Public school · Menifee Union · Menifee, California

Sally Buselt Elementary — Rating & test scores

Menifee · TK–5 · 374 students (2024–25)

29810 Wickerd Road, 92584menifeeusd.org ↗(951) 672-1851
72ndpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
48

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six elementary school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well above California in English, above in math: 58% and 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 180 in English, 179 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

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

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On spring 2025 tests, students in grades 4 and 5 scored above what the state expected in English (+27 pts) and math (+22 pts). The state bases that expectation on each student’s earlier scores.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE growth model, 2025. Students with scores in both years in grades 4 and 5: 104. Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Menifee Union which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Sally Buselt a good elementary school?

Sally Buselt Elementary scores higher than 72 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 72nd percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 6 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 8 in 100 at the average Menifee Union elementary school. 1.6% of students (8 of 504) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (3)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4 and 5 scored +27 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +22 points, which it calls Exceptional.

  • Included in this measure: 104 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 50% of low-income students in grades 3–5 at Sally Buselt Elementary in Menifee scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; above it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 50% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 180 in English, 179 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 180 tested

Advanced
27%
Proficient
31%
Below the standard
42%
This school58%
California46%
Menifee Union51%

58% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 179 tested

Advanced
24%
Proficient
26%
Below the standard
50%
This school50%
California42%
Menifee Union47%

50% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–5 · every level, with tested counts

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 Advanced60%55%60%
Advanced29%18%33%
Proficient31%37%27%
Developing level18%28%15%
Minimal22%17%25%
Tested556560
California44%46%49%
Difference+16+9+11

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 Advanced55%45%50%
Advanced25%20%27%
Proficient30%25%23%
Developing level21%38%25%
Minimal24%17%25%
Tested556460
California47%42%37%
Difference+8+3+13

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.

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

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 58% and math went from 49% to 50%.

Our comparable history for these grades covers 2025 and 2026 only. More years are needed to show a longer trend.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202558%179 tested
→
202658%180 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202549%179 tested
→
202650%179 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4 and 5 scored +27 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +22 points, which it calls Exceptional.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4 and 5: 104
Comparison
Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4 and 5 · 2025 · 104 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

+27 pts

English

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

+22 pts

Math

The state calls it Exceptional, the highest of its five growth levels.

Ask: How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?

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, grades 3–5 · This school27%31%21%21%180
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Menifee Union25%26%24%25%4,210
Math, grades 3–5 · This school24%26%28%22%179
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Menifee Union22%25%27%26%4,214

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.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20252 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2025–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20252026202658%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20252026202650%42%

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English was 58% in every year shown. In math, it went from 49% in 2025 to 50% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202558%
179 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202658%
180 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
202549%
179 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202650%
179 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 27 points above that expected score, and in math 22 points above it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

What you can do

Who can act on Sally Buselt’s results?

Menifee Union’s board decides Sally Buselt’s plan.

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

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

Menifee Union’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 Menifee Union’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?

6 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. 1.6% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 8 in 100 at the average Menifee Union elementary school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 28 of 491 students counted for it; suspension: 8 of 504 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Menifee Union elementary school 1.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

6 in 100This school
8 in 100At the average Menifee Union elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

28 of 491 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.6%

of students were suspended at least once (8 of 504). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Sally Buselt

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 ↓

Have a child here? Answer 7 questionsResponder en español

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

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same group across California.

Student groups, grades 3–5, spring 2026

57% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 44% in math (grades 3–5, spring 2026), against 36% and 31% for the same group across California. Low-income students here scored well above the same group across California in English.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–5; 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).
Sally BuseltSame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 98 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 50%Same group, California 36%
  • Low-incomeMath · 97 tested37%Same group, California 31%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 89 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 57%Same group, California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 89 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 44%Same group, California 31%
  • WhiteEnglish · 38 tested66%Same group, California 60%
  • WhiteMath · 37 tested59%Same group, California 56%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–5, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 51%2. White: 18%3. Not reported: 9%4. Black or African American: 8%5. Two or more races: 6%6. Filipino: 5%7. Asian: 3%Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino51%
  2. White18%
  3. Not reported9%
  4. Black or African American8%
  5. Two or more races6%
  6. Filipino5%
  7. Asian3%
  8. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  9. Pacific Islander—
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

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

40% 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 · 10 of 25 English learners40%
Menifee Union · 392 of 68957%
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?

