Independent charter school · San Diego Unified · San Diego, California

Holly Drive Leadership Academy — Rating & test scores

San Diego · TK–8 · 108 students (2024–25)

4801 Elm Street, 92102hdla.org ↗(619) 266-7333
21stpercentileNeeds Support

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
24

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six elementary school 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

Near California in English, well below in math, grades 4 and 5, spring 2026: 44% and 21% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 47% and 40%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 34
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English and 819,757 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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20 of 124 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average San Diego Unified elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 124. District and California figures are averages of school rates (137 San Diego Unified schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Holly Drive Leadership Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Holly Drive Leadership Academy a good school?

Holly Drive Leadership Academy scores higher than 21 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 21st percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 45 in 100 California middle schools we score (45th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified elementary school. 2.4% of students (3 of 124) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, about as expected. In 2025, students here in grades 4–7 scored +10 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +2 points, which it calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 44 students

Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.1 million is planned for 26 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 89% of its $2.4 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?

Near California in English (reading and writing); well below it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 21% in math, against 47% and 40% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 34
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English, 819,757 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
56%
This school44%
California47%
San Diego Unified51%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

Math

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 34 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
21%
Below the standard
79%
This school21%
California40%
San Diego Unified46%

21% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

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 Advancedsuppressed59%29%
Advancedsuppressed6%12%
Proficientsuppressed53%17%
Developing levelsuppressed12%42%
Minimalsuppressed29%29%
Tested101717
California44%46%49%
Difference—+13−20
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced54%73%suppressed
Advanced15%9%suppressed
Proficient39%64%suppressed
Developing level38%9%suppressed
Minimal8%18%suppressed
Tested13119
California48%51%49%
Difference+6+22—

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 Advancedsuppressed24%18%
Advancedsuppressed0%0%
Proficientsuppressed24%18%
Developing levelsuppressed47%41%
Minimalsuppressed29%41%
Tested101717
California47%42%37%
Difference—−18−19
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced46%9%suppressed
Advanced8%0%suppressed
Proficient38%9%suppressed
Developing level16%36%suppressed
Minimal38%55%suppressed
Tested13119
California37%38%36%
Difference+9−29—

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 middle grades do?

In grades 6 and 7, spring 2026, 63% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years. The middle grades are placed separately: 45th percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6 and 7 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
51%
Below the standard
37%
This school63%
California49%
San Diego Unified53%

63% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6 and 7.

Math

Grades 6 and 7 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
25%
Below the standard
71%
This school29%
California37%
San Diego Unified40%

29% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6 and 7.

How does math compare with English?

In grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, math trails English by 23 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 7 points across California. The grades 4 and 5 cards above give each subject’s share.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, about as expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–7 scored +10 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored +2 points, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–7: 44
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 4–7 · 2025 · 44 students with scores in both years

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

+10 pts

English

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

+2 pts

Math

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

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, grades 4 and 5 · This school9%35%27%29%34
English, grades 4 and 5 · California24%23%20%33%817,970
English, grades 4 and 5 · San Diego Unified27%24%20%29%16,033
Math, grades 4 and 5 · This school0%21%44%35%34
Math, grades 4 and 5 · California21%19%26%34%819,757
Math, grades 4 and 5 · San Diego Unified26%20%25%29%16,083
English, grades 6 and 7 · This school12%51%25%12%24
English, grades 6 and 7 · California19%30%23%28%832,685
English, grades 6 and 7 · San Diego Unified22%31%22%25%15,838
Math, grades 6 and 7 · This school4%25%25%46%24
Math, grades 6 and 7 · California21%16%24%39%833,328
Math, grades 6 and 7 · San Diego Unified23%17%25%35%15,866

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 20261 tested year shown

In grades 4 and 5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 44% in 2026. In math, it was 21% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · Proficient or Advanced · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2023—
Withheld by CDE		—
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
202644%
34 tested		47%
817,970 tested
Math · Proficient or Advanced · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2023—
Withheld by CDE		—
2024—
Withheld by CDE		—
202621%
34 tested		40%
819,757 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2023 and 2024.

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 10 points above that expected score, and in math 2 points above it.

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.

What you can do

Who can act on Holly Drive Leadership Academy’s results?

Holly Drive Leadership Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Holly Drive Leadership Academy 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 ↓

San Diego Unified 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 often do students miss school or get suspended?

16 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. 2.4% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 18 in 100 at the average San Diego Unified elementary school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 20 of 124 students counted for it; suspension: 3 of 124 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 San Diego Unified elementary school 1.6%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

16 in 100This school
18 in 100At the average San Diego Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

20 of 124 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.4%

of students were suspended at least once (3 of 124). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 20 in 100, 10 of 51
  • Grades 7–8: 24 in 100, 5 of 21
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Holly Drive Leadership Academy

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?

