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51%Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced
Charter elementary school
Nevada City School of the Arts
53% of kids clear the bar — ahead of the state's 43%. But suspensions run 2× the state rate.
56% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 51% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.
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English
56%Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced
Students
477Total enrollment
Chronic absence
12%Students absent 10% or more of school days
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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 →
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● Math┄ English
Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.
Exact annual results
| Year | Math | English |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 41% | 48% |
| 2022 | 42% | 63% |
| 2023 | 45% | 53% |
| 2024 | 33% | 49% |
| 2025 | 51% | 56% |
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.
How achievement is distributed
AdvancedStandard Exceeded
30%ProficientStandard Met
21%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
26%MinimalStandard Not Met
23%AdvancedStandard Exceeded
29%ProficientStandard Met
28%DevelopingStandard Nearly Met
23%MinimalStandard Not Met
20%Achievement-level percentages are not percentiles. “Developing” here is a test achievement level, separate from the SchoolScope performance band with the same name.
Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025
Climbed from the 51st to the 68th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 800 elementary schools.
Most rating sites would stop at “53% proficient” and call it done. Nevada City School of the Arts deserves a closer read. Two in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Nevada City School of the Arts's low-income kids hit 55.7% proficiency in ELA — a number the same group reaches at 38.2% statewide. If you're trying to read past zip-code-driven test scores, that's the signal worth weighing.
As a charter, Nevada City School of the Arts enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
309 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked
Nevada City School of the Arts scores 44 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 68th percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 53% of students meet the standard today, above the 42% who did in 2019.
Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
ELAGreen(Increased)MathGreen(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 38% | 50% | 54% | 43% | 52% |
| Grade 4 | 41% | 79% | 56% | 64% | 64% |
| Grade 5 | 58% | 76% | 53% | 55% | 60% |
| Grade 6 | 71% | 55% | 74% | 57% | 57% |
| Grade 7 | 65% | 69% | 58% | 74% | 68% |
| Grade 8 | 55% | 73% | 69% | 72% | 73% |
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 38% | 50% | 54% | 34% | 64% |
| Grade 4 | 35% | 58% | 44% | 49% | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 44% | 34% | 35% | 31% | 40% |
| Grade 6 | 49% | 34% | 45% | 45% | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 48% | 41% | 38% | 43% | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 49% | 50% | 45% | 36% | 50% |
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25
More than half of students here meet the standard. One in four clear it by a lot.
ELA63% met or exceeded
Exceeded 25%Met 38%Nearly Met 21%Not Met 17%
Math43% met or exceeded
Exceeded 23%Met 20%Nearly Met 33%Not Met 24%
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 | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 26% | 53% | — | 12.2% | 3.9% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 39 | 21% | 43% | — | 17.9% | 1.6% |
This schoolCA avg
Scope4439
% Exceeded26%21%
% Met+53%43%
Growth——
Absence12.2%17.9%
Suspension3.9%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25
California's own growth model places it near the 77th percentile of elementary schools.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well above the middle of California elementary schools in reading and math together. We show it; we don't score it.
— 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.
California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +13 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 86th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.86th pctile · +13 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +7 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 68th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.68th pctile · +7 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 ahead of the same group statewide.
55.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. This comparison does not tell us what caused the difference.
Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 53% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 53%, district —, state 43%53%
WhiteWhite: this school 55%, district 35%, state 56%55% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 50%, district 33%, state 44%50% · −3 vs school
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 46%, district 24%, state 32%46% · −7 vs school
MaleMale: this school 56%, district 31%, state 42%56% · +3 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 29%, district 15%, state 15%29% · −24 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 32%, district 25%, state 32%32% · −21 vs school
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
AsianAsian: too few students to report‹11
FilipinoFilipino: too few students to report‹11
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 9.5pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +15.9pp.
