Alternative school · Monterey Peninsula Unified · Marina, California

Learning for Life Charter

Marina · 7–12 · 160 students (2024–25)

3180 Imjin Road, Suite 110, 93933lflcs.org ↗(831) 582-9820

Learning for Life Charter is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program.

Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 80 of the 97 other scored California alternative high schools.

81stpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 98 scored alternative high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
35

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven 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

In 2024–25, 88% of the class graduated in four years (66 of 75); across California’s alternative high schools, 35%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 75
Comparison
Alternative high schools with a graduation record: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 122 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 8,737 of 24,956). It counts every school with a graduation record, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank.

This rating covers grade 11. Learning for Life Charter teaches 7–12.

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19 of 235 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 235. The California figure is an average of school rates (96 scored California alternative high schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Learning for Life Charter a good alternative school?

Learning for Life Charter scores higher than 81 in 100 of the 98 California alternative high schools we score, compared only within that group: 81st percentile, Strong, spring 2025. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 44 in 100 at the average California alternative high school we score. 0 of 260 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 16% of Hispanic or Latino students in grades 8 and 11 at Learning for Life Charter in Marina scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

What could my child study here?

6 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

33% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. 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?

19% of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing); 4% did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 19% of the 32 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 33% at California alternative schools. In math, 4% of 23 did, against 14% at California alternative schools. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

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

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 32 in English, 23 in math
Comparison
California alternative high schools with results in grade 11: the 109 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 11,827 in English, 11,786 in math tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 32 tested

Advanced
6%
Proficient
13%
Below the standard
81%
This school19%
California alternative high schools33%

19% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 23 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
4%
Below the standard
96%
This school4%
California alternative high schools14%

4% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced23%23%
Advanced0%9%
Proficient23%14%
Developing level15%27%
Minimal62%50%
Tested1322
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced19%
Advanced6%
Proficient13%
Developing level19%
Minimal62%
Tested32

Math

Math, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressed11%
Advancedsuppressed5%
Proficientsuppressed6%
Developing levelsuppressed15%
Minimalsuppressed74%
Tested819
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced4%
Advanced0%
Proficient4%
Developing level13%
Minimal83%
Tested23

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

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

Have results changed?

English went from 27% to 19% and math from 5% to 4%.

English · top two levels · grade 11

202527%22 tested
→
202619%32 tested

This school

Math · top two levels · grade 11

20255%20 tested
→
20264%23 tested

This school

Each year is a different group of students. Our comparison with California alternative schools covers spring 2026 only, so this pair shows this school alone.

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

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, grade 11 · This school6%13%19%62%32
English, grade 11 · California alternative high schools10%23%29%38%11,827
Math, grade 11 · This school0%4%13%83%23
Math, grade 11 · California alternative high schools8%6%12%74%11,786

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California alternative high schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Results since 20178 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%20172022202619%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220264%

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

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 65% in 2017 to 19% in 2026. In math, it went from 8% in 2017 to 4% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
201765%
17 tested
201840%
20 tested
201922%
23 tested
202231%
26 tested
202359%
22 tested
202430%
43 tested
202527%
22 tested
202619%
32 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20178%
13 tested
20180%
17 tested
20190%
21 tested
20229%
22 tested
20237%
14 tested
20243%
37 tested
20255%
20 tested
20264%
23 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Learning for Life Charter’s results?

Learning for Life Charter’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Learning for Life Charter in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

Its 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Monterey Peninsula Unified 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 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

88% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 35% at California alternative high schools. 7% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 33% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

88%

California alternative high schools: 35%

2024–25 · 66 of 75 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

7%

California alternative high schools: 11%

2024–25 · 5 of 75 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

8%

California alternative high schools: 19%

2024–25 · 5 of 66 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

33% enrolled in college within 12 months · 36 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University1 · 3%
  • California community college11 · 30%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled24 · 67%

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)
6 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: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 66 of 75 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 · 5 of 75 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of Prepared students and indicator students across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 5 of 66 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. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates who finished the list across California alternative high schools, not a CDE figure.
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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

8 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California alternative high school we score, 44 in 100 were. 0 of 260 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.0% at the average California alternative high school we score.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 19 of 235 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 260 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

8 in 100This school
44 in 100At the average California alternative high school we score

19 of 235 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 260

students were suspended at least once. Average California alternative high school we score 1.0%.

