Independent charter school · Mesa Union Elementary · Ventura, California

Golden Valley Charter — Rating & test scores

Ventura · TK–12 · 574 students (2024–25)

3585 Maple Street, Suite 101, 93003goldenvcs.org ↗(805) 642-3435
45thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
54

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven 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

In 2024–25, 94% of the class graduated in four years (29 of 31); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 31
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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15 of 724 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 724. The California figure is an average of school rates (1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Golden Valley Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Golden Valley Charter a good school?

Golden Valley Charter scores higher than 45 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 45th percentile, Developing, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 47 in 100 California elementary schools we score (47th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 53 in 100 California middle schools we score (53rd percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 2 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 0 of 764 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

More questions (5)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 29% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Golden Valley Charter in Ventura scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California.

What could my child study here?

14 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

58% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $635,077 is planned for 8 funded actions in 2 goals. That’s 7% of its $9.6 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. 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?

75% of the 16 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 25% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 75% of the 16 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 57% across California. In math, 25% did, against 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 16
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 16 tested

Advanced
19%
Proficient
56%
Below the standard
25%
This school75%
California57%

75% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 16 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
13%
Below the standard
75%
This school25%
California32%

25% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · 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 Advanced38%38%51%
Advanced18%8%11%
Proficient20%30%40%
Developing level23%20%17%
Minimal39%42%32%
Tested667247
California44%46%49%
Difference−6−8+2
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced33%52%56%
Advanced10%16%12%
Proficient23%36%44%
Developing level38%29%29%
Minimal29%19%15%
Tested483148
California48%51%49%
Difference−15+1+7
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced75%
Advanced19%
Proficient56%
Developing level19%
Minimal6%
Tested16
California57%
Difference+18

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 Advanced35%31%43%
Advanced9%12%19%
Proficient26%19%24%
Developing level27%30%25%
Minimal38%39%32%
Tested667247
California47%42%37%
Difference−12−11+6
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced29%42%31%
Advanced6%26%17%
Proficient23%16%14%
Developing level27%23%29%
Minimal44%35%40%
Tested483148
California37%38%36%
Difference−8+4−5
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced25%
Advanced12%
Proficient13%
Developing level31%
Minimal44%
Tested16
California32%
Difference−7

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 →

How do the elementary grades do?

Below California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 41% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 35% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 47th percentile (Developing) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 185 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
29%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California46%
Mesa Union Elementary45%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 185 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
65%
This school35%
California42%
Mesa Union Elementary38%

35% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 46% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 53rd percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 127 tested

Advanced
13%
Proficient
33%
Below the standard
54%
This school46%
California49%
Mesa Union Elementary60%

46% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 127 tested

Advanced
15%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California37%
Mesa Union Elementary41%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English went from 65% to 75% and math stayed at 25%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202565%20 tested
→
202675%16 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2025 → 2026 · 432,651 → 414,559 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 11

202525%20 tested
→
202625%16 tested

This school

California, same grades30% → 32%2025 → 2026 · 431,903 → 413,523 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

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, grade 11 · This school19%56%19%6%16
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school12%13%31%44%16
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
English, grades 3–5 · This school12%29%21%38%185
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Mesa Union Elementary18%27%25%30%377
Math, grades 3–5 · This school13%22%28%37%185
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Mesa Union Elementary15%23%30%32%377
English, grades 6–8 · This school13%33%33%21%127
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Mesa Union Elementary21%39%25%15%351
Math, grades 6–8 · This school15%18%27%40%127
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Mesa Union Elementary20%21%28%31%348

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.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202675%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202625%32%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 70% in 2017 to 75% in 2026. In math, it went from 24% in 2017 to 25% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201770%
33 tested		60%
444,040 tested
201844%
27 tested		56%
439,134 tested
201967%
24 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202253%
17 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202373%
22 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202477%
30 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202565%
20 tested		57%
432,651 tested
202675%
16 tested		57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201724%
33 tested		32%
442,457 tested
201819%
27 tested		31%
437,883 tested
201929%
24 tested		32%
438,107 tested
202229%
17 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202323%
22 tested		27%
440,912 tested
202430%
30 tested		28%
434,711 tested
202525%
20 tested		30%
431,903 tested
202625%
16 tested		32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Golden Valley Charter’s results?

Golden Valley Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Golden Valley Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Mesa Union Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2027.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

94% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 38% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 58% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

94%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 29 of 31 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 12 of 32 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

14%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 4 of 29 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

58% enrolled in college within 12 months · 19 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college9 · 47%
  • In-state private2 · 11%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled8 · 42%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
14 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 29 of 31 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 12 of 32 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 4 of 29 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

2 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California high school, 22 in 100 were. 0 of 764 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 15 of 724 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 764 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

2 in 100This school
22 in 100At the average California high school

15 of 724 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Golden Valley Charter is the only regular high school we rank in the Mesa Union Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 764

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

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: 2 in 100, 3 of 180
  • Grades 7–8: 7 in 100, 6 of 88
  • Grades 9–12: 3 in 100, 3 of 97
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Golden Valley Charter

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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Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 49%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 49%2. Hispanic or Latino: 36%3. Two or more races: 9%4. Asian: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White49%
  2. Hispanic or Latino36%
  3. Two or more races9%
  4. Asian3%
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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.

