Independent charter school · Julian Union Elementary · Encinitas, California

JCS - Cedar Cove — Rating & test scores

Encinitas · TK–12 · 131 students (2024–25)

1221 Encinitas Boulevard, 92024cedarcove.jcs-inc.org ↗(760) 230-2870

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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

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six elementary school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

JCS - Cedar Covehigher than 73 of the 100 California dots

California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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JCS - Cedar Covehigher than 73 of the 100 California dots

California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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JCS - Cedar Covehigher than 73 of the 100 California dots

California’s public elementary schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 52% and 48% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 3, spring 2026, against 44% and 47%.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 3: 21
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).

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

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Only 21 students were tested here in grade 3 in spring 2026, so one student’s result moves each rate by about 5 points.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE CAASPP research file (school rows), spring 2026 (students tested (points per student: 100 ÷ students tested, our arithmetic)).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask JCS - Cedar Cove how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is JCS - Cedar Cove a good elementary school?

JCS - Cedar Cove scores higher than 73 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 73rd percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 1 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 7 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district. 0.6% of students (1 of 161) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $658,150 is planned for 45 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 27% of its $2.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

52% of the 21 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 48% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 3, spring 2026

In grade 3, spring 2026, 52% of the 21 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 44% across California. In math, 48% did, against 47% 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 grade 3: 21
Comparison: California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English, 391,944 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 21 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 23%
Below the standard: 48%

This school52%

California44%

Julian Union Elementary44%

52% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

Math

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 21 tested

Advanced: 29%
Proficient: 19%
Below the standard: 52%

This school48%

California47%

Julian Union Elementary44%

48% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	52%	suppressed	not on file
Advanced	29%	suppressed	not on file
Proficient	23%	suppressed	not on file
Developing level	19%	suppressed	not on file
Minimal	29%	suppressed	not on file
Tested	21	10	not on file
California	44%	46%	49%
Difference	+8	—	—

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Proficient	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Developing level	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Minimal	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Tested	8	6	not on file
California	48%	51%	49%
Difference	—	—	—

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	not on file
Advanced	not on file
Proficient	not on file
Developing level	not on file
Minimal	not on file
Tested	not on file
California	57%
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
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	48%	suppressed	not on file
Advanced	29%	suppressed	not on file
Proficient	19%	suppressed	not on file
Developing level	33%	suppressed	not on file
Minimal	19%	suppressed	not on file
Tested	21	10	not on file
California	47%	42%	37%
Difference	+1	—	—

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Proficient	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Developing level	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Minimal	suppressed	suppressed	not on file
Tested	8	6	not on file
California	37%	38%	36%
Difference	—	—	—

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	not on file
Advanced	not on file
Proficient	not on file
Developing level	not on file
Minimal	not on file
Tested	not on file
California	32%
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?

English went from 45% to 52% and math from 45% to 48%.

English · top two levels · grade 3

202545%11 tested

→

202652%21 tested

This school

California, same grades44% → 44%2025 → 2026 · 405,924 → 390,924 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 3

202545%11 tested

→

202648%21 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 47%2025 → 2026 · 409,168 → 391,944 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts

Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
English, grade 3 · This school	29%	23%	19%	29%	21
English, grade 3 · California	24%	20%	23%	33%	390,924
English, grade 3 · Julian Union Elementary	22%	22%	24%	32%	156
Math, grade 3 · This school	29%	19%	33%	19%	21
Math, grade 3 · California	22%	25%	22%	31%	391,944
Math, grade 3 · Julian Union Elementary	21%	23%	24%	32%	154

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Results since 20196 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2019–2026.

