Independent charter school · Kern County Office of Education

Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science — Rating & test scores

325 South Downs Street, Ridgecrest · 239 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 71

DevelopingScope Score · 26th percentile. Higher than 26 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 29% and 23% 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: 96
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. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is this school a good elementary school?

Developing. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science is higher than most California elementary schools on attendance. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science is lower than most on test results and progress in both subjects.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2229%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2123%
English, Advanced117%
Math, Advanced135%

Progress in a year, 2025

English10−12 pts
Math36−2 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance807 in 100
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Kern County Office of Education’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

19 of 265 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, against 13 in 100 at the average Kern County Office of Education elementary school.

Each bar is Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’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): 265. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Kern County Office of Education schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Progress

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

In English, lower. In math, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 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 2 points lower, which the state calls Average.

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 Latino39−15 points
Low-income35−16 points
White16+1 points
English learners12−21 points
Students with disabilities11−31 points

Math

−2

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 Latino39−5 points
Low-income35−3 points
White16+6 points
English learners12−5 points
Students with disabilities11−1 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 60 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 2 points below 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?

4 of the 6 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

7 elementary schools within 3.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Vieweg STEM AcademyMagnet · by applicationScope Score 8381st
  2. Las FloresSierra Sands Unified · by addressScope Score 7443rd
  3. Pierce Academy of the ArtsSierra Sands Unified · by addressScope Score 7335th
  4. GatewaySierra Sands Unified · by addressScope Score 7335th
  5. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and ScienceScope Score 7126th
  6. RichmondSierra Sands Unified · by addressScope Score 6913th
  7. FallerSierra Sands Unified · by addressScope Score 688th
Kern County Office of EducationA neighborhood school in another districtMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

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 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 this school compare with schools like it?

Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’s Scope Score is 71. 602 California elementary schools, counting Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 77. Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’s result is higher than 65 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 602

  1. Students from low-income families: 51%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 51%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 52%

    Wedgeworth Elementary

    Hacienda Heights

    Scope Score 94Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 48%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 47%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

602 California public elementary schools where 46% to 58% 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 46% to 58% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’s share. The count includes Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science. 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 18% to 29% and math from 24% to 23%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2022 to 2026

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

English

25%50%75%2022202320242025202632%28%46%CaliforniaCalifornia41%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict29%Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and ScienceThis school

Math

25%50%75%2022202320242025202628%11%42%CaliforniaCalifornia32%Kern County Office of EducationDistrict23%Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and ScienceThis school

Each spring tests a different group of students. Kern County Office of Education’s line combines its 6 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Kern County Office of Education’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringRidgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and ScienceKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
202228%32%45%75
202324%33%44%68
202427%36%45%71
202518%39%46%82
202629%41%46%96
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringRidgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and ScienceKern County Office of EducationCaliforniaTested here
202211%28%38%75
202317%29%40%66
202420%29%41%70
202524%31%41%82
202623%32%42%96

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

29%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4526227
Kern County Office of Education40%California46%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

453218
Kern County Office of Education32%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 29% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

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

How does grade 6 do?

In grade 6, spring 2026, 20% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 7% in math, against 48% and 37% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

English

20%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4040137
Kern County Office of Education47%California48%

Math

7%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

57367
Kern County Office of Education28%California37%
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 Advanced32%23%33%
Advanced5%9%8%
Proficient27%14%25%
Developing level17%28%38%
Minimal51%49%29%
Tested373524
California44%46%49%
Difference−12−23−16
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced20%
Advanced7%
Proficient13%
Developing level40%
Minimal40%
Tested15
California48%
Difference−28

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 Advanced32%23%8%
Advanced5%9%0%
Proficient27%14%8%
Developing level19%46%34%
Minimal49%31%58%
Tested373524
California47%42%37%
Difference−15−19−29
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced7%
Advanced7%
Proficient0%
Developing level36%
Minimal57%
Tested14
California37%
Difference−30

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

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

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 school7%22%26%45%96
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education18%22%23%37%1,474
Math, grades 3–5 · This school5%18%32%45%96
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Kern County Office of Education12%20%30%38%1,473
English, grade 6 · This school7%13%40%40%15
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Kern County Office of Education15%32%25%28%541
Math, grade 6 · This school7%0%36%57%14
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Kern County Office of Education11%17%32%40%540

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 96 tested in English, 96 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 44% of students. 19 of 265 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

7in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (19 of 265 students).

At the average Kern County Office of Education elementary school: 13 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.3% of students were suspended at least once (9 of 273). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

239

students in grades TK–6.

