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Paradise Elementary — Rating & test scores

3361 California Avenue, Modesto · 59 students · Grades TK–8

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Scope Score 84

StrongScope Score · 84th percentile. Higher than 84 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

Near California in English, well above in math: 58% and 67% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 5, spring 2026, against 49% and 37%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 5: 12
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 410,249 in English and 411,080 in math tested).

Overview

Is Paradise Elementary a good elementary school?

Strong. Paradise Elementary is higher than most California elementary schools on test results and progress in math. Paradise Elementary is lower than most on progress in English and attendance.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced7458%
Math, Proficient or Advanced8667%
English, Advanced8542%
Math, Advanced8742%

Progress in a year, 2025

English10−12 pts
Math88+18 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance4019 in 100
Paradise Elementary’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Paradise Elementary’s other elementary schoolBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

12 of 63 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 16 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Paradise Elementary district.

Each bar is Paradise 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
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 63. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 Paradise Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Paradise Elementary say about itself?

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

Open paradiseesd.org (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English (reading and writing), lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grade 5 scored 12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

−12

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

By student group · students counted

Hispanic or Latino22−15 points
Low-income20−13 points

Math

+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

Hispanic or Latino22+15 points
Low-income20+13 points

Grade 5, 2025, 32 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 12 points below that expected score, and in math 18 points above it.

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.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Paradise Elementary. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 2.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. ParadiseScope Score 8484th
  2. Paradise CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8483rd
  3. BurbankModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 7232nd
  4. Robertson RoadModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 7126th
  5. FranklinModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 7124th
  6. Harriette KirschenModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 689th
  7. James MarshallModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 689th
  8. Alberta MartoneModesto City Elementary · by addressScope Score 689th
Paradise ElementaryA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

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

5 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 Paradise Elementary compare with schools like it?

Paradise Elementary’s Scope Score is 84. 861 California elementary schools, counting Paradise Elementary, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Paradise Elementary’s result is higher than 832 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 861

  1. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

861 California public elementary schools where 65% to 77% 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 65% to 77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Paradise Elementary’s share. The count includes Paradise 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?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2019 to 2026

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

English

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20192022202662%69%58%Paradise ElementaryThis school49%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo testsNo comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20192022202658%69%67%Paradise ElementaryThis school37%CaliforniaCalifornia

The hatched block marks years with no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Between 12 and 13 students were tested here each year in each subject. With 12 students, one student is 8 points, so each year is a dot and no line joins them. Paradise Elementary’s line combines its 2 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other school. 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. Paradise Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 5: share at the top two levels
SpringParadise ElementaryParadise ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201969%62%52%13
202233%43%47%12
202658%—49%12
Math, grade 5: share at the top two levels
SpringParadise ElementaryParadise ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201969%58%38%13
202225%35%32%12
202667%—37%12

A year is missing where fewer than the state’s minimum number of students tested and the state withheld the result.

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

58% of the 12 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; 67% did in math.

English

58%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

421642
California49%

Math

67%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

8252542
California37%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 5, spring 2026, 58% of the 12 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% across California. In math, 67% did, against 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 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).

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 Advancedsuppressedsuppressed58%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed42%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed16%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed42%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed0%
Tested10912
California44%46%49%
Difference——+9
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested555
California48%51%49%
Difference———

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 Advancedsuppressedsuppressed67%
Advancedsuppressedsuppressed42%
Proficientsuppressedsuppressed25%
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressed25%
Minimalsuppressedsuppressed8%
Tested10912
California47%42%37%
Difference——+30
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Advancedsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Proficientsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Developing levelsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Minimalsuppressedsuppressedsuppressed
Tested555
California37%38%36%
Difference———

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, grade 5 · This school42%16%42%0%12
English, grade 5 · California23%26%20%31%410,249
Math, grade 5 · This school42%25%25%8%12
Math, grade 5 · California21%16%24%39%411,080

Spring 2026, grade 5 combined: 12 tested in English, 12 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 73% of students. 12 of 63 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

12of 63

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. That is 19 in 100.

At the average elementary school in the Paradise Elementary district: 16 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

59

students in grades TK–8.

Hispanic or Latino 73%White 24%

Family income

71%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 42 of 59. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

9

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

11% were in their first year.

100% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
5 of 27 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent.
Grades 7–8
4 of 11 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino73%
White24%
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. 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: 4.5 of 4.5 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Paradise 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

No family answers yet

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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.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

Staff can’t answer for this school yet

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Paradise 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

1

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?

$20,298 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Paradise Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $949,624.

