Independent charter school · Julian Union Elementary · Julian, California

Julian Charter — Rating & test scores

Julian · TK–12 · 203 students (2024–25)

1704 Cape Horn, 92036julian.jcs-inc.org ↗(760) 765-3847
55thpercentileSolid

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
38

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

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

Near California in English and math: 50% and 38% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, against 47% and 40%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 24
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English and 819,757 in math tested).

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

This rating covers grades 4 and 5. Julian Charter teaches TK–12: grade 11 results ↓

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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Julian Charter and Brookfield Engineering Science Technology Academy share this address in the state’s school directory. The California School Campus Database maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

The California School Campus Database records Julian Elementary, Julian Junior High and Julian High on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

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13 in 100 students (34 of 262) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 7 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 262. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Julian Union Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Julian Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Julian Charter a good school?

Julian Charter scores higher than 55 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 55th percentile, Solid, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 66 in 100 California middle schools we score (66th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 13 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 of 272 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +3 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +23 points, which it calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 64 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 58% of White students in grades 7, 8 and 11 at Julian Charter scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 64% for the same group across California.

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $955,000 is planned for 43 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 27% of its $3.5 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?

50% of the 24 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 38% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 4 and 5, spring 2026, 50% of the 24 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 47% across California. In math, 38% did, against 40% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 4 and 5: 24
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 817,970 in English, 819,757 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced
17%
Proficient
33%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California47%
Julian Union Elementary40%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

Math

Grades 4 and 5 · spring 2026 · 24 tested

Advanced
21%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
62%
This school38%
California40%
Julian Union Elementary33%

38% Proficient or Advanced in grades 4 and 5.

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
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed33%67%
Advancedsuppressed17%17%
Proficientsuppressed16%50%
Developing levelsuppressed9%16%
Minimalsuppressed58%17%
Tested71212
California44%46%49%
Difference—−13+18
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced65%46%59%
Advanced25%0%10%
Proficient40%46%49%
Developing level15%31%27%
Minimal20%23%14%
Tested202629
California48%51%49%
Difference+17−5+10
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced73%
Advanced27%
Proficient46%
Developing level18%
Minimal9%
Tested22
California57%
Difference+16

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 Advancedsuppressed25%50%
Advancedsuppressed8%33%
Proficientsuppressed17%17%
Developing levelsuppressed58%25%
Minimalsuppressed17%25%
Tested71212
California47%42%37%
Difference—−17+13
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced50%31%45%
Advanced30%19%24%
Proficient20%12%21%
Developing level20%27%34%
Minimal30%42%21%
Tested202629
California37%38%36%
Difference+13−7+9
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced45%
Advanced23%
Proficient22%
Developing level32%
Minimal23%
Tested22
California32%
Difference+13

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 do the middle grades do?

Above California in English; near it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 66th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 75 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
45%
Below the standard
44%
This school56%
California49%
Julian Union Elementary47%

56% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 75 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
17%
Below the standard
59%
This school41%
California37%
Julian Union Elementary39%

41% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 45% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 22 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
46%
Below the standard
27%
This school73%
California57%
Julian Union Elementary46%

73% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 22 tested

Advanced
23%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California32%
Julian Union Elementary25%

45% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Have results changed?

English went from 52% to 50% and math from 52% to 38%.

English · top two levels · grades 4 and 5

202552%25 tested
→
202650%24 tested

This school

California, same grades47% → 47%2025 → 2026 · 826,162 → 817,970 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 4 and 5

202552%25 tested
→
202638%24 tested

This school

California, same grades39% → 40%2025 → 2026 · 832,484 → 819,757 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, about as expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +3 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Average. In math, they scored +23 points, which it calls Exceptional.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 64
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 4–8 · 2025 · 64 students with scores in both years

