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Palm Crest Elementary — Rating & test scores

5025 Palm Drive, La Canada · 642 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 95

StrongScope Score · 98th percentile. Higher than 98 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 90% and 90% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 275 in English, 276 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).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Palm Crest Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is Palm Crest a good elementary school?

Strong. Palm Crest is higher than most California elementary schools on test results, progress in both subjects and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced9990%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9990%
English, Advanced9970%
Math, Advanced9970%

Progress in a year, 2025

English91+18 pts
Math93+22 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance963 in 100
Palm Crest’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100La Canada Unified’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4–6 scored higher than California students who had the same scores the year before, in English (+18 pts) and math (+22 pts). The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.

Each bar is Palm Crest’s place among 5,726 California public elementary schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 262. 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.

In its own words

What does Palm Crest say about itself?

We haven’t read Palm Crest’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Progress

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

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 18 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 22 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

English

+18

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White109+14 points
Asian85+14 points
Hispanic or Latino35+23 points
Two or More Races27+28 points
Students with disabilities27+7 points

Math

+22

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White109+22 points
Asian85+27 points
Hispanic or Latino35+13 points
Two or More Races27+28 points
Students with disabilities27+18 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 262 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 18 points above that expected score, and in math 22 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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

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

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 44th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Palm Crest. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 2.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. La CanadaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9799th
  2. Palm CrestScope Score 9598th
  3. Paradise CanyonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9397th
  4. Monte VistaGlendale Unified · by addressScope Score 9195th
  5. Abraham LincolnGlendale Unified · by addressScope Score 9195th
  6. Mountain AvenueGlendale Unified · by addressScope Score 8892nd
  7. John C. FremontGlendale Unified · by addressScope Score 8789th
  8. La CrescentaGlendale Unified · by addressScope Score 8585th
La Canada UnifiedA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Palm Crest compare with schools like it?

Palm Crest’s Scope Score is 95. 188 California elementary schools, counting Palm Crest, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 92. Palm Crest’s result is higher than 156 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 188

  1. Students from low-income families: 7%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Montecito Union

    Santa Barbara

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 9%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 5%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 2%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

188 California public elementary schools where 0% to 11% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 0% to 11% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Palm Crest’s share. The count includes Palm Crest. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 88% to 90% and math from 87% to 90%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202686%88%90%Palm CrestPalm Crest87%La Canada UnifiedDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 86%90%Palm CrestPalm Crest86%La Canada UnifiedDistrict42%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. La Canada Unified’s line combines its 3 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. La Canada Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringPalm CrestLa Canada UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201788%86%45%297
201892%90%49%282
201987%88%50%296
202289%86%45%253
202391%87%44%258
202489%85%45%256
202588%86%46%282
202690%87%46%275
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringPalm CrestLa Canada UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201786%86%40%296
201889%89%42%284
201987%88%44%298
202290%86%38%253
202391%86%40%258
202488%86%41%256
202587%84%41%284
202690%86%42%276

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

90%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

2070
La Canada Unified87%California46%

Math

90%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

72070
La Canada Unified86%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 90% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 90% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does grade 6 do?

Well above California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 92% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 92% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

92%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

82171
La Canada Unified89%California48%

Math

92%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1676
La Canada Unified86%California37%

School patterns · grades 3–5 · spring 2026

High ceiling
A high share of students here scored Advanced, the state’s top level. The English and math cards above give each figure.
Broad base
Most students here scored Proficient or Advanced, the state’s top two levels. The English and math cards above give each figure.

What patterns mean

Results for each grade, spring 2026

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced90%89%92%
Advanced74%68%68%
Proficient16%21%24%
Developing level5%7%5%
Minimal5%4%3%
Tested869891
California44%46%49%
Difference+46+43+43
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced92%
Advanced71%
Proficient21%
Developing level8%
Minimal0%
Tested91
California48%
Difference+44

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 Advanced94%90%86%
Advanced72%71%67%
Proficient22%19%19%
Developing level5%9%9%
Minimal1%1%5%
Tested869892
California47%42%37%
Difference+47+48+49
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced92%
Advanced76%
Proficient16%
Developing level5%
Minimal3%
Tested92
California37%
Difference+55

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school70%20%6%4%275
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · La Canada Unified65%22%9%4%848
Math, grades 3–5 · This school70%20%7%3%276
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · La Canada Unified64%22%10%4%850
English, grade 6 · This school71%21%8%0%91
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · La Canada Unified62%27%9%2%313
Math, grade 6 · This school76%16%5%3%92
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · La Canada Unified66%20%10%4%315

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 275 tested in English, 276 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here, at 36% of students. 21 of 657 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

3in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (21 of 657 students).

