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Palo Verde Elementary — Rating & test scores

9637 Avenue 196, Tulare · 511 students · Grades TK–8

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 54th percentile. Higher than 54 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

Below California in English (reading and writing), near in math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 37% and 36% 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: 151 in English, 152 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. Palo Verde Elementary teaches TK–8.

Overview

Is Palo Verde Elementary a good elementary school?

Solid. Palo Verde Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on progress in math and attendance. Palo Verde Elementary is lower than most on test results and progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3837%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4636%
English, Advanced2511%
Math, Advanced4213%

Progress in a year, 2025

English26−4 pts
Math75+11 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance759 in 100
Palo Verde Elementary’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 11% of students tested in English scored Advanced, against 24% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Palo Verde Elementary’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
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 3–5. 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 tested).

Progress

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

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 4 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

−4

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino236−4 points
Low-income227−3 points
English learners140−7 points
Long-term English learners33−6 points
Students with disabilities16−29 points

Math

+11

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

Hispanic or Latino236+12 points
Low-income227+13 points
English learners140+9 points
Long-term English learners33−2 points
Students with disabilities16+8 points

Grades 4–8, 2025, 255 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 4 points below that expected score, and in math 11 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 88th 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?

0 of the 5 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Palo Verde Elementary. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

6 elementary schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Palo VerdeScope Score 7654th
  2. WilsonTulare City · by addressScope Score 7339th
  3. Frank KohnTulare City · by addressScope Score 7337th
  4. MapleTulare City · by addressScope Score 7125th
  5. CypressTulare City · by addressScope Score 7019th
  6. LincolnTulare City · by addressScope Score 7018th
Palo Verde Union ElementaryA 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.

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

4 of 6 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 Palo Verde Elementary compare with schools like it?

Palo Verde Elementary’s Scope Score is 76. 1,514 California elementary schools, counting Palo Verde Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. Palo Verde Elementary’s result is higher than 1,250 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 1,514

  1. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 94Strong · 97th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 88%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

1,514 California public elementary schools where 82% to 94% 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 82% to 94% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Palo Verde Elementary’s share. The count includes Palo Verde Elementary. 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?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 27% to 37% and math from 32% to 36%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202639%46%CaliforniaCalifornia37%Palo Verde ElementaryThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202646%42%CaliforniaCalifornia36%Palo Verde ElementaryThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. 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.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringPalo Verde ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201739%45%176
201832%49%167
201935%50%166
202233%45%174
202342%44%163
202448%45%146
202527%46%142
202637%46%151
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringPalo Verde ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201746%40%177
201828%42%168
201938%44%166
202234%38%178
202339%40%163
202443%41%149
202532%41%145
202636%42%152

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in both subjects.

English

37%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

40232611
California46%

Math

36%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

30342313
California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 37% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 36% 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 do the middle grades do?

Below California in English; near it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 49% and 37% across California.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

31252816
California49%

Math

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

31282516
California37%

School pattern · grades 3–5 · spring 2026

Grade-to-grade gains
From grade 3 in spring 2024 to grade 5 in spring 2026, results here rose more than at the average California elementary school. Students move in and out, so these are partly different children. The Score factors record below gives the 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 Advanced33%27%56%
Advanced5%13%17%
Proficient28%14%39%
Developing level29%23%15%
Minimal38%50%29%
Tested585241
California44%46%49%
Difference−11−19+7
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced31%58%41%
Advanced13%26%10%
Proficient18%32%31%
Developing level22%16%35%
Minimal47%26%24%
Tested455058
California48%51%49%
Difference−17+7−8

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 Advanced37%33%37%
Advanced7%10%24%
Proficient30%23%13%
Developing level32%38%34%
Minimal31%29%29%
Tested595241
California47%42%37%
Difference−10−90
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced40%46%36%
Advanced13%16%17%
Proficient27%30%19%
Developing level16%34%33%
Minimal44%20%31%
Tested455058
California37%38%36%
Difference+3+80

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 school11%26%23%40%151
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
Math, grades 3–5 · This school13%23%34%30%152
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
English, grades 6–8 · This school16%28%25%31%153
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
Math, grades 6–8 · This school16%25%28%31%153
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 151 tested in English, 152 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?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 93% of students. 46 of 510 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

9in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (46 of 510 students).