English top two levels, grade 3

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192023202652%44%

Math top two levels, grade 3

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192023202648%47%

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

In grade 3, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 65% in 2019 to 52% in 2026. In math, it went from 65% in 2019 to 48% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 3
Year	This school	California
2019	65% 17 tested	49% 442,660 tested
2022	38% 16 tested	42% 413,308 tested
2023	50% 20 tested	43% 410,290 tested
2024	36% 11 tested	43% 403,589 tested
2025	45% 11 tested	44% 405,924 tested
2026	52% 21 tested	44% 390,924 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 3
Year	This school	California
2019	65% 17 tested	50% 444,866 tested
2022	56% 16 tested	44% 415,319 tested
2023	40% 20 tested	45% 413,495 tested
2024	45% 11 tested	46% 408,582 tested
2025	45% 11 tested	46% 409,168 tested
2026	48% 21 tested	47% 391,944 tested

What you can do

Who can act on JCS - Cedar Cove’s results?

JCS - Cedar Cove’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed JCS - Cedar Cove in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source

Where is its yearly plan?

What its plan pays for ↓

Julian Union Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2031.

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

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

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

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

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

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

California Education Code § 53008. Source

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

1 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)

3 students took one

2023–24

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

Ask: Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district, 7 in 100 were. 0.6% 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: 1 of 158 students counted for it; suspension: 1 of 161 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district 0.3%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

1 in 100This school

7 in 100At the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district

17 in 100At the average California elementary school

1 of 158 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0.6%

of students were suspended at least once (1 of 161). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at JCS - Cedar Cove

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 47%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White47%
Hispanic or Latino33%
Two or more races13%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share7%

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?

37%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 48 of 131. California: 63%.

19teachers, 2024–25

13 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

11%in their first year, 2024–25

91%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26

Students, 2025–26	Here
White	47%
Hispanic or Latino	33%
Two or more races	13%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 91% of teaching positions, 9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 9.8 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

In its own words

What does JCS - Cedar Cove’s own plan commit to?

Its 2026–27 plan

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

$658,150

planned for 45 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 27% of its $2.4 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 96 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 63% of the money. The plan itself puts 73% of it toward staff.

Spanish Immersion $300,000
Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math $85,000
TK-8 Standards-aligned Curriculum & Materials $30,000
42 other actions

Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 45 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Reading $95,000
Math $95,000
Catch-up help $10,000
English learners $26,000

An action naming two of these appears under both.

Largest of these

Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math$85,000
EL Coordinator & ELD Teacher$20,000
ELA and Math Tutoring (EEPs)$10,000

For high-need students

It plans $483,750 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $389,600 and estimates it spent $394,600, $5,000 (1%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $91,550 (16%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Spanish Immersion, which went from $225,000 to $300,000.

Largest cuts

TK-8 Standards-aligned Curriculum & Materials−⁠$5,000
Technology Support−⁠$5,000

Largest increases

Spanish Immersion+⁠$75,000
Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math+⁠$15,000
HSA & SEL Support Services+⁠$5,000

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 3 only: 52% in English and 48% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure	2024–25	2025–26	Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2	56%	51%	down 5 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2	46%	45%	down 1 pt
Chronically absentGoal 3	0 in 100	1 in 100	1 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3	0 of 147	0.6%	up 0.6 pts

Goal 1 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts

Spanish Immersion · $300,000
Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math · $85,000
TK-8 Standards-aligned Curriculum & Materials · $30,000

The full plan3 goals, 37 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($658,150).

Where does the money go?

72% to Goal 2. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

fell 25% or more
fell 10–25%
fell 2–10%
within 2%
grew 2–10%
grew 10–25%
grew 25% or more
new or renamed title
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Ensure all students have access to equitable conditions of learning by providing and investing in highly…$90,00014% of action budgets

“Ensure all students have access to equitable conditions of learning by providing and investing in highly qualified staff, well-maintained facilities and equipment, as well as robust standards-aligned instructional materials and resources” p. 19 ↗

9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $100,000 (−⁠$10,000)

