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Donner Trail Elementary — Rating & test scores

52755 Donner Pass Road, Kingvale · 55 students · Grades TK–5

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Scope Score 97

StrongScope Score · 99th percentile. Higher than 99 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grade 4, spring 2026: 86% and 93% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 4: 14
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 4 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 407,721 in English and 408,677 in math tested).

Overview

Is Donner Trail a good elementary school?

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

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9886%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9993%
English, Advanced9971%
Math, Advanced9979%

Progress in a year, 2025

English69+8 pts
Math99+40 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance5512 in 100
Donner Trail’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

Only 14 students were tested here in grade 4 in spring 2026, so one student’s result moves each rate by about 7 points.

Each bar is Donner Trail’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 CAASPP research file (school rows), spring 2026 (students tested (points per student: 100 ÷ students tested, our arithmetic)).

In its own words

What does Donner Trail say about itself?

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

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Donner Trail. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

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

  1. Donner TrailScope Score 9799th
  2. TruckeeNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7655th
Tahoe-Truckee Unified

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

Schools like it

How does Donner Trail compare with schools like it?

Donner Trail’s Scope Score is 97. 116 California elementary schools, counting Donner Trail, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 92. Donner Trail’s result is higher than 102 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 116

  1. Students from low-income families: 7%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Montecito Union

    Santa Barbara

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 2%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 7%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

116 California public elementary schools where 0% to 8% 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 0% to 8% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Donner Trail’s share. The count includes Donner Trail. 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?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

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

Grade 4. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820232024202659%64%86%Donner TrailDonner Trail60%Tahoe-Truckee UnifiedDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820232024202659%50%93%Donner TrailDonner Trail60%Tahoe-Truckee UnifiedDistrict42%CaliforniaCalifornia

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 11 and 15 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 11 students, one student is 9 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s line combines its 6 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. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 4: share at the top two levels
SpringDonner TrailTahoe-Truckee UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201764%59%45%11
201886%60%49%14
202360%52%44%15
202485%55%44%13
202686%60%46%14
Math, grade 4: share at the top two levels
SpringDonner TrailTahoe-Truckee UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201750%59%40%12
201886%59%43%14
202360%54%41%15
202492%52%41%13
202693%60%42%14

A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

86% of the 14 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 93% did in math.

English

86%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

141571
Tahoe-Truckee Unified60%California46%

Math

93%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

71479
Tahoe-Truckee Unified60%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 4, spring 2026, 86% of the 14 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 46% across California. In math, 93% did, against 42% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 4 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).

School patterns · grade 4 · spring 2026

High ceiling
A high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed86%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed71%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed15%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed14%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed0%suppressed
Tested51410
California44%46%49%
Difference—+40—

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 Advancedsuppressed93%suppressed
Advancedsuppressed79%suppressed
Proficientsuppressed14%suppressed
Developing levelsuppressed0%suppressed
Minimalsuppressed7%suppressed
Tested51410
California47%42%37%
Difference—+51—

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, grade 4 · This school71%15%14%0%14
English, grade 4 · California25%21%20%34%407,721
English, grade 4 · Tahoe-Truckee Unified33%27%16%24%284
Math, grade 4 · This school79%14%0%7%14
Math, grade 4 · California20%22%28%30%408,677
Math, grade 4 · Tahoe-Truckee Unified32%28%19%21%287

Spring 2026, grade 4 combined: 14 tested in English, 14 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 78% of students. 8 of 69 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

8of 69

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 12 in 100.

At the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified elementary school: 9 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

55

students in grades TK–5.

White 78%

Family income

2%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1 of 55. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

4

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

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

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White78%
Hispanic or Latino—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. 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: 5 of 5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Donner Trail. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Staff

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Donner Trail 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

12

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$35,593 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $16 million.

$35,593

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$24,632
The school’s share of district office costs
$10,961
Of the total, from federal funds
$305
  • Donner Trail$35,593
  • Tahoe-Truckee Unified elementary schools$25,181
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Tahoe-Truckee Unified’s yearly plan

$16million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$5million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $16 million of $107 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Tahoe-Truckee Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Donner Trail like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 96161. They are not figures for the families at Donner Trail.

Typical household income in a year

$131,702

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 96161.

Typical home value
$991,400
People who live in this ZIP code
19,634
Typical age
43.2 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
62%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Donner Trail. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?8 of 69 students chronically absent, 2025–26; average Tahoe-Truckee Unified elementary school: 9 in 100
  3. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?79% scored Advanced in math, grade 4, spring 2026 (14 students tested); California: 20%
  4. What does extra support or enrichment look like during the school day?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Donner Trail, and how do I get in?

Ask Tahoe-Truckee Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Donner Trail Elementary
    Grades TK–5Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
  2. Middle
    Alder Creek Middle
    Scope Score 84Strong · 86th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Tahoe Truckee High
    Scope Score 81Strong · 75th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

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

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Alder Creek Middle

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

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 86th percentile · middle · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Tahoe Truckee High

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

    Scope Score 81 · Strong · 75th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Tahoe Truckee High
Tahoe Truckee HighScope Score 81 · Strong · 75th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Tahoe Truckee High. The AP Course Audit lists 16 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. That figure comes from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Tahoe Truckee High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 76% of the students who finished high school at Tahoe Truckee High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

16 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Tahoe Truckee High's page

SchoolScope has no verified UC admissions record for this school. SchoolScope has no verified CEEB identity mapping for this school. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Source: College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Donner Trail?

Address
52755 Donner Pass Road, Kingvale 96161Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Amy KingAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 18, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 5 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Tahoe-Truckee Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Donner Trail a good elementary school?

Donner Trail Elementary has a Scope Score of 97. It scored higher than 99 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 99th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 of 69 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 9 in 100 at the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified elementary school. 0 of 70 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

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

  • Alder Creek Middle: Scope Score 84, Strong, 86th percentile among California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 10 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
10
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 #24 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #1 of 6 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math75%9442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math89%8123%
Chronically absent8 of 69545%
Suspension rate0 of 70575%

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
2025–269799#24California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–192 of 660 of 67—
2021–22not on filenot on file−3
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–241 of 623.2% (2 of 62)—
2024–255 of 570 of 57+20
2025–268 of 690 of 70—

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 · English2969%86%
2026 · Math2969%90%
2025 · English3656%83%
2025 · Math3664%92%
2024 · English3658%83%
2024 · Math3664%89%
2023 · English3355%70%
2023 · Math3339%70%
2022 · English3754%84%
2022 · Math3768%89%
2019 · English3152%97%
2019 · Math3152%81%
2018 · English3569%91%
2018 · Math3560%77%
2017 · English3633%72%
2017 · Math3741%62%

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 · English1369%
2025 · Grade 4 · English8—
2025 · Grade 5 · English1587%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1377%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math15100%
2024 · Grade 3 · English8—
2024 · Grade 4 · English1385%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1573%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1392%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1587%
2023 · Grade 3 · English10—
2023 · Grade 4 · English1560%
2023 · Grade 5 · English8—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1560%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 3 · English1486%
2022 · Grade 4 · English8—
2022 · Grade 5 · English1580%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1493%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1593%
2019 · Grade 3 · English9—
2019 · Grade 4 · English8—
2019 · Grade 5 · English1493%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math1457%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English1486%
2018 · Grade 5 · English1392%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math1486%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math1354%
2017 · Grade 3 · English1275%
2017 · Grade 4 · English1164%
2017 · Grade 5 · English1377%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math1275%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1250%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math1362%

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.

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+819Accelerated+4019Exceptional
English-only students+819not categorized+4119not categorized
White+1018Accelerated+4118Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 4. 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+8 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 4

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 4

19 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +8 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+40 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 4

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 4

19 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +40 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grade 4, 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 · 5 of 57 → 2025–26 · 8 of 69
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 57 → 2025–26 · 0 of 70 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female1 of 342 of 30—
Male1 of 326 of 39—
White2 of 576 of 54—
All students2 of 668 of 69—
Students with disabilities—0 of 11—
Low-income—2 of 19—

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$18,885 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,945 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$305 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 55

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,067 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 56%Instruction support 11%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$55,247,30356.34%56%
Instruction support$11,380,47511.61%11%
Student services$12,661,27512.91%13%
Administration$6,553,4256.68%7%
Buildings & maintenance$10,514,55010.72%11%
Other$1,701,8891.74%2%
Total$98,058,917100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $98,058,917 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$18,885 per pupil
2020$18,129 per pupil
2019$18,822 per pupil
2018$16,401 per pupil
2017$15,681 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 96161 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 96161 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$131,702
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)62%
ZIP-area population19,634
Median age43.2 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 96161 →

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

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