At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

No district average: Palo Verde Elementary is the only regular elementary school we rank in the Palo Verde Union Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 0.6% of students were suspended at least once (3 of 518). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

511

students in grades TK–8.

Hispanic or Latino 93%White 5%

Family income

88%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 448 of 511. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

23

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

17% were in their first year.

83% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

42%

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 (64 of 151 students).

Palo Verde Union Elementary: 42%. 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.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
4 in 100 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent (6 of 153).
Grades 7–8
8 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (9 of 114).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino93%
White5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 19 of 23 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups at Palo Verde Elementary have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 273 tested40%California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 274 tested37%California 28%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 284 tested39%California 38%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 285 tested37%California 28%
  • English learnersEnglish · 99 tested14%California 11%
  • English learnersMath · 100 tested12%California 13%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, 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 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Palo Verde Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 273 tested in English, 274 in math
English40%040%+337%
Math37%037%+928%
Hispanic or Latino · 284 tested in English, 285 in math
English39%039%+138%
Math37%037%+928%
English learners · 99 tested in English, 100 in math · grades 3–6 and 8 only
English14%014%+311%
Math12%012%−113%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Palo Verde Union Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Palo Verde Elementary. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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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The school day

What is the school day like?

Palo Verde Elementary 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

36

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?

$20,441 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Palo Verde Union Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $3 million.

$20,441

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$20,441
The school’s share of district office costs
$0
Of the total, from federal funds
$419
  • Palo Verde Elementary$20,441
  • 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 ↓

Palo Verde Union Elementary’s yearly plan

$3million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$3million

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 2 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $3 million of $11 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Palo Verde Union Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Palo Verde Elementary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93274. They are not figures for the families at Palo Verde Elementary.

Typical household income in a year

$72,650

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 93274.

Typical home value
$329,800
People who live in this ZIP code
80,026
Typical age
29.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
12%

What you can do

Who can act on Palo Verde Elementary’s results?

Palo Verde Union Elementary’s board decides Palo Verde Elementary’s plan.

When the plan is set

Palo Verde Union Elementary’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Palo Verde Elementary in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Palo Verde Elementary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?4 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 4–8, 2025 (255 students)
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?12% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grades 3–6 and 8, spring 2026 (100 students tested); the same group across California: 13%
  3. 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

How do I get in?

Palo Verde Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Palo Verde Union Elementary which school serves your address.

Where it is

Where is Palo Verde Elementary?

Address
9637 Avenue 196, Tulare 93274Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Phil AndersonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 2, 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?

Palo Verde Elementary runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Palo Verde Union Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Palo Verde Elementary a good elementary school?

Palo Verde Elementary has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 54 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Solid, 54th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 9 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 17 in 100 at the average California elementary school. 0.6% of students (3 of 518) 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?

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 4 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 11 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 255 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 40% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Palo Verde Elementary in Tulare scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% 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 #2,619 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math13%4142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math37%4523%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+86 scale-score pts6720%
Chronically absent9 in 100625%
Suspension rate0.6% (3 of 518)585%
English learners: top level8%375%

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
2025–267654#2619California 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)
2018–198 in 1003.7% (24 of 646)−26
2021–22not on filenot on file−23
2022–23not on filenot on file+1
2023–2410 in 1000.9% (5 of 546)+19
2024–259 in 1001.1% (6 of 547)+14
2025–269 in 1000.6% (3 of 518)+11

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 · English30414%40%
2026 · Math30514%38%
2025 · English32213%41%
2025 · Math33214%34%
2024 · English32015%49%
2024 · Math32618%40%
2023 · English32114%45%
2023 · Math32115%40%
2022 · English3247%34%
2022 · Math33110%31%
2019 · English37711%39%
2019 · Math37913%37%
2018 · English3559%37%
2018 · Math35612%31%
2017 · English3568%31%
2017 · Math35610%34%

