Public school · San Diego Unified

Dana

1775 Chatsworth Boulevard, San Diego · 646 students · Grades 5–6

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No Scope ScoreDana has no 2026 Scope Score.

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grade 6, spring 2026: 66% and 52% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 48% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 6: 328
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 6 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 415,439 in English and 415,904 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Dana say about itself?

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

Open dana.sandiegounified.org (opens in a new tab)

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 5 and 6 scored 12 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 1 point lower, which the state calls Average.

English

+12

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

White301+16 points
Low-income222+7 points
Hispanic or Latino171+11 points
Students with disabilities86−11 points
Two or More Races62+3 points

Math

−1

point lower 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

White299+2 points
Low-income220−4 points
Hispanic or Latino169−5 points
Students with disabilities84−12 points
Two or More Races60+2 points

Grades 5 and 6, 2025, 574 students in English, 568 in math with scores in both years. 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 12 points above that expected score, and in math 1 point below 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.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 65% to 66% and math from 57% to 52%.

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

Grade 6. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202664%66%DanaDana48%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202653%52%DanaDana37%CaliforniaCalifornia

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, grade 6: share at the top two levels
SpringDanaCaliforniaTested here
201764%47%387
201864%48%408
201964%50%348
202262%45%301
202367%44%322
202473%46%296
202565%48%313
202666%48%328
Math, grade 6: share at the top two levels
SpringDanaCaliforniaTested here
201753%36%390
201855%37%409
201959%39%344
202249%32%300
202356%33%321
202461%34%294
202557%37%309
202652%37%328

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

66%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

15193333
San Diego Unified51%California48%

Math

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

25232131
San Diego Unified40%California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 6, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 52% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 6 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 grade 6, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 11 points across California. The grade 6 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the elementary grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 5, spring 2026, 66% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 54% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

66%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17172838
San Diego Unified54%California49%

Math

54%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

26202331
San Diego Unified44%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced66%
Advanced38%
Proficient28%
Developing level17%
Minimal17%
Tested298
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced66%
Advanced33%
Proficient33%
Developing level19%
Minimal15%
Tested328

Math

Math, grade 5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 5
Proficient or Advanced54%
Advanced31%
Proficient23%
Developing level20%
Minimal26%
Tested298
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced52%
Advanced31%
Proficient21%
Developing level23%
Minimal25%
Tested328

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 6 · This school33%33%19%15%328
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · San Diego Unified21%30%23%26%7,865
Math, grade 6 · This school31%21%23%25%328
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · San Diego Unified23%17%25%35%7,881
English, grade 5 · This school38%28%17%17%298
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
English, grade 5 · San Diego Unified27%27%19%27%7,996
Math, grade 5 · This school31%23%20%26%298
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080
Math, grade 5 · San Diego Unified27%17%23%33%8,027

Spring 2026, grade 6 combined: 328 tested in English, 328 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 51% of students. 50 of 647 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

8in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (50 of 647 students).

Suspensions: 1.1% of students were suspended at least once (7 of 655).

Students, 2024–25

646

students in grades 5–6.

White 51%Hispanic or Latino 30%Two or more races 11%Black or African American 4%Asian 2%

Family income

38%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 247 of 646. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

87% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

48%

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 (11 of 23 students).

San Diego Unified: 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.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White51%
Hispanic or Latino30%
Two or more races11%
Black or African American4%
Asian2%
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. 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: 27.8 of 32 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 here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • White317 tested78%California 61%
  • Two or more races71 tested75%California 61%
  • Military families31 tested52%California 52%
  • Hispanic or Latino192 tested50%California 39%
  • Low-income258 tested49%California 38%
  • Students with disabilities99 tested24%California 16%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 49% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 5 and 6, spring 2026), against 38% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 50% in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 5 and 6 English, 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 5 and 6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs San Diego Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 258 tested
English49%+1039%+1138%
Math33%+528%+726%
White · 317 tested
English78%+672%+1761%
Math67%+364%+1750%
Hispanic or Latino · 192 tested
English50%+1139%+1139%
Math36%+927%+1026%
Two or more races · 71 tested
English75%+867%+1461%
Math52%−456%+250%
Students with disabilities · 99 tested
English24%+420%+816%
Math18%+117%+612%
Military families · 31 tested · grade 6 only
English52%−557%052%
Math42%+141%+240%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in San Diego 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.

Black or African American and homeless students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native and Pacific Islander students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff can answer a short set of questions about Dana. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  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.
  4. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at San Diego Unified.

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  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$19,741 for each student in 2024–25. California’s middle schools spent $19,269 for each student. San Diego Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $505 million.

$19,741

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,738
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,003
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,430
  • Dana$19,741
  • San Diego Unified middle schools$20,087
  • California middle schools$19,269

The district and California figures combine their middle schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,241 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

San Diego Unified’s yearly plan

$505million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$186million

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 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $505 million of $2.0 billion in total budgeted spending. Source: San Diego Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Dana like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92106. They are not figures for the families at Dana.

