Public school · Twin Rivers Unified · Sacramento, California

Northlake TK-8 — Rating & test scores

Sacramento · TK–8 · 380 students (2024–25)

3651 Oyster Point Way, 95835northlake.trusd.net ↗(916) 566-1920
76thpercentileStrong

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
50

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six elementary school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 60% and 60% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 173 in English, 174 in math
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).

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

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

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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4–8 scored above what the state expected in English (+39 pts) and math (+15 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 137. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Northlake TK-8 runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Twin Rivers Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Northlake TK-8 a good school?

Northlake TK-8 scores higher than 76 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 76th percentile, Strong, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 65 in 100 California middle schools we score (65th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 36 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 39 in 100 at the average Twin Rivers Unified elementary school. 3.3% of students (21 of 641) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +39 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +15 points, which it calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 137 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 52% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Northlake TK-8 in Sacramento scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2026 attendance boundaries, Northlake TK-8 is zoned to Rio Linda High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Rio Linda High: 48th percentile (Developing) of California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 Scope Score

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 60% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 60% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 173 in English, 174 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 173 tested

Advanced
36%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California46%
Twin Rivers Unified35%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 174 tested

Advanced
33%
Proficient
27%
Below the standard
40%
This school60%
California42%
Twin Rivers Unified31%

60% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced52%69%59%
Advanced28%46%36%
Proficient24%23%23%
Developing level20%12%20%
Minimal28%19%21%
Tested655256
California44%46%49%
Difference+8+23+10
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced69%53%52%
Advanced29%22%18%
Proficient40%31%34%
Developing level18%19%36%
Minimal13%28%12%
Tested456433
California48%51%49%
Difference+21+2+3

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 Advanced55%74%54%
Advanced34%40%27%
Proficient21%34%27%
Developing level23%13%17%
Minimal22%13%29%
Tested655356
California47%42%37%
Difference+8+32+17
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced47%41%36%
Advanced24%22%21%
Proficient23%19%15%
Developing level26%21%40%
Minimal27%38%24%
Tested456433
California37%38%36%
Difference+10+30

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Above California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 42% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 65th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 142 tested

Advanced
23%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
42%
This school58%
California49%
Twin Rivers Unified36%

58% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 142 tested

Advanced
23%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
58%
This school42%
California37%
Twin Rivers Unified26%

42% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 64% to 60% and math from 53% to 60%.

Our comparable history for these grades covers 2025 and 2026 only. More years are needed to show a longer trend.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202564%121 tested
→
202660%173 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202553%125 tested
→
202660%174 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored +39 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +15 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 137
Comparison
Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4–8 · 2025 · 137 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+39 pts

English

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

+15 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school36%24%17%23%173
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Twin Rivers Unified15%20%22%43%6,711
Math, grades 3–5 · This school33%27%19%21%174
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Twin Rivers Unified12%19%27%42%6,750
English, grades 6–8 · This school23%35%22%20%142
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Twin Rivers Unified11%25%25%39%6,970
Math, grades 6–8 · This school23%19%27%31%142
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Twin Rivers Unified12%14%22%52%6,976

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20252 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2025–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20252026202660%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20252026202660%42%

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 64% in 2025 to 60% in 2026. In math, it went from 53% in 2025 to 60% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202564%
121 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202660%
173 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202553%
125 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202660%
174 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 39 points above that expected score, and in math 15 points above it.

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

What you can do

Who can act on Northlake TK-8’s results?

Twin Rivers Unified’s board decides Northlake TK-8’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Northlake TK-8 in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Twin Rivers Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Twin Rivers Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Twin Rivers Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Twin Rivers Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

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 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

36 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 39 in 100 at the average Twin Rivers Unified elementary school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 224 of 620 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 641 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Twin Rivers Unified elementary school 6.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

36 in 100This school
39 in 100At the average Twin Rivers Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

224 of 620 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.3%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 641). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 26 in 100, 41 of 159
  • Grades 7–8: 35 in 100, 34 of 98
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Northlake TK-8

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

Teach here? Tell us Twin Rivers Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California.

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

52% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 37% and 28% for the same group across California. Asian students scored well below the same group across California in math.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Northlake TK-8Same group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 185 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 52%Same group, California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 186 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 44%Same group, California 28%
  • AsianEnglish · 107 tested64%Same group, California 72%
  • AsianMath · 108 tested61%Same group, California 71%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, spring 2026. Asian students: grades 3–7 only.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Asian: 38%2. Hispanic or Latino: 16%3. Black or African American: 16%4. Two or more races: 11%5. White: 8%6. Filipino: 5%7. Not reported: 4%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian38%
  2. Hispanic or Latino16%
  3. Black or African American16%
  4. Two or more races11%
  5. White8%
  6. Filipino5%
  7. Not reported4%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. “Not reported” is different: it is a category in the state’s own count of students. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

54% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 44 of 81 English learners54%
Twin Rivers Unified · 2,408 of 5,59743%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

48%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 184 of 380. California: 63%.