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 · English5716%
2025 · Grade 4 · English3936%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4633%
2025 · Grade 6 · English6258%
2025 · Grade 7 · English5949%
2025 · Grade 8 · English5951%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math5721%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math4146%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4732%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math6340%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math6335%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math6133%
2024 · Grade 3 · English4236%
2024 · Grade 4 · English4637%
2024 · Grade 5 · English5866%
2024 · Grade 6 · English5746%
2024 · Grade 7 · English5459%
2024 · Grade 8 · English6344%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math4340%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math4740%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5947%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math5841%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math5630%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math6341%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4641%
2023 · Grade 4 · English6138%
2023 · Grade 5 · English5648%
2023 · Grade 6 · English5441%
2023 · Grade 7 · English6052%
2023 · Grade 8 · English4455%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4643%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math6134%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math5639%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math5441%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math6038%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math4445%
2022 · Grade 3 · English5941%
2022 · Grade 4 · English5931%
2022 · Grade 5 · English5629%
2022 · Grade 6 · English6131%
2022 · Grade 7 · English4747%
2022 · Grade 8 · English4226%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math6149%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math5936%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math5816%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math6226%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math4833%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math4321%
2019 · Grade 3 · English6341%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4937%
2019 · Grade 5 · English5426%
2019 · Grade 6 · English6734%
2019 · Grade 7 · English7657%
2019 · Grade 8 · English6834%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math6356%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4937%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math5419%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math6824%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math7751%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math6832%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4833%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5118%
2018 · Grade 5 · English6843%
2018 · Grade 6 · English7154%
2018 · Grade 7 · English6933%
2018 · Grade 8 · English4831%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4827%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5229%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math6828%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math7146%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math6923%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math4829%
2017 · Grade 3 · English5133%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5822%
2017 · Grade 5 · English6758%
2017 · Grade 6 · English7327%
2017 · Grade 7 · English5221%
2017 · Grade 8 · English5518%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math5256%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5836%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math6746%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math7322%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math5127%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math5520%

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
Schoolwide998%21%57%14%

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-income27340%0+3
Hispanic or Latino28439%0+1
English learners (grades 3–6 and 8 only)9914%0+3
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−4255Average+11255Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−4236Average+12236Accelerated
Low-income−3227Average+13227Accelerated
English learners−7140Moderate+9140Accelerated
English-only students+191not categorized+891not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−374not categorized+1174not categorized
English learners only−1366not categorized+1166not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−633Moderate−233Average
Students with disabilities−2916Minimal+816Accelerated
White+113Average−213Average

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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. 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
19%
exceeded standard · 36% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 42 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
17%
Advanced · 56% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 41 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 41 (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−4 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

255 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: −4 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+11 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

255 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +11 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. 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, 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 · 9 in 100 → 2025–26 · 9 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.1% (6 of 547) → 2025–26 · 0.6% (3 of 518) · −0.5 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female5 in 1008 in 100+3 in 100
Male11 in 10010 in 100−1 in 100
Hispanic or Latino8 in 10010 in 100+2 in 100
White6 of 570 of 25—
Students with disabilities2 of 177 of 46—
English learners7 in 1007 in 1000 in 100
Homeless4 of 223 of 28—
Military families1 of 222 of 34—
Low-income8 in 1009 in 100+1 in 100
All students8 in 1009 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$13,931 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 523 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$419 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 511

District current expense · FY 2024–25$20,743 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 68%Instruction support 6%Student services 9%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 13%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$6,975,90968.30%68%
Instruction support$570,5125.59%6%
Student services$898,3098.80%9%
Administration$422,1684.13%4%
Buildings & maintenance$1,346,92013.19%13%
Total$10,213,817100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $10,213,817 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$13,931 per pupil
2020$11,528 per pupil
2019$11,515 per pupil
2018$10,472 per pupil
2017$10,966 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders8.7%

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 93274 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93274 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,650
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12%
ZIP-area population80,026
Median age29.7 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 93274 →

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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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