Public school · Garden Grove Unified · Garden Grove, California

Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate

Garden Grove · 7–8 · 485 students (2024–25)

10851 East Lampson Avenue, 92840ralston.ggusd.us ↗(714) 663-6366

Well above California in English and math: 60% and 48% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, against 50% and 37%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 442
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English and 838,896 in math tested).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 28% scored Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 29% in math. 40% scored below the standard in English and 52% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (52 of 484), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 6.8% of students (33 of 488) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 48% in math, against 50% and 37% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 7 and 8: 442
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 7 and 8 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 838,600 in English, 838,896 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 442 tested

Advanced
28%
Proficient
32%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California50%
Garden Grove Unified63%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Math

Grades 7 and 8 · spring 2026 · 442 tested

Advanced
29%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
52%
This school48%
California37%
Garden Grove Unified54%

48% Proficient or Advanced in grades 7 and 8.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7 and 8 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced63%57%
Advanced24%32%
Proficient39%25%
Developing level13%15%
Minimal24%28%
Tested211231

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced45%51%
Advanced25%32%
Proficient20%19%
Developing level24%18%
Minimal31%31%
Tested211231

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 7 and 8, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 13 points across California. The grades 7 and 8 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English stayed at 60% and math went from 43% to 48%.

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202560%472 tested
→
202660%442 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 50%2025 → 2026 · 848,364 → 838,600 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8

202543%472 tested
→
202648%442 tested

This school

California, same grades35% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 851,806 → 838,896 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, below what the state expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 7 and 8 scored +1 point against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored −12 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 7 and 8: 443
Comparison
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.

Grades 7 and 8 · 2025 · 443 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+1 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

−12 pts

Math

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 7 and 8 · This school28%32%14%26%442
English, grades 7 and 8 · California19%31%23%27%838,600
English, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified30%33%18%19%5,376
Math, grades 7 and 8 · This school29%19%21%31%442
Math, grades 7 and 8 · California21%16%23%40%838,896
Math, grades 7 and 8 · Garden Grove Unified36%18%20%26%5,378

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been above California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202660%50%
Math top two levels, grades 7 and 8
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202648%37%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 7 and 8, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 64% in 2017 to 60% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 49% in 2017 to 48% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201764%
583 tested		49%
915,271 tested
201865%
567 tested		50%
919,277 tested
201965%
578 tested		50%
932,985 tested
202264%
538 tested		48%
852,094 tested
202361%
524 tested		47%
842,173 tested
202458%
490 tested		47%
849,026 tested
202560%
472 tested		49%
848,364 tested
202660%
442 tested		50%
838,600 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 7 and 8
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201749%
587 tested		37%
918,964 tested
201851%
573 tested		37%
921,089 tested
201945%
589 tested		37%
935,223 tested
202237%
535 tested		31%
853,132 tested
202336%
520 tested		32%
844,737 tested
202439%
490 tested		33%
853,781 tested
202543%
472 tested		35%
851,806 tested
202648%
442 tested		37%
838,896 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 1 point above that expected score, and in math 12 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate’s results?

Garden Grove Unified’s board decides Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Garden Grove Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Garden Grove Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 6.8% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 52 of 484 students counted for it; suspension: 33 of 488 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

11 in 100This school

52 of 484 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

6.8%

of students were suspended at least once (33 of 488).

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

Student groups, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026

42% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 7 and 8, spring 2026), against 26% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 7 and 8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Dr. Walter C. Ralston IntermediateSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Asian179 tested78%Same group, California 71%
  • Low-income358 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 42%Same group, California 26%
  • Hispanic or Latino234 tested26%Same group, California 25%
  • English learners95 tested13%Same group, California 7%
  • Students with disabilities40 tested2%Same group, California 9%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 7 and 8 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 8% to 84%; every value is in the table below.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 54%2. Asian: 40%3. White: 2%Unallocated share: 4%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino54%
  2. Asian40%
  3. White2%
  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 share4%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

57% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 51 of 89 English learners57%
Garden Grove Unified · 3,635 of 7,58548%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

82%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 396 of 485. California: 63%.

23teachers, 2024–25

19 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

80%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 7 and 8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Garden Grove Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 358 tested
English54%−357%+1539%
Math42%−547%+1626%
Hispanic or Latino · 234 tested
English42%−749%+240%
Math26%−733%+125%
Asian · 179 tested
English84%+282%+876%
Math78%−280%+771%
English learners · 95 tested
English11%−314%+47%
Math13%−417%+67%
Students with disabilities · 40 tested
English8%−715%−614%
Math2%−911%−79%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Garden Grove Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino54%
Asian40%
White2%
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 are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 80% of teaching positions, 17.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 21.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate, and how do I get in?

