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James Franklin Smith Elementary — Rating & test scores

2220 Woodbury Lane, San Jose · 595 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 91

StrongScope Score · 95th percentile. Higher than 95 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 78% and 78% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 251 in English, 253 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 3–5. James Franklin Smith Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is James Franklin Smith a good elementary school?

Strong. James Franklin Smith is higher than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9478%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9478%
English, Advanced9657%
Math, Advanced9556%

Progress in a year, 2025

English81+12 pts
Math82+14 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance847 in 100
James Franklin Smith’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Evergreen Elementary’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4–6 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+12 pts) and math (+14 pts). The state calls both results Accelerated.

Each bar is James Franklin Smith’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 264. 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.

In its own words

What does James Franklin Smith say about itself?

We haven’t read James Franklin Smith’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 12 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 14 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

+12

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Asian188+12 points
English learners54+9 points
Hispanic or Latino34+13 points
Low-income32+8 points
Students with disabilities30−2 points

Math

+14

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Asian188+19 points
English learners54+13 points
Hispanic or Latino34−6 points
Low-income32+7 points
Students with disabilities30+1 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 264 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 12 points above that expected score, and in math 14 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 66th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than James Franklin Smith. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 1.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. EvergreenNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9296th
  2. James Franklin SmithScope Score 9195th
  3. Silver OakNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9093rd
  4. Tom MatsumotoNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8790th
  5. CadwalladerNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8688th
  6. MillbrookNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8485th
  7. Holly OakNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  8. John J. MontgomeryNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7440th
Evergreen Elementary

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does James Franklin Smith compare with schools like it?

James Franklin Smith’s Scope Score is 91. 325 California elementary schools, counting James Franklin Smith, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 90. James Franklin Smith’s result is higher than 173 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 325

  1. Students from low-income families: 13%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 7%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Montecito Union

    Santa Barbara

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 9%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

325 California public elementary schools where 4% to 16% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 4% to 16% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of James Franklin Smith’s share. The count includes James Franklin Smith. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 81% to 78% and math from 79% to 78%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202662%82%78%James Franklin SmithThis school62%Evergreen ElementaryDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202661%80%78%James Franklin SmithThis school60%Evergreen ElementaryDistrict42%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Evergreen Elementary’s line combines its 13 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Evergreen Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringJames Franklin SmithEvergreen ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201782%62%45%319
201882%64%49%294
201983%65%50%293
202287%66%45%289
202384%63%44%290
202478%63%45%276
202581%63%46%269
202678%62%46%251
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringJames Franklin SmithEvergreen ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201780%61%40%320
201877%63%42%296
201980%63%44%293
202281%63%38%290
202380%63%40%294
202478%62%41%277
202579%61%41%269
202678%60%42%253

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

78%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

11112157
Evergreen Elementary62%California46%

Math

78%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1392256
Evergreen Elementary60%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 78% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does grade 6 do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 79% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 76% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

79%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

10112752
Evergreen Elementary64%California48%

Math

76%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

12122155
Evergreen Elementary59%California37%

School patterns · grades 3–5 · spring 2026

High ceiling
A high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

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 Advanced72%82%78%
Advanced49%65%57%
Proficient23%17%21%
Developing level18%7%10%
Minimal10%11%12%
Tested729683
California44%46%49%
Difference+28+36+29
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced79%
Advanced52%
Proficient27%
Developing level11%
Minimal10%
Tested92
California48%
Difference+31

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 Advanced82%78%73%
Advanced53%60%53%
Proficient29%18%20%
Developing level8%7%15%
Minimal10%15%12%
Tested739783
California47%42%37%
Difference+35+36+36
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced76%
Advanced55%
Proficient21%
Developing level12%
Minimal12%
Tested93
California37%
Difference+39

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school57%21%11%11%251
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Evergreen Elementary39%23%16%22%2,585
Math, grades 3–5 · This school56%22%9%13%253
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Evergreen Elementary38%22%18%22%2,594
English, grade 6 · This school52%27%11%10%92
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Evergreen Elementary33%31%17%19%957
Math, grade 6 · This school55%21%12%12%93
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Evergreen Elementary40%19%17%24%963

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 251 tested in English, 253 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 68% of students. 44 of 616 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

7in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (44 of 616 students).

At the average elementary school in the Evergreen Elementary district: 11 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 0.2% of students were suspended at least once (1 of 625). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

595

students in grades TK–6.

Asian 68%Hispanic or Latino 11%Two or more races 8%White 6%Filipino 5%

Family income

10%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 60 of 595. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

29

teachers, with 20 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

95% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

39%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (17 of 44 students).

Evergreen Elementary: 48%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian68%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Two or more races8%
White6%
Filipino5%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 22.1 of 23.2 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 49 tested45%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 50 tested44%California 30%
  • AsianEnglish · 241 tested84%California 71%
  • AsianMath · 244 tested84%California 71%

44% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 30% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Evergreen Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 49 tested in English, 50 in math
English45%+540%+936%
Math44%+1034%+1430%
Asian · 241 tested in English, 244 in math
English84%+678%+1371%
Math84%+777%+1371%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Evergreen Elementary, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Hispanic or Latino students, 35 tested: no rate for grades 3–5 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. Students of two or more races, 35 tested: no rate for grades 3–5 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. Students with disabilities, 35 tested: no rate for grades 3, 5 and 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about James Franklin Smith. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

James Franklin Smith has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

37

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$18,509 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Evergreen Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $10 million.

