Public school · Tahoe-Truckee Unified

Donner Trail Elementary — Rating & test scores

Kingvale · TK–5 · 55 students (2024–25)

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90 / 100

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

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Well above California in English and math: 86% and 93% met or exceeded the standard in grade 4, against 46% and 42% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 4: 14
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 4 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 407,721 in English and 408,677 in math tested).

Latest test update · spring 2025 → 2026: a comparable all-grades result is unavailable. SchoolScope shows this comparison only with both years and at least 30 scored students per subject. See the available records →

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Academic achievement

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Learning

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Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grade 4Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
71%
Proficient
15%
Below Proficient
14%

86% proficient or advanced · 14 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaTahoe-Truckee Unified
Advanced71%25%33%
Proficient15%21%27%
Developing14%20%16%
Minimal0%34%24%

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

grade 4Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
79%
Proficient
14%
Below Proficient
7%

93% proficient or advanced · 14 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaTahoe-Truckee Unified
Advanced79%20%32%
Proficient14%22%28%
Developing0%28%19%
Minimal7%30%21%

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.

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.

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Comparisons & progress

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Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 4Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
California46%

Tested: 14 here · 407,721 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
Tahoe-Truckee Unified60%

Tested: 14 here · 284 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaTahoe-Truckee Unified
Advanced71%25%33%
Proficient15%21%27%
Developing14%20%16%
Minimal0%34%24%

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

grade 4Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school93%
California42%

Tested: 14 here · 408,677 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school93%
Tahoe-Truckee Unified60%

Tested: 14 here · 287 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 6 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaTahoe-Truckee Unified
Advanced79%20%32%
Proficient14%22%28%
Developing0%28%19%
Minimal7%30%21%

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.

Progress over time

How have test results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 4 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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202686%14 tested

Donner Trail

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Math

Met or exceeded · grade 4 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

2025—No comparable result
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202693%14 tested

Donner Trail

A comparison with the previous year is unavailable. Explore the available history below.

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

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2016.

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

English met or exceeded, grade 4
Donner TrailCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)No comparable results86%46%
Math met or exceeded, grade 4
Donner TrailCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)No comparable results93%42%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 64% in 2017 to 86% in 2026, with 2024 and 2026 about the same. Math went from 50% in 2017 to 93% in 2026, with 2024 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 4
YearDonner TrailCalifornia
201662%
13 tested		44%
473,566 tested
201764%
11 tested		45%
458,065 tested
201886%
14 tested		49%
453,491 tested
202360%
15 tested		44%
415,839 tested
202485%
13 tested		44%
413,493 tested
202686%
14 tested		46%
407,721 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 4
YearDonner TrailCalifornia
201662%
13 tested		38%
475,530 tested
201750%
12 tested		40%
460,598 tested
201886%
14 tested		43%
455,345 tested
202360%
15 tested		41%
418,769 tested
202492%
13 tested		41%
418,155 tested
202693%
14 tested		42%
408,677 tested
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

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

12 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
9in 100 at the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified school17in 100 at the average California elementary school

8 of 69 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school12 in 100
at the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified school9 in 100
at the average California elementary school17 in 100
0of 70 students were suspended at least once, 2025–26
0.3%at the average Tahoe-Truckee Unified school1.6%at the average California elementary school

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Every learner

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Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. White: 78%Unallocated share: 22%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White78%
  2. Hispanic or Latino—
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share22%
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, 2025–26Here
White78%
Hispanic or Latino—
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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.

2 in 100 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (2%, 1 of 55). California: 63%.

100% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 100.00%: 5 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 5 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementaryDonner Trail ElementaryThis campus · grades K-5
  2. MiddleAlder Creek MiddleHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  3. High schoolLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
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Middle-school links

  • Alder Creek Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    86th percentile · Strong · 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

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52755 Donner Pass Road, Kingvale 96161

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  1. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  2. How do you teach early reading and check each child’s progress?
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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
  • Happy Valley ElementaryHappy Valley Elementary · 106 enrolled · 7.5% meal eligibility
    96thStrongScope Score 77/100
  • Lagunita ElementaryLagunita Elementary · 62 enrolled · 9.7% meal eligibility
    42ndDevelopingScope Score 32/100
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 0–9.8% meal eligibility and 28–110 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 Donner Trail Elementary a good elementary school?
Donner Trail Elementary is in the 99th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. Its Scope Score is 90 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Donner Trail Elementary was well above California in English and math: 86% and 93% met or exceeded the standard in grade 4, 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 Donner Trail Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 86% of students tested in grade 4 met or exceeded the English standard and 93% the math standard; 71% and 79% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 46% and 42% met or exceeded, 25% and 20% exceeded. 14 students were tested in English and 14 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Donner Trail Elementary rank in California?
Donner Trail Elementary is in the 99th percentile of 5,728 California comprehensive elementary schools (Strong, 2026). Donner Trail Elementary ranks #24 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 Donner Trail Elementary?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 11.6% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 8 chronically absent of 69 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 0.0%; 0 unduplicated suspended students of 70 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 14.4%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 0.9%. 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 Donner Trail Elementary compare to other schools in Kingvale?
Donner Trail Elementary is in the 99th 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 55 students. Use the schools in Kingvale page or the map view to compare nearby elementary schools.
What middle school does Donner Trail Elementary feed into?
By attendance boundary, Donner Trail Elementary is zoned to Alder Creek Middle. Alder Creek Middle has a Scope Score of 61 out of 100. 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 is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Donner Trail Elementary is ranked #24 statewide · #1 of 6 in Tahoe-Truckee Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard75.0%21.5%42%
Met or exceeded89.3%43.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism14.4%16.9%5%
Suspension rate0.9%1.6%5%
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 21.5% · index 94 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.0% · index 81 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 16.9% · index 54 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 2.4pp higher vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 57 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2025

