English
73%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
13142053Public school · La Honda-Pescadero Unified
450 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda · 65 students · Grades TK–5
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La Honda Elementary’s 2025–26 test results, released October 15, 2026, are on this page.
Scope Score 86
75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built
Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 73% and 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 5, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.
Overview
Strong. La Honda Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on test results and progress in both subjects. La Honda Elementary is lower than most on attendance.
Test results, spring 2026
Progress in a year, 2025
Showing up, 2025–26
11 of 67 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average La Honda-Pescadero Unified elementary school.
Each bar is La Honda Elementary’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.
A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.
In its own words
We haven’t read La Honda Elementary’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.
Schools like it
La Honda Elementary’s Scope Score is 86. 493 California elementary schools, counting La Honda Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 85. La Honda Elementary’s result is higher than 251 of them.
The five schools with the highest results of the 493
Students from low-income families: 24%
Placentia
Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 23%
Santa Ana
Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 27%
Los Angeles
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 20%
San Jose
Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile
Students from low-income families: 28%
Fullerton
Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile
493 California public elementary schools where 16% to 28% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.
The group is every California public elementary school we score where 16% to 28% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of La Honda Elementary’s share. The count includes La Honda Elementary. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.
Tests
73% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 60% did in math.
English
73%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
13142053Math
60%
scored Proficient or Advanced.
13272733In grade 5, spring 2026, 73% of the 15 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% across California. In math, 60% did, against 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.
The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).
What each level means: California's level descriptions.
English
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | suppressed | suppressed | 73% |
| Advanced | suppressed | suppressed | 53% |
| Proficient | suppressed | suppressed | 20% |
| Developing level | suppressed | suppressed | 14% |
| Minimal | suppressed | suppressed | 13% |
| Tested | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| California | 44% | 46% | 49% |
| Difference | — | — | +24 |
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
| Measure | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proficient or Advanced | suppressed | suppressed | 60% |
| Advanced | suppressed | suppressed | 33% |
| Proficient | suppressed | suppressed | 27% |
| Developing level | suppressed | suppressed | 27% |
| Minimal | suppressed | suppressed | 13% |
| Tested | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| California | 47% | 42% | 37% |
| Difference | — | — | +23 |
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.
| Students | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal | Tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English, grade 5 · This school | 53% | 20% | 14% | 13% | 15 |
| English, grade 5 · California | 23% | 26% | 20% | 31% | 410,249 |
| Math, grade 5 · This school | 33% | 27% | 27% | 13% | 15 |
| Math, grade 5 · California | 21% | 16% | 24% | 39% | 411,080 |
Spring 2026, grade 5 combined: 15 tested in English, 15 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Who goes here
White students are the largest group here, at 73% of students. 11 of 67 students missed 10% or more of school days.
Missing school, 2025–26
11of 67
students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 16 in 100.
At the average La Honda-Pescadero Unified elementary school: 18 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.
Students, 2024–25
65
students in grades TK–5.
Family income
22%
of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 14 of 65. California: 63%.
Teachers, 2024–25
7
teachers, with 9 years of experience on average.
14% were in their first year.
54% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.
Suspensions, 2025–26
0
students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.
Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.
| Students | Here |
|---|---|
| White | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19% |
| Asian | — |
| Black or African American | — |
| Filipino | — |
| Two or more races | — |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | — |
| Pacific Islander | — |
| Not reported | — |
Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.
Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 2.3 of 4.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.
Family and staff answers
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The school day
La Honda Elementary has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.
Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26
4
TK students in 2025–26.
TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.
TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you
Money
$21,408 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. La Honda-Pescadero Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $8 million.
$21,408
for each student at this school, 2024–25The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓
$8million
in the district’s plan for 2026–27$522,358
planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youthThis is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $8 million of $9 million in total budgeted spending. Source: La Honda-Pescadero Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.
The neighborhood
These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94020. They are not figures for the families at La Honda Elementary.
Typical household income in a year
$250,001
Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94020.
Questions to ask
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Getting in
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Where it is
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La Honda Elementary has a Scope Score of 86. It scored higher than 87 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 87th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓
In 2025–26, 11 of 67 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 18 in 100 at the average La Honda-Pescadero Unified elementary school. 0 of 67 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓
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The full record
This page is built from 11 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.
