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Del Mar Hills Elementary — Rating & test scores

Del Mar · K–6 · 224 students (2024–25)

98thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 5,728 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

85 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Del Mar Hillshigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Del Mar Hillshigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Del Mar Hillshigher than 98 of the 100 California dots

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Well above California in English and math: 85% and 90% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 3–5: 117
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

Are children building strong foundations?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 59%
Proficient: 26%
Below Proficient: 15%

85% proficient or advanced · 117 tested

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Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	59%	24%	57%
Proficient	26%	22%	22%
Developing	11%	21%	13%
Minimal	4%	33%	8%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 68%
Proficient: 22%
Below Proficient: 10%

90% proficient or advanced · 117 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	68%	21%	58%
Proficient	22%	21%	24%
Developing	7%	25%	13%
Minimal	3%	33%	5%

English

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 63%
Proficient: 26%
Below Proficient: 11%

89% proficient or advanced · 27 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	63%	20%	55%
Proficient	26%	28%	27%
Developing	7%	24%	13%
Minimal	4%	28%	5%

Math

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 77%
Proficient: 8%
Below Proficient: 15%

85% proficient or advanced · 26 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	77%	21%	64%
Proficient	8%	16%	16%
Developing	7%	25%	14%
Minimal	8%	38%	6%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Reading and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

Things worth knowing

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In 2025, students in grades 4–6 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.grades 4–6 · 2025

+10 ptsEnglish · above expected+22 ptsMath · above expected

Source: CDE growth model, 2025
Students: students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 83
Comparison: 83 students in grades 4–6 with scores in both years. 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.

59% in English and 68% in math reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 24% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 3–5 · spring 2026

59%English · exceeded the standard68%Math · exceeded the standard

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 3–5: 117
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school85%

California46%

Tested: 117 here · 1,208,894 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school85%

Del Mar Union Elementary79%

Tested: 117 here · 1,562 in Del Mar Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	59%	24%	57%
Proficient	26%	22%	22%
Developing	11%	21%	13%
Minimal	4%	33%	8%

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school90%

California42%

Tested: 117 here · 1,211,701 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school90%

Del Mar Union Elementary82%

Tested: 117 here · 1,577 in Del Mar Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

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Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	68%	21%	58%
Proficient	22%	21%	24%
Developing	7%	25%	13%
Minimal	3%	33%	5%

English

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school89%

California48%

Tested: 27 here · 415,439 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school89%

Del Mar Union Elementary82%

Tested: 27 here · 573 in Del Mar Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	63%	20%	55%
Proficient	26%	28%	27%
Developing	7%	24%	13%
Minimal	4%	28%	5%

Math

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school85%

California37%

Tested: 26 here · 415,904 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school85%

Del Mar Union Elementary80%

Tested: 26 here · 575 in Del Mar Union Elementary. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 9 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Del Mar Union Elementary
Advanced	77%	21%	64%
Proficient	8%	16%	16%
Developing	7%	25%	14%
Minimal	8%	38%	6%

Progress over time

How have test results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202580%103 tested

→

202685%117 tested

Del Mar Hills

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202583%104 tested

→

202690%117 tested

Del Mar Hills

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Grades 3–5 are well above California. Grade 6 are also well above it.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 3–5

Del Mar HillsCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)85%46%

Math met or exceeded, grades 3–5

Del Mar HillsCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)90%42%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 87% in 2017 to 85% in 2026. Math went from 83% in 2017 to 90% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year	Del Mar Hills	California
2015	83% 138 tested	41% 1,396,572 tested
2016	88% 137 tested	45% 1,395,534 tested
2017	87% 134 tested	45% 1,384,680 tested
2018	85% 123 tested	49% 1,346,907 tested
2019	85% 125 tested	50% 1,332,547 tested
2022	75% 111 tested	45% 1,260,830 tested
2023	74% 119 tested	44% 1,247,801 tested
2024	72% 109 tested	45% 1,235,509 tested
2025	80% 103 tested	46% 1,232,086 tested
2026	85% 117 tested	46% 1,208,894 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
Year	Del Mar Hills	California
2015	80% 139 tested	35% 1,401,446 tested
2016	85% 142 tested	39% 1,401,413 tested
2017	83% 136 tested	40% 1,392,040 tested
2018	83% 127 tested	42% 1,352,321 tested
2019	81% 128 tested	44% 1,338,625 tested
2022	80% 115 tested	38% 1,265,943 tested
2023	82% 127 tested	40% 1,256,519 tested
2024	81% 111 tested	41% 1,249,262 tested
2025	83% 104 tested	41% 1,241,652 tested
2026	90% 117 tested	42% 1,211,701 tested