In the district’s boundaries, Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate draws from 5 elementary schools. Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Elementary · fed by
Middle · this school
Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate
High · next
Garden Grove High 78th · Strong · 2025

Assigned for part of the zone

From the district’s 2025 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live, from 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted; they describe children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Louis Lake Intermediate

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    75th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Donald S. Jordan Intermediate

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    90th percentile · Strong · middle · 2026

  • Izaak Walton Intermediate

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    64th percentile · Solid · middle · 2026

High-school links

  • Garden Grove High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    78th percentile · Strong · high · 2025

    74% of the zone’s children

  • Rancho Alamitos High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    58th percentile · Solid · high · 2025

    13% of the zone’s children

  • Bolsa Grande High

    Assigned for part of the zone

    77th percentile · Strong · high · 2025

    13% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

How do I get in?

Ask Garden Grove Unified which school serves your address.

School website: ralston.ggusd.us ↗Office: (714) 663-6366Administrator: Feather Hocking

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
10851 East Lampson Avenue, Garden Grove 92840

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Garden Grove Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 52% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 7 and 8, spring 2026 (442 students tested); California: 63%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
  4. Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (714) 663-636610851 East Lampson Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby middle schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest middle schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schoolsStatewide percentile

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

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

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 7 · ELA · 202621162.56%24.17%38.39%13.74%23.7%2568.4
Grade 8 · ELA · 202623157.14%31.6%25.54%14.72%28.14%2582.3
All Grades · ELA · 202644259.73%28.05%31.67%14.25%26.02%not on file
Grade 7 · Math · 202621144.55%24.64%19.91%24.17%31.28%2543.8
Grade 8 · Math · 202623150.65%32.47%18.18%18.61%30.74%2574.7
All Grades · Math · 202644247.74%28.73%19%21.27%31%not on file

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

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

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English44228%60%
2026 · Math44229%48%
2025 · English47228%60%
2025 · Math47224%43%
2024 · English49023%58%
2024 · Math49021%39%
2023 · English52427%61%
2023 · Math52021%36%
2022 · English53830%64%
2022 · Math53524%37%
2019 · English57831%65%
2019 · Math58924%45%
2018 · English56729%65%
2018 · Math57330%51%
2017 · English58329%64%
2017 · Math58726%49%

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 7 · English23465%
2025 · Grade 8 · English23855%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math23450%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math23837%
2024 · Grade 7 · English23457%
2024 · Grade 8 · English25659%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math23441%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math25638%
2023 · Grade 7 · English25558%
2023 · Grade 8 · English26964%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math25235%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math26837%
2022 · Grade 7 · English26765%
2022 · Grade 8 · English27163%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math26634%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math26939%
2019 · Grade 7 · English28568%
2019 · Grade 8 · English29362%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math29146%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math29844%
2018 · Grade 7 · English29765%
2018 · Grade 8 · English27065%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math29951%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math27451%
2017 · Grade 7 · English27764%
2017 · Grade 8 · English30663%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math27850%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math30947%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide23116%23%42%19%

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

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income35854%
Hispanic or Latino23442%
Asian17984%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 14 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · −3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 6.7% (34 of 510) → 2025–26 · 6.8% (33 of 488) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female8 in 10012 in 100
Male5 in 10010 in 100
Asian3 in 1003 in 100
Filipino6 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10016 in 100
White10 in 1009 in 100
Students with disabilities14 in 10017 in 100
English learners7 in 10015 in 100
Low-income8 in 10013 in 100
All students6 in 10011 in 100
Homeless—21 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot reported
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sectionsnot reported
Physics sectionsnot reported
Chemistry sectionsnot reported
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)500

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+1443Average−12443Moderate
Low-income+1361Average−14361Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−8236Moderate−23236Minimal
English-only students−3168not categorized−13168not categorized
English learners−2166Average−17166Moderate
Asian+17160Accelerated+4160Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+990not categorized−2090not categorized
English learners only−1476not categorized−1176not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1561Moderate−1461Moderate
Students with disabilities−244Average+344Average
White020Average−520Average
Homeless−1412Moderate−2612Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score, not a percentage or percentile. All imported groups remain visible; a missing group has no imported record shown here. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8.

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

State model · English+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

443 students

CDE growth category: Average

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

State model · math−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 7 and 8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 7 and 8

443 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 7 and 8.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,737 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 40,124 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$1,793 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 485

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,833 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 485

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,744 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 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$488,850,02461.46%62%
Instruction support$86,054,63010.82%11%
Student services$87,620,26111.02%11%
Administration$34,026,7414.28%4%
Buildings & maintenance$71,680,1519.01%9%
Other$27,218,6683.42%3%
Total$795,450,475100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $795,450,475 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$14,737 per pupil
2020$13,697 per pupil
2019$13,564 per pupil
2018$12,765 per pupil
2017$11,487 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 92840 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92840 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$98,881
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28%
ZIP-area population54,534
Median age39.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 92840 →

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

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