50%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 187 of 374. California: 63%.

20teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

Ask: How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–5 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Menifee Unionvs California
Low-income · 98 tested in English, 97 in math
English50%+545%+1436%
Math37%−340%+631%
Hispanic or Latino · 89 tested
English57%+1146%+2136%
Math44%+440%+1331%
White · 38 tested in English, 37 in math
English66%+1254%+660%
Math59%+653%+356%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Menifee Union, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

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, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino51%
White18%
Not reported9%
Black or African American8%
Two or more races6%
Filipino5%
Asian3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—

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.

Next steps

What comes after Sally Buselt, and how do I get in?

  1. Elementary · this school
    Sally Buselt Elementary
    Grades TK–5
  2. Middle
    Bell Mountain Middle
    23rd · Needs Support · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High
    Link not recorded
    Ask the district about this stage.

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

  • Bell Mountain Middle

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    23rd percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

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.

How do I get in?

Ask Menifee Union which school serves your address.

School website: menifeeusd.org ↗Office: (951) 672-1851Administrator: Stephanie Acosta

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
29810 Wickerd Road, Menifee 92584

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

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help children who need more support in reading or math, and those ready for more challenge?
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  3. How does the school keep Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (951) 672-185129810 Wickerd Road, 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 schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

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.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #1,570 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #5 of 14 in Menifee Union
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math26%5442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math54%5923%
Chronically absent6 in 100675%
Suspension rate1.6% (8 of 504)505%
English learners: top level22%585%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)-2.3pp—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 year2024–25 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–264872#1570California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2024–25 has records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for it.

School yearChronic absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2024–255 in 1001.9% (8 of 430)+3
2025–266 in 1001.6% (8 of 504)−2

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 year2025–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English18027%58%
2026 · Math17924%50%
2025 · English17927%58%
2025 · Math17925%49%

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 · English6256%
2025 · Grade 4 · English6258%
2025 · Grade 5 · English5560%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6245%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math6255%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math5547%

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
Schoolwide6229%21%42%8%

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-income9850%+5+14
Hispanic or Latino8957%+11+21
White3866%+12+6
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+27104Exceptional+22104Exceptional
English-only students+2689not categorized+2289not categorized
Low-income+2755Exceptional+2055Exceptional
Hispanic or Latino+2753Exceptional+1553Accelerated
Students with disabilities+3323Exceptional+2323Exceptional
White+1918Accelerated+2118Exceptional
Black or African American+2912Exceptional+3912Exceptional

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. 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 and 5. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

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

State model · English+27 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 4 and 5

104 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+22 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

All students, grades 4 and 5

104 students

CDE simple estimate

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, math: +22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Exceptional, 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. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is grades 4 and 5, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

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

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

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 5 in 100 → 2025–26 · 6 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.9% (8 of 430) → 2025–26 · 1.6% (8 of 504) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—6 in 100—
Male—6 in 100—
Asian—0 in 100—
Black or African American—2 in 100—
Filipino—0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—5 in 100—
Two or more races—10 in 100—
White—10 in 100—
Students with disabilities—18 in 100—
English learners—3 in 100—
Homeless—6 in 100—
Low-income—7 in 100—
All students—6 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$11,823 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 10,456 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$33 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 374

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,171 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 374

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,556 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 65%Instruction support 12%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$126,265,10564.87%65%
Instruction support$23,183,02811.91%12%
Student services$18,073,5629.29%9%
Administration$9,130,0294.69%5%
Buildings & maintenance$17,980,5249.24%9%
Total$194,632,247100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $194,632,247 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$11,823 per pupil
2020$10,905 per pupil
2019$10,434 per pupil
2018$10,282 per pupil
2017$9,729 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92584 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92584 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$113,767
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)28%
ZIP-area population61,366
Median age35.6 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 92584 →

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