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Mission Elementary

Oceanside, CA · Grades TK-5 · 419 students · Oceanside Unified

No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

32% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

22%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

32%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

419

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

26%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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The overall score is a starting point.

Look at subject results, trends and student groups, then consider the opportunities your child would use.

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2019: 32%2022: 18%2023: 19%2024: 18%2025: 22%2019: 34%2022: 32%2023: 26%2024: 29%2025: 32%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2019: 32%2022: 18%2023: 19%2024: 18%2025: 22%2019: 34%2022: 32%2023: 26%2024: 29%2025: 32%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
201932%34%
202218%32%
202319%26%
202418%29%
202522%32%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025

Has stayed near the 30th percentile since 2019.

Most rating sites would stop at “33% proficient” and call it done. Mission deserves a closer read. Four in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

203 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 66 tracked

Mission Elementary scores 28 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 30th percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

The pandemic drop is behind this school: 33% of students meet the standard today, above the 30% who did in 2019.

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2019 · 28th percentile · Scope Score 27 of 1002022 · 26th percentile · Scope Score 23 of 1002023 · 18th percentile · Scope Score 21 of 1002024 · 14th percentile · Scope Score 23 of 1002025 · 30th percentile · Scope Score 28 of 100
ELAYellow(Increased Significantly)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 343%30%29%28%30%
Grade 428%22%19%15%45%
Grade 525%33%23%31%34%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 346%26%29%26%30%
Grade 421%24%27%19%47%
Grade 518%10%10%8%14%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in three of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA37% met or exceeded
Exceeded 16%Met 21%Nearly Met 27%Not Met 36%
Math31% met or exceeded
Exceeded 8%Met 23%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 44%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)AbsenceSuspension
This school2812%33%Below avg · p4526.2%1.3%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%Average · p5017.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope2839
% Exceeded12%21%
% Met+33%43%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Below avg · p45Average · p50
Absence26.2%17.9%
Suspension1.3%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

Our growth read and California's own model disagree here — the 45th percentile against the state's 87th.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do — and here the two measures disagree. Ours puts this school around the 45th percentile of California elementary schools; the state's puts it around the 87th in reading and math together — a better read than ours. We are not going to pretend one of those is the answer. Neither measure sees an individual child's classroom, and a disagreement this size is worth asking the principal about directly.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 3
6%
exceeded standard · 29% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 5
14%
exceeded standard · 34% met or exceeded

Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.

Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G3→G5SchoolScope growth measure: 45th percentile among California elementary schools.45th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 89th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.89th pctile · +15 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +15 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 86th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.86th pctile · +15 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard about even with the same group statewide.

At Mission Elementary in Oceanside, 35.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Mission Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (29.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 30.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 193 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 34% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 34%, district —, state 43%34%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 32%, district 30%, state 32%32% · −1 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 33%, district 29%, state 32%33% · −1 vs school
MaleMale: this school 35%, district 35%, state 42%35% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 33%, district 39%, state 44%33% · −1 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 5%, state 11%9% · −25 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 15%, district 11%, state 15%15% · −18 vs school

8 of 15 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 3.8pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +7.9pp.

ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group

California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California elementary school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.

Reading
Low-income students125 studentsLow-income students, reading: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 125 students.+14 pts · +14 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students118 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: +13 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 118 students.+13 pts · +12 vs typical
English Only65 studentsEnglish Only, reading: +18 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 65 students.+18 pts · +15 vs typical
English Learner64 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: +3 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 64 students.+3 pts · +5 vs typical
English learners only35 studentsEnglish learners only, reading: −14 scale-score points versus expectation, against −11 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 35 students.−14 pts · −3 vs typical
Math
Low-income students125 studentsLow-income students, math: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 125 students.+14 pts · +15 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students118 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 118 students.+14 pts · +15 vs typical
English Only65 studentsEnglish Only, math: +12 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 65 students.+12 pts · +11 vs typical
English Learner64 studentsEnglish Learner, math: +9 scale-score points versus expectation, against +2 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 64 students.+9 pts · +7 vs typical
English learners only35 studentsEnglish learners only, math: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 35 students.0 pts · +2 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted

— 2 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 25 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher25 · district 23
Teaching staff25 teachers
Avg. experience20.2 years
Fully credentialed100%
First-year teachers4%
PrincipalLuz Martinez
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Teacher salary schedule$53,318 – $118,979
Principal salary$153,348 – $183,517
Superintendent salary$300,606

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.

TK/K students miss school at roughly one and a half times the rate of Grades 4–6 students (38.2% vs 23.2%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the earliest grades — worth asking how the school works with new families on attendance.

26.2% of students miss a month or more of school, versus 17.9% statewide. High absence often tracks community stress — worth asking about on a tour.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 26.2%, district 23.1%, state 17.9%26.2% · +8.3pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.3%, district —, state 1.6%1.3% · −0.3pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–623.2%
TK/K38.2%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $20,281 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

$1,055 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.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,281, CA average $14,491$20,281 · spent at this school
Federal share$1,055 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,901 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 60%Instruction support 11%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 11%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,594 per pupil
2019$13,384 per pupil
2018$13,154 per pupil
2017$11,020 per pupil
2016$10,838 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 18% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino86.6% · district 57.1% · CA 56.1%
White7.4% · district 24.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.5% · district 1.7% · CA 10.2%
Black1.4% · district 3.7% · CA 4.8%
Other4.1% · district 12.7% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch90.9% · CA 64%
Median income$70K · CA $85K
Median home value$670K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+27% · CA 35%
ZIP population49,834
Median age25 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

Look beyond the brochure

A source-reviewed culture summary is not available for this profile yet. Ask how teaching, student support and family communication work day to day.