Who are the families and teachers?

36%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 204 of 574. California: 63%.

27teachers, 2024–25

20 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

26%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

31% 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 · 4 of 13 English learners31%
Mesa Union Elementary · 25 of 4556%
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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White49%
Hispanic or Latino36%
Two or more races9%
Asian3%
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 26% of teaching positions, 3.8 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 14.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Golden Valley Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: goldenvcs.org ↗Office: (805) 642-3435Administrator: Deanna Downs

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
3585 Maple Street, Suite 101, Ventura 93003

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 75% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (16 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (805) 642-34353585 Maple Street, Suite 101, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #814 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate94%5725%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math20%5422%
Ready for college or career (state measure)38%4620%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math45%5618%
Chronically absent2 in 100635%
Suspension rate0 of 600595%
English learners: top level15%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. 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.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–255445#814California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 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 absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–242 in 1000 of 542
2024–252 in 1000 of 600

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
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 · English32813%45%
2026 · Math32814%34%
2025 · English27620%49%
2025 · Math27616%37%
2024 · English26622%53%
2024 · Math26617%39%
2023 · English24121%51%
2023 · Math24118%37%
2022 · English28028%56%
2022 · Math28021%41%
2019 · English32521%56%
2019 · Math32516%34%
2018 · English36819%53%
2018 · Math36716%38%
2017 · English37618%52%
2017 · Math37517%35%

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 · English6143%
2025 · Grade 4 · English4445%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4243%
2025 · Grade 6 · English3537%
2025 · Grade 7 · English4556%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2969%
2025 · Grade 11 · English2065%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6133%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math4443%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4233%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math3537%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4544%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2934%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2025%
2024 · Grade 3 · English4144%
2024 · Grade 4 · English3944%
2024 · Grade 5 · English3444%
2024 · Grade 6 · English4248%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2962%
2024 · Grade 8 · English5161%
2024 · Grade 11 · English3077%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4154%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math3936%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math3435%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math4231%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2941%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math5143%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3030%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4038%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3348%
2023 · Grade 5 · English4139%
2023 · Grade 6 · English3043%
2023 · Grade 7 · English4560%
2023 · Grade 8 · English3067%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2273%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4040%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math3333%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math4124%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math3030%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4551%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math3050%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math2223%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4344%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4955%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3956%
2022 · Grade 6 · English4959%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4070%
2022 · Grade 8 · English4353%
2022 · Grade 11 · English1753%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4342%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4937%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math3946%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math4947%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4048%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4330%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1729%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4961%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4659%
2019 · Grade 5 · English4963%
2019 · Grade 6 · English5747%
2019 · Grade 7 · English5553%
2019 · Grade 8 · English4551%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2467%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4951%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4641%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math4933%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math5721%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math5538%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math4520%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math2429%
2018 · Grade 3 · English5353%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5558%
2018 · Grade 5 · English5947%
2018 · Grade 6 · English5747%
2018 · Grade 7 · English6452%
2018 · Grade 8 · English5364%
2018 · Grade 11 · English2744%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math5252%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5547%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math5920%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math5732%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math6444%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math5343%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math2719%
2017 · Grade 3 · English6548%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5639%
2017 · Grade 5 · English5936%
2017 · Grade 6 · English5349%
2017 · Grade 7 · English5265%
2017 · Grade 8 · English5864%
2017 · Grade 11 · English3370%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math6537%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5726%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math5728%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math5326%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math5252%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math5845%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math3324%

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
Schoolwide11115%26%51%7%

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
Low-income11029%−20−8
White (grades 3–6 and 8 only)14248%—−12
Hispanic or Latino10831%−26−7
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 students0172Average−5172Average
English-only students+1159not categorized−5159not categorized
White−180Average−980Moderate
Low-income+460Average−960Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−550Average−950Moderate
Two or more races+1423Accelerated+523Accelerated
Students with disabilities−913Moderate−2213Minimal

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
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English0 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

172 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: 0 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−5 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

172 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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 · 2 in 100 → 2025–26 · 2 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 600 → 2025–26 · 0 of 764 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—2 in 100—
Male—2 in 100—
Asian—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—3 in 100—
Two or more races—3 in 100—
White—1 in 100—
Students with disabilities—5 in 100—
English learners—0 in 100—
Low-income—4 in 100—
All students—2 in 100—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 38% · numerator 12 students classified Prepared · denominator 32 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 8% · AP-pathway numerator 1 · denominator 12 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 12 of 32 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
94%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
8%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
14%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
58%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count17
AP enrollment (male/female)3
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 14 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)501

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college947%
In-state private211%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled842%

19 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 58% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$10,962 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 584 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$14,981 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 69%Instruction support 7%Student services 7%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$5,846,53768.68%69%
Instruction support$642,2867.54%7%
Student services$574,4656.75%7%
Administration$775,2369.11%9%
Buildings & maintenance$674,3047.92%8%
Total$8,512,876100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $8,512,876 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$10,962 per pupil
2020$10,374 per pupil
2019$10,283 per pupil
2018$5,048 per pupil
2017$4,679 per pupil
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 93003 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93003 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$103,761
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)42%
ZIP-area population52,906
Median age41.4 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. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93003 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high 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 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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