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Rio Vista School of Applied Learning

Apple Valley, CA · Grades TK-6 · 927 students · Apple Valley Unified

No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

38% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 29% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

29%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

English

38%

Grades 3 & 5 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

927

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

22%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

What are you trying to decide?

The overall score is a starting point.

Look at subject results, trends and student groups, then consider the opportunities your child would use.

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 3 & 5 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2019: 42%2022: 35%2023: 33%2024: 25%2025: 29%2019: 51%2022: 50%2023: 39%2024: 35%2025: 38%201920222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2019: 42%2022: 35%2023: 33%2024: 25%2025: 29%2019: 51%2022: 50%2023: 39%2024: 35%2025: 38%20192022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
201942%51%
202235%50%
202333%39%
202425%35%
202529%38%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2019 to 2025

Slipped from the 60th to the 38th percentile since 2019.

Most rating sites would stop at “33% proficient” and call it done. Rio Vista School of Applied Learning deserves a closer read. Three in five of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

511 tested · 3 of 3 grades published · cohort of 128 tracked

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning scores 31 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 38th percentile of 5,721 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 33% meet the standard today, versus 47% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.

Percentile among 5,721 elementary schools statewide
Year detailsYear2019 · 60th percentile · Scope Score 41 of 1002022 · 50th percentile · Scope Score 32 of 1002023 · 45th percentile · Scope Score 31 of 1002024 · 27th percentile · Scope Score 28 of 1002025 · 38th percentile · Scope Score 31 of 100
ELAYellow(Increased)MathOrange(Maintained)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 354%43%31%31%34%
Grade 451%33%40%36%39%
Grade 547%56%47%37%43%
Grade 652%43%41%37%41%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade20192022202320242025
Grade 353%39%38%27%35%
Grade 444%23%31%35%22%
Grade 530%30%29%24%22%
Grade 630%20%15%24%15%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in four of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA39% met or exceeded
Exceeded 13%Met 26%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 36%
Math24% met or exceeded
Exceeded 10%Met 13%Nearly Met 32%Not Met 44%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California elementary schools · average21% exceeded · 43% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)AbsenceSuspension
This school3113%33%Average · p4922.2%0.8%
CA average · Elementary School3921%43%Average · p5017.9%1.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope3139
% Exceeded13%21%
% Met+33%43%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Average · p49Average · p50
Absence22.2%17.9%
Suspension0.8%1.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model splits here — the 41st percentile in reading against the 16th in math, among elementary schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model, following individual children in grades 4 through 8 rather than comparing school-wide averages the way we do — and its two subjects part company here. It puts this school around the 41st percentile of California elementary schools in reading and the 16th in math; ours, which blends the subjects, lands around the 49th. A gap that size between reading and math in one building is worth asking about directly — one year of data can't tell you whether it is the teaching, the cohort, or noise.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California elementary school lands at +2 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −5 and +9 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

The returning cohort, two years on
ELA · 2023 · Grade 3
19%
exceeded standard · 31% met or exceeded
ELA · 2025 · Grade 5
14%
exceeded standard · 43% met or exceeded

Percent exceeded, ELA only. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different metric — mean scale-score change across ELA and Math; California's own matched-student model is below.

Both measures, each ranked in its own field
Our growth measurereturning cohort, G3→G5SchoolScope growth measure: 49th percentile among California elementary schools.49th pctile
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: −1 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 41st percentile of 7,519 reported schools.41st pctile · −1 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: −12 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 16th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.16th pctile · −12 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard behind the same group statewide.

At Rio Vista School of Applied Learning in Apple Valley, 30.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 25.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Rio Vista School of Applied Learning outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (32.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 327 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 32% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 32%, district —, state 43%32%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 23%, district 20%, state 32%23% · −9 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 25%, district 21%, state 32%25% · −6 vs school
MaleMale: this school 32%, district 23%, state 42%32% · +1 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 31%, district 24%, state 44%31% · −1 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 41%, district 30%, state 56%41% · +10 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 11%, district 6%, state 15%11% · −21 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 9%, district 6%, state 11%9% · −22 vs school
HomelessHomeless: this school 23%, district 15%, state 22%23% · −8 vs school

7 of 16 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 14.0pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +1.4pp.

ShowHide California's growth model by student group
The state's growth model, by student group

California follows these children individually and predicts each one's score from their own prior year. Each row is read against the same group at a typical California elementary school — not against zero, and not against this school's all-students figure, because the state's expectation already differs by group.

