Public school · Merced City Elementary · Merced, California

Joe Stefani — Rating & test scores

Merced · 3–6 · 641 students (2024–25)

2768 Ranchero Lane, 95348stefani.mercedcsd.org ↗(209) 724-2500
13thpercentileNeeds Support

Top: Merced City Elementary’s other 12 scored elementary schools. Bottom: California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools by Scope Score, spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
20

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 34% and 25% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 425 in English, 423 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).

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

This rating covers grades 3–5. Joe Stefani teaches 3–6: grade 6 results ↓

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8.1% of students (53 of 654) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 654. District and California figures are averages of school rates (13 Merced City Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Joe Stefani a good elementary school?

Joe Stefani scores higher than 13 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 13th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 22 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Merced City Elementary district. 8.1% of students (53 of 654) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

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Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, below what the state expected. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored +7 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored −10 points, which it calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 464 students in English, 463 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 32% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at Joe Stefani in Merced scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. 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?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 34% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 425 in English, 423 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 425 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
66%
This school34%
California46%
Merced City Elementary34%

34% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 423 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
16%
Below the standard
75%
This school25%
California42%
Merced City Elementary24%

25% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–6 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced30%33%36%
Advanced11%11%15%
Proficient19%22%21%
Developing level26%25%29%
Minimal44%42%35%
Tested104162159
California44%46%49%
Difference−14−13−13
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced40%
Advanced12%
Proficient28%
Developing level25%
Minimal35%
Tested159
California48%
Difference−8

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 Advanced29%27%21%
Advanced11%8%8%
Proficient18%19%13%
Developing level24%35%26%
Minimal47%38%53%
Tested103161159
California47%42%37%
Difference−18−15−16
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced16%
Advanced4%
Proficient12%
Developing level31%
Minimal53%
Tested158
California37%
Difference−21

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How does grade 6 do?

Below California in English; well below it in math. In grade 6, spring 2026, 40% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 16% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 159 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
28%
Below the standard
60%
This school40%
California48%
Merced City Elementary37%

40% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.

Math

Grade 6 · spring 2026 · 158 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
12%
Below the standard
84%
This school16%
California37%
Merced City Elementary19%

16% Proficient or Advanced in grade 6.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 35% to 34% and math from 27% to 25%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202535%453 tested
→
202634%425 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202527%460 tested
→
202625%423 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, yes; in math, below what the state expected. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored +7 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Accelerated. In math, they scored −10 points, which it calls Moderate.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 464 in English, 463 in math
Comparison
Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4–6 · 2025 · 464 students in English, 463 in math, with scores in both years

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

+7 pts

English

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

−10 pts

Math

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

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school12%22%26%40%425
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Merced City Elementary13%21%23%43%3,547
Math, grades 3–5 · This school9%16%29%46%423
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Merced City Elementary8%16%29%47%3,540
English, grade 6 · This school12%28%25%35%159
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Merced City Elementary12%25%25%38%1,159
Math, grade 6 · This school4%12%31%53%158
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Merced City Elementary8%11%25%56%1,157

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

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

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202634%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202625%42%

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

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 35% in 2017 to 34% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 20% in 2017 to 25% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201735%
412 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201841%
407 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201942%
399 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202228%
457 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202329%
451 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
202434%
444 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202535%
453 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202634%
425 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201720%
412 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
201826%
406 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201927%
397 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202220%
458 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202321%
450 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
202427%
451 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202527%
460 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202625%
423 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 7 points above that expected score, and in math 10 points below 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Joe Stefani’s results?

The state has Joe Stefani in extra targeted support; Merced City Elementary’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for Black or African American students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

The state is giving Merced City Elementary 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 Merced City Elementary: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

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

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

How to take part

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

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 8.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 23 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Merced City Elementary district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 140 of 638 students counted for it; suspension: 53 of 654 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 Merced City Elementary district 5.4%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

22 in 100This school
23 in 100At the average elementary school in the Merced City Elementary district
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

140 of 638 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

8.1%

of students were suspended at least once (53 of 654). 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 Joe Stefani

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Five student groups scored below the same groups across California in math.

Student groups, grades 3–6, spring 2026

36% of Asian students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 71% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino, low-income and White students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–6; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Joe StefaniSame group, California
  • Asian101 tested36%Same group, California 71%
  • Low-income526 tested21%Same group, California 30%
  • Hispanic or Latino387 tested19%Same group, California 30%
  • White44 tested18%Same group, California 52%
  • Students with disabilities66 tested11%Same group, California 14%
  • English learners91 tested5%Same group, California 14%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6 math, spring 2026. In English the same groups run from 8% to 51%; every value is in the table below. White students: grades 4–6 only. Students with disabilities: grades 4–6 only.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 66%2. Asian: 17%3. White: 8%4. Black or African American: 4%5. Two or more races: 2%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino66%
  2. Asian17%
  3. White8%
  4. Black or African American4%
  5. Two or more races2%
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
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.

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

47% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 48 of 102 English learners47%
Merced City Elementary · 660 of 1,41847%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

88%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 564 of 641. California: 63%.

29teachers, 2024–25

15 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in math for Asian students and other student groups, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Merced City Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 529 tested in English, 526 in math
English32%+230%−436%
Math21%+219%−930%
Hispanic or Latino · 388 tested in English, 387 in math
English32%+131%−537%
Math19%−120%−1130%
Asian · 101 tested
English51%+546%−2071%
Math36%+135%−3571%
White · 45 tested in English, 44 in math · grades 4–6 only
English40%−949%−2161%
Math18%−1533%−3452%
English learners · 91 tested
English8%08%−412%
Math5%−38%−914%
Students with disabilities · 67 tested in English, 66 in math · grades 4–6 only
English13%+76%−417%
Math11%+74%−314%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Merced City Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino66%
Asian17%
White8%
Black or African American4%
Two or more races2%
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: 100% of teaching positions, 23.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 23.3 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Joe Stefani, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary · this school
    Joe Stefani
    Grades 3–6
  2. Middle
    Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle
    35th · Developing · 2026Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment 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

  • Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle

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

    35th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

    52% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rudolph Rivera Middle

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

    12th percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

    45% 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).