23teachers, 2024–25

16 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

4%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Twin Rivers Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 185 tested in English, 186 in math
English52%+1933%+1537%
Math44%+1826%+1628%
Asian · 107 tested in English, 108 in math · grades 3–7 only
English64%+2836%−872%
Math61%+3031%−1071%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Twin Rivers Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Hispanic or Latino students, 56 tested: no rate for grades 3, 5, 6 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. Black or African American students, 56 tested: no rate for grades 3–6 and 8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. Students of two or more races, 45 tested: no rate for grades 4–8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. English learners, 48 tested in English and 49 in math: no rate for grades 4, 6 and 7 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Asian38%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Black or African American16%
Two or more races11%
White8%
Filipino5%
Not reported4%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

Next steps

What comes after Northlake TK-8, and how do I get in?

Rio Linda High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Grades TK–8 · this school
    Northlake TK-8
  2. High · assigned
    Rio Linda High
    48th · Developing · 2025

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

High-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where the path ends: Rio Linda High
Rio Linda High48th · Developing · 2025 · Scope Score 55district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Rio Linda High. UC records 20 enrollees from Rio Linda High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 19 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Rio Linda High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 57% of the students who finished high school at Rio Linda High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

20 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 19 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Rio Linda High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Northlake TK-8 runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Twin Rivers Unified which school serves your address.

School website: northlake.trusd.net ↗Office: (916) 566-1920Administrator: Stacey Firpo

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
3651 Oyster Point Way, Sacramento 95835

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Twin Rivers Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 36 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (224 of 620 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 3.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (21 of 641 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  3. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  4. How does the school keep low-income students on track as they move up through the grades?
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (916) 566-19203651 Oyster Point Way, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,360 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #2 of 33 in Twin Rivers Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math35%6342%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math60%6423%
Chronically absent36 in 100215%
Suspension rate3.3% (21 of 641)375%
English learners: top level13%455%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+2.4pp—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 year2024–25 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–265076#1360California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2024–25 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2024–2520 in 1003.4% (15 of 443)−22
2025–2636 in 1003.3% (21 of 641)+2

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).
Every tested year2025–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English31530%59%
2026 · Math31628%52%
2025 · English21236%63%
2025 · Math21627%49%

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 · English3358%
2025 · Grade 4 · English4674%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4257%
2025 · Grade 6 · English5260%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2662%
2025 · Grade 8 · English1369%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math3474%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math4760%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4430%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5248%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2646%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math1315%

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
Schoolwide8913%22%52%12%

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
Low-income18552%+19+15
Asian (grades 3–7 only)10764%+28−8
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+39137Exceptional+15137Accelerated
English-only students+3990not categorized+890not categorized
Low-income+2870Exceptional−270Average
Asian+3446Exceptional+2946Exceptional
English learners+3132Exceptional+3032Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+3630Exceptional−430Average
Black or African American+5025Exceptional+425Average
Students with disabilities+6321Exceptional+3221Exceptional
English learners only+2517not categorized+3517not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+3815not categorized+2315not categorized
White+3515Exceptional+2215Exceptional

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. 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+39 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 4–8

137 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +39 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+15 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 4–8

137 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +15 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. 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 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 36 in 100 · +16 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.4% (15 of 443) → 2025–26 · 3.3% (21 of 641) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—38 in 100—
Male—34 in 100—
Asian—30 in 100—
Black or African American—31 in 100—
Filipino—36 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—43 in 100—
Two or more races—50 in 100—
White—40 in 100—
Students with disabilities—38 in 100—
English learners—29 in 100—
Homeless—42 in 100—
Low-income—40 in 100—
All students—36 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. 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$15,626 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 24,497 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$594 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 380

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,268 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 380

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,643 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 54%Instruction support 12%Student services 10%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 8%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$275,029,11253.90%54%
Instruction support$59,363,49711.63%12%
Student services$51,316,00310.06%10%
Administration$33,134,7246.49%7%
Buildings & maintenance$48,299,8689.47%9%
Other$43,084,1978.44%8%
Total$510,227,402100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $510,227,402 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$15,626 per pupil
2020$14,054 per pupil
2019$14,648 per pupil
2018$12,954 per pupil
2017$12,405 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95835 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95835 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$114,468
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population42,004
Median age38.2 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 95835 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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