Reading
English Only288 studentsEnglish Only, reading: 0 scale-score points versus expectation, against +3 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 288 students.0 pts · −3 vs typical
Low-income students214 studentsLow-income students, reading: −7 scale-score points versus expectation, against 0 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 214 students.−7 pts · −7 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students196 studentsHispanic or Latino students, reading: −5 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 196 students.−5 pts · −6 vs typical
White102 studentsWhite, reading: +5 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 102 students.+5 pts · 0 vs typical
English Learner44 studentsEnglish Learner, reading: −10 scale-score points versus expectation, against −2 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 44 students.−10 pts · −8 vs typical
Math
English Only286 studentsEnglish Only, math: −11 scale-score points versus expectation, against +1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 286 students.−11 pts · −12 vs typical
Low-income students212 studentsLow-income students, math: −20 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 212 students.−20 pts · −19 vs typical
Hispanic or Latino students195 studentsHispanic or Latino students, math: −17 scale-score points versus expectation, against −1 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 195 students.−17 pts · −16 vs typical
White101 studentsWhite, math: −6 scale-score points versus expectation, against +5 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 101 students.−6 pts · −11 vs typical
English Learner44 studentsEnglish Learner, math: −14 scale-score points versus expectation, against +2 for the same group at a typical California elementary school, 44 students.−14 pts · −16 vs typical
this school typical California elementary school, same group| the centre tick is 0 = as predicted

— 4 more groups are reported here with between 11 and 29 students. We hold those back on purpose: at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own, and a quarter of such groups land past the state's top or bottom cut point by chance alone. They are listed with their student counts in the data appendix. — A group not listed at all had fewer than 11 students with a growth score, so California published nothing for it here. That is a privacy protection, not a judgment about those students. — Context only. None of this enters the Scope Score.

The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 25 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher25 · district 23
Teaching staff42 teachers
Avg. experience8.8 years
Fully credentialed87%
First-year teachers5%
PrincipalLyndsie Bailes
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Teacher salary schedule$60,367 – $136,253
Principal salary$161,951 – $178,015
Superintendent salary$255,803

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended less, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 22.2%, district 32.6%, state 17.9%22.2% · +4.4pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 0.8%, district —, state 1.6%0.8% · −0.8pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–621.6%
TK/K31.0%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

Explore school spending and the district budget
What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $15,962 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

$867 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $15,962, CA average $14,491$15,962 · spent at this school
Federal share$867 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,836 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 65%Instruction support 10%Student services 8%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 11%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$11,653 per pupil
2019$9,934 per pupil
2018$10,396 per pupil
2017$8,812 per pupil
2016$8,939 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Three in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 927 students, this school is well above the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

On the state's science test (CAST), 28% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino54.7% · district 59.9% · CA 56.1%
White33.2% · district 26.9% · CA 19.9%
Asian2.5% · district 1.3% · CA 10.2%
Black3.8% · district 6.8% · CA 4.8%
Other5.8% · district 5.2% · CA 9.0%
Free or reduced lunch63.0% · CA 64%
Median income$67K · CA $85K
Median home value$384K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+17% · CA 35%
ZIP population42,709
Median age38 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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Family voices

What would you want another family to know about the daily experience here?

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · elementary schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Rio Vista School of Applied LearningPublicDeveloping13%33%School being viewed
Academy for Academic ExcellenceCharterStrong21%48%2.8 mi
Endeavour School of ExplorationPublicSolid29%56%2.2 mi
Sitting Bull AcademyPublicNeeds Support14%33%1.1 mi
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Your other options

Nearby public schools across grade levels, plus private options within 10 miles.

All schools in Apple Valley →

Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.

6 private schools within 10 miles
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District public
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Charter
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Private
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Moving & enrollment

Which schools could serve my child?

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School location and nearby schools do not establish attendance eligibility. Confirm boundaries and permit requirements with Apple Valley Unified.

District information →School website →

Schools across the K–12 journey

Apple Valley HighScope 49estimated path

The road from this school ends at Apple Valley High, which sent 25 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 17 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Apple Valley High around 2035, and 10 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 64% of Apple Valley High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

25 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 17 AP subjects taught → full record on Apple Valley High's page
Source: UC & College Board

Source: sabs_2016. Schools are grouped by grade stage. Nearby schools are not confirmed feeder links or address assignments. Verify the current path and eligibility with the district.

Plan your next step

What should I do next?

Worth a school visit

Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.