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
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 35——————
Grade 41471%14%14%0%86%+41
Grade 510——————

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

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 35——————
Grade 41479%14%0%7%93%+51
Grade 510——————

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

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2025 · Grade 3 · ELA1369.2%
2025 · Grade 4 · ELA8—
2025 · Grade 5 · ELA1586.7%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1376.9%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math15100.0%
2024 · Grade 3 · ELA8—
2024 · Grade 4 · ELA1384.6%
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA1573.3%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1392.3%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1586.7%
2023 · Grade 3 · ELA10—
2023 · Grade 4 · ELA1560.0%
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA8—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1560.0%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 3 · ELA1485.7%
2022 · Grade 4 · ELA8—
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA1580.0%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1492.9%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1593.3%
2019 · Grade 3 · ELA9—
2019 · Grade 4 · ELA8—
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA1492.9%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math1457.1%
2018 · Grade 3 · ELA——
2018 · Grade 4 · ELA1485.7%
2018 · Grade 5 · ELA1392.3%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math1485.7%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math1353.9%
2017 · Grade 3 · ELA1275.0%
2017 · Grade 4 · ELA1163.6%
2017 · Grade 5 · ELA1376.9%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math1275.0%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1250.0%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math1361.5%
2016 · Grade 3 · ELA1283%
2016 · Grade 4 · ELA1362%
2016 · Grade 5 · ELA10—
2016 · Grade 3 · Math1275%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math1362%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math10—
2015 · Grade 3 · ELA1283%
2015 · Grade 4 · ELA10—
2015 · Grade 5 · ELA8—
2015 · Grade 3 · Math1242%
2015 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2015 · Grade 5 · Math8—

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.

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

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Donner Trail Elementary ←—9099th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202675.0%89.3%——0.9%
California average—39School average · no percentile21.5%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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201959/10082#960California 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 · 8.8% → 2026 · 11.6% · +2.8pp
Suspension rate2025 · 0.0% → 2026 · 0.0% · +0.0pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2026 · ELA2969.0%86.2%
2026 · Math2969.0%89.7%
2025 · ELA3655.6%83.3%
2025 · Math3663.9%91.7%
2024 · ELA3658.3%83.3%
2024 · Math3663.9%88.9%
2023 · ELA3354.5%69.7%
2023 · Math3339.4%69.7%
2022 · ELA3754.0%83.8%
2022 · Math3767.6%89.2%
2019 · ELA3151.6%96.8%
2019 · Math3151.6%80.7%
2018 · ELA3568.6%91.4%
2018 · Math3560.0%77.1%
2017 · ELA3633.3%72.2%
2017 · Math3740.5%62.2%
2016 · ELA3551%74%
2016 · Math3534%63%
2015 · ELA3040%77%
2015 · Math3027%47%

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.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———39.3%75.0%7.1%0.8%—
2022———64.3%88.0%15.7%0.5%-2.6pp
2023———40.0%60.0%15.5%0.8%—
2024———54.4%84.2%7.9%2.7%—
2025———59.7%83.2%12.0%0.6%+20.3pp
20269099#2475.0%89.3%14.4%0.9%—

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
What we can't show
  • — The same-year grade contrast is unavailable in this record; it is separate from the two-year aggregate comparison used for scoring.
  • — No subgroup comparison could be shown for this school this year — either its group sizes fall under CDE's 15-student reporting floor, or district/state comparison data wasn't available for its groups.
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female2.9%6.7%+3.8pp
Male3.1%15.4%+12.3pp
White3.5%11.1%+7.6pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—10.5%—
All Students3.0%11.6%+8.6pp
Students with Disabilities—0.0%—

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
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+819Accelerated+4019Exceptional
English Only+819not categorised+4119not categorised
White+1018Accelerated+4118Exceptional

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

19 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, ELA: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 73rd percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.73rd pctile · +8 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

19 students

estimate WEIGHTED

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

California growth model, math: +40 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 99th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.99th pctile · +40 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$18,885 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.

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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 56%Instruction support 12%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%

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$18,885 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 →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 96161
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 96161
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$131,702
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)62.01%
ZCTA 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/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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