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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
English Only253 studentsEnglish Only, reading: +13 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 253 students.+13 pts · +10 vs typical
White192 studentsWhite, reading: +14 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 192 students.+14 pts · +9 vs typical
Low-income students123 studentsLow-income students, reading: +12 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 123 students.+12 pts · +12 vs typical
Students with disabilities50 studentsStudents with disabilities, reading: +12 scale-score points versus expectation, against −8 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 50 students.+12 pts · +20 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students34 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: +13 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 34 students.+13 pts · +12 vs typical
Math
English Only253 studentsEnglish Only, math: +7 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 253 students.+7 pts · +6 vs typical
White192 studentsWhite, math: +6 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 192 students.+6 pts · +1 vs typical
Low-income students123 studentsLow-income students, math: +8 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 123 students.+8 pts · +9 vs typical
Students with disabilities50 studentsStudents with disabilities, math: +5 scale-score points versus expectation, against −5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 50 students.+5 pts · +10 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students34 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 34 students.0 pts · +1 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted
— 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.
Teacher experience
Average teacher experience in the published staffing record. It does not measure individual teacher effectiveness.
Chronically absent
The share of students absent for at least 10% of their enrolled school days. Attendance reflects both school and out-of-school circumstances.
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25
About 19 students for every teacher here.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Students per teacher19 · district 20
Teaching staff30 teachers
Avg. experience11.9 years
Fully credentialed77%
First-year teachers3%
PrincipalHolly Pettitt
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Teacher salary schedule$62,223 – $111,385
Superintendent salary$221,590
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
Attendance & discipline · 2024–25
Kids here show up more, and get suspended more, than the state average.
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Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 12.2%, district 16.9%, state 17.9%12.2% · −5.6pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 3.9%, district —, state 1.6%3.9% · +2.2pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Resources & neighborhood
What sits behind the school experience?
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What gets spent · FY 2019–20
Its district spends $18,834 per student, more than the California average.
Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $18,834, CA average $14,491$18,834 · district average
District averageCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 32%Instruction support 15%Student services 22%Administration 24%Buildings & maintenance 5%Other 1%
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$18,834 per pupil
2019$18,638 per pupil
2018$19,170 per pupil
2017$8,133 per pupil
2016$7,527 per pupil
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood · ACS 2024
Two 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), 58% 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 Latino12.6% · district 26.5% · CA 56.1%
White75.3% · district 59.8% · CA 19.9%
Asian0.6% · district 0.7% · CA 10.2%
Black0.2% · district 2.5% · CA 4.8%
Other11.3% · district 10.5% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch43.0% · CA 64%
Median income$87K · CA $85K
Median home value$627K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+47% · CA 35%
ZIP population17,683
Median age56 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
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2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.
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| School | Type | Performance band | Advanced | Proficient or Advanced | Distance | Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City School of the Arts | Charter | Solid | 26% | 53% | School being viewed |
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Is Nevada City School of the Arts a good elementary school?
Nevada City School of the Arts has a Scope Score of 44 out of 100, placing it in the 68th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #1,839 statewide. 26.3% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 4.9 percentage points above 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 Nevada City School of the Arts's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 52.8% of students at Nevada City School of the Arts met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 26.3% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 26.5% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 26.3% 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. 278 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Nevada City School of the Arts rank in California?
Nevada City School of the Arts ranks #1,839 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 68th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), 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.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Nevada City School of the Arts?
12.2% of students at Nevada City School of the Arts are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 3.9%. 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 Nevada City School of the Arts compare to other schools in Nevada City?
Nevada City School of the Arts scores 44/100 (68th 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 477 students. Use the schools in Nevada City page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Nevada City School of the Arts serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Nevada City School of the Arts in Nevada City, 55.7% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 30.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Nevada City School of the Arts outperforms its district average for low-income students by 24.9 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (35.7% Math proficient); White students (64.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 18.8 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 140 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.