  • Ask what changes between grade 3 and grade 5 here, and who teaches the older kids.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
  • Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
  • Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
  • Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Rio Vista School of Applied Learning a good elementary school?
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning has a Scope Score of 31 out of 100, placing it in the 38th percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #3,559 statewide. 12.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 8.7 percentage points below the California average of 21.4%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 3-to-5 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Rio Vista School of Applied Learning's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 32.7% of students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 12.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 20.1% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 12.6% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 731 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Rio Vista School of Applied Learning rank in California?
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning ranks #3,559 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 38th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), same-cohort growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Rio Vista School of Applied Learning getting better or worse?
SchoolScope follows the same cohort of students across grades rather than comparing two different grades in the same year. At Rio Vista School of Applied Learning that cohort is 2023 G3 → 2025 G5, measured in SBAC scale-score points. Its gain ranks average among California elementary schools — roughly the 49th percentile, behind the typical school at this level. Read the ranking, not the raw point gain: scale scores rise with age, so nearly every school posts a positive number and only the relative position tells you anything. Growth is weighted at 20% in the elementary Scope Score because it is the least demographically confounded signal available — it tracks change over time rather than the level students arrived at. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning?
22.2% of students at Rio Vista School of Applied Learning are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 0.8%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Rio Vista School of Applied Learning compare to other schools in Apple Valley?
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning scores 31/100 (38th percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 927 students. Use the schools in Apple Valley page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Rio Vista School of Applied Learning serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Rio Vista School of Applied Learning in Apple Valley, 30.6% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 25.8% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Rio Vista School of Applied Learning outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (14.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (32.9% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 26.8 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 327 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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Behind the evidence

Inspect the full record

Public sources, visible methods and the underlying school record. Source years and limitations stay attached to the evidence.

How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 6 things our score weighs

The school's returning cohort — mostly, not exactly, the same kids two years on — gained 75 scale-score points across the span. Almost every school gains points, so we rank the gain against every other California school in this level.

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard12.6%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded32.7%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Averageaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism22.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate0.8%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)18.1%18.0%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning: reading the evidence

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning posts 33% meeting the standard and 12.6% exceeding it, against 43% and 21.4% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.

Explore the underlying data →
Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Rio Vista School of Applied Learning is ranked #3,559 statewide · #2 of 12 in Apple Valley Unified.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard12.6%21.4%42%
Met or exceeded32.7%42.7%23%
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)Averageaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism22.2%17.9%5%
Suspension rate0.8%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)18.1%18.0%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 21.4% · index 41 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 42.7% · index 42 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Growth (2023 G3 → 2025 G5)
↓ vs CA average · 49th pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 17.9% · index 43 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 57 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · → no change vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 18.0% · index 51 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 313317%17%26%41%34%−9
Grade 410414%25%23%38%39%−5
Grade 512914%29%28%29%43%−5
Grade 61457%34%23%35%41%−5
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 313312%23%27%38%35%−10
Grade 41039%14%43%35%22%−19
Grade 51299%13%30%47%22%−12
Grade 614411%4%32%53%15%−19

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide1279%19%54%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.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged32730.6%+5−8
Hispanic/Latino28332.9%+5−6
White15850.0%+14−12
03Nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Rio Vista School of Applied Learning ←—3112.6%32.7%−2.0pp+75 pts0.8%
Academy for Academic Excellence2.8 mi5321.5%47.7%+18.8pp—3.1%
Endeavour School of Exploration2.2 mi4428.9%56.3%−5.7pp—2.8%
Sitting Bull Academy1.1 mi2413.5%33.3%−19.4pp—5.2%
California average—3921.4%42.7%−2.9pp—1.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20194160#221121.9%46.7%9.1%0.5%-15.3pp
20223250#283814.7%37.5%44.5%0.9%+2.3pp
20233145#313513.2%35.8%30.0%1.5%+3.7pp
20242827#415310.3%31.6%21.9%0.7%+1.5pp
20253138#355912.6%32.7%22.2%0.8%-2.0pp
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID) · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female9.5%21.9%+12.4pp
Male8.5%22.9%+14.4pp
Asian2.9%8.7%+5.8pp
Black/African American16.7%21.3%+4.6pp
Hispanic/Latino10.4%25.2%+14.8pp
Two or More Races10.7%23.9%+13.2pp
White6.6%18.9%+12.3pp
Students with Disabilities10.3%30.9%+20.6pp
English Learners4.2%16.7%+12.5pp
Foster Youth0.0%10.0%+10.0pp
Homeless28.3%29.1%+0.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged11.5%25.8%+14.3pp
All Students9.0%22.4%+13.4pp
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
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GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students−1345Average−12343Moderate
English Only0288not categorised−11286not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged−7214Moderate−20212Moderate
Hispanic or Latino−5196Average−17195Moderate
White+5102Accelerated−6101Moderate
English Learner−1044Moderate−1444Moderate
Students with Disabilities−1443Moderate−1942Moderate
English Learners Only−2131not categorised−931not categorised
Homeless Youth−1022Moderate−221Average
Two or More Races+918Accelerated+518Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+1613not categorised−1713not categorised
Asian+812Accelerated−812Moderate

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,721 elementary schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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