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 7–8: 7 in 100, 3 of 45
  • Grades 9–12: 8 in 100, 16 of 190
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Learning for Life 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 ↓

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 80%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 80%2. White: 12%Unallocated share: 8%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino80%
  2. White12%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share8%
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?

61%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 98 of 160.

12teachers, 2024–25

17 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

73%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

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

42% 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 · 8 of 19 English learners42%

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 ↗.

Ask: How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino80%
White12%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 73% of teaching positions, 2.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 3.8 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Learning for Life 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: lflcs.org ↗Office: (831) 582-9820Administrator: Kenneth Lawrence-Emanuel

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
3180 Imjin Road, Suite 110, Marina 93933

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 English? English: 27% in 2025 to 19% in 2026 here
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. How does the school help English learners reach the top level of the state’s English test?
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (831) 582-98203180 Imjin Road, Suite 110, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary. Each percentile listed compares a school with California high schools; Learning for Life Charter’s compares it only with California alternative high schools.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

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 and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #18 of 98 California alternative high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolWeight
Graduation rate88%25%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math5%22%
Ready for college or career (state measure)7%20%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math16%18%
Chronically absent16 in 1005%
Suspension rate0 of 2655%
English learners: top level0%5%

Learning for Life Charter is ranked only among California alternative high schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. School values are from 2024–25. 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.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–253581#18California alternative high schools · 98 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 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
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2427 in 1000 of 234
2024–2516 in 1000 of 265

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

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 · English676%21%
2026 · Math502%6%
2025 · English459%31%
2025 · Math425%10%
2024 · English652%26%
2024 · Math570%2%
2023 · English474%38%
2023 · Math380%8%
2022 · English417%27%
2022 · Math353%11%
2019 · English400%20%
2019 · Math360%3%
2018 · English4210%31%
2018 · Math390%8%
2017 · English336%45%
2017 · Math277%7%

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 7 · English5—
2025 · Grade 8 · English1839%
2025 · Grade 11 · English2227%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1817%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math205%
2024 · Grade 7 · English6—
2024 · Grade 8 · English1619%
2024 · Grade 11 · English4330%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math150%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math373%
2023 · Grade 7 · English1118%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1421%
2023 · Grade 11 · English2259%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1414%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math147%
2022 · Grade 7 · English10—
2022 · Grade 8 · English5—
2022 · Grade 11 · English2631%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math5—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math229%
2019 · Grade 7 · English6—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1118%
2019 · Grade 11 · English2322%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math119%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math210%
2018 · Grade 7 · English1421%
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English2040%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1421%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math170%
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English1118%
2017 · Grade 11 · English1765%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math138%

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
Schoolwide284%25%32%39%

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
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Hispanic or Latino4416%

Each group is compared with the same group at California alternative high schools under Every learner.

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · −8 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 265 → 2025–26 · 0 of 260 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—3 in 100—
Male—13 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—8 in 100—
White—4 in 100—
Students with disabilities—6 in 100—
English learners—10 in 100—
Homeless—10 in 100—
Low-income—9 in 100—
All students—8 in 100—

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

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 7% · numerator 5 students classified Prepared · denominator 75 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 5 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 5 of 75 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The school CCI rate has its own student cohort and source year.

Graduation rate
88%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
8%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
33%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count6
AP enrollment (male/female)1
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 6 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)156

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 University13%
California community college1130%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled2467%

36 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 33% · % 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,222 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 9,403 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$20,953 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 56%Instruction support 13%Student services 13%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$103,739,45455.50%56%
Instruction support$24,691,07313.21%13%
Student services$24,813,80413.28%13%
Administration$12,385,1716.63%7%
Buildings & maintenance$18,772,42610.04%10%
Other$2,512,1341.34%1%
Total$186,914,061100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $186,914,061 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$14,222 per pupil
2020$13,054 per pupil
2019$12,472 per pupil
2018$12,052 per pupil
2017$11,849 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

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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 93933 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93933 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$99,826
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)43%
ZIP-area population28,122
Median age35.8 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 93933 →

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