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Lincoln Elementary — Rating & test scores

850 North Eaton Avenue, Dinuba · 563 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 53rd percentile. Higher than 53 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

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: 44% and 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 232 in English, 234 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Lincoln Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is Lincoln a good elementary school?

Solid. Lincoln is higher than most California elementary schools on English test results and progress in English. Lincoln is lower than most on math test results, progress in math and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced5244%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4937%
English, Advanced4718%
Math, Advanced4213%

Progress in a year, 2025

English72+9 pts
Math45+1 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4617 in 100
Lincoln’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Dinuba Unified’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 18% of students tested in English and 13% in math scored Advanced, against 24% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Lincoln’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

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.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 3–5: 232 in English, 234 in math. California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Lincoln say about itself?

We haven’t read Lincoln’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open lincoln.dinuba.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 1 point higher, which the state calls Average.

English

+9

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino212+9 points
Low-income193+10 points
English learners78+19 points
Students with disabilities19−36 points
White12+27 points

Math

+1

point higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino2110 points
Low-income192+1 points
English learners78+10 points
Students with disabilities19−21 points
White12+11 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 228 students in English, 227 in math with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

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 9 points above that expected score, and in math 1 point above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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

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

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 69th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Lincoln. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 3.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Silas BartschKings Canyon Joint Unified · by addressScope Score 8177th
  2. Grand ViewNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7864th
  3. RooseveltNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7758th
  4. John F. KennedyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7656th
  5. LincolnScope Score 7653rd
  6. WilsonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7444th
  7. JeffersonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  8. Monson-SultanaMonson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary · by addressScope Score 7336th
Dinuba UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Lincoln compare with schools like it?

Lincoln’s Scope Score is 76. 953 California elementary schools, counting Lincoln, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Lincoln’s result is higher than 650 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 953

  1. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 72%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 91st percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 88Strong · 90th percentile

953 California public elementary schools where 68% to 80% 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.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 68% to 80% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Lincoln’s share. The count includes Lincoln. 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.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 50% to 44% and math stayed at 37%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202635%47%46%Dinuba UnifiedDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia44%LincolnLincoln

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202632%34%42%CaliforniaCalifornia40%Dinuba UnifiedDistrict37%LincolnLincoln

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Dinuba Unified’s line combines its 6 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Dinuba Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringLincolnDinuba UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201747%35%45%236
201843%37%49%254
201944%42%50%263
202241%40%45%258
202338%41%44%252
202439%44%45%239
202550%46%46%232
202644%46%46%232
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringLincolnDinuba UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201734%32%40%235
201839%39%42%254
201938%39%44%263
202227%28%38%261
202327%32%40%252
202432%37%41%237
202537%41%41%232
202637%40%42%234

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; below it in math.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

30262618
Dinuba Unified46%California46%

Math

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

34292413
Dinuba Unified40%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 37% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 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).

How does grade 6 do?

Near California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 52% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

26223616
Dinuba Unified50%California48%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

38292211
Dinuba Unified34%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

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 Advanced36%53%44%
Advanced21%21%13%
Proficient15%32%31%
Developing level31%22%25%
Minimal33%25%31%
Tested727585
California44%46%49%
Difference−8+7−5
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced52%
Advanced16%
Proficient36%
Developing level22%
Minimal26%
Tested80
California48%
Difference+4

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 Advanced40%42%30%
Advanced12%14%12%
Proficient28%28%18%
Developing level17%32%36%
Minimal43%26%34%
Tested727686
California47%42%37%
Difference−70−7
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced33%
Advanced11%
Proficient22%
Developing level29%
Minimal38%
Tested81
California37%
Difference−4

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school18%26%26%30%232
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Dinuba Unified20%26%23%31%1,222
Math, grades 3–5 · This school13%24%29%34%234
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Dinuba Unified16%24%30%30%1,235
English, grade 6 · This school16%36%22%26%80
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Dinuba Unified19%31%24%26%458
Math, grade 6 · This school11%22%29%38%81
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Dinuba Unified14%20%30%36%461

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 232 tested in English, 234 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 92% of students. 91 of 544 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

17in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (91 of 544 students).

At the average Dinuba Unified elementary school: 19 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 0.4% of students were suspended at least once (2 of 551). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

563

students in grades TK–6.

Hispanic or Latino 92%White 6%

Family income

74%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 417 of 563. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

24

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

95% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

50%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (64 of 129 students).

Dinuba Unified: 47%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino92%
White6%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

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. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . 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: 21 of 22 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at Lincoln have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 241 tested44%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 244 tested36%California 30%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 290 tested44%California 37%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 292 tested35%California 30%
  • English learnersEnglish · 82 tested21%California 12%
  • English learnersMath · 85 tested19%California 14%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Dinuba Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 241 tested in English, 244 in math
English44%−145%+836%
Math36%−137%+630%
Hispanic or Latino · 290 tested in English, 292 in math
English44%−347%+737%
Math35%−338%+530%
English learners · 82 tested in English, 85 in math
English21%021%+912%
Math19%+118%+514%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Lincoln. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Staff

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Lincoln 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

20

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

Where does the money go?

$17,383 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Dinuba Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $68 million.

$17,383

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,754
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,629
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,686
  • Lincoln$17,383
  • Dinuba Unified elementary schools$17,572
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The 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 ↓

Dinuba Unified’s yearly plan

$68million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$49million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $68 million of $139 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Dinuba Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Lincoln like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93618. They are not figures for the families at Lincoln.

Typical household income in a year

$61,977

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 93618.

Typical home value
$278,000
People who live in this ZIP code
32,267
Typical age
30.1 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Lincoln’s results?

