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Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary — Rating & test scores

2452 El Centro Boulevard, East Nicolaus · 179 students · Grades TK–8

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Scope Score 78

SolidScope Score · 63rd percentile. Higher than 63 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, well above in math: 52% and 57% 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: 58
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).

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

Overview

Is this school a good elementary school?

Solid. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in math and attendance. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary is lower than most on progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced6552%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7757%
English, Advanced6828%
Math, Advanced6924%

Progress in a year, 2025

English15−9 pts
Math75+11 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance894 in 100
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s other elementary schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 28% of students tested in English (reading and writing) and 24% in math scored Advanced, against 24% and 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’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: 58. 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 this school say about itself?

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

Open marcum-illinois.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

−9

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White59−7 points
Low-income31−12 points
Hispanic or Latino28−14 points
Students with disabilities16−14 points
English learners12−2 points

Math

+11

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

White59+11 points
Low-income31+5 points
Hispanic or Latino28+8 points
Students with disabilities16+16 points
English learners12+26 points

Grades 4–8, 2025, 95 students 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 below that expected score, and in math 11 points above it.

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

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

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 1 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

2 elementary schools within 1.7 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Marcum-Illinois UnionScope Score 7863rd
  2. Pleasant GrovePleasant Grove Joint Union · by addressScope Score 7548th
Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryA 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

Schools like it

How does this school compare with schools like it?

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s Scope Score is 78. 555 California elementary schools, counting Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 83. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s result is higher than 82 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 555

  1. Students from low-income families: 24%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 25%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

555 California public elementary schools where 24% to 36% 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 24% to 36% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s share. The count includes Marcum-Illinois Union 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.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 64% to 52% and math from 66% to 57%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202634%61%52%Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryThis school46%CaliforniaCalifornia43%Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202622%53%57%Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryThis school42%CaliforniaCalifornia34%Marcum-Illinois Union ElementaryDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s line combines its 2 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. 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. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringMarcum-Illinois Union ElementaryMarcum-Illinois Union ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201761%34%45%49
201854%32%49%48
201968%38%50%47
202258%48%45%66
202360%46%44%60
202462%44%45%55
202564%46%46%50
202652%43%46%58
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringMarcum-Illinois Union ElementaryMarcum-Illinois Union ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201753%22%40%49
201858%23%42%48
201970%27%44%47
202253%36%38%66
202355%37%40%60
202454%32%41%56
202566%37%41%50
202657%34%42%58

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Above California in English; well above it in math.

English

52%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

26222428
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary43%California46%

Math

57%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17263324
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary34%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 52% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 57% 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 do the middle grades do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 54% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 67th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

60%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

18223723
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary55%California49%

Math

54%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

14323123
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary39%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 Advanced48%69%43%
Advanced38%38%10%
Proficient10%31%33%
Developing level33%12%19%
Minimal19%19%38%
Tested211621
California44%46%49%
Difference+4+23−6
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced53%78%50%
Advanced21%22%25%
Proficient32%56%25%
Developing level21%22%25%
Minimal26%0%25%
Tested191820
California48%51%49%
Difference+5+27+1

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 Advanced62%75%38%
Advanced19%44%14%
Proficient43%31%24%
Developing level28%19%29%
Minimal10%6%33%
Tested211621
California47%42%37%
Difference+15+33+1
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced53%72%40%
Advanced32%17%20%
Proficient21%55%20%
Developing level26%28%40%
Minimal21%0%20%
Tested191820
California37%38%36%
Difference+16+34+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 school28%24%22%26%58
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary17%26%22%35%757
Math, grades 3–5 · This school24%33%26%17%58
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary13%21%23%43%757
English, grades 6–8 · This school23%37%22%18%57
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary16%39%24%21%731
Math, grades 6–8 · This school23%31%32%14%57
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary18%21%28%33%730

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 58 tested in English, 58 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?

White students are the largest group here, at 62% of students. 7 of 193 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

4in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (7 of 193 students).

At the average elementary school in the Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary district: 3 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 4.6% of students were suspended at least once (9 of 194). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

179

students in grades TK–8.

White 62%Hispanic or Latino 27%Two or more races 6%

Family income

30%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 53 of 179. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

10

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

90% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

58%

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 (7 of 12 students).

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary: 58%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
1 of 56 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
5 of 39 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White62%
Hispanic or Latino27%
Two or more races6%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
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: 9 of 10 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

One student group at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary has test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • WhiteEnglish · 61 tested66%California 60%
  • WhiteMath · 61 tested70%California 53%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, 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 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Marcum-Illinois Union Elementaryvs California
White · 61 tested · grades 3, 4 and 6–8 only
English66%066%+660%
Math70%070%+1753%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for low-income, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, 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 Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary. 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.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

Staff can’t answer for this school yet

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Marcum-Illinois Union 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

19

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?

$18,379 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $1 million.

$18,379

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$18,379
The school’s share of district office costs
$0
Of the total, from federal funds
$774
  • Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary$18,379
  • 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 ↓

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s yearly plan

$1million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$237,611

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 2 goals. The district’s page lists each one. Source: Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95659. They are not figures for the families at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary.