Black or African American students are the largest group here: 68%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Black or African American: 68%2. Hispanic or Latino: 26%Unallocated share: 6%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Black or African American68%
  2. Hispanic or Latino26%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share6%
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?

84%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 91 of 108. California: 63%.

7teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

14%in their first year, 2024–25

93%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

50% 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 · 7 of 14 English learners50%
San Diego Unified · 4,839 of 10,94944%
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
Black or African American68%
Hispanic or Latino26%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 93% of teaching positions, 6.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 7.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Holly Drive Leadership Academy 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: hdla.org ↗Office: (619) 266-7333Administrator: Alysia Shaw Smith

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
4801 Elm Street, San Diego 92102

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? 56% in English and 79% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 4 and 5, spring 2026 (34 students tested in each); California: 53% and 60%
  2. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  3. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Office (619) 266-73334801 Elm Street, 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 #4,475 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #110 of 137 in San Diego Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math4%3442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math32%4223%
Chronically absent16 in 100515%
Suspension rate2.4% (3 of 124)465%
English learners: top level27%615%

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. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–262421#4475California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 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 absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2023–2432 in 1003.5% (4 of 113)
2024–2529 in 1002.4% (3 of 125)
2025–2616 in 1002.4% (3 of 124)

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 · English7710%48%
2026 · Math773%26%
2025 · English7013%37%
2025 · Math696%23%
2024 · English6412%34%
2024 · Math642%22%
2023 · English512%29%
2023 · Math514%16%
2022 · English600%18%
2022 · Math600%3%
2019 · English955%24%
2019 · Math935%19%
2018 · English902%36%
2018 · Math896%16%
2017 · English851%27%
2017 · Math851%18%

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 · English1429%
2025 · Grade 4 · English1926%
2025 · Grade 5 · English9—
2025 · Grade 6 · English10—
2025 · Grade 7 · English10—
2025 · Grade 8 · English8—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math147%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math1926%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 3 · English1921%
2024 · Grade 4 · English10—
2024 · Grade 5 · English8—
2024 · Grade 6 · English10—
2024 · Grade 7 · English10—
2024 · Grade 8 · English7—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1926%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math7—
2023 · Grade 3 · English10—
2023 · Grade 4 · English8—
2023 · Grade 5 · English9—
2023 · Grade 6 · English10—
2023 · Grade 7 · English8—
2023 · Grade 8 · English6—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 3 · English10—
2022 · Grade 4 · English9—
2022 · Grade 5 · English128%
2022 · Grade 6 · English9—
2022 · Grade 7 · English1136%
2022 · Grade 8 · English9—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math120%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math110%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 3 · English1619%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1921%
2019 · Grade 5 · English9—
2019 · Grade 6 · English1724%
2019 · Grade 7 · English1225%
2019 · Grade 8 · English2241%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1644%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1926%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math176%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math1118%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2214%
2018 · Grade 3 · English2035%
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English1540%
2018 · Grade 6 · English1421%
2018 · Grade 7 · English1942%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1540%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math1932%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math1513%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math147%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1921%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math150%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English1619%
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English2110%
2017 · Grade 7 · English1346%
2017 · Grade 8 · English1741%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1619%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math215%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math1331%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1712%

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
Schoolwide250%16%64%20%

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: 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+1044Accelerated+244Average
English-only students+1140not categorized−140not categorized
Low-income+1233Accelerated+333Average
Black or African American+930Accelerated+330Average

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. “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; here that is grades 4–7. 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 · English+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–7

44 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +10 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+2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–7

44 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +2 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; here that is grades 4–7, 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 · 29 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · −13 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.4% (3 of 125) → 2025–26 · 2.4% (3 of 124) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—17 in 100—
Male—15 in 100—
Black or African American—13 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—16 in 100—
Students with disabilities—24 in 100—
English learners—20 in 100—
Homeless—27 in 100—
Low-income—13 in 100—
All students—16 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$15,976 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 97,968 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$21,967 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 63%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,223,482,46063.42%63%
Instruction support$225,845,21211.71%12%
Student services$233,097,57212.08%12%
Administration$95,033,7834.93%5%
Buildings & maintenance$141,086,5867.31%7%
Other$10,769,2860.56%1%
Total$1,929,314,899100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,929,314,899 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$15,976 per pupil
2020$14,540 per pupil
2019$14,457 per pupil
2018$11,416 per pupil
2017$11,708 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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 92102 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92102 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$77,248
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30%
ZIP-area population38,901
Median age34.3 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 92102 →

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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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