The state’s growth measure83 students · grades 4–6 · 2025

English+10ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)

Math+22ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 10 points above that prediction, and in math 22 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

School pattern, spring 2026High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.

School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

2 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

4in 100 at the average Del Mar Union Elementary school17in 100 at the average California elementary school

4 of 238 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school2 in 100

at the average Del Mar Union Elementary school4 in 100

at the average California elementary school17 in 100

0.4%of students were suspended at least once (1 of 242), 2025–26

0.6%at the average Del Mar Union Elementary school1.6%at the average California elementary school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 3–6 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

White

76 tested per subject

English83% / 60%

Math86% / 54%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Del Mar Union Elementary	vs California
White · 76 tested
English	83%	+776%	+2360%
Math	86%	+977%	+3254%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Del Mar Union Elementary, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

Asian students and students of two or more races: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, 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.

How each student group did

Read the student-group results as sentences

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

White48%
Hispanic or Latino21%
Asian15%
Two or more races11%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share5%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2025–26	Here
White	48%
Hispanic or Latino	21%
Asian	15%
Two or more races	11%
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

9 in 100 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (9%, 21 of 224). California: 63%.

91% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 90.89%: 17.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 19.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Getting in

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Location and visiting

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14085 Mango Drive, Del Mar 92014

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Nearby elementary schoolsStatewide percentile

Solana Highlands Elementary0.4 mi
98thStrongScope Score 82/100
Del Mar Heights Elementary0.6 mi
97thStrongScope Score 79/100
Carmel Del Mar Elementary1.4 mi
98thStrongScope Score 86/100

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar elementary schools2026 statewide percentile

Roy O. Andersen ElementaryNewport-Mesa Unified · 353 enrolled · 9.3% meal eligibility
97thStrongScope Score 81/100
Lucas Valley ElementaryMiller Creek Elementary · 315 enrolled · 9.5% meal eligibility
88thStrongScope Score 64/100
Empire Oaks ElementaryFolsom-Cordova Unified · 366 enrolled · 9.6% meal eligibility
93rdStrongScope Score 70/100
Sunol Glen ElementarySunol Glen Unified · 240 enrolled · 9.6% meal eligibility
93rdStrongScope Score 71/100
Live Oak ElementarySan Ramon Valley Unified · 438 enrolled · 9.1% meal eligibility
96thStrongScope Score 78/100
Foothill ElementarySaratoga Union Elementary · 278 enrolled · 9% meal eligibility
95thStrongScope Score 75/100

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 1.4–17.4% meal eligibility and 112–448 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Del Mar Hills Elementary a good elementary school?

Del Mar Hills Elementary is in the 98th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. Its Scope Score is 85 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Del Mar Hills Elementary was well above California in English and math: 85% and 90% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Del Mar Hills Elementary's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 85% of students tested in grades 3–5 met or exceeded the English standard and 90% the math standard; 59% and 68% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 46% and 42% met or exceeded, 24% and 21% exceeded. 117 students were tested in English and 117 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Del Mar Hills Elementary rank in California?

Del Mar Hills Elementary is in the 98th percentile of 5,728 California comprehensive elementary schools (Strong, 2026). Del Mar Hills Elementary ranks #67 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Del Mar Hills Elementary?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 1.7% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 4 chronically absent of 238 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 0.4%; 1 unduplicated suspended students of 242 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 3.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 0.5%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Del Mar Hills Elementary compare to other schools in Del Mar?

Del Mar Hills Elementary is in the 98th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 224 students. Use the schools in Del Mar page or the map view to compare nearby elementary schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Del Mar Hills Elementary?

