Magnolia Union Elementary: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.
Magnolia Union posts 37% meeting the standard and 14.2% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.3% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35 | 14% | 37% | -5.6 | 6.4% | 2.1% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Magnolia Union Elementary scores 35 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 31st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “37% proficient” and call it done. Magnolia Union deserves a closer read. It sits at the 31st percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The headline number: 6.4% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
The seven-year arc
Slipped from the 73rd to the 31st percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 37% meet the standard today, versus 51% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 60% | 73% | 44% | 25% | 46% |
| Grade 4 | 38% | — | 36% | 44% | 40% |
| Grade 5 | 63% | 36% | 50% | — | 40% |
| Grade 6 | 60% | — | 36% | 47% | — |
| Grade 7 | 87% | 38% | — | — | 53% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47% | 55% | 61% | 18% | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 46% | — | 64% | 47% | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 50% | 45% | 25% | — | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 57% | — | 18% | 47% | — |
| Grade 7 | 80% | 31% | — | — | 20% |
The 6 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$707 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 128 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 24% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 13 | 31% | 15% | 31% | 23% | 46% | +3 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 7% | 33% | 13% | 47% | 40% | −5 |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 27% | 13% | 27% | 33% | 40% | −8 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 13% | 40% | 33% | 13% | 53% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% | 31% | 38% | 23% | 38% | −7 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 7% | 20% | 40% | 33% | 27% | −15 |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 7% | 27% | 47% | 20% | 33% | −2 |
| Grade 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 7% | 13% | 40% | 40% | 20% | −14 |
| Grade 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 25 | 8% | 16% | 64% | 12% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Union Elementary ← | — | 35 | 14.2% | 37.4% | −5.6 | 2.1% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 54 | 73 | #1485 | 25.1% | 50.6% | 1.9% | 0.1% | +2.9pp |
| 2022 | 43 | 66 | #1943 | 22.7% | 52.3% | 9.9% | 0.1% | -22.7pp |
| 2023 | 39 | 50 | #2873 | 19.6% | 46.8% | — | 0.1% | -15.3pp |
| 2024 | 35 | 33 | #3859 | 10.0% | 33.4% | 10.9% | 1.7% | — |
| 2025 | 35 | 31 | #3979 | 14.2% | 37.4% | 6.4% | 2.1% | -5.6pp |
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0.0% | 2.7% | +2.7pp |
| Male | 2.5% | 1.7% | -0.8pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.7% | 1.3% | -0.4pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 0.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp |
| All Students | 1.4% | 2.3% | +0.9pp |
| English Learners | — | 5.6% | — |
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