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

+3 pts

English

The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

+23 pts

Math

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

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 4 and 5 · This school17%33%12%38%24
English, grades 4 and 5 · California24%23%20%33%817,970
English, grades 4 and 5 · Julian Union Elementary20%20%21%39%298
Math, grades 4 and 5 · This school21%17%41%21%24
Math, grades 4 and 5 · California21%19%26%34%819,757
Math, grades 4 and 5 · Julian Union Elementary18%15%29%38%297
English, grade 11 · This school27%46%18%9%22
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Julian Union Elementary16%30%21%33%85
Math, grade 11 · This school23%22%32%23%22
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Julian Union Elementary13%12%21%54%85
English, grades 6–8 · This school11%45%25%19%75
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Julian Union Elementary16%31%25%28%574
Math, grades 6–8 · This school24%17%28%31%75
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Julian Union Elementary22%17%23%38%576

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 20176 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 4 and 5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202650%47%
Math top two levels, grades 4 and 5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202638%40%

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

In grades 4 and 5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 59% in 2017 to 50% in 2026. In math, it went from 44% in 2017 to 38% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201759%
375 tested		46%
932,457 tested
201862%
306 tested		49%
912,700 tested
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
202238%
26 tested		46%
847,522 tested
202364%
22 tested		45%
837,511 tested
202552%
25 tested		47%
826,162 tested
202650%
24 tested		47%
817,970 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 4 and 5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201744%
375 tested		37%
937,195 tested
201850%
308 tested		39%
916,106 tested
2019—
Withheld by CDE		—
202235%
26 tested		35%
850,624 tested
202336%
22 tested		37%
843,024 tested
202552%
25 tested		39%
832,484 tested
202638%
24 tested		40%
819,757 tested

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

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 3 points above that expected score, and in math 23 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on Julian Charter’s results?

Julian Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Julian Charter 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, 2027.

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?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

93%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 27 of 29 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

38%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 11 of 29 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

26%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 7 of 27 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

15% enrolled in college within 12 months · 13 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college1 · 8%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled11 · 84%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
9 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 of 272 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: 34 of 262 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 272 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

13 in 100This school
7 in 100At the average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

34 of 262 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 272

students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 11 in 100, 6 of 53
  • Grades 7–8: 13 in 100, 8 of 62
  • Grades 9–12: 16 in 100, 18 of 113
Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 27 of 29 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 11 of 29 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 7 of 27 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
5
Admitted
3
Enrolled
under 3

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 5 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2024Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2018Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • Fall 2016Applied 5 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Julian Charter

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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 45%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 45%2. White: 38%3. Two or more races: 6%Unallocated share: 11%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino45%
  2. White38%
  3. Two or more races6%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share11%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

42%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 85 of 203. California: 63%.

19teachers, 2024–25

12 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

47%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, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino45%
White38%
Two or more races6%
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: 47% of teaching positions, 5.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 12 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Julian Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

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: julian.jcs-inc.org ↗Office: (760) 765-3847Administrator: Lori Cummings

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1704 Cape Horn, Julian 92036

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 52% in 2025 to 38% in 2026 here; California: 39% to 40%
  2. Which of these courses will actually run in the years my child attends?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 13 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (34 of 262 students); average elementary school in the Julian Union Elementary district: 7 in 100
  4. What did Professional Development - Induction pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $5,000 less?

Office (760) 765-38471704 Cape Horn, 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 #2,538 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #4 of 6 in Julian Union Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math19%4842%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math44%5123%
Chronically absent13 in 100545%
Suspension rate0 of 272585%

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–263855#2538California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2412 in 1000 of 251
2024–2510 in 1000 of 241
2025–2613 in 1000 of 272

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

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English12815%57%
2026 · Math12823%41%
2025 · English12324%53%
2025 · Math12321%46%
2024 · English9922%51%
2024 · Math9819%44%
2023 · English11722%59%
2023 · Math11712%32%
2022 · English10221%55%
2022 · Math10313%40%
2019 · English5413%52%
2019 · Math5417%30%
2018 · English1,18424%60%
2018 · Math1,18620%42%
2017 · English1,35121%57%
2017 · Math1,35117%38%