At Del Mar Hills Elementary in Del Mar, 82.9% of White students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 3, 4, 5 and 6, compared to 76.4% district-wide for those same grades and 59.7% statewide for those same grades. Del Mar Hills Elementary’s rate for White students exceeds its district average by 6.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (85.5% met or exceeded the Math standard). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 76 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Source records

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Del Mar Hills Elementary is ranked #67 statewide · #3 of 9 in Del Mar Union Elementary.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	63.8%	21.5%	42%
Met or exceeded	87.5%	43.0%	23%
Chronic absenteeism	3.4%	16.9%	5%
Suspension rate	0.5%	1.6%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	33.3%	17.3%	5%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)	-11.4pp	-2.7pp	not scored

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 21.5% · index 91 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 43.0% · index 84 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↑ vs CA 16.9% · index 72 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 5.6pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 59 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 1.1pp lower vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.3% · index 74 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students): ↓ vs CA -2.7pp

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 3	35	66%	23%	11%	0%	89%	+46
Grade 4	47	57%	30%	9%	4%	87%	+43
Grade 5	35	54%	26%	11%	9%	80%	+32
Grade 6	27	63%	26%	7%	4%	89%	+43

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 3 ELA equal-school mean: 43.1%; n=5685 reporting schools

State grade 4 ELA equal-school mean: 44.6%; n=5706 reporting schools

State grade 5 ELA equal-school mean: 48.1%; n=5715 reporting schools

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4052 reporting schools

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 3	35	66%	31%	3%	0%	97%	+51
Grade 4	47	68%	21%	9%	2%	89%	+48
Grade 5	35	71%	11%	11%	6%	83%	+47
Grade 6	26	77%	8%	8%	8%	85%	+50

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 3 Math equal-school mean: 46.0%; n=5687 reporting schools

State grade 4 Math equal-school mean: 41.4%; n=5704 reporting schools

State grade 5 Math equal-school mean: 35.6%; n=5717 reporting schools

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.9%; n=4050 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2025 · Grade 3 · ELA	43	81.4%
2025 · Grade 4 · ELA	31	67.7%
2025 · Grade 5 · ELA	29	89.7%
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	25	72.0%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	43	83.7%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	32	71.9%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	29	93.1%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	25	80.0%
2024 · Grade 3 · ELA	38	65.8%
2024 · Grade 4 · ELA	39	69.2%
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA	32	81.3%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	47	83.0%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	39	74.4%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	40	82.5%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	32	87.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	47	76.6%
2023 · Grade 3 · ELA	36	72.2%
2023 · Grade 4 · ELA	34	70.6%
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA	49	77.5%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	36	77.8%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	40	80.0%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	36	80.6%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	51	84.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	38	68.4%
2022 · Grade 3 · ELA	31	67.7%
2022 · Grade 4 · ELA	45	71.1%
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA	35	85.7%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	49	77.5%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	32	78.1%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	46	80.4%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	37	81.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	49	81.6%
2019 · Grade 3 · ELA	43	76.7%
2019 · Grade 4 · ELA	41	87.8%
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA	41	90.2%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	38	92.1%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	43	83.7%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	43	79.1%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	42	81.0%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	39	87.2%
2018 · Grade 3 · ELA	46	78.3%
2018 · Grade 4 · ELA	40	85.0%
2018 · Grade 5 · ELA	37	94.6%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	55	89.1%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math	46	78.3%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math	43	86.0%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math	38	84.2%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	56	85.7%
2017 · Grade 3 · ELA	47	80.8%
2017 · Grade 4 · ELA	39	89.7%
2017 · Grade 5 · ELA	48	89.6%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	46	93.5%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math	48	79.2%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math	40	92.5%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math	48	79.2%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	46	87.0%
2016 · Grade 3 · ELA	43	84%
2016 · Grade 4 · ELA	50	92%
2016 · Grade 5 · ELA	44	86%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	49	86%
2016 · Grade 3 · Math	46	87%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math	52	85%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math	44	84%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	50	76%
2015 · Grade 3 · ELA	40	85%
2015 · Grade 4 · ELA	46	72%
2015 · Grade 5 · ELA	52	92%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	42	79%
2015 · Grade 3 · Math	40	73%
2015 · Grade 4 · Math	47	77%
2015 · Grade 5 · Math	52	88%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	42	67%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	35	43%	23%	31%	3%