Typical household income in a year

$68,929

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 95659.

Typical home value
$536,900
People who live in this ZIP code
617
Typical age
39.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
23%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s board decides its plan.

When the plan is set

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

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 Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary 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 4 questions to Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 4–8, 2025 (95 students)
  2. 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

How do I get in?

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
2452 El Centro Boulevard, East Nicolaus 95659Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Maggie IrbyAs 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 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary a good school?

Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary has a Scope Score of 78. It scored higher than 63 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Solid, 63rd percentile, spring 2026).

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 67 in 100 California middle schools we score (67th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 4 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 3 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary district. 4.6% of students (9 of 194) 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, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 9 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 95 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 66% of White students in grades 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 at Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary in East Nicolaus scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 60% for the same group across California. 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 #2,114 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math27%5542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math56%6023%
Chronically absent4 in 100675%
Suspension rate4.6% (9 of 194)305%
English learners: top level8%395%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-14.3pp—not scored

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 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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
2025–267863#2114California 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)
2018–196 in 1000.5% (1 of 199)+23
2021–22not on filenot on file−30
2022–23not on filenot on file−12
2023–247 in 1002.7% (5 of 188)−8
2024–254 in 1001.1% (2 of 182)−22
2025–264 in 1004.6% (9 of 194)−14

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 · English11525%56%
2026 · Math11523%56%
2025 · English11026%65%
2025 · Math11030%62%
2024 · English11428%60%
2024 · Math11521%50%
2023 · English12222%57%
2023 · Math12222%51%
2022 · English12022%58%
2022 · Math12023%52%
2019 · English9920%58%
2019 · Math9928%52%
2018 · English9422%52%
2018 · Math9421%51%
2017 · English10722%65%
2017 · Math10826%54%

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 · English1479%
2025 · Grade 4 · English1963%
2025 · Grade 5 · English1753%
2025 · Grade 6 · English1861%
2025 · Grade 7 · English1974%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2361%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1471%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math1974%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math1753%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math1867%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math1958%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2352%
2024 · Grade 3 · English2055%
2024 · Grade 4 · English1867%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1765%
2024 · Grade 6 · English2060%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2264%
2024 · Grade 8 · English1747%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math2162%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1861%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1735%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math2055%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2255%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math1724%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1958%
2023 · Grade 4 · English1872%
2023 · Grade 5 · English2352%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2339%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2171%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1856%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math1958%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math1872%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math2339%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2343%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2152%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1844%
2022 · Grade 3 · English2167%
2022 · Grade 4 · English2370%
2022 · Grade 5 · English2236%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2045%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1878%
2022 · Grade 8 · English1650%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math2152%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math2383%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math2223%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2040%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1872%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1644%
2019 · Grade 3 · English1644%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1688%
2019 · Grade 5 · English1573%
2019 · Grade 6 · English1741%
2019 · Grade 7 · English1741%
2019 · Grade 8 · English1861%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math1650%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1694%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math1567%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math1724%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math1729%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1850%
2018 · Grade 3 · English1844%
2018 · Grade 4 · English1385%
2018 · Grade 5 · English1741%
2018 · Grade 6 · English1644%
2018 · Grade 7 · English1839%
2018 · Grade 8 · English1275%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math1861%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math13100%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math1724%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math1625%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1844%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math1267%
2017 · Grade 3 · English1662%
2017 · Grade 4 · English1662%
2017 · Grade 5 · English1759%
2017 · Grade 6 · English2162%
2017 · Grade 7 · English1878%
2017 · Grade 8 · English1968%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math1662%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math1669%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math1729%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math2236%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math1872%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math1958%

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
Schoolwide4210%38%43%10%

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
White6166%0+6
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students−995Moderate+1195Accelerated
English-only students−1079not categorized+1379not categorized
White−759Moderate+1159Accelerated
Low-income−1231Moderate+531Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−1428Moderate+828Accelerated
Students with disabilities−1416Moderate+1616Accelerated
English learners−212Average+2612Exceptional

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

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−9 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

95 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

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

State model · math+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

95 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

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

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 4 in 100 → 2025–26 · 4 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (2 of 182) → 2025–26 · 4.6% (9 of 194) · +3.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 of 944 in 100—
Male6 of 993 of 82—
Hispanic or Latino1 of 433 of 53—
Two or more races3 of 171 of 11—
White6 in 1002 in 100−4 in 100
Students with disabilities0 of 202 of 33—
English learners1 of 181 of 13—
Low-income9 of 893 of 65—
All students6 in 1004 in 100−2 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$14,210 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 181 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$774 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 179

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,260 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 19%Student services 5%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 14%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,792,04257.42%57%
Instruction support$575,23318.43%19%
Student services$155,5604.98%5%
Administration$169,1215.42%5%
Buildings & maintenance$427,15813.69%14%
Total$3,120,940100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $3,120,940 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$14,210 per pupil
2020$13,843 per pupil
2019$14,616 per pupil
2018$1,014 per pupil
2017$935 per pupil
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 95659 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95659 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$68,929
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23%
ZIP-area population617
Median age39.3 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 95659 →

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