Public school · Colusa Unified

James M. Burchfield Primary

400 Fremont Street, Colusa · 430 students · Grades TK–3

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No Scope ScoreJames M. Burchfield Primary has no 2026 Scope Score.

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 39% and 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 3, spring 2026, against 44% and 47%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 99
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

In its own words

What does James M. Burchfield Primary say about itself?

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

Open burchfield.colusa.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 36% to 39% and math from 50% to 56%.

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

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

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202639%44%CaliforniaCalifornia39%James M. Burchfield PrimaryThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202648%56%James M. Burchfield PrimaryThis school47%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. 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.

English, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringJames M. Burchfield PrimaryCaliforniaTested here
201739%44%126
201845%48%97
201956%49%108
202235%42%106
202340%43%83
202423%43%125
202536%44%111
202639%44%99
Math, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringJames M. Burchfield PrimaryCaliforniaTested here
201748%47%126
201845%49%97
201950%50%108
202235%44%106
202346%45%84
202438%46%125
202550%46%111
202656%47%99

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; above it in math.

English

39%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

32292217
California44%

Math

56%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24203125
California47%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 3, spring 2026, 39% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 56% in math, against 44% and 47% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 3 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).

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, grade 3 · This school17%22%29%32%99
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
Math, grade 3 · This school25%31%20%24%99
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944

Spring 2026, grade 3 combined: 99 tested in English, 99 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 69% of students. 49 of 449 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

11in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (49 of 449 students).

Suspensions: 0.2% of students were suspended at least once (1 of 464).

Students, 2024–25

430

students in grades TK–3.

Hispanic or Latino 69%White 23%Two or more races 3%American Indian or Alaska Native 2%

Family income

78%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 337 of 430. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

26

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

8% were in their first year.

91% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

66%

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 (46 of 70 students).

Colusa Unified: 50%. 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
Hispanic or Latino69%
White23%
Two or more races3%
American Indian or Alaska Native2%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 21 of 23 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 · 76 tested38%California 33%
  • Low-incomeMath · 76 tested53%California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 72 tested32%California 34%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 72 tested46%California 37%

53% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 3, spring 2026), against 36% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 3, 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 Advancedgrade 3 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Colusa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 76 tested
English38%038%+533%
Math53%053%+1736%
Hispanic or Latino · 72 tested
English32%032%−234%
Math46%046%+937%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Colusa Unified, 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.

White students, English learners and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about James M. Burchfield Primary. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. 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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The school day

What is the school day like?

James M. Burchfield Primary 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

71

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?

$18,391 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Colusa Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $7 million.

$18,391

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,580
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,811
Of the total, from federal funds
$5,207
  • James M. Burchfield Primary$18,391
  • 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 ↓

Colusa Unified’s yearly plan

$7million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$6million

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 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $7 million of $26 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Colusa Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around James M. Burchfield Primary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95932. They are not figures for the families at James M. Burchfield Primary.

Typical household income in a year

$66,964

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 95932.

Typical home value
$389,600
People who live in this ZIP code
7,701
Typical age
40.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
17%

What you can do

Who can act on James M. Burchfield Primary’s results?

Colusa Unified’s board decides James M. Burchfield Primary’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed James M. Burchfield Primary in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Colusa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Colusa Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 4 questions to James M. Burchfield Primary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?32% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grade 3, spring 2026 (72 students tested); the same group across California: 34%
  2. 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 M. Burchfield Primary, and how do I get in?

Ask Colusa Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    James M. Burchfield Primary
    Grades TK–3
  2. Middle
    Scope Score 75Developing · 48th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • George T. Egling Middle

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

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 48th percentile · middle · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Colusa High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 37th percentile · high · 2025

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 the path ends: Colusa High
Colusa HighScope Score 73 · Developing · 37th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Colusa High. UC records 5 enrollees from Colusa High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 4 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Colusa High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 69% of the students who finished high school at Colusa High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 4 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Colusa High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is James M. Burchfield Primary?

Address
400 Fremont Street, Colusa 95932Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Victoria WilsonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

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 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Colusa Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2026, 17% scored Advanced in English and 25% in math. 61% scored below the standard in English and 44% in math. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (49 of 449), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.2% of students (1 of 464) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 9 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
9
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 20269939.39%17.17%22.22%28.28%32.32%2396.6
All Grades · ELA · 20269939.39%17.17%22.22%28.28%32.32%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 20269955.56%25.25%30.3%20.2%24.24%2436
All Grades · Math · 20269955.56%25.25%30.3%20.2%24.24%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 39917%22%29%32%39%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 39925%31%20%24%56%

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.

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 · English9917%39%
2026 · Math9925%56%
2025 · English11120%36%
2025 · Math11122%50%
2024 · English12510%23%
2024 · Math12515%38%
2023 · English8311%40%
2023 · Math8418%46%
2022 · English10614%35%
2022 · Math10610%35%
2019 · English10820%56%
2019 · Math10818%50%
2018 · English9716%45%
2018 · Math9714%45%
2017 · English12613%39%
2017 · Math12613%48%

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 · English11136%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math11150%
2024 · Grade 3 · English12523%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math12538%
2023 · Grade 3 · English8340%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8446%
2022 · Grade 3 · English10635%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math10635%
2019 · Grade 3 · English10856%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math10850%
2018 · Grade 3 · English9745%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math9745%
2017 · Grade 3 · English12639%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math12648%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “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: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income7638%
Hispanic or Latino7232%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

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 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · −4 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 451 → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 464) · +0.2 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female9 in 10012 in 100
Male11 in 10010 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10013 in 100
White9 of 915 in 100
Students with disabilities8 of 4915 of 89
English learners8 in 10011 in 100
Low-income11 in 10012 in 100
All students10 in 10011 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native—2 of 11
Two or more races—1 of 15
Homeless—5 of 20

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$11,763 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,529 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$1,671 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 430

Central federal expenditures attributed here$3,536 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 430

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,204 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 66%Instruction support 8%Student services 5%Administration 9%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$15,239,61865.59%66%
Instruction support$1,813,1357.80%8%
Student services$1,187,1705.11%5%
Administration$2,194,8589.45%9%
Buildings & maintenance$2,537,58010.92%11%
Other$263,5961.13%1%
Total$23,235,957100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $23,235,957 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$11,763 per pupil
2020$10,995 per pupil
2019$11,553 per pupil
2018$11,019 per pupil
2017$10,248 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders4.3%

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 95932 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95932 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$66,964
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17%
ZIP-area population7,701
Median age40.0 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. See all schools in ZIP code 95932 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.