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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
White	76	82.9%	+7	+23

Nearest elementary schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Del Mar Hills Elementary ←	—	8598th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	63.8%	87.5%	−11.4pp	—	0.5%
Solana Highlands Elementary	0.4 mi	8298th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	60.3%	84.2%	+2.7pp	—	0.4%
Del Mar Heights Elementary	0.6 mi	7997th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	58.3%	84.5%	−12.5pp	—	0.8%
Carmel Del Mar Elementary	1.4 mi	8698th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	64.4%	83.8%	+4.7pp	—	0.6%
California average	—	39School average · no percentile	21.5%	43.0%	−2.7pp	—	1.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	77/100	95	#243	California comprehensive elementary schools · 5,484 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 7.7% → 2026 · 1.7% · −6.0pp
Suspension rate2025 · 1.7% → 2026 · 0.4% · −1.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2026 · ELA	144	59.7%	86.1%
2026 · Math	143	69.9%	88.8%
2025 · ELA	128	51.6%	78.1%
2025 · Math	129	55.0%	82.2%
2024 · ELA	156	42.3%	75.0%
2024 · Math	158	51.3%	79.8%
2023 · ELA	155	48.4%	74.8%
2023 · Math	165	49.7%	78.8%
2022 · ELA	160	55.0%	75.6%
2022 · Math	164	53.0%	80.5%
2019 · ELA	163	61.4%	86.5%
2019 · Math	167	54.5%	82.6%
2018 · ELA	178	57.3%	86.5%
2018 · Math	183	53.5%	83.6%
2017 · ELA	180	55.0%	88.3%
2017 · Math	182	56.0%	84.1%
2016 · ELA	186	61%	87%
2016 · Math	192	60%	83%
2015 · ELA	180	61%	82%
2015 · Math	181	54%	77%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	55.9%	83.1%	8.6%	0.2%	+5.4pp
2022	—	—	—	52.1%	77.4%	12.5%	1.8%	+10.5pp
2023	—	—	—	50.7%	77.5%	17.0%	0.7%	+4.8pp
2024	—	—	—	47.1%	76.8%	9.4%	2.0%	+14.3pp
2025	—	—	—	54.1%	81.3%	9.0%	1.7%	+8.8pp
2026	85	98	#67	63.8%	87.5%	3.4%	0.5%	-11.4pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	5.5%	2.5%	-3.0pp
Male	11.0%	0.9%	-10.1pp
Asian	0.0%	2.8%	+2.8pp
Hispanic/Latino	15.3%	3.9%	-11.4pp
Two or More Races	8.7%	4.0%	-4.7pp
White	7.0%	0.0%	-7.0pp
Students with Disabilities	16.7%	5.3%	-11.4pp
English Learners	11.1%	0.0%	-11.1pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	21.3%	8.3%	-13.0pp
All Students	8.3%	1.7%	-6.6pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	+10	83	Accelerated	+22	83	Exceptional
English Only	+11	67	not categorised	+22	67	not categorised
White	+14	45	Accelerated	+21	45	Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino	−6	17	Moderate	+9	17	Accelerated
Asian	−6	13	Moderate	+26	13	Exceptional
English Learner	−7	12	Moderate	+30	12	Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — 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 categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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 source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

83 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

79th pctile · +10 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

83 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

94th pctile · +22 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median ELA estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$18,866 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,853 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$95 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 224

Central federal expenditures attributed here$220 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 224

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,271 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.

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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 11%Student services 6%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$18,866 per pupil

2020$17,046 per pupil

2019$15,584 per pupil

2018$14,474 per pupil

2017$14,090 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92014

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92014
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$198,823
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	82.51%
ZCTA population	13,105
Median age	52.5 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 · n=5,728 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · Data updated 2026-10-15

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