Largest funded actions

TK-8 Standards-aligned Curriculum & Materials$30,000action 1.2 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Technology Support$25,000action 1.6 · p. 54 ↗
Technology, Internet, and Instructional Materials$11,000action 1.5 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Professional Development - Induction$10,000action 1.9 · p. 54 ↗
Physical Safety$8,000action 1.7 · p. 54 ↗

4 more funded actions in this goal

Highly Qualified Teachers · action 1.1 · p. 54 ↗$2,500
Programs & Services · action 1.8 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,000
ELD Curriculum and Materials · action 1.4 · p. 54 ↗$1,000
Physical Education · action 1.3 · p. 54 ↗$500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

TK-8 Standards-aligned Curriculum & Materials−⁠$5,000$35,000 → $30,000 · p. 54 ↗
Technology Support−⁠$5,000$30,000 → $25,000 · p. 54 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Technology, Internet, and Instructional Materials · $11,000 → $11,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Professional Development - Induction · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Physical Safety · $8,000 → $8,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Highly Qualified Teachers · $2,500 → $2,500 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Programs & Services · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
ELD Curriculum and Materials · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Physical Education · $500 → $500 · p. 54 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 7 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 19 ↗.

Goal 2Provide high-quality, equitable, and responsive instruction so that ALL students can reach their full…$471,65072% of action budgets

“Provide high-quality, equitable, and responsive instruction so that ALL students can reach their full academic potential and be well-prepared for post-secondary experiences” p. 25 ↗

18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $381,900 (+⁠$89,750)

Largest funded actions

Spanish Immersion$300,000action 2.18 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math$85,000action 2.3 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $55,000 is state funding counted toward those services
PD - Tier I Practices for Academic Outcomes$30,000action 2.1 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
EL Coordinator & ELD Teacher$20,000action 2.8 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
ELA and Math Tutoring (EEPs)$10,000action 2.4 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

13 more funded actions in this goal

A-G Courses: Current, Culturally Relevant Curriculum · action 2.12 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$5,000
High School Electives · action 2.13 · p. 55 ↗$5,000
High School Counselor · action 2.10 · p. 55 ↗$4,000
Benchmark Assessments · action 2.2 · p. 54 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $900 is state funding counted toward those services$2,500
Collaboration with SELPA · action 2.6 · p. 55 ↗$2,500
SwD Professional Development · action 2.7 · p. 55 ↗$2,000
ParsecGO · action 2.9 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,400
WASC Accreditation & Membership · action 2.17 · p. 55 ↗$1,300
College Course Credit Access · action 2.14 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,000
CTE Access · action 2.15 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$1,000
Bound for Blue · action 2.11 · p. 55 ↗$500
CCGI · action 2.16 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$250
Beyond SST · action 2.5 · p. 55 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$200

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

Spanish Immersion+⁠$75,000$225,000 → $300,000 · p. 55 ↗
Tier II Instructional Support in ELA & Math+⁠$15,000$70,000 → $85,000 · p. 54 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

PD - Tier I Practices for Academic Outcomes · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
EL Coordinator & ELD Teacher · $20,000 → $20,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
ELA and Math Tutoring (EEPs) · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
A-G Courses: Current, Culturally Relevant Curriculum · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
High School Electives · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
High School Counselor · $4,000 → $4,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
Benchmark Assessments · $2,500 → $2,500 · p. 54 ↗unchanged
Collaboration with SELPA · $2,500 → $2,500 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
SwD Professional Development · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
ParsecGO · $1,400 → $1,400 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
WASC Accreditation & Membership · $1,300 → $1,300 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
College Course Credit Access · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
CTE Access · $1,000 → $1,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
Bound for Blue · $500 → $500 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
CCGI · $250 · p. 55 ↗new or renamed
Beyond SST · $200 → $200 · p. 55 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 19 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 25 ↗.

