Public school · Lammersville Joint Unified · Mountain House, California

Evelyn Costa Elementary — Rating & test scores

Mountain House · TK–8 · 612 students (2024–25)

1675 South Gobind Boulevard, 95391ecs.lammersvilleschooldistrict.net ↗(209) 836-7280
98thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
84

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
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 (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 77% and 82% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 198 in English, 199 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

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

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4–8 scored above what the state expected in English (+17 pts) and math (+30 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 267. 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.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Evelyn Costa runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Lammersville Joint Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Evelyn Costa a good school?

Evelyn Costa Elementary scores higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 98th percentile, Strong, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 99 in 100 California middle schools we score (99th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 8 in 100 at the average Lammersville Joint Unified elementary school. 1.2% of students (8 of 662) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +17 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +30 points, which it calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 267 students

Evidence ↓

How does grade 5 do in English?

Grade 5 stands apart in English: 90% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 77% across grades 3–5 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 90% of Asian students in grades 3–8 at Evelyn Costa Elementary in Mountain House scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 73% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 77% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 82% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 198 in English, 199 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 198 tested

Advanced
53%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
23%
This school77%
California46%
Lammersville Joint Unified72%

77% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 199 tested

Advanced
63%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
18%
This school82%
California42%
Lammersville Joint Unified73%

82% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Grade 5 stands apart in English: 90% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 77% across grades 3–5 here, spring 2026. Each grade is a different group of students, so this describes one year’s class. Each grade’s results ↓

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced72%70%90%
Advanced44%50%65%
Proficient28%20%25%
Developing level20%19%4%
Minimal8%11%6%
Tested716463
California44%46%49%
Difference+28+24+41
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced83%92%97%
Advanced45%51%67%
Proficient38%41%30%
Developing level14%5%1%
Minimal3%3%2%
Tested586364
California48%51%49%
Difference+35+41+48

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 Advanced82%81%84%
Advanced57%62%71%
Proficient25%19%13%
Developing level10%13%10%
Minimal8%6%6%
Tested726463
California47%42%37%
Difference+35+39+47
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced81%84%92%
Advanced59%66%83%
Proficient22%18%9%
Developing level12%14%6%
Minimal7%2%2%
Tested586464
California37%38%36%
Difference+44+46+56

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.

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

School patterns · grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad baseMost students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Grade-to-grade gainsFrom grade 3 in spring 2024 to grade 5 in spring 2026, results here rose more than at the average California elementary school. Students move in and out, so these are partly different children. The Score factors record below gives the figure.

How do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 91% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 86% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 99th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 185 tested

Advanced
55%
Proficient
36%
Below the standard
9%
This school91%
California49%
Lammersville Joint Unified80%

91% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 186 tested

Advanced
69%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
14%
This school86%
California37%
Lammersville Joint Unified72%

86% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 74% to 77% and math from 80% to 82%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202574%163 tested
→
202677%198 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202580%163 tested
→
202682%199 tested

This school

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

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +17 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +30 points, which it calls Exceptional.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 267
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 4–8 · 2025 · 267 students with scores in both years

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

+17 pts

English

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

+30 pts

Math

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

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

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 3–5 · This school53%24%14%9%198
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Lammersville Joint Unified47%25%15%13%1,805
Math, grades 3–5 · This school63%19%11%7%199
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Lammersville Joint Unified50%23%17%10%1,809
English, grades 6–8 · This school55%36%6%3%185
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Lammersville Joint Unified46%34%13%7%2,005
Math, grades 6–8 · This school69%17%11%3%186
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Lammersville Joint Unified54%18%16%12%2,002

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.

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20243 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well above California in every tested year since 2024

Chart and table: 2024–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20242025202677%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20242025202682%42%

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202469%
146 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202574%
163 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202677%
198 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202477%
146 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202580%
163 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202682%
199 tested		42%
1,211,701 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 17 points above that expected score, and in math 30 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

6 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. 1.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 8 in 100 at the average Lammersville Joint Unified elementary school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 35 of 641 students counted for it; suspension: 8 of 662 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Lammersville Joint Unified elementary school 1.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

6 in 100This school
8 in 100At the average Lammersville Joint Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

35 of 641 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.2%

of students were suspended at least once (8 of 662). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 5 in 100, 9 of 186
  • Grades 7–8: 3 in 100, 4 of 130
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Evelyn Costa

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 ↓

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Teach here? Tell us Lammersville Joint Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–8; 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).
Evelyn CostaSame group, California
  • AsianEnglish · 319 tested90%Same group, California 73%
  • AsianMath · 318 tested89%Same group, California 71%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 79%2. Hispanic or Latino: 7%3. Filipino: 4%4. Two or more races: 4%5. White: 3%6. Black or African American: 2%Unallocated share: 1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian79%
  2. Hispanic or Latino7%
  3. Filipino4%
  4. Two or more races4%
  5. White3%
  6. Black or African American2%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share1%
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?