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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 5 things our score weighs
| What we weigh | Here | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 26.3% | 21.4% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 52.8% | 42.7% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 12.2% | 17.9% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 3.9% | 1.6% | 5% |
| Grade gap (G3→G5, different students) | -8.3pp | -2.9pp | — |
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
Nevada City School of the Arts: reading the evidence
Nevada City School of the Arts posts 53% meeting the standard, against 43% across the state. The number below is the one to ask about on a visit.
Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.
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Nevada City School of the Arts is ranked #1,839 statewide · #1 of 4 in Nevada County Office of Education.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
| Factor | School | State | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceeded standard | 26.3% | 21.4% | 42% |
| Met or exceeded | 52.8% | 42.7% | 23% |
| Chronic absenteeism | 12.2% | 17.9% | 5% |
| Suspension rate | 3.9% | 1.6% | 5% |
| Grade gap (G3→G5, different students) | -8.3pp | -2.9pp | not scored |
- Exceeded standard
- ↑ vs CA 21.4% · index 55 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
- Met or exceeded
- ↑ vs CA 42.7% · index 58 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
- Chronic absenteeism
- ↑ vs CA 17.9% · index 59 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · → no change vs 2024
- Suspension rate
- ↓ vs CA 1.6% · index 31 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.6pp higher vs 2024
- Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)
- ↓ vs CA -2.9pp
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42 | 26% | 26% | 31% | 17% | 52% | +9 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 24% | 40% | 16% | 20% | 64% | +20 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% | 29% | 17% | 23% | 60% | +12 |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% | 45% | 28% | 16% | 57% | +11 |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 28% | 40% | 17% | 15% | 68% | +21 |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 29% | 44% | 17% | 10% | 73% | +27 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 42 | 36% | 29% | 29% | 7% | 64% | +19 |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% | 20% | 38% | 27% | 36% | −6 |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 25% | 15% | 23% | 37% | 40% | +5 |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% | 19% | 38% | 29% | 33% | −2 |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 27% | 13% | 38% | 22% | 40% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 23% | 27% | 33% | 17% | 50% | +18 |
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) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolwide | 104 | 22% | 36% | 39% | 3% |
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 · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 140 | 55.7% | +25 | +17 |
| White | 233 | 64.8% | +23 | +3 |
| Students with Disabilities | 28 | 39.3% | +19 | +22 |
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
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Grade gap | Cohort growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada City School of the Arts ← | — | 44 | 26.3% | 52.8% | −8.3pp | — | 3.9% |
| California average | — | 39 | 21.4% | 42.7% | −2.9pp | — | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Grade gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 37 | 51 | #2676 | 19.4% | 42.3% | 11.0% | 1.5% | +12.9pp |
| 2022 | 48 | 75 | #1454 | 28.7% | 57.7% | 25.2% | 3.8% | +4.8pp |
| 2023 | 39 | 62 | #2179 | 22.2% | 49.3% | 33.7% | 4.5% | -9.7pp |
| 2024 | 35 | 46 | #3105 | 16.0% | 46.1% | 12.2% | 3.2% | +4.6pp |
| 2025 | 44 | 68 | #1839 | 26.3% | 52.8% | 12.2% | 3.9% | -8.3pp |
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
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 05 — California growth model, by student group
| Group | Reading | n | CDE band | Math | n | CDE band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | +13 | 260 | Accelerated | +7 | 260 | Accelerated |
| English Only | +13 | 253 | not categorised | +7 | 253 | not categorised |
| White | +14 | 192 | Accelerated | +6 | 192 | Accelerated |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | +12 | 123 | Accelerated | +8 | 123 | Accelerated |
| Students with Disabilities | +12 | 50 | Accelerated | +5 | 50 | Accelerated |
| Hispanic or Latino | +13 | 34 | Accelerated | 0 | 34 | Average |
| Two or More Races | +13 | 31 | Accelerated | +10 | 31 | Accelerated |
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. “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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