Goal 3Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, staff, parents, families and educational…$96,50015% of action budgets

“Foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, staff, parents, families and educational partners in support of all students' success in school” p. 34 ↗

18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $84,700 (+⁠$11,800)

Largest funded actions

Arts & Music$20,000action 3.5 · p. 56 ↗
Leader in Me$15,000action 3.1 · p. 55 ↗
Meals (NSLP)$10,000action 3.16 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Expanded Learning$10,000action 3.18 · p. 56 ↗
HSA & SEL Support Services$8,000action 3.2 · p. 55 ↗

13 more funded actions in this goal

Enrollment · action 3.13 · p. 56 ↗$6,000
EL Parent Engagement · action 3.17 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$5,000
FHY Liaison · action 3.6 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$4,000
Field Trips · action 3.9 · p. 56 ↗$4,000
Student Engagement: Suspension, Expulsion, and Dropout Rates · action 3.8 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,500
Parent Engagement & Communication · action 3.12 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,500
PD - SEL & Engagement · action 3.3 · p. 56 ↗$2,000
Online Safety: Securly · action 3.4 · p. 56 ↗$2,000
Student Engagement: Absenteeism & Attendance · action 3.7 · p. 56 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,000
PD - Leadership · action 3.15 · p. 56 ↗$2,000
Family Events · action 3.10 · p. 56 ↗$500
Student Recognition and Incentives · action 3.11 · p. 56 ↗$500
Retention · action 3.14 · p. 56 ↗$500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

HSA & SEL Support Services+⁠$5,000$3,000 → $8,000 · p. 55 ↗
Arts & Music+⁠$5,000$15,000 → $20,000 · p. 56 ↗
Enrollment+⁠$1,800$4,200 → $6,000 · p. 56 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

Leader in Me · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 55 ↗unchanged
Meals (NSLP) · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Expanded Learning · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
EL Parent Engagement · $5,000 → $5,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
FHY Liaison · $4,000 → $4,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Field Trips · $4,000 → $4,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Student Engagement: Suspension, Expulsion, and Dropout Rates · $2,500 → $2,500 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Parent Engagement & Communication · $2,500 → $2,500 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
PD - SEL & Engagement · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Online Safety: Securly · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Student Engagement: Absenteeism & Attendance · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
PD - Leadership · $2,000 → $2,000 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Family Events · $500 → $500 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Student Recognition and Incentives · $500 → $500 · p. 56 ↗unchanged
Retention · $500 → $500 · p. 56 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 11 measures · 3 quoted

Chronic Absenteeism Rate (CA Dashboard) p. 35 ↗
Baseline
2022/2023 All: 4.4% (Yellow) …
Target for year 3
2025/2026 All: <2.5% (Blue) …
Suspension Rate (CA Dashboard) p. 35 ↗
Baseline
2022/2023 All: 0.6% (Green) …
Target for year 3
2025/2026 All: <0.6% (Blue) …
Expulsion Rate (DataQuest) p. 35 ↗
Baseline
2022/2023 All: 0%
Target for year 3
2025/2026 All: 0%

8 more measures in the plan’s table.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Next steps

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Before you apply

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Eligibility and entry grades: Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery: What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics: What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

School website: cedarcove.jcs-inc.org ↗Office: (760) 230-2870Administrator: Cari Griesbach

Location and visiting

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1221 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas 92024

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Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 52% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 3, spring 2026 (21 students tested); California: 53%
Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Office (760) 230-28701221 Encinitas Boulevard, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

Ocean Knoll ElementaryEncinitas Union Elementary · 0.6 mi
77thStrongScope Score 51
JCS - Mountain Oaks0.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
78thStrongScope Score 52
Flora Vista ElementaryEncinitas Union Elementary · 0.9 mi
88thStrongScope Score 63
Ada W. Harris ElementaryCardiff Elementary · 1.1 mi
86thStrongScope Score 60
Park Dale Lane ElementaryEncinitas Union Elementary · 1.2 mi
71stSolidScope Score 47

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

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Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,546 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #3 of 6 in Julian Union Elementary

