Public school · Howell Mountain Elementary · Angwin, California

Howell Mountain Elementary — Rating & test scores

Angwin · TK–8 · 85 students (2024–25)

525 White Cottage Road North, 94508hmesd.org ↗(707) 965-2423
18thpercentileNeeds 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
23

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

Well below California in English and math: 17% and 22% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3 and 4, spring 2026, against 45% and 45%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3 and 4: 23
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 and 4 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 798,645 in English and 800,621 in math tested).

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

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34 in 100 students (28 of 82) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is twice the rate at the average California elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 82. The California figure is an average of school rates (5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Howell Mountain Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Howell Mountain Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Howell Mountain Elementary a good elementary school?

Howell Mountain Elementary scores higher than 18 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 18th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 34 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average California elementary school. 1.2% of students (1 of 82) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grade 4 scored −7 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −12 points, which it calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 32 students

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?

17% of the 23 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 22% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3 and 4, spring 2026, 17% of the 23 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 45% across California. In math, 22% did, against 45% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3 and 4: 23
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3 and 4 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 798,645 in English, 800,621 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3 and 4 · spring 2026 · 23 tested

Advanced
17%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
83%
This school17%
California45%

17% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3 and 4.

Math

Grades 3 and 4 · spring 2026 · 23 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
18%
Below the standard
78%
This school22%
California45%

22% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3 and 4.

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 Advanced27%8%suppressed
Advanced27%8%suppressed
Proficient0%0%suppressed
Developing level28%25%suppressed
Minimal45%67%suppressed
Tested11124
California44%46%49%
Difference−17−38—
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested546
California48%51%49%
Difference———

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 Advanced27%17%suppressed
Advanced0%8%suppressed
Proficient27%9%suppressed
Developing level18%41%suppressed
Minimal55%42%suppressed
Tested11124
California47%42%37%
Difference−20−25—
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested546
California37%38%36%
Difference———

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 →

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Below what the state expected, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grade 4 scored −7 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored −12 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grade 4: 32
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.

Grade 4 · 2025 · 32 students with scores in both years

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

−7 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

−12 pts

Math

The state calls it Moderate, the second 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 3 and 4 · This school17%0%26%57%23
English, grades 3 and 4 · California24%21%21%34%798,645
Math, grades 3 and 4 · This school4%18%30%48%23
Math, grades 3 and 4 · California21%24%25%30%800,621

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).

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 3 and 4, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 17% in 2026. In math, it was 22% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · Proficient or Advanced · grades 3 and 4
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
2022—
Withheld by CDE		—
2025—
Withheld by CDE		—
202617%
23 tested		45%
798,645 tested
Math · Proficient or Advanced · grades 3 and 4
YearThis schoolCalifornia
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
2022—
Withheld by CDE		—
2023—
Withheld by CDE		—
202622%
23 tested		45%
800,621 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025.

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 7 points below that expected score, and in math 12 points below 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 Howell Mountain Elementary’s results?

Howell Mountain Elementary’s board decides its plan.

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

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Howell Mountain Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Howell Mountain Elementary’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
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?

34 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. At the average California elementary school, 17 in 100 were. 1.2% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 28 of 82 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 82 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

34 in 100This school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

28 of 82 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

No district average: Howell Mountain Elementary is the only regular elementary school we rank in the Howell Mountain Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.2%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 82). 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: 28 in 100, 7 of 25
  • Grades 7–8: 36 in 100, 4 of 11
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Howell Mountain Elementary

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Teach here? Tell us Howell Mountain Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 62%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 62%2. White: 27%Unallocated share: 11%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino62%
  2. White27%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share11%
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?

60%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 51 of 85. California: 63%.