$18,509

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,683
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,826
Of the total, from federal funds
$501
  • James Franklin Smith$18,509
  • Evergreen Elementary elementary schools$18,375
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Evergreen Elementary’s yearly plan

$10million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$8million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $10 million of $152 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Evergreen Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around James Franklin Smith like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95121. They are not figures for the families at James Franklin Smith.

Typical household income in a year

$150,605

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95121.

Typical home value
$1,051,900
People who live in this ZIP code
36,463
Typical age
42.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
35%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to James Franklin Smith. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. What extra help do low-income students get, and how do you know it’s working?44% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–6, spring 2026 (50 students tested); the same group across California: 30%
  3. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?57% scored Advanced in English, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (251 students tested); California: 24%
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after James Franklin Smith, and how do I get in?

Ask Evergreen Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    James Franklin Smith Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile
  2. Middle
    Chaboya Middle
    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

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All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Chaboya Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 92 · Strong · 96th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is James Franklin Smith?

Address
2220 Woodbury Lane, San Jose 95121Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Alexis O'FlahertyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 12, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Evergreen Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is James Franklin Smith a good elementary school?

James Franklin Smith Elementary has a Scope Score of 91. It scored higher than 95 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 95th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Evergreen Elementary district. 0.2% of students (1 of 625) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 12 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 14 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 264 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 45% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at James Franklin Smith Elementary in San Jose scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of James Franklin Smith Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Chaboya Middle. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Chaboya Middle: Scope Score 92, Strong, 96th percentile among California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #277 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #2 of 13 in Evergreen Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math56%8442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math78%7723%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+79 scale-score pts5620%
Chronically absent7 in 100655%
Suspension rate0.2% (1 of 625)615%
English learners: top level27%665%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–269195#277California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–194 in 1000.5% (3 of 664)−6
2021–22not on filenot on file−2
2022–23not on filenot on file−1
2023–247 in 1000 of 636+1
2024–256 in 1000.3% (2 of 619)−6
2025–267 in 1000.2% (1 of 625)−1

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English34356%78%
2026 · Math34655%77%
2025 · English37059%81%
2025 · Math37255%78%
2024 · English37656%81%
2024 · Math37755%77%
2023 · English39061%83%
2023 · Math39457%81%
2022 · English39160%85%
2022 · Math39253%79%
2019 · English38556%83%
2019 · Math38554%77%
2018 · English42054%83%
2018 · Math42356%80%
2017 · English43852%83%
2017 · Math43952%79%

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 · English9682%
2025 · Grade 4 · English7577%
2025 · Grade 5 · English9884%
2025 · Grade 6 · English10181%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math9683%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math7585%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math9869%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math10376%
2024 · Grade 3 · English7577%
2024 · Grade 4 · English9771%
2024 · Grade 5 · English10484%
2024 · Grade 6 · English10090%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math7683%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math9774%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math10478%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math10075%
2023 · Grade 3 · English8982%
2023 · Grade 4 · English9983%
2023 · Grade 5 · English10286%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10081%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math9280%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math9987%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math10374%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10082%
2022 · Grade 3 · English9786%
2022 · Grade 4 · English10183%
2022 · Grade 5 · English9191%
2022 · Grade 6 · English10279%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math9789%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math10275%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math9178%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math10274%
2019 · Grade 3 · English9686%
2019 · Grade 4 · English9579%
2019 · Grade 5 · English10284%
2019 · Grade 6 · English9282%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9684%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math9579%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math10275%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9271%
2018 · Grade 3 · English9675%
2018 · Grade 4 · English10286%
2018 · Grade 5 · English9685%
2018 · Grade 6 · English12683%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math9776%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math10283%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math9770%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math12788%
2017 · Grade 3 · English10083%
2017 · Grade 4 · English9175%
2017 · Grade 5 · English12886%
2017 · Grade 6 · English11985%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math10080%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math9275%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math12883%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math11978%

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
Schoolwide8335%33%23%10%

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-income4945%+5+9
Asian24184%+6+13
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+12264Accelerated+14264Accelerated
Asian+12188Accelerated+19188Accelerated
English-only students+12159not categorized+13159not categorized
English learners+954Accelerated+1354Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1839not categorized+2039not categorized
Hispanic or Latino+1334Accelerated−634Moderate
Low-income+832Accelerated+732Accelerated
Students with disabilities−230Average+130Average
Two or more races+2120Exceptional+720Accelerated
English learners only−1915not categorized−815not 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 grades 4–6. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
51%
exceeded standard · 77% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 75 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
57%
Advanced · 78% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 83 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 76 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

264 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +12 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+14 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

264 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +14 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 4–6, 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 · 6 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.3% (2 of 619) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 625) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 1005 in 100−1 in 100
Male3 in 1009 in 100+6 in 100
Asian3 in 1004 in 100+1 in 100
Filipino3 of 321 of 29—
Hispanic or Latino4 of 4219 of 70—
Two or more races2 of 333 of 49—
White4 of 613 of 36—
Students with disabilities2 of 579 of 60—
English learners4 of 874 of 72—
Low-income5 of 7214 of 79—
All students4 in 1007 in 100+3 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. 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$12,519 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,789 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$6 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 595

Central federal expenditures attributed here$495 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 595

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,184 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 69%Instruction support 10%Student services 6%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$101,327,72468.68%69%
Instruction support$15,430,74310.46%10%
Student services$8,639,2125.86%6%
Administration$9,623,5516.52%7%
Buildings & maintenance$12,247,4968.30%8%
Total$147,528,313100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $147,528,313 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$12,519 per pupil
2020$11,094 per pupil
2019$11,309 per pupil
2018$10,612 per pupil
2017$10,317 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 95121 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95121 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$150,605
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)35%
ZIP-area population36,463
Median age42.8 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 95121 →

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