Public school · Waterford Unified · Waterford, California

Richard M. Moon Primary

Waterford · TK–3 · 510 students (2024–25)

319 North Reinway Avenue, 95386waterford.k12.ca.us ↗(209) 847-2371

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grade 3, spring 2026: 26% and 31% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 44% and 47%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 120 in English, 121 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

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

Richard M. Moon Primary has no 2026 Scope Score.

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Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Waterford Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2026, 11% scored Advanced in English and 9% in math. 74% scored below the standard in English and 69% in math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

16 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (87 of 532), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.9% of students (21 of 537) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 3, spring 2026

In grade 3, spring 2026, 26% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 31% in math, against 44% and 47% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 120 in English, 121 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English, 391,944 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 120 tested

Advanced
11%
Proficient
15%
Below the standard
74%
This school26%
California44%
Waterford Unified28%

26% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

Math

Grade 3 · spring 2026 · 121 tested

Advanced
9%
Proficient
22%
Below the standard
69%
This school31%
California47%
Waterford Unified30%

31% Proficient or Advanced in grade 3.

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

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were lower. English went from 29% to 26% and math from 37% to 31%.

English · top two levels · grade 3

202529%121 tested
→
202626%120 tested

This school

California, same grades44% → 44%2025 → 2026 · 405,924 → 390,924 tested

Math · top two levels · grade 3

202537%122 tested
→
202631%121 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 47%2025 → 2026 · 409,168 → 391,944 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Ask: How does the school check what’s working in math?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 3 · This school11%15%27%47%120
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
English, grade 3 · Waterford Unified11%17%27%45%186
Math, grade 3 · This school9%22%29%40%121
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944
Math, grade 3 · Waterford Unified9%21%27%43%187

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

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

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have been below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202626%44%
Math top two levels, grade 3
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202631%47%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 3, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 22% in 2017 to 26% in 2026. In math, it went from 22% in 2017 to 31% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201722%
108 tested		44%
452,223 tested
201840%
126 tested		48%
434,207 tested
201934%
127 tested		49%
442,660 tested
202225%
129 tested		42%
413,308 tested
202327%
117 tested		43%
410,290 tested
202435%
108 tested		43%
403,589 tested
202529%
121 tested		44%
405,924 tested
202626%
120 tested		44%
390,924 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 3
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201722%
109 tested		47%
454,845 tested
201833%
126 tested		49%
436,215 tested
201932%
127 tested		50%
444,866 tested
202224%
128 tested		44%
415,319 tested
202332%
117 tested		45%
413,495 tested
202442%
108 tested		46%
408,582 tested
202537%
122 tested		46%
409,168 tested
202631%
121 tested		47%
391,944 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Richard M. Moon Primary’s results?

Waterford Unified’s board decides Richard M. Moon Primary’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Richard M. Moon Primary in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Waterford Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for students with disabilities on two measures: English, and math. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Waterford Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

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

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

How to take part

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

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 3.9% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 87 of 532 students counted for it; suspension: 21 of 537 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

16 in 100This school

87 of 532 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

3.9%

of students were suspended at least once (21 of 537).

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Richard M. Moon Primary

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

Questions for your visit ↓

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students scored well below the same groups across California in English.

Student groups, grade 3, spring 2026

21% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 3, spring 2026), against 34% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 21% in English, against 33% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 3; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Richard M. Moon PrimarySame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 103 tested21%Same group, California 33%
  • Low-incomeMath · 104 tested28%Same group, California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 92 tested21%Same group, California 34%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 92 tested29%Same group, California 37%
  • English learnersEnglish · 32 tested12%Same group, California 15%
  • English learnersMath · 32 tested28%Same group, California 22%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 3, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 76%2. White: 18%3. Two or more races: 3%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino76%
  2. White18%
  3. Two or more races3%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share3%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

30% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

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

This school · 29 of 96 English learners30%
Waterford Unified · 131 of 28746%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

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

Who are the families and teachers?

90%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 458 of 510. California: 63%.