$20,298

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$0
The school’s share of district office costs
$20,298
Of the total, from federal funds
$448
  • Paradise Elementary$20,298
  • Paradise Elementary elementary schools$20,298
  • 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 ↓

Paradise Elementary’s yearly plan

$949,624

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$602,606

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 $949,624 of $3 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Paradise Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Paradise Elementary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95358. They are not figures for the families at Paradise Elementary.

Typical household income in a year

$76,924

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 95358.

Typical home value
$431,900
People who live in this ZIP code
30,469
Typical age
32.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
15%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Paradise Elementary. 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. What is the school doing about chronic absence?12 of 63 students chronically absent, 2025–26; 12 in 100 in 2024–25
  3. What changes for a student who falls behind in English?12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before, grade 5, 2025 (32 students)
  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

How do I get in?

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

Where it is

Where is Paradise Elementary?

Address
3361 California Avenue, Modesto 95358Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Heath ThomasonAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 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 5 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Paradise Elementary a good elementary school?

Paradise Elementary has a Scope Score of 84. It scored higher than 84 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Strong, 84th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 12 of 63 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 16 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Paradise Elementary district. 0 of 63 students 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, lower. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grade 5 scored 12 points lower in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Moderate. In math, they scored 18 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 32 students

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 11 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
11
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 #889 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math42%6642%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math62%6323%
Chronically absent12 of 63485%
Suspension rate0 of 63565%

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 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

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
2025–268484#889California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22 and 2023–24 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 absenceSuspension
2018–193 of 881.1% (1 of 90)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2023–249 of 610 of 61
2025–2612 of 630 of 63

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

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 · English4630%61%
2026 · Math4641%61%
2025 · English4132%63%
2025 · Math4139%71%
2024 · English4025%55%
2024 · Math4042%65%
2023 · English4224%57%
2023 · Math4238%55%
2022 · English5719%49%
2022 · Math5739%53%
2019 · English5732%68%
2019 · Math5739%67%
2018 · English5634%77%
2018 · Math5643%70%
2017 · English6023%53%
2017 · Math6030%50%

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 · English7—
2025 · Grade 4 · English10—
2025 · Grade 5 · English4—
2025 · Grade 6 · English5—
2025 · Grade 7 · English6—
2025 · Grade 8 · English9—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math6—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 3 · English1173%
2024 · Grade 4 · English5—
2024 · Grade 5 · English5—
2024 · Grade 6 · English6—
2024 · Grade 7 · English9—
2024 · Grade 8 · English4—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math1182%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math5—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math6—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math9—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 3 · English5—
2023 · Grade 4 · English5—
2023 · Grade 5 · English8—
2023 · Grade 6 · English10—
2023 · Grade 7 · English4—
2023 · Grade 8 · English10—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math5—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math4—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 3 · English7—
2022 · Grade 4 · English6—
2022 · Grade 5 · English1233%
2022 · Grade 6 · English8—
2022 · Grade 7 · English10—
2022 · Grade 8 · English1457%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math1225%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math1457%
2019 · Grade 3 · English7—
2019 · Grade 4 · English10—
2019 · Grade 5 · English1369%
2019 · Grade 6 · English8—
2019 · Grade 7 · English8—
2019 · Grade 8 · English1182%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math7—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 5 · Math1369%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math8—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math1155%
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English——
2018 · Grade 6 · English1155%
2018 · Grade 7 · English1164%
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math——
2018 · Grade 6 · Math1136%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math1155%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 3 · English1173%
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 6 · English1429%
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math1182%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——
2017 · Grade 6 · Math147%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——

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
Schoolwide1718%24%41%18%

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: 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−1232Moderate+1832Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−1522Moderate+1522Accelerated
Low-income−1320Moderate+1320Accelerated
English-only students−918not categorized+1918not 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 grade 5. 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−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 5

32 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+18 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 5

32 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +18 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; here that is grade 5, 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 · 7 of 61 → 2025–26 · 12 of 63
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 61 → 2025–26 · 0 of 63 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female1 of 426 of 29—
Male2 of 466 of 34—
Hispanic or Latino2 of 477 of 46—
White1 of 364 of 15—
Students with disabilities1 of 11——
English learners0 of 310 of 15—
Low-income3 of 5511 of 45—
All students3 of 8812 of 63—

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
Central federal expenditures attributed here$448 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 59

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,528 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 14%Student services 9%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 11%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,944,44158.57%58%
Instruction support$466,97214.07%14%
Student services$288,5688.69%9%
Administration$256,7387.73%8%
Buildings & maintenance$361,50210.89%11%
Total$3,320,016100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $3,320,016 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.

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 95358 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95358 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$76,924
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)15%
ZIP-area population30,469
Median age32.0 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 95358 →

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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

  • No student group comparison is shown for this school this year: either no group had 30 or more students tested in each subject, or no same-grade district or state rate was available for its groups.
  • Its Scope Score is an elementary school score; results for its other grades are in these records.

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