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Family voices

What would you want another family to know about the daily experience here?

Ask a current family: “When your child needs help, how does the school respond?”

Educator voices

What should families understand about teaching, support and the school community?

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Mission ElementaryPublicDeveloping12%33%School being viewed
Buena Vista ElementaryPublicStrong38%69%2.8 mi
Santa Margarita ElementaryPublicSolid24%44%2.0 mi
North Terrace ElementaryPublicSolid20%52%1.4 mi
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Your other options

Your other options

Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.

All schools in Oceanside →

Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.

11 private schools within 10 miles
Not scored
What should I check before applying?
District public
Confirm the attendance boundary and any permit options.
Charter
Check applications, priorities and deadlines with each school.
Private
Confirm admission requirements, tuition and financial aid.

Moving & enrollment

Which schools could serve my child?

Check your address with the district

School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Oceanside Unified.

District information →School website →

Schools across the K–12 journey

Oceanside HighScope 49direct feeder

The road from this school ends at Oceanside High, which sent 21 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 18 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Oceanside High around 2035, and 10 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 44% of Oceanside High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

21 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 18 AP subjects taught → full record on Oceanside High's page
Source: UC & College Board

Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.

Plan your next step

What should I do next?

Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask how the school follows up when a student starts missing days — chronic absence often starts outside the classroom, not inside it.
  • 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.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Mission Elementary a good elementary school?
Mission Elementary has a Scope Score of 28 out of 100, placing it in the 30th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,997 statewide. 11.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 9.6 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Mission Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 33.3% of students at Mission Elementary met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 11.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 21.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 11.7% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 411 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Mission Elementary rank in California?
Mission Elementary ranks #3,997 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 30th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Mission Elementary getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Mission Elementary that cohort is 2023 G3 → 2025 G5, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks below avg among California elementary schools — roughly the 45th percentile, behind the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the elementary Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Mission Elementary?
26.2% of students at Mission Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Mission Elementary compare to other schools in Oceanside?
Mission Elementary scores 28/100 (30th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 419 students. Use the schools in Oceanside page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Mission Elementary serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Mission Elementary in Oceanside, 35.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 34.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Mission Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (29.6% Math proficient); Hispanic students (35.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 30.4 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 193 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What middle school does Mission Elementary feed into?
By attendance boundary, Mission Elementary is zoned to Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle has a Scope Score of 17 out of 100. 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 is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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Behind the evidence

Inspect the full record

Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.

How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 6 things our score weighs

The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 72 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard11.7%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded33.3%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Below avgaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism26.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.3%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)9.3%18.0%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Mission Elementary: reading the evidence

Mission posts 33% meeting the standard and 11.7% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.4% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

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.

Explore the underlying data →
Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Mission Elementary is ranked #3,997 statewide · #13 of 16 in Oceanside Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard11.7%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded33.3%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Below avgaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism26.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate1.3%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)9.3%18.0%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 41 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 43 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)
↓ vs CA average · 45th pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.9% · index 37 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 2.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 52 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▼ 2.2pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 39 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36313%17%35%35%30%−13
Grade 47520%25%25%29%45%+1
Grade 56514%20%20%46%34%−14
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 3676%24%22%48%30%−16
Grade 47513%33%28%25%47%+5
Grade 5665%9%26%61%14%−21

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide663%15%64%18%

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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged19335.2%+0−3
Hispanic/Latino17935.8%+1−3
English Learners616.6%+1−4
03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Mission Elementary ←—2811.7%33.3%−6.3pp+72 pts1.3%
Buena Vista Elementary2.8 mi6238.1%68.9%−3.3pp—1.1%
Santa Margarita Elementary2 mi4524.1%44.4%+45.5pp—2.8%
North Terrace Elementary1.4 mi4420.5%51.5%−0.2pp—2.4%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20192728#393711.7%30.0%11.5%1.1%-22.9pp
20222326#42076.8%24.1%38.2%0.6%-6.6pp
20232118#46915.6%22.6%30.5%1.7%-12.4pp
20242314#49356.6%21.4%23.9%3.5%-7.4pp
20252830#399711.7%33.3%26.2%1.3%-6.3pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female11.7%24.4%+12.7pp
Male11.3%29.1%+17.8pp
Black/African American7.1%——
Hispanic/Latino9.1%27.0%+17.9pp
Two or More Races57.1%——
White24.2%25.0%+0.8pp
Students with Disabilities22.2%34.1%+11.9pp
English Learners7.7%22.9%+15.2pp
Military-Connected8.7%——
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11.8%27.7%+15.9pp
All Students11.5%26.8%+15.3pp
Homeless—21.4%—
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+15134Accelerated+15134Accelerated
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+14125Accelerated+14125Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino+13118Accelerated+14118Accelerated
English Only+1865not categorised+1265not categorised
English Learner+364Average+964Accelerated
English Learners Only−1435not categorised035not categorised
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+2029not categorised+1629not categorised
Students with Disabilities−2718Minimal−1618Moderate

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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