At the average La Canada Unified elementary school: 3 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 0.3% of students were suspended at least once (2 of 660). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

642

students in grades TK–6.

White 36%Asian 33%Hispanic or Latino 14%Two or more races 13%Filipino 2%

Family income

5%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 31 of 642. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

28

teachers, with 17 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

93% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

75%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (12 of 16 students).

La Canada Unified: 67%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
White36%
Asian33%
Hispanic or Latino14%
Two or more races13%
Filipino2%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 25.6 of 27.6 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Two or more races30 tested100%California 58%
  • Asian123 tested96%California 71%
  • White138 tested91%California 54%
  • Hispanic or Latino43 tested63%California 27%

63% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 27% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs La Canada Unifiedvs California
White · 138 tested
English91%+586%+3160%
Math91%+982%+3754%
Asian · 121 tested in English, 123 in math
English92%092%+2171%
Math96%+393%+2571%
Hispanic or Latino · 43 tested · grades 4–6 only
English81%+378%+4338%
Math63%−467%+3627%
Two or more races · 30 tested · grades 3 and 4 only
English97%+988%+3859%
Math100%+595%+4258%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in La Canada 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.

Students with disabilities, 39 tested: no rate for grades 5 and 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for low-income, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Palm Crest. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at La Canada Unified.

Families

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Palm Crest has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

39

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$16,673 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. La Canada Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $19 million.

$16,673

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$12,984
The school’s share of district office costs
$3,689
Of the total, from federal funds
$335
  • Palm Crest$16,673
  • La Canada Unified elementary schools$16,042
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

La Canada Unified’s yearly plan

$19million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$712,265

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 4 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $19 million of $70 million in total budgeted spending. Source: La Canada Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Palm Crest like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91011. They are not figures for the families at Palm Crest.

Typical household income in a year

$241,875

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 91011.

Typical home value
$2,000,001
People who live in this ZIP code
19,935
Typical age
44.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
75%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Palm Crest. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How many K–2 students did screening find at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help?
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?70% scored Advanced in English, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (275 students tested); California: 24%
  3. What does extra support or enrichment look like during the school day?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Palm Crest, and how do I get in?

Ask La Canada Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Palm Crest Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile
  2. Middle
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.
  3. High
    La Canada High
    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

High-school links

  • La Canada High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 98 · Strong · 99th percentile · high · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: La Canada High
La Canada HighScope Score 98 · Strong · 99th percentile · 2025historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at La Canada High. UC records 53 enrollees from La Canada High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 24 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach La Canada High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 92% of the students who finished high school at La Canada High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

53 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 24 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on La Canada High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Palm Crest?

Address
5025 Palm Drive, La Canada 91011Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
David Santiago-SpeckAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated October 23, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 6 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask La Canada Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Palm Crest a good elementary school?

Palm Crest Elementary has a Scope Score of 95. It scored higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 98th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 3 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 3 in 100 at the average La Canada Unified elementary school. 0.3% of students (2 of 660) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

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

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored 18 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 22 points higher, which the state calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 262 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 91% of White students in grades 3–6 at Palm Crest Elementary in La Canada scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 60% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #62 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #2 of 3 in La Canada Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math70%9842%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math90%8723%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+73 scale-score pts4520%
Chronically absent3 in 100715%
Suspension rate0.3% (2 of 660)615%
English learners: top level59%1005%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–269598#62California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–192 in 1000.3% (2 of 688)+4
2021–22not on filenot on file−2
2022–23not on filenot on file0
2023–244 in 1000.8% (5 of 610)−10
2024–253 in 1000.3% (2 of 671)−9
2025–263 in 1000.3% (2 of 660)−3