Typical household income in a year

$142,897

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 92106.

Typical home value
$1,515,200
People who live in this ZIP code
21,651
Typical age
37.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
63%

What you can do

Who can act on Dana’s results?

San Diego Unified’s board decides Dana’s plan.

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 Dana in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving San Diego Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for San Diego Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Dana. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?1 point lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 5 and 6, 2025 (568 students)
  2. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  3. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

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 Dana, and how do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address.

Dana teaches its own elementary grades. In the district’s boundaries, its area overlaps the zone of 6 other elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods.

Elementary · overlapping zone
Middle · this school
Dana

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. 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 the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Cabrillo Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Dewey Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Loma Portal Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Ocean Beach Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Silver Gate Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

  • Sunset View Elementary

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

Middle-school links

  • Grant K-8

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

High-school links

  • Point Loma High

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 83 · Strong · 82nd percentile · high · 2025

  • San Diego High

    Option for this area, by application · district-published, source year 2026; no single school is assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 41st percentile · high · 2025

    16% of the zone’s children

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 it is

Where is Dana?

Address
1775 Chatsworth Boulevard, San Diego 92106Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
John BosselmanAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated March 14, 2025.

Nearby middle schools

The closest first, by straight-line distance from this campus. No standing is shown beside Dana: it is compared only with schools of its own kind.

  1. High Tech Middle Media Arts0.8 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  2. High Tech Middle0.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
  3. Correia Middle1.1 mi

See these schools on the map

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 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask San Diego Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 6, spring 2026, 33% scored Advanced in English and 31% in math. 34% scored below the standard in English and 48% in math. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

8 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (50 of 647), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.1% of students (7 of 655) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 11 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
11
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 5 · ELA · 202629865.77%37.58%28.19%17.11%17.11%2543.2
Grade 6 · ELA · 202632866.16%32.93%33.23%19.21%14.63%2562.1
All Grades · ELA · 202662665.97%35.14%30.83%18.21%15.81%not on file
Grade 5 · Math · 202629854.03%31.21%22.82%20.47%25.5%2525.3
Grade 6 · Math · 202632851.83%31.1%20.73%22.87%25.3%2547.1
All Grades · Math · 202662652.88%31.15%21.73%21.73%25.4%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 4 individual grade–subject records; 4 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

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 · English62635%66%
2026 · Math62631%53%
2025 · English61740%71%
2025 · Math61233%54%
2024 · English62142%70%
2024 · Math61735%58%
2023 · English65337%67%
2023 · Math65228%52%
2022 · English64832%62%
2022 · Math65326%46%
2019 · English73034%66%
2019 · Math72432%57%
2018 · English76230%64%
2018 · Math76228%52%
2017 · English77731%65%
2017 · Math78332%54%

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 5 · English30477%
2025 · Grade 6 · English31365%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math30350%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math30957%
2024 · Grade 5 · English32568%
2024 · Grade 6 · English29673%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math32355%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math29461%
2023 · Grade 5 · English33168%
2023 · Grade 6 · English32267%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math33148%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math32156%
2022 · Grade 5 · English34762%
2022 · Grade 6 · English30162%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math35344%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math30049%
2019 · Grade 5 · English38269%
2019 · Grade 6 · English34864%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math38055%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math34459%
2018 · Grade 5 · English35464%
2018 · Grade 6 · English40864%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math35348%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math40955%
2017 · Grade 5 · English39066%
2017 · Grade 6 · English38764%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math39355%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math39053%

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
Schoolwide29524%29%37%10%

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income25849%
White31778%
Hispanic or Latino19250%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · −8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.6% (11 of 669) → 2025–26 · 1.1% (7 of 655) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female9 in 1009 in 100
Male13 in 1006 in 100
Asian2 of 190 of 14
Black or African American6 of 383 of 27
Filipino0 of 12—
Hispanic or Latino13 in 1009 in 100
Two or more races6 of 761 of 72
White11 in 1008 in 100
Students with disabilities15 in 10012 in 100
English learners8 of 685 of 30
Homeless4 of 152 of 22
Low-income15 in 10012 in 100
All students11 in 1008 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.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+12574Accelerated−1568Average
English-only students+15493not categorized+1488not categorized
White+16301Accelerated+2299Average
Low-income+7222Accelerated−4220Average
Hispanic or Latino+11171Accelerated−5169Average
Students with disabilities−1186Moderate−1284Moderate
Two or more races+362Average+260Average
English learners−654Moderate−953Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−635not categorized−1534not categorized
Black or African American+1023Accelerated−723Moderate
English learners only−819not categorized−519not categorized
Homeless−311Average−711Moderate

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 5 and 6.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5 and 6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5 and 6

574 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated.

State model · math−1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 5 and 6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 5 and 6

568 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. 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 5 and 6.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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$900 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 646

Central federal expenditures attributed here$530 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 646

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,967 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 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 92106 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92106 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$142,897
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)63%
ZIP-area population21,651
Median age37.3 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. See all schools in ZIP code 92106 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.