Hispanic or Latino 44%White 33%Two or more races 8%Black or African American 7%

Family income

52%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 125 of 239. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

14

teachers, with 6 years of experience on average.

50% were in their first year.

25% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

17%

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 (2 of 12 students).

Kern County Office of Education: 41%. California: 47%.

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

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino44%
White33%
Two or more races8%
Black or African American7%
Asian—
Filipino—
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: 2 of 8 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students scored well below the same group across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 58 tested22%California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 58 tested22%California 31%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 47 tested26%California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 47 tested23%California 31%

22% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 36% for the same group across California.

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

Every group’s results, with the district

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

Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Kern County Office of Educationvs California
Low-income · 58 tested · grades 3–5 only
English22%−527%−1436%
Math22%+715%−931%
Hispanic or Latino · 47 tested · grades 3–5 only
English26%−228%−1036%
Math23%+1013%−831%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Kern County Office of Education, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. White students, 34 tested: no rate for grades 4–6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. 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, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would families tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science. 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.

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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?

Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science 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

12

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around this school like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93555. They are not figures for the families at Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science.

Typical household income in a year

$86,700

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 93555.

Typical home value
$252,900
People who live in this ZIP code
33,845
Typical age
34.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
30%

What you can do

Who can act on this school’s results?

Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science’s own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science 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 Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. 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, grades 4–6, 2025 (60 students)

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

How do I get in?

Ask Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is this school?

Address
325 South Downs Street, Ridgecrest 93555Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Nancy O'SullivanAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated January 15, 2026.

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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science a good elementary school?

Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 26 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Developing, 26th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 7 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average Kern County Office of Education elementary school. 3.3% of students (9 of 273) 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, about the same. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 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 2 points lower, which the state calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 60 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 22% of low-income students in grades 3–5 at Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $2.4 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 60% of its $4.0 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

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

Its own plan

What does this school’s own plan commit to?

$2.4 million is planned for 11 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 60% of its $4.0 million general fund budget.

$2.4million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • School Staffing$1.5 million
  • Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs$613,865
  • Student Support Center$85,116

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 81 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 81 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 92% of the money. The plan itself puts 87% of it toward staff.

  • School Staffing $1.5 million
  • Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs $613,865
  • Student Support Center $85,116
  • 8 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

2 of the plan’s 11 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $638,865

Largest of these

  • Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs$613,865
  • Social Emotional Interventions and Supports$25,000
For high-need students

It plans $433,214 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $288,000 and estimates it spent $438,912, $150,912 (52%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $356,785 (17%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs, which went from $276,000 to $613,865.

Largest cuts

  • Professional Development and Support−⁠$58,860
  • School Attendance Review Team (SART)−⁠$23,179
  • Social Emotional Interventions and Supports−⁠$20,000

Largest increases

  • Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs+⁠$337,865
  • School Staffing+⁠$78,343
  • Student Support Center+⁠$30,116

Ask: What did Professional Development and Support pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $58,860 less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grades 3–5 only: 29% in English and 23% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 119%28%up 9 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 123%21%down 2 pts
Chronically absentGoal 224 in 1007 in 10017 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 23.2%3.3%up 0.1 pts

Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • School Staffing · $1,511,177
  • Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs · $613,865
  • Student Support Center · $85,116
The full plan3 goals, 20 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.4 million).

Where does the money go?

63% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will fully implement all elements of…$741,68031% of action budgets

“Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will fully implement all elements of the charter school petition, improve student outcomes, and achieve a five-year charter renewal” p. 13 ↗

4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $449,175 (+⁠$292,505)

Largest funded actions

  1. Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs$613,865action 1.3 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $316,235 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Instructional Materials$60,000action 1.1 · p. 43 ↗
  3. Professional Development and Support$39,815action 1.4 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $16,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Assessments$28,000action 1.5 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Academic Intervention and Enrichment Programs+⁠$337,865$276,000 → $613,865 · p. 43 ↗
  2. Professional Development and Support−⁠$58,860$98,675 → $39,815 · p. 43 ↗
  3. Assessments+⁠$11,000$17,000 → $28,000 · p. 43 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Instructional Materials · $55,000 → $60,000 · p. 43 ↗+⁠$5,000

How the plan measures it · 11 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 13 ↗.