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English36670%91%
2026 · Math36872%90%
2025 · English37569%90%
2025 · Math37771%88%
2024 · English34571%91%
2024 · Math34575%90%
2023 · English34673%92%
2023 · Math34673%91%
2022 · English36172%91%
2022 · Math36170%90%
2019 · English41365%90%
2019 · Math41666%88%
2018 · English40171%92%
2018 · Math40368%88%
2017 · English40264%89%
2017 · Math40167%86%

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 · English10386%
2025 · Grade 4 · English9096%
2025 · Grade 5 · English8981%
2025 · Grade 6 · English9396%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math10491%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math9190%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math8979%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math9391%
2024 · Grade 3 · English8394%
2024 · Grade 4 · English8486%
2024 · Grade 5 · English8988%
2024 · Grade 6 · English8997%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math8395%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math8488%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math8982%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math8997%
2023 · Grade 3 · English8394%
2023 · Grade 4 · English9084%
2023 · Grade 5 · English8594%
2023 · Grade 6 · English8894%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math8393%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math9088%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8593%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math8890%
2022 · Grade 3 · English8387%
2022 · Grade 4 · English8393%
2022 · Grade 5 · English8786%
2022 · Grade 6 · English10895%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math8389%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math8396%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math8785%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math10890%
2019 · Grade 3 · English10486%
2019 · Grade 4 · English8886%
2019 · Grade 5 · English10489%
2019 · Grade 6 · English11796%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math10487%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math8983%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math10590%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math11892%
2018 · Grade 3 · English8692%
2018 · Grade 4 · English8489%
2018 · Grade 5 · English11294%
2018 · Grade 6 · English11992%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math8691%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math8690%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math11288%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math11987%
2017 · Grade 3 · English8787%
2017 · Grade 4 · English9182%
2017 · Grade 5 · English11992%
2017 · Grade 6 · English10591%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math8787%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math9186%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math11886%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math10587%

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
Schoolwide9262%30%7%1%

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
White13891%+5+31
Asian12192%0+21
Hispanic or Latino (grades 4–6 only)4381%+3+43
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+18262Accelerated+22262Exceptional
English-only students+18208not categorized+23208not categorized
White+14109Accelerated+22109Exceptional
Asian+1485Accelerated+2785Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+2335Exceptional+1335Accelerated
Two or more races+2827Exceptional+2827Exceptional
Students with disabilities+727Accelerated+1827Accelerated
English learners−1415Moderate+1215Accelerated
Low-income+2713Exceptional+1213Accelerated
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1111not categorized+1911not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
77%
exceeded standard · 94% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 83 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
68%
Advanced · 92% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 91 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 83 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+18 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

262 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +18 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+22 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

262 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6, 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 · 3 in 100 → 2025–26 · 3 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.3% (2 of 671) → 2025–26 · 0.3% (2 of 660) · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female3 in 1004 in 100+1 in 100
Male2 in 1002 in 1000 in 100
Asian2 in 1001 in 100−1 in 100
Filipino0 of 160 of 12—
Hispanic or Latino4 of 846 of 94—
Two or more races1 of 763 of 86—
White2 in 1003 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities4 of 786 of 92—
English learners1 of 503 of 31—
Low-income3 of 435 of 51—
All students2 in 1003 in 100+1 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,648 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 3,988 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$280 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 642

Central federal expenditures attributed here$55 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 642

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,349 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 65%Instruction support 8%Student services 7%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 12%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$43,261,92264.65%65%
Instruction support$5,633,3328.42%8%
Student services$4,745,6587.09%7%
Administration$5,431,8088.12%8%
Buildings & maintenance$7,699,16511.51%12%
Total$66,916,151100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $66,916,151 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$12,648 per pupil
2020$12,253 per pupil
2019$12,010 per pupil
2018$11,594 per pupil
2017$11,129 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91011 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91011 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$241,875
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)75%
ZIP-area population19,935
Median age44.6 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 91011 →

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