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 · English9—
2025 · Grade 4 · English1136%
2025 · Grade 5 · English1464%
2025 · Grade 6 · English1850%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2638%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2157%
2025 · Grade 11 · English2462%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math9—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math1155%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1450%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1844%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2638%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2167%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math2433%
2024 · Grade 3 · English4—
2024 · Grade 4 · English7—
2024 · Grade 5 · English1250%
2024 · Grade 6 · English1644%
2024 · Grade 7 · English1533%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2552%
2024 · Grade 11 · English2070%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math7—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1155%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math1638%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math1533%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2552%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math2040%
2023 · Grade 3 · English10—
2023 · Grade 4 · English1173%
2023 · Grade 5 · English1155%
2023 · Grade 6 · English1145%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2654%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1662%
2023 · Grade 11 · English3272%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1145%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math1127%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math1136%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2646%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1631%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3222%
2022 · Grade 3 · English10—
2022 · Grade 4 · English1242%
2022 · Grade 5 · English1436%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2050%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1547%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2060%
2022 · Grade 11 · English1191%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math1233%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1436%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2129%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1547%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math2045%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1145%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4—
2019 · Grade 4 · English7—
2019 · Grade 5 · English9—
2019 · Grade 6 · English8—
2019 · Grade 7 · English7—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1258%
2019 · Grade 11 · English7—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1242%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math7—
2018 · Grade 3 · English14849%
2018 · Grade 4 · English15559%
2018 · Grade 5 · English15166%
2018 · Grade 6 · English19558%
2018 · Grade 7 · English20160%
2018 · Grade 8 · English20560%
2018 · Grade 11 · English12967%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math14847%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math15649%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math15252%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math19652%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math20140%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math20436%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math12918%
2017 · Grade 3 · English20647%
2017 · Grade 4 · English18458%
2017 · Grade 5 · English19161%
2017 · Grade 6 · English22556%
2017 · Grade 7 · English22662%
2017 · Grade 8 · English19659%
2017 · Grade 11 · English12361%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math20443%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math18351%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math19237%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math22635%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math22741%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math19637%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math12316%

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
Schoolwide7420%39%38%3%

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
White3658%—−6
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+364Average+2364Exceptional
English-only students054not categorized+1854not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−429Average+2029Exceptional
Low-income+1528Accelerated+4128Exceptional
White+1224Accelerated+3824Exceptional
Students with disabilities−2513Minimal+813Accelerated

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+3 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

64 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: +3 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+23 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

64 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +23 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, 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, 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 · 10 in 100 → 2025–26 · 13 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 241 → 2025–26 · 0 of 272 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—11 in 100—
Male—15 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—15 in 100—
Two or more races—6 in 100—
White—12 in 100—
Students with disabilities—18 in 100—
Low-income—16 in 100—
All students—13 in 100—

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

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202553under 33.81——
20245under 3under 33.78——
20185under 3under 33.44——
20165under 3under 33.80——

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Irvine201574under 3
Los Angeles20157under 3under 3
Riverside201554under 3
San Diego20255under 3under 3
San Diego20156under 3under 3
Santa Barbara20155under 3under 3
Universitywide202553under 3
Universitywide20245under 3under 3
Universitywide20185under 3under 3
Universitywide20165under 3under 3
Universitywide20151163

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 9 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)206

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.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college18%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year18%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1184%

13 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 15% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

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
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$4,155,59561.76%62%
Instruction support$872,70612.97%13%
Student services$585,8748.71%9%
Administration$510,6587.59%7%
Buildings & maintenance$603,3358.97%9%
Total$6,728,167100.00%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 holders8.2%

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 92036 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92036 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$73,750
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34%
ZIP-area population3,218
Median age53.9 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 92036 →

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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 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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