Goal 2Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will actively seek opportunities to…$149,4376% of action budgets

“Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will actively seek opportunities to increase enrollment and engage students and families in order to improve attendance as well as develop and implement an effective, broad-based plan to recruit and retain students and families” p. 22 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $163,500 (−⁠$14,063)

Largest funded actions

  1. Student Support Center$85,116action 2.4 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $37,158 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. School Attendance Review Team (SART)$26,821action 2.5 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Social Emotional Interventions and Supports$25,000action 2.1 · p. 43 ↗
  4. Communication with Educational Partners$6,000action 2.2 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. Public Relations$3,500action 2.6 · p. 44 ↗

1 more funded action in this goal

  • School Community Involvement · action 2.3 · p. 43 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3,000

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Student Support Center+⁠$30,116$55,000 → $85,116 · p. 43 ↗
  2. School Attendance Review Team (SART)−⁠$23,179$50,000 → $26,821 · p. 43 ↗
  3. Social Emotional Interventions and Supports−⁠$20,000$45,000 → $25,000 · p. 43 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Communication with Educational Partners · $5,500 → $6,000 · p. 43 ↗+⁠$500
  • Public Relations · $5,000 → $3,500 · p. 44 ↗−⁠$1,500
  • School Community Involvement · $3,000 → $3,000 · p. 43 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 22 ↗.

Goal 3Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will seek, support, and retain highly…$1.5 million63% of action budgets

“Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language, Music, and Science (REALMS) will seek, support, and retain highly qualified, talented staff to meet the needs of our students and families” p. 32 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $1.4 million (+⁠$78,343)

Largest funded actions

  1. School Staffing$1.5 millionaction 3.1 · p. 44 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. School Staffing+⁠$0.1 million$1.4 million → $1.5 million · p. 44 ↗

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 32 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

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
2022–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #4,184 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #5 of 6 in Kern County Office of Education
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math6%3542%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math25%3623%
Chronically absent7 in 100645%
Suspension rate3.3% (9 of 273)385%
English learners: top level21%575%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-11.6pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2025–26. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 80%: the remaining 20%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2021–22 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267126#4184California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

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)
2021–22not on filenot on file−26
2022–23not on filenot on file+7
2023–2443 in 1004.3% (12 of 278)+3
2024–2524 in 1003.2% (9 of 283)−8
2025–267 in 1003.3% (9 of 273)−12

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
Every tested year2022–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English1117%28%
2026 · Math1105%21%
2025 · English1087%19%
2025 · Math1086%23%
2024 · English977%29%
2024 · Math967%23%
2023 · English906%21%
2023 · Math885%15%
2022 · English917%26%
2022 · Math910%10%

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 · English3619%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2520%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2114%
2025 · Grade 6 · English2619%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math3625%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2532%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math2114%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math2619%
2024 · Grade 3 · English2114%
2024 · Grade 4 · English2330%
2024 · Grade 5 · English2733%
2024 · Grade 6 · English2635%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math2129%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2218%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math2715%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math2631%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1916%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2520%
2023 · Grade 5 · English2433%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2214%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math1921%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2412%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math2317%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math229%
2022 · Grade 3 · English1839%
2022 · Grade 4 · English2631%
2022 · Grade 5 · English3119%
2022 · Grade 6 · English1619%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math1833%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math268%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math310%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math166%

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
Schoolwide230%9%87%4%

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-income5822%−5−14
Hispanic or Latino4726%−2−10
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−1260Moderate−260Average
English-only students−1143not categorized+243not categorized
Hispanic or Latino−1539Moderate−539Average
Low-income−1635Moderate−335Average
White+116Average+616Accelerated
English learners−2112Minimal−512Average
Students with disabilities−3111Minimal−111Average

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

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−12 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

60 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−2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–6

60 students

CDE growth category: Average

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

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4–6, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 24 in 100 → 2025–26 · 7 in 100 · −17 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.2% (9 of 283) → 2025–26 · 3.3% (9 of 273) · +0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—8 in 100—
Male—6 in 100—
Black or African American—0 of 18—
Hispanic or Latino—9 in 100—
Two or more races—0 of 22—
White—8 of 88—
Students with disabilities—7 of 42—
English learners—1 of 17—
Homeless—0 of 12—
Low-income—8 in 100—
All students—7 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$80,421 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,222 pupils

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 21%Instruction support 21%Student services 17%Administration 32%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$44,206,45220.67%21%
Instruction support$44,393,10120.75%21%
Student services$37,219,44317.40%17%
Administration$68,383,44731.97%32%
Buildings & maintenance$14,386,7426.73%7%
Other$5,314,9712.48%2%
Total$213,904,156100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $213,904,156 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$80,421 per pupil
2020$76,691 per pupil
2019$71,849 per pupil
2018$36,995 per pupil
2017$36,964 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 holders12.5%

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 93555 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93555 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$86,700
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30%
ZIP-area population33,845
Median age34.9 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 93555 →

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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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