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Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Norman G. Ambrosini is an elementary school in Fortuna. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

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Where the path goes

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K-12 Feeder Path
Elementary
Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary
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High School
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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic32.3%
White51.4%
Asian1.4%
Black0.3%
Other14.5%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 75.5% (12pp above CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
282
198 below CA avg (~480)
Transitional Kindergarten
37 TK students
12% of a 303-student campus · CDE Census Day 2025-26
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
1 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$17,734
District avg: $14,591 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
0.0% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$47,143 – $91,849
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary in Fortuna, 28.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 28.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 0.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (32.6% Math proficient); White students (35.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.8 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 92 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Disabilities−12.4pp
23.5% vs 36.0% overall · n=17
2 more gaps by subject
ELA · Disabilities−10.8pp
17.6% vs 28.5% overall · n=17
ELA Exceeded · Hispanic−5.2pp
4.0% vs 9.2% overall · n=25

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income92 tested
ELA 28.3%·Math 32.6%· -0.3pp vs district
White62 tested
ELA 35.5%·Math 40.3%· -3.1pp vs district
Hispanic38 tested
ELA 18.4%·Math 31.6%· -6.4pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 66%Support 29%Other 6%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$64K
$21K below CA median
Median Home Value
$390K
$270K below CA median
Bachelor's+
26%
9pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
14.1 years avg experience
21 teachers · 5% second-year
Teacher Credentials
95% fully credentialed

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →