The plan itself puts 93% of it toward staff.

  • Improve Teacher Effectiveness $1.3 million
  • Counseling and Student Support $406,011
  • Program for At-Risk Students $335,819
  • 2 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 5 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Reading $387,747
  • Catch-up help $163,167

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

  • Improve language arts results across all student groups$224,580
  • RTI and Reading support$163,167
For high-need students

It plans $498,986 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $474,775 and estimates it spent $411,731, $63,044 (13%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $63,044 under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?

What changed

The total is $73,507 (3%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Improve Teacher Effectiveness, which went from $1.2 million to $1.3 million.

Largest cuts

  • Program for At-Risk Students−⁠$39,215
  • Counseling and Student Support−⁠$27,589

Largest increases

  • Improve Teacher Effectiveness+⁠$121,294
  • RTI and Reading support+⁠$63,426
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grades 3–5 only: 47% in English and 43% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 153%46%down 7 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 144%38%down 6 pts
Chronically absentGoal 226 in 10020 in 1006 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 20.8%3.0%up 2.2 pts

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Improve Teacher Effectiveness · $1,341,065
  • Counseling and Student Support · $406,011
  • Program for At-Risk Students · $335,819
The full plan2 goals, 14 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.5 million).

Where does the money go?

63% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Students across all student groups will demonstrate growth towards meeting or exceeding standards in English…$1.6 million63% of action budgets

“Students across all student groups will demonstrate growth towards meeting or exceeding standards in English language arts, mathematics, and science” p. 8 ↗

2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.4 million (+⁠$126,013)

Largest funded actions

  1. Improve Teacher Effectiveness$1.3 millionaction 1.1 · p. 27 ↗
  2. Improve language arts results across all student groups$0.2 millionaction 1.2 · p. 27 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Improve Teacher Effectiveness+⁠$0.1 million$1.2 million → $1.3 million · p. 27 ↗
  2. Improve language arts results across all student groups+⁠$4,719$219,861 → $224,580 · p. 27 ↗

How the plan measures it · 8 measures · 1 quoted

  • Science CAASPP Scores p. 9 ↗
    Baseline
    31.82% Students met or exceeded standard.
    Target for year 3
    50 % meeting or exceeding standard.

7 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Students and staff will show increased feelings of safety and school connectedness$904,99737% of action budgets

3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $957,503 (−⁠$52,506) · p. 13 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Counseling and Student Support$406,011action 2.1 · p. 27 ↗
  2. Program for At-Risk Students$335,819action 2.4 · p. 27 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. RTI and Reading support$163,167action 2.5 · p. 27 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. RTI and Reading support+⁠$63,426$99,741 → $163,167 · p. 27 ↗
  2. Program for At-Risk Students−⁠$39,215$375,034 → $335,819 · p. 27 ↗
  3. Counseling and Student Support−⁠$27,589$433,600 → $406,011 · p. 27 ↗

How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 3 quoted

  • Attendance Rate (P5) p. 15 ↗
    Baseline
    90.79 Attendance rate overall SIS
    Target for year 3
    94% Attendance rate overall
  • Chronic Absenteeism Rate (P5) p. 15 ↗
    Baseline
    All: 36.71% chronic absenteeism rate …
    Target for year 3
    All: 20% …
  • Expulsion rate and Middle School Dropout Rate p. 16 ↗
    Baseline
    0
    Target for year 3
    0

3 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

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 #2,512 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #3 of 5 in Arcata Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math22%5142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math44%5123%
Chronically absent20 in 100465%
Suspension rate3.0% (8 of 271)415%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+17.1pp—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
2025–267656#2512California 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)
2018–19not on filenot on file+31
2021–22not on filenot on file−8
2022–23not on filenot on file+34
2023–2424 in 1002.9% (7 of 238)+1
2024–2526 in 1000.8% (2 of 253)+15
2025–2620 in 1003.0% (8 of 271)+17

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 · English13018%46%
2026 · Math13022%38%
2025 · English13114%53%
2025 · Math13117%44%
2024 · English11718%56%
2024 · Math11817%43%
2023 · English12715%50%
2023 · Math12711%28%
2022 · English14023%54%
2022 · Math14023%48%
2019 · English13624%59%
2019 · Math13621%49%
2018 · English13728%72%
2018 · Math13724%53%
2017 · English13023%58%
2017 · Math13018%48%

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 · English2524%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2450%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2264%
2025 · Grade 6 · English2245%
2025 · Grade 7 · English1656%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2286%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math2532%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2471%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math2223%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math2227%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1662%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2250%
2024 · Grade 3 · English1850%
2024 · Grade 4 · English2045%
2024 · Grade 5 · English2658%
2024 · Grade 6 · English1850%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2475%
2024 · Grade 8 · English1145%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1844%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2040%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math2638%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1942%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2450%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math1145%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2227%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2532%
2023 · Grade 5 · English2365%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2374%
2023 · Grade 7 · English1354%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2152%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math2214%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2528%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math2343%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2322%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1338%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2124%
2022 · Grade 3 · English2748%
2022 · Grade 4 · English2744%
2022 · Grade 5 · English2552%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2040%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1968%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2273%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math2756%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math2741%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math2536%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2040%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1947%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math2268%
2019 · Grade 3 · English2438%
2019 · Grade 4 · English2654%
2019 · Grade 5 · English2467%
2019 · Grade 6 · English2462%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2070%
2019 · Grade 8 · English1867%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math2438%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math2635%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math2471%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math2450%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2050%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1850%
2018 · Grade 3 · English2864%
2018 · Grade 4 · English2391%
2018 · Grade 5 · English2596%
2018 · Grade 6 · English2361%
2018 · Grade 7 · English2050%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1861%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math2832%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math2370%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math2572%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math2339%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math2055%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1850%
2017 · Grade 3 · English2162%
2017 · Grade 4 · English2665%
2017 · Grade 5 · English2075%
2017 · Grade 6 · English2339%
2017 · Grade 7 · English1861%
2017 · Grade 8 · English2250%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math2138%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math2669%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math2080%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math2317%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math1850%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math2236%

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
Schoolwide3910%26%59%5%

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-income (grades 3–7 only)7043%+15+6
White10244%—−17
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+996Accelerated+696Accelerated
English-only students+996not categorized+696not categorized
White+769Accelerated+469Average
Low-income+860Accelerated+860Accelerated
Students with disabilities−122Average−622Moderate
Two or more races+1611Accelerated+1511Accelerated

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+9 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

96 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 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+6 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

96 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +6 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 · 26 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · −6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.8% (2 of 253) → 2025–26 · 3.0% (8 of 271) · +2.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—18 in 100—
Male—22 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—3 of 23—
American Indian or Alaska Native—2 of 12—
Two or more races—4 of 20—
White—20 in 100—
Students with disabilities—14 of 50—
Low-income—22 in 100—
All students—20 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$12,782 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,137 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,470 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 58%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,714,99658.22%58%
Instruction support$1,079,21210.99%11%
Student services$1,063,71510.84%11%
Administration$882,0118.99%9%
Buildings & maintenance$1,012,45110.31%10%
Other$63,7680.65%1%
Total$9,816,153100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $9,816,153 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$12,782 per pupil
2020$12,256 per pupil
2019$12,660 per pupil
2018$12,481 per pupil
2017$11,636 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 95521 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95521 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$53,114
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)46%
ZIP-area population21,980
Median age29.2 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 95521 →

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