Dinuba Unified’s board decides Lincoln’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Lincoln. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?19% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–6, spring 2026 (85 students tested); the same group across California: 14%
  2. How does the school check what’s working in English?English: 50% in 2025 to 44% in 2026 here; California: 46% to 46%
  3. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Lincoln, and how do I get in?

Ask Dinuba Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Lincoln Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile
  2. Middle
    Washington Intermediate
    Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Dinuba High
    Scope Score 78Solid · 64th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Washington Intermediate

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

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 53rd percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Dinuba High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Dinuba High
Dinuba HighScope Score 78 · Solid · 64th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Dinuba High. UC records 11 enrollees from Dinuba High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 7 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Dinuba High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 70% of the students who finished high school at Dinuba High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

11 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 7 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Dinuba High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Lincoln?

Address
850 North Eaton Avenue, Dinuba 93618Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Melissa VegaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Dinuba Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Lincoln a good elementary school?

Lincoln Elementary has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 53 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Solid, 53rd percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 17 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 19 in 100 at the average Dinuba Unified elementary school. 0.4% of students (2 of 551) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, yes. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 1 point higher, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 228 students in English, 227 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at Lincoln Elementary in Dinuba scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Lincoln Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Washington Intermediate. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Washington Intermediate: Scope Score 76, Solid, 53rd percentile among California’s regular public and charter middle schools, 2026 results

See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #2,681 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #4 of 6 in Dinuba Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math16%4442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math41%4823%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+80 scale-score pts5720%
Chronically absent17 in 100505%
Suspension rate0.4% (2 of 551)605%
English learners: top level11%425%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267653#2681California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–1914 in 1002.3% (15 of 659)−2
2021–22not on filenot on file+7
2022–23not on filenot on file+9
2023–2417 in 1000.7% (4 of 587)+5
2024–2516 in 1000.9% (5 of 580)+2
2025–2617 in 1000.4% (2 of 551)−1

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English31218%46%
2026 · Math31512%36%
2025 · English31221%50%
2025 · Math31212%35%
2024 · English32716%41%
2024 · Math32310%29%
2023 · English33715%38%
2023 · Math3379%28%
2022 · English34917%41%
2022 · Math3529%26%
2019 · English35218%43%
2019 · Math35015%34%
2018 · English34520%45%
2018 · Math34516%41%
2017 · English31119%49%
2017 · Math31013%37%

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 · English7447%
2025 · Grade 4 · English8352%
2025 · Grade 5 · English7551%
2025 · Grade 6 · English8050%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math7537%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math8235%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math7539%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math8030%
2024 · Grade 3 · English8329%
2024 · Grade 4 · English7439%
2024 · Grade 5 · English8249%
2024 · Grade 6 · English8848%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math8233%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math7341%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math8223%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math8622%
2023 · Grade 3 · English7727%
2023 · Grade 4 · English8741%
2023 · Grade 5 · English8843%
2023 · Grade 6 · English8540%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math7723%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math8730%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8826%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8533%
2022 · Grade 3 · English8736%
2022 · Grade 4 · English8637%
2022 · Grade 5 · English8551%
2022 · Grade 6 · English9141%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math8824%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8733%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math8623%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math9122%
2019 · Grade 3 · English8440%
2019 · Grade 4 · English9146%
2019 · Grade 5 · English8844%
2019 · Grade 6 · English8943%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math8342%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math9238%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math8835%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math8722%
2018 · Grade 3 · English8935%
2018 · Grade 4 · English8245%
2018 · Grade 5 · English8348%
2018 · Grade 6 · English9153%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math8934%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math8249%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math8335%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math9145%
2017 · Grade 3 · English7541%
2017 · Grade 4 · English7149%
2017 · Grade 5 · English9049%
2017 · Grade 6 · English7556%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math7540%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math6941%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math9124%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math7548%

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
Schoolwide872%17%69%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income24144%−1+8
Hispanic or Latino29044%−3+7
English learners8221%0+9
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+9228Accelerated+1227Average
Hispanic or Latino+9212Accelerated0211Average
Low-income+10193Accelerated+1192Average
English-only students+4131not categorized−4131not categorized
English learners+1978Accelerated+1078Accelerated
English learners only+1554not categorized+654not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+2424not categorized+1324not categorized
Students with disabilities−3619Minimal−2119Minimal
White+2712Exceptional+1112Accelerated

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
16%
exceeded standard · 29% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 83 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
13%
Advanced · 44% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 85 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 83 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

228 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+1 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

227 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: +1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 17 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (5 of 580) → 2025–26 · 0.4% (2 of 551) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female16 in 10017 in 100+1 in 100
Male11 in 10017 in 100+6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native0 of 10——
White3 of 253 of 34—
Students with disabilities11 of 5117 of 55—
English learners14 in 10013 in 100−1 in 100
Foster youth2 of 11——
Homeless2 of 236 of 25—
Military families2 of 2010 of 46—
Low-income15 in 10019 in 100+4 in 100
All students14 in 10017 in 100+3 in 100

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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,616 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 6,640 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

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

School-level federal expenditures$275 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 563

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,411 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 563

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,027 per ADA

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

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

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

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 57%Instruction support 14%Student services 13%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$63,045,50857.50%57%
Instruction support$15,076,09313.75%14%
Student services$13,820,20812.61%13%
Administration$5,815,8045.30%5%
Buildings & maintenance$10,088,2249.20%9%
Other$1,791,1711.63%2%
Total$109,637,007100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $109,637,007 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$12,616 per pupil
2020$12,176 per pupil
2019$12,543 per pupil
2018$12,212 per pupil
2017$11,207 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93618 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93618 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$61,977
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population32,267
Median age30.1 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 93618 →

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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 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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