Data updated
October 15, 2026
Results
Students
Money and staff
Place, downloads and method
| Factor | School | Index | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advancedaverage of English and math | 43% | 68 | 42% |
| Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math | 67% | 66 | 23% |
| Chronically absent | 11 of 67 | 50 | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 0 of 67 | 57 | 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.
| School year | Scope Score | Percentile | Rank | Comparison group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 86 | 87 | #732 | California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula |
2018–19, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | 11 of 72 | 1.4% (1 of 74) |
| 2023–24 | 12 of 58 | 1.7% (1 of 58) |
| 2024–25 | 13 of 68 | 0 of 68 |
| 2025–26 | 11 of 67 | 0 of 67 |
Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.
English and math by test year · all tested grades
| Year · subject | Students with scores | Top level | Top two levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · English | 34 | 47% | 65% |
| 2026 · Math | 35 | 31% | 57% |
| 2025 · English | 29 | 34% | 62% |
| 2025 · Math | 29 | 28% | 62% |
| 2024 · English | 25 | 28% | 56% |
| 2024 · Math | 25 | 24% | 72% |
| 2023 · English | 19 | 26% | 53% |
| 2023 · Math | 19 | 16% | 26% |
| 2022 · English | 26 | 38% | 69% |
| 2022 · Math | 26 | 27% | 42% |
| 2019 · English | 33 | 24% | 58% |
| 2019 · Math | 33 | 15% | 52% |
| 2018 · English | 27 | 19% | 52% |
| 2018 · Math | 28 | 14% | 43% |
| 2017 · English | 26 | 15% | 50% |
| 2017 · Math | 26 | 12% | 35% |
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 | 16 | 75% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · English | — | — |
| 2025 · Grade 3 · Math | 11 | 45% |
| 2025 · Grade 4 · Math | 16 | 75% |
| 2025 · Grade 5 · Math | — | — |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · English | 15 | 47% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · English | — | — |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · English | 7 | — |
| 2024 · Grade 3 · Math | 15 | 67% |
| 2024 · Grade 4 · Math | — | — |
| 2024 · Grade 5 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · English | — | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · English | 7 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · English | 9 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 3 · Math | — | — |
| 2023 · Grade 4 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2023 · Grade 5 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · English | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · English | 10 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · English | 7 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 3 · Math | 9 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 4 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2022 · Grade 5 · Math | 7 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · English | 10 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · English | 15 | 47% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · English | 8 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 3 · Math | 10 | — |
| 2019 · Grade 4 · Math | 15 | 53% |
| 2019 · Grade 5 · Math | 8 | — |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · English | 14 | 43% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · English | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 3 · Math | 14 | 57% |
| 2018 · Grade 4 · Math | — | — |
| 2018 · Grade 5 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · English | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 3 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 4 · Math | — | — |
| 2017 · Grade 5 · Math | — | — |
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) | Tested | Advanced | Proficient | Developing level | Minimal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 15 | 0% | 40% | 53% | 7% |
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.
| Group | English | n | CDE category | Math | n | CDE category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | +17 | 16 | Accelerated | +25 | 16 | Exceptional |
| English-only students | +21 | 14 | not categorized | +32 | 14 | not categorized |
| White | +27 | 11 | Exceptional | +32 | 11 | Exceptional |
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 grade 5. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.
State model · English+17 pts vs expected
matched students, grade 5CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
All students, grade 5
16 students
CDE growth category: Accelerated
State model · math+25 pts vs expected
matched students, grade 5CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard
Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25
All students, grade 5
16 students
CDE growth category: Exceptional
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 grade 5, and it is not part of the Scope Score.
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 · 13 of 68 → 2025–26 · 11 of 67 |
| Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 68 → 2025–26 · 0 of 67 · 0.0 percentage points |
| Group | 2018–19 | 2025–26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 3 of 26 | 6 of 30 | — |
| Male | 8 of 46 | 5 of 37 | — |
| White | 8 of 60 | 7 of 49 | — |
| Low-income | 4 of 18 | 3 of 18 | — |
| All students | 11 of 72 | 11 of 67 | — |
| Hispanic or Latino | — | 3 of 13 | — |
| Students with disabilities | — | 3 of 12 | — |
Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 275 pupils
NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records
CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 65
CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 65
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.
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.
| Group | Dollars | Share, to two decimals | Printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $4,537,030 | 54.83% | 55% |
| Instruction support | $1,475,195 | 17.83% | 18% |
| Student services | $328,457 | 3.97% | 4% |
| Administration | $1,104,633 | 13.35% | 13% |
| Buildings & maintenance | $701,828 | 8.48% | 8% |
| Other | $126,927 | 1.53% | 2% |
| Total | $8,274,070 | 100.00% | 100% |
These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $8,274,070 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.
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.
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,001 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 74% |
| ZIP-area population | 1,694 |
| Median age | 46.8 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 94020 →
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 · Data updated October 15, 2026
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