6teachers, 2024–25

10 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

17%in their first year, 2024–25

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

27% 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 15 English learners27%
Howell Mountain Elementary · 4 of 1527%
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
Hispanic or Latino62%
White27%
Asian—
Black or African American—
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.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Howell Mountain Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Howell Mountain Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: hmesd.org ↗Office: (707) 965-2423Administrator: Joshua Munoz

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
525 White Cottage Road North, Angwin 94508

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Howell Mountain Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 34 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (28 of 82 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 83% in English and 78% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3 and 4, spring 2026 (23 students tested in each); California: 55% and 55%
  3. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  4. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (707) 965-2423525 White Cottage Road North, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #4,679 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math11%4142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math20%3423%
Chronically absent34 in 100335%
Suspension rate1.2% (1 of 82)525%
English learners: top level10%445%

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 year2021–22 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–262318#4679California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2021–22, 2022–23, 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
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2427 in 1002.7% (3 of 111)
2024–2530 in 1001.1% (1 of 88)
2025–2634 in 1001.2% (1 of 82)

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

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 · English4210%24%
2026 · Math425%17%
2025 · English445%27%
2025 · Math450%18%
2024 · English506%40%
2024 · Math508%24%
2023 · English6314%40%
2023 · Math6012%28%
2022 · English6216%34%
2022 · Math638%25%
2019 · English4812%48%
2019 · Math4723%62%
2018 · English5819%57%
2018 · Math5817%52%
2017 · English5213%42%
2017 · Math5413%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 · English10—
2025 · Grade 4 · English6—
2025 · Grade 5 · English9—
2025 · Grade 6 · English——
2025 · Grade 7 · English7—
2025 · Grade 8 · English9—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1118%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math——
2025 · Grade 7 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 3 · English4—
2024 · Grade 4 · English1145%
2024 · Grade 5 · English6—
2024 · Grade 6 · English7—
2024 · Grade 7 · English10—
2024 · Grade 8 · English1242%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1136%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math1217%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1127%
2023 · Grade 4 · English7—
2023 · Grade 5 · English8—
2023 · Grade 6 · English1450%
2023 · Grade 7 · English1331%
2023 · Grade 8 · English10—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1421%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math1225%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 3 · English9—
2022 · Grade 4 · English8—
2022 · Grade 5 · English1533%
2022 · Grade 6 · English119%
2022 · Grade 7 · English10—
2022 · Grade 8 · English9—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1513%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math1217%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 3 · English9—
2019 · Grade 4 · English7—
2019 · Grade 5 · English8—
2019 · Grade 6 · English4—
2019 · Grade 7 · English1164%
2019 · Grade 8 · English9—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English1155%
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English1354%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math1164%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1338%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English——
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English1155%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math——
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1127%

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.

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−732Moderate−1232Moderate
Low-income−627Moderate−1027Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+223Average−1023Moderate
English learners+316Average−1016Moderate
English-only students−1414not categorized−914not categorized

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; here that is grade 4. 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−7 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 4

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 4

32 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 4

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 4

32 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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 grade 4, 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 · 30 in 100 → 2025–26 · 34 in 100 · +4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (1 of 88) → 2025–26 · 1.2% (1 of 82) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female9 in 10030 in 100+21 in 100
Male19 in 10040 in 100+21 in 100
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10029 in 100+11 in 100
White9 in 10046 in 100+37 in 100
English learners22 in 10027 in 100+5 in 100
Low-income21 in 10031 in 100+10 in 100
All students14 in 10034 in 100+20 in 100
Students with disabilities—29 in 100—
Military families—28 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$20,943 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 88 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

School-level federal expenditures$1,257 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 85

District current expense · FY 2024–25$36,303 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 54%Instruction support 13%Student services 7%Administration 14%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,406,17654.49%54%
Instruction support$330,86812.82%13%
Student services$185,2557.18%7%
Administration$348,97013.52%14%
Buildings & maintenance$307,74711.93%12%
Total$2,580,415100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $2,580,415 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$20,943 per pupil
2020$19,283 per pupil
2019$21,543 per pupil
2018$18,081 per pupil
2017$21,872 per pupil
The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94508 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94508 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$116,667
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55%
ZIP-area population3,495
Median age32.5 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 94508 →

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  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
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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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