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Evergreen Institute of Excellence

Cottonwood, CA · Grades TK-12 · 184 students · Evergreen Union

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Math

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Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

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Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

184

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

10%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

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0%25%50%75%100%2022: 0%2024: 25%2022: 27%2024: 33%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2022: 0%2024: 25%2022: 27%2024: 33%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
2019——
20220%27%
2023——
202425%33%
2025——

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2022 to 2025

Climbed from the 24th to the 53rd percentile since 2022 — past roughly 1700 elementary schools.

Most rating sites would stop at “42% proficient” and call it done. Evergreen Institute of Excellence deserves a closer read. More than half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

As a charter, Evergreen Institute of Excellence enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.

91 tested · 1 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

Evergreen Institute of Excellence scores 37 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 53rd percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2022 · 24th percentile · Scope Score 22 of 1002024 · 41st percentile · Scope Score 33 of 1002025 · 53rd percentile · Scope Score 37 of 100
ELAYellow(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 6——20%14%45%
Grade 744%38%27%41%27%
Grade 850%—45%33%45%
Grade 1158%—67%58%71%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 6——5%0%45%
Grade 731%19%27%23%20%
Grade 87%—20%20%15%
Grade 118%—20%0%14%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

Two in five of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA47% met or exceeded
Exceeded 14%Met 33%Nearly Met 37%Not Met 15%
Math23% met or exceeded
Exceeded 9%Met 14%Nearly Met 30%Not Met 47%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2022–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school3717%42%—10.2%1.6%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%—17.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope3739
% Exceeded17%21%
% Met+42%43%
Growth——
Absence10.2%17.9%
Suspension1.6%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 70th percentile in reading against the 36th in math, among elementary schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits about at the middle of California elementary schools in reading, and the 36th in math. We show it; we don't score it.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 70th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.70th pctile · +7 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 36th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.36th pctile · −4 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

How every group of students does here

At Evergreen Institute of Excellence in Cottonwood, 38.5% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 56.7% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Evergreen Institute of Excellence trails its district average for white students by 18.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (20.5% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 39 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 35% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 35%, district —, state 43%35%
WhiteWhite: this school 29%, district 50%, state 56%29% · −6 vs school

9 of 11 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

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The state's growth model, by student group

California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California elementary school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.

Reading
English Only60 studentsEnglish Only, reading: +7 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 60 students.+7 pts · +4 vs typical
White46 studentsWhite, reading: +8 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 46 students.+8 pts · +3 vs typical
Low-income students37 studentsLow-income students, reading: +8 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 37 students.+8 pts · +8 vs typical
Math
English Only60 studentsEnglish Only, math: −4 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 60 students.−4 pts · −5 vs typical
White46 studentsWhite, math: −2 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 46 students.−2 pts · −7 vs typical
Low-income students37 studentsLow-income students, math: −7 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 37 students.−7 pts · −6 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted

— A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 17 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher17 · district 21
Teaching staff13 teachers
Avg. experience10.7 years
Fully credentialed46%
PrincipalLeila Dumore
ShowHide what the district pays
Teacher salary schedule$58,547 – $108,307
Principal salaryFrom $127,374
Superintendent salary$162,812

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here show up more, and get suspended less, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 10.2%, district 11.4%, state 17.9%10.2% · −7.7pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.6%, district —, state 1.6%1.6% · −0.0pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–60.0%
Grades 7–80.0%
Grades 9–121.7%
TK/K0.0%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

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What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $12,156 per student, less than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $12,156, CA average $14,491$12,156 · spent at this school
District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,564 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 62%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$13,350 per pupil
2019$11,204 per pupil
2018$11,684 per pupil
2017$10,341 per pupil
2016$10,224 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

More than half of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 184 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 35% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino16.9% · district 18.1% · CA 56.1%
White71.2% · district 73.4% · CA 19.9%
Black0.5% · district 0.2% · CA 4.8%
Other11.4% · district 7.5% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch57.1% · CA 64%
Median income$89K · CA $85K
Median home value$367K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+22% · CA 35%
ZIP population17,092
Median age42 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

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School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

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Is Evergreen Institute of Excellence a good elementary school?
Evergreen Institute of Excellence has a Scope Score of 37 out of 100, placing it in the 53rd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #2,691 statewide. 16.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.7 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Evergreen Institute of Excellence's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 41.7% of students at Evergreen Institute of Excellence met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 16.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.0% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 16.7% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 24 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Evergreen Institute of Excellence rank in California?
Evergreen Institute of Excellence ranks #2,691 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 53rd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), 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 is the attendance and school culture like at Evergreen Institute of Excellence?
10.2% of students at Evergreen Institute of Excellence are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.6%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Evergreen Institute of Excellence compare to other schools in Cottonwood?
Evergreen Institute of Excellence scores 37/100 (53rd percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 184 students. Use the schools in Cottonwood page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Evergreen Institute of Excellence serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Evergreen Institute of Excellence in Cottonwood, 38.5% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 56.7% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Evergreen Institute of Excellence trails its district average for white students by 18.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (20.5% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 39 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

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What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 4 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard16.7%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded41.7%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism10.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.6%1.6%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Evergreen Institute of Excellence: reading the evidence

Evergreen Institute of Excellence posts 42% meeting the standard and 16.7% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.4% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

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Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Evergreen Institute of Excellence is ranked #2,691 statewide.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard16.7%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded41.7%42.7%23%
Chronic absenteeism10.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.6%1.6%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 46 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 49 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 17.9% · index 63 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 1.4pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 50 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.7pp higher vs 2024
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 310——————
Grade 41225%25%25%25%50%+5
Grade 59——————
Grade 6119%36%27%27%45%−1
Grade 7157%20%60%13%27%−21
Grade 82010%35%45%10%45%−1
Grade 111429%43%29%0%71%+23
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 310——————
Grade 4128%25%33%33%33%−8
Grade 59——————
Grade 61118%27%18%36%45%+11
Grade 71513%7%27%53%20%−14
Grade 82010%5%35%50%15%−17
Grade 11140%14%29%57%14%−9

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.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide437%28%56%9%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
White3938.5%−18−23
03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Evergreen Institute of Excellence ←—3716.7%41.7%——1.6%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
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YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20222224#43583.3%13.3%16.5%0.7%—
20243341#334812.5%29.2%11.7%0.9%—
20253753#269116.7%41.7%10.2%1.6%—
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.
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female1.4%1.0%-0.4pp
Male0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino0.0%2.8%+2.8pp
Two or More Races0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
White0.0%0.0%+0.0pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged1.3%0.9%-0.4pp
All Students0.7%0.5%-0.2pp
Students with Disabilities—0.0%—
Homeless—0.0%—
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+760Accelerated−460Average
English Only+760not categorised−460not categorised
White+846Accelerated−246Average
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+837Accelerated−737Moderate

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-27

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