How do I get in?

Ask Merced City Elementary which school serves your address.

School website: stefani.mercedcsd.org ↗Office: (209) 724-2500Administrator: Jaime Calderon

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2768 Ranchero Lane, Merced 95348

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

Questions for your visit

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 8.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (53 of 654 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  2. How does the school check reading in kindergarten through grade 2, and what help follows when a child is behind? 30% of grade 3 students scored Proficient or Advanced in English, spring 2026 (104 students tested); California, grade 3: 44%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 66% in English and 75% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (425 tested in English, 423 in math); California: 54% and 58%
  4. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (209) 724-25002768 Ranchero Lane, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #4,961 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #8 of 13 in Merced City Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math10%3942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math30%3923%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+69 scale-score pts3920%
Chronically absent22 in 100425%
Suspension rate8.1% (53 of 654)05%
English learners: top level13%455%

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
2025–262013#4961California 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)
2018–1911 in 1003.8% (25 of 652)−14
2021–22not on filenot on file+3
2022–23not on filenot on file−7
2023–2418 in 1004.8% (33 of 686)−17
2024–2524 in 10010.8% (76 of 704)+10
2025–2622 in 1008.1% (53 of 654)−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 · English58412%35%
2026 · Math5817%23%
2025 · English61914%36%
2025 · Math6267%22%
2024 · English61211%33%
2024 · Math6208%23%
2023 · English6209%29%
2023 · Math6195%19%
2022 · English62610%29%
2022 · Math6277%18%
2019 · English59013%40%
2019 · Math5868%26%
2018 · English59016%38%
2018 · Math5866%23%
2017 · English57113%36%
2017 · Math5717%22%

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 · English12722%
2025 · Grade 4 · English16039%
2025 · Grade 5 · English16642%
2025 · Grade 6 · English16637%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math12824%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math16432%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math16823%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math16610%
2024 · Grade 3 · English11132%
2024 · Grade 4 · English17842%
2024 · Grade 5 · English15525%
2024 · Grade 6 · English16832%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math11340%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math18033%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math15812%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math16912%
2023 · Grade 3 · English12823%
2023 · Grade 4 · English15138%
2023 · Grade 5 · English17226%
2023 · Grade 6 · English16930%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math12827%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math15128%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math17110%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math16915%
2022 · Grade 3 · English11019%
2022 · Grade 4 · English18531%
2022 · Grade 5 · English16230%
2022 · Grade 6 · English16934%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math11023%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math18619%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math16219%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math16912%
2019 · Grade 3 · English10046%
2019 · Grade 4 · English16741%
2019 · Grade 5 · English13239%
2019 · Grade 6 · English19136%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9936%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math16732%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math13114%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math18924%
2018 · Grade 3 · English9746%
2018 · Grade 4 · English13443%
2018 · Grade 5 · English17637%
2018 · Grade 6 · English18331%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math9639%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math13431%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math17615%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math18016%
2017 · Grade 3 · English6941%
2017 · Grade 4 · English16541%
2017 · Grade 5 · English17828%
2017 · Grade 6 · English15939%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math6933%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math16527%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math1788%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math15929%

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
Schoolwide1594%15%60%21%

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-income52932%+2−4
Hispanic or Latino38832%+1−5
Asian10151%+5−20
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+7464Accelerated−10463Moderate
Low-income+5408Accelerated−11407Moderate
English-only students+6324not categorized−10323not categorized
Hispanic or Latino+7295Accelerated−12294Moderate
English learners+7117Accelerated−6117Moderate
Asian+293Average−493Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+2071not categorized−171not categorized
Students with disabilities−1358Moderate−1157Moderate
English learners only−1146not categorized−1046not categorized
White+543Accelerated−1543Moderate
Two or more races+1411Accelerated−1111Moderate

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
8%
exceeded standard · 32% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 111 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
15%
Advanced · 36% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 159 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 112 (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+7 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

464 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +7 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−10 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

463 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is 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 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 22 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 10.8% (76 of 704) → 2025–26 · 8.1% (53 of 654) · −2.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female12 in 10021 in 100+9 in 100
Male10 in 10023 in 100+13 in 100
Asian4 in 10011 in 100+7 in 100
Black or African American10 in 10036 in 100+26 in 100
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10024 in 100+12 in 100
Two or more races14 in 10033 in 100+19 in 100
White16 in 10022 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities7 in 10027 in 100+20 in 100
English learners8 in 10028 in 100+20 in 100
Foster youth5 in 100——
Low-income12 in 10023 in 100+11 in 100
All students11 in 10022 in 100+11 in 100
Military families—30 in 100—

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,083 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,800 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$165 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 641

Central federal expenditures attributed here$524 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 641

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,875 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 62%Instruction support 13%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$121,227,35562.32%62%
Instruction support$25,550,01813.13%13%
Student services$19,560,14910.06%10%
Administration$11,014,4715.66%6%
Buildings & maintenance$16,168,5318.31%8%
Other$1,003,8560.52%1%
Total$194,524,380100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $194,524,380 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$13,083 per pupil
2020$12,124 per pupil
2019$12,653 per pupil
2018$11,348 per pupil
2017$11,284 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 95348 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95348 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$64,944
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population37,540
Median age31.2 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 95348 →

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