Evergreen Institute of Excellence: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Evergreen Institute of Excellence posts 42% meeting the standard and 16.7% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42 | 17% | 42% | — | 10.2% | 1.6% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Evergreen Institute of Excellence scores 42 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 50th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “42% proficient” and call it done. Evergreen Institute of Excellence deserves a closer read. The school sits in Cottonwood, where more than half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — 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.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 12th to the 50th percentile since 2022 — past roughly 2200 elementary schools.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | — | — | 20% | 14% | 45% |
| Grade 7 | 44% | 38% | 27% | 41% | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 50% | — | 45% | 33% | 45% |
| Grade 11 | 58% | — | 67% | 58% | 71% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | — | — | 5% | 0% | 45% |
| Grade 7 | 31% | 19% | 27% | 23% | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 7% | — | 20% | 20% | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 8% | — | 20% | 0% | 14% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- 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
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.
9 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
Evergreen Institute of Excellence serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
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.
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 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 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
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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 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 50% | +5 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% | 36% | 27% | 27% | 45% | −1 |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 7% | 20% | 60% | 13% | 27% | −21 |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% | 35% | 45% | 10% | 45% | −1 |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 29% | 43% | 29% | 0% | 71% | +24 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% | 25% | 33% | 33% | 33% | −8 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 18% | 27% | 18% | 36% | 45% | +10 |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 13% | 7% | 27% | 53% | 20% | −14 |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 10% | 5% | 35% | 50% | 15% | −17 |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 0% | 14% | 29% | 57% | 14% | −9 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 43 | 7% | 28% | 56% | 9% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 39 | 38.5% | −18 | −23 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Institute of Excellence ← | — | 42 | 16.7% | 41.7% | — | 1.6% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22 | 12 | #5041 | 3.3% | 13.3% | 6.8% | 0.2% | — |
| 2024 | 37 | 36 | #3685 | 12.5% | 29.2% | 11.7% | 0.9% | — |
| 2025 | 42 | 50 | #2879 | 16.7% | 41.7% | 10.2% | 1.6% | — |
- — 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.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1.4% | 1.0% | -0.4pp |
| Male | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.0% | 2.8% | +2.8pp |
| Two or More Races | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 1.3% | 0.9% | -0.4pp |
| All Students | 0.7% | 0.5% | -0.2pp |
| Students with Disabilities | — | 0.0% | — |
| Homeless | — | 0.0% | — |
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