22teachers, 2024–25

20 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

5%in their first year, 2024–25

95%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there in English for Hispanic or Latino and low-income students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 3 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Waterford Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 103 tested in English, 104 in math
English21%021%−1233%
Math28%028%−836%
Hispanic or Latino · 92 tested
English21%021%−1334%
Math29%029%−837%
English learners · 32 tested
English12%012%−315%
Math28%028%+622%

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

White students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino76%
White18%
Two or more races3%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 95% of teaching positions, 22.2 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 23.5 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Richard M. Moon Primary, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary · this school
    Richard M. Moon Primary
    Grades TK–3
  2. Middle
    Waterford Junior
    27th · Developing · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Waterford High
    44th · Developing · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment 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

Middle-school links

  • Waterford Junior

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

    27th percentile · Developing · middle · 2026

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

High-school links

  • Waterford High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    44th percentile · Developing · high · 2025

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: Waterford High
Waterford High44th · Developing · 2025 · Scope Score 54estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Waterford High. UC records 10 enrollees from Waterford High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 6 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Waterford High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 54% of the students who finished high school at Waterford High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

10 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 6 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Waterford High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask Waterford Unified which school serves your address.

School website: waterford.k12.ca.us ↗Office: (209) 847-2371Administrator: Veronica Romero

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
319 North Reinway Avenue, Waterford 95386

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 30% 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 (29 of 96 students); California: 47%
  2. How does the school check what’s working in math? Math: 37% in 2025 to 31% in 2026 here; California: 46% to 47%
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (209) 847-2371319 North Reinway Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby elementary schoolsStatewide percentile
  • Hickman ElementaryHickman Community Charter · 1.9 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    67thSolidScope Score 45
  • Hickman CharterHickman Community Charter · 2.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    47thDevelopingScope Score 34

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

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 202612025.83%10.83%15%27.5%46.67%2374.9
All Grades · ELA · 202612025.83%10.83%15%27.5%46.67%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 202612131.4%9.09%22.31%28.93%39.67%2398.2
All Grades · Math · 202612131.4%9.09%22.31%28.93%39.67%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 312011%15%27%47%26%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 31219%22%29%40%31%

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.

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 · English12011%26%
2026 · Math1219%31%
2025 · English1217%29%
2025 · Math1227%37%
2024 · English10811%35%
2024 · Math1087%42%
2023 · English11711%27%
2023 · Math1174%32%
2022 · English1295%25%
2022 · Math1283%24%
2019 · English12717%34%
2019 · Math1276%32%
2018 · English12615%40%
2018 · Math1267%33%
2017 · English1088%22%
2017 · Math1093%22%

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 · English12129%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math12237%
2024 · Grade 3 · English10835%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math10842%
2023 · Grade 3 · English11727%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math11732%
2022 · Grade 3 · English12925%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math12824%
2019 · Grade 3 · English12734%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math12732%
2018 · Grade 3 · English12640%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math12633%
2017 · Grade 3 · English10822%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math10922%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income10321%
Hispanic or Latino9221%
English learners3212%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (5 of 543) → 2025–26 · 3.9% (21 of 537) · +3.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female10 in 10014 in 100
Male8 in 10019 in 100
Asian0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino9 in 10015 in 100
White9 in 10019 in 100
Students with disabilities4 in 10020 in 100
English learners6 in 1007 in 100
Military families3 in 1006 in 100
Low-income9 in 10018 in 100
All students9 in 10016 in 100
Two or more races—29 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,285 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,810 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$872 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 510

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,261 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 510

District current expense · FY 2024–25$24,353 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 63%Instruction support 8%Student services 8%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$25,057,83163.36%63%
Instruction support$3,071,4257.77%8%
Student services$3,191,7838.07%8%
Administration$4,097,67310.36%10%
Buildings & maintenance$3,829,4589.68%10%
Other$301,0970.76%1%
Total$39,549,267100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $39,549,267 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,285 per pupil
2020$14,616 per pupil
2019$13,966 per pupil
2018$6,135 per pupil
2017$5,887 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 95386 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95386 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$73,196
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)11%
ZIP-area population10,666
Median age33.5 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. See all schools in ZIP code 95386 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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