77% 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 · 24 of 31 English learners77%
Lammersville Joint Unified · 371 of 55567%
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?

6%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 38 of 612. California: 63%.

32teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

6%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Lammersville Joint Unifiedvs California
Asian · 319 tested in English, 318 in math
English90%+486%+1773%
Math89%+386%+1871%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Lammersville Joint Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian79%
Hispanic or Latino7%
Filipino4%
Two or more races4%
White3%
Black or African American2%
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.

Next steps

What comes after Evelyn Costa, and how do I get in?

  1. Grades TK–8 · this school
    Evelyn Costa Elementary
  2. High
    Mountain House High
    93rd · Strong · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment 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

High-school links

  • Mountain House High

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

    93rd percentile · Strong · 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.

Where the path ends: Mountain House High
Mountain House High93rd · Strong · 2025 · Scope Score 80estimated path

The road from this school ends at Mountain House High. UC records 189 enrollees from Mountain House High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 22 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Mountain House High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 83% of the students who finished high school at Mountain House High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

189 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 22 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Mountain House High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Evelyn Costa runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Lammersville Joint Unified which school serves your address.

School website: ecs.lammersvilleschooldistrict.net ↗Office: (209) 836-7280Administrator: Corrine Pacheco

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1675 South Gobind Boulevard, Mountain House 95391

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (209) 836-72801675 South Gobind Boulevard, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

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.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #78 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #2 of 8 in Lammersville Joint Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math58%8642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math80%7923%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+92 scale-score pts7820%
Chronically absent6 in 100675%
Suspension rate1.2% (8 of 662)535%
English learners: top level55%1005%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2023–24 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–268498#78California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

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)
2023–247 in 1001.8% (10 of 554)+2
2024–258 in 1001.4% (10 of 701)+10
2025–266 in 1001.2% (8 of 662)+10

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).
Every tested year2024–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English38354%84%
2026 · Math38566%84%
2025 · English35551%80%
2025 · Math35559%79%
2024 · English30051%77%
2024 · Math30255%76%

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 · English6665%
2025 · Grade 4 · English5078%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4783%
2025 · Grade 6 · English6478%
2025 · Grade 7 · English6494%
2025 · Grade 8 · English6484%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6679%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math5080%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4781%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6475%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math6486%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math6475%
2024 · Grade 3 · English4867%
2024 · Grade 4 · English4365%
2024 · Grade 5 · English5575%
2024 · Grade 6 · English6483%
2024 · Grade 7 · English5988%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3184%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4877%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math4381%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5573%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6484%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math6070%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math3272%

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
Schoolwide12653%29%17%1%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Asian31990%+4+17
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+17267Accelerated+30267Exceptional
Asian+17232Accelerated+32232Exceptional
English-only students+2099not categorized+2499not categorized
English learners+664Accelerated+3164Exceptional
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+750not categorized+3350not categorized
Low-income+917Accelerated+2117Exceptional
English learners only−114not categorized+1714not categorized
Students with disabilities+313Average+2113Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+2211Exceptional+911Accelerated

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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
44%
exceeded standard · 67% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 48 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
65%
Advanced · 90% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 63 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 48 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+17 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

267 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +17 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+30 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

267 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +30 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, 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 · 8 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.4% (10 of 701) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (8 of 662) · −0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—4 in 100—
Male—6 in 100—
Asian—3 in 100—
Black or African American—23 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—16 in 100—
Two or more races—9 in 100—
White—26 in 100—
Students with disabilities—5 in 100—
English learners—2 in 100—
Low-income—28 in 100—
All students—6 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$9,816 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,397 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$153 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 612

District current expense · FY 2024–25$13,448 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 58%Instruction support 13%Student services 8%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$59,583,55857.58%58%
Instruction support$14,008,21613.54%13%
Student services$8,106,8547.83%8%
Administration$5,668,7365.48%5%
Buildings & maintenance$12,261,42711.85%12%
Other$3,848,0683.72%4%
Total$103,476,858100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $103,476,858 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, 2021–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$9,816 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95391 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95391 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$176,952
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54%
ZIP-area population25,574
Median age35.1 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 95391 →

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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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