DREAM Academy: The score is middle of the pack. The trajectory isn't.
DREAM Academy sits mid-pack on raw proficiency — and it's climbing 32.1pp between this year's grade 3 and grade 5, faster than most schools anywhere near it.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51 | 11% | 35% | +32.1 | 8.0% | 0.5% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
DREAM Academy scores 51 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 69th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🚀 Growth Engine — Ask how the school tracks each kid's growth year to year, and what happens when a kid stalls instead of gaining.
Most rating sites would stop at “35% proficient” and call it done. DREAM Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Lakeside, where one in three students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +32.1pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 37th to the 69th percentile since 2022 — past roughly 1800 elementary schools.
| Grade | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 36% | — | 7% |
| Grade 4 | — | 69% | 46% |
| Grade 5 | — | 91% | 55% |
| Grade 6 | 46% | — | 55% |
| Grade | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 27% | — | 29% |
| Grade 4 | — | 62% | 31% |
| Grade 5 | — | 55% | 45% |
| Grade 6 | 0% | — | 32% |
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed — new curriculum, new principal, new program. Momentum has a cause, and a visit will find it.
- Ask how teachers track each child's growth over the year, not just where the class lands on test day.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
8 of 11 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated path based on proximity within the same district. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$396 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 138 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
On the state's science test (CAST), 32% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 48
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 39
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 14 | 7% | 0% | 29% | 64% | 7% | −36 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8% | 38% | 15% | 38% | 46% | +1 |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 18% | 36% | 18% | 27% | 55% | +7 |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 10% | 45% | 35% | 10% | 55% | +8 |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 0% | 42% | 33% | 25% | 42% | −6 |
| Grade 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 14 | 7% | 21% | 21% | 50% | 29% | −17 |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 8% | 23% | 46% | 23% | 31% | −11 |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 18% | 27% | 18% | 36% | 45% | +10 |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 16% | 16% | 32% | 37% | 32% | −3 |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 17% | 17% | 42% | 25% | 33% | −1 |
| Grade 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 22 | 23% | 9% | 64% | 5% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAM Academy ← | — | 51 | 11.0% | 35.4% | +32.1 | 0.5% |
| Hill Creek Elementary | 2.8 mi | 60 | 28.6% | 57.8% | +7.5 | 2.8% |
| Lakeside Farms Elementary | 1.8 mi | 42 | 14.7% | 39.9% | −9.2 | 0.8% |
| Lindo Park Elementary | 2.9 mi | 41 | 9.8% | 24.6% | +1.8 | 1.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 | 37 | #3615 | 9.1% | 31.8% | 15.7% | 0.3% | — |
| 2024 | 65 | 87 | #718 | 24.1% | 69.1% | 13.4% | 1.3% | — |
| 2025 | 51 | 69 | #1804 | 11.0% | 35.4% | 8.0% | 0.5% | +32.1pp |
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | — | 4.3% | — |
| Male | — | 3.9% | — |
| Hispanic/Latino | — | 10.6% | — |
| Two or More Races | — | 0.0% | — |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 0.0% | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | — | 9.1% | — |
| All Students | — | 4.1% | — |
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