Score factors, 2025–26
Factor	School	Index	Weight
Advancedaverage of English and math	29%	56	42%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math	50%	55	23%
Chronically absent	1 in 100	65	5%
Suspension rate	0.6% (1 of 161)	55	5%

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 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2025–26	48	73	#1546	California 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 year	Chronic absence	Suspension	Grade gap (points)
2018–19	not on file	not on file	−34
2021–22	not on file	not on file	—
2022–23	not on file	not on file	—
2023–24	3 in 100	0.7% (1 of 141)	—
2024–25	0 in 100	0 of 147	+1
2025–26	1 in 100	0.6% (1 of 161)	—

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 year2019–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	51	22%	51%
2026 · Math	51	24%	45%
2025 · English	41	22%	56%
2025 · Math	41	29%	46%
2024 · English	50	26%	56%
2024 · Math	50	20%	50%
2023 · English	54	39%	65%
2023 · Math	54	24%	43%
2022 · English	68	29%	56%
2022 · Math	69	20%	54%
2019 · English	71	21%	58%
2019 · Math	71	15%	39%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	11	45%
2025 · Grade 4 · English	6	—
2025 · Grade 5 · English	14	57%
2025 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2025 · Grade 7 · English	4	—
2025 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 11 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	11	45%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	6	—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	14	36%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	4	—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 3 · English	11	36%
2024 · Grade 4 · English	21	48%
2024 · Grade 5 · English	6	—
2024 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2024 · Grade 7 · English	4	—
2024 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 11 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	11	45%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	21	43%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	6	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	4	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 3 · English	20	50%
2023 · Grade 4 · English	13	69%
2023 · Grade 5 · English	6	—
2023 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · English	4	—
2023 · Grade 11 · English	6	—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	20	40%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	13	46%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	6	—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	4	—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	6	—
2022 · Grade 3 · English	16	38%
2022 · Grade 4 · English	20	50%
2022 · Grade 5 · English	9	—
2022 · Grade 6 · English	11	55%
2022 · Grade 7 · English	6	—
2022 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 11 · English	5	—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	16	56%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	21	57%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	9	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	11	55%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	6	—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	5	—
2019 · Grade 3 · English	17	65%
2019 · Grade 4 · English	16	69%
2019 · Grade 5 · English	13	31%
2019 · Grade 6 · English	5	—
2019 · Grade 7 · English	7	—
2019 · Grade 8 · English	7	—
2019 · Grade 11 · English	6	—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	17	65%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	16	38%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	13	31%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	5	—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	7	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	7	—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	6	—

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

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	+6	28	Accelerated	−7	28	Moderate
English-only students	+10	25	not categorized	−13	25	not categorized
White	+10	14	Accelerated	−6	14	Moderate
Low-income	−10	12	Moderate	−21	12	Minimal

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+6 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

28 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

State model · math−7 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

28 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 0 in 100 → 2025–26 · 1 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 147 → 2025–26 · 0.6% (1 of 161) · +0.6 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	—	1 in 100	—
Male	—	0 in 100	—
Hispanic or Latino	—	2 in 100	—
Two or more races	—	0 in 100	—
White	—	0 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	0 in 100	—
Low-income	—	0 in 100	—
All students	—	1 in 100	—

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	offered · 3 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	1
Chemistry sections	0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	117

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$16,556 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 266 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,020 per ADA

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

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 9%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$4,155,595	61.76%	62%
Instruction support	$872,706	12.97%	13%
Student services	$585,874	8.71%	9%
Administration	$510,658	7.59%	7%
Buildings & maintenance	$603,335	8.97%	9%
Total	$6,728,167	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $6,728,167 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$16,556 per pupil

2020$17,226 per pupil

2019$18,521 per pupil

2018$10,917 per pupil

2017$10,660 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 92024 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92024 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$158,507
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	67%
ZIP-area population	50,617
Median age	43.8 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 92024 →

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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 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · Data updated October 15, 2026

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