Public school with a magnet program · Santa Cruz City Elementary · Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch — Rating & test scores

Santa Cruz · TK–5 · 114 students (2024–25)

840 North Branciforte Avenue, 95062(831) 429-3898
65thpercentileSolid

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
43

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four 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

Near California in English (reading and writing) and math: 57% and 45% 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: 60
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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Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch, Ark Independent Studies, Alternative Family Education and Costanoa Career Prep Continuation High share this address in the state’s school directory. OpenStreetMap maps the grounds as one campus. Which buildings each school uses here isn’t mapped.

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In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 25% of students tested in math scored Advanced, against 21% across California. Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grades 3–5. California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,211,701 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City Elementary which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch a good elementary school?

Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch scores higher than 65 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 65th percentile, Solid, spring 2026. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 20 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 13 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district. 0 of 122 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (2)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

Yes, in both subjects. In 2025, students here in grades 4 and 5 scored +37 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +10 points, which it calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 39 students

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; near it in math.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 57% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 45% 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: 60
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 · 60 tested

Advanced
22%
Proficient
35%
Below the standard
43%
This school57%
California46%
Santa Cruz City Elementary55%

57% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 60 tested

Advanced
25%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
55%
This school45%
California42%
Santa Cruz City Elementary51%

45% 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 Advanced44%55%67%
Advanced12%15%33%
Proficient32%40%34%
Developing level31%30%25%
Minimal25%15%8%
Tested162024
California44%46%49%
Difference0+9+18

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 Advanced38%45%50%
Advanced12%30%29%
Proficient26%15%21%
Developing level43%25%38%
Minimal19%30%12%
Tested162024
California47%42%37%
Difference−9+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 →

How does math compare with English?

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 4 points across California. The grades 3–5 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

English results were lower than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 68% to 57% and math from 48% to 45%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202568%65 tested
→
202657%60 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202548%65 tested
→
202645%60 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 +37 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Exceptional. In math, they scored +10 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4 and 5: 39
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 · 39 students with scores in both years

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

+37 pts

English

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

+10 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

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

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 school22%35%28%15%60
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Santa Cruz City Elementary33%22%20%25%838
Math, grades 3–5 · This school25%20%35%20%60
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Santa Cruz City Elementary27%24%24%25%842

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 20187 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2018–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202657%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20182022202645%42%

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

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 29% in 2018 to 57% in 2026. In math, it went from 19% in 2018 to 45% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201829%
17 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201964%
11 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202239%
18 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202366%
32 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
202462%
56 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202568%
65 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202657%
60 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201819%
16 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201918%
11 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202247%
19 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202347%
32 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
202449%
55 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202548%
65 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202645%
60 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 37 points above that expected score, and in math 10 points above it.

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

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

What you can do

Who can act on Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch’s results?

Santa Cruz City Elementary’s board decides Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch’s plan.

The state hasn’t placed Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch 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?

Santa Cruz City Elementary’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 Santa Cruz City Elementary’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?

20 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. At the average elementary school in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district, 13 in 100 were. 0 of 122 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 24 of 122 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 122 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 elementary school in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district 0.8%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

20 in 100This school
13 in 100At the average elementary school in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

24 of 122 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 122

students were suspended at least once. 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 Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch

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 Santa Cruz City Elementary’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 61%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 61%2. Hispanic or Latino: 19%3. Two or more races: 13%Unallocated share: 7%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White61%
  2. Hispanic or Latino19%
  3. Two or more races13%
  4. Asian—
  5. Black or African American—
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share7%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

27%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 31 of 114. California: 63%.

7teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

100%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: Which student groups does the school track most closely, and what does it do when one falls behind?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White61%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Two or more races13%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

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

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 100% of teaching positions, 4.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 4.7 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Santa Cruz City Elementary which school serves your address.

Office: (831) 429-3898Administrator: Amelia Von Gerer

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
840 North Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz 95062

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Santa Cruz City Elementary.

Questions for your visit

  1. How does the school check what’s working in English? English: 68% in 2025 to 57% in 2026 here; California: 46% to 46%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon? 20 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (24 of 122 students); average elementary school in the Santa Cruz City Elementary district: 13 in 100
  3. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (831) 429-3898840 North Branciforte Avenue, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

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

Nearby elementary 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 #1,993 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #4 of 5 in Santa Cruz City Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math22%5142%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math50%5523%
Chronically absent20 in 100465%
Suspension rate0 of 122615%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+17.7pp—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 75%: the remaining 25%, for measures with no value here, is shared out among the measures above.

Scope Score by year2022–23 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–264365#1993California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

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)
2022–23not on filenot on file—
2023–2426 in 1000 of 123−18
2024–2518 in 1000 of 118+12
2025–2620 in 1000 of 122+18

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 year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English6022%57%
2026 · Math6025%45%
2025 · English6538%68%
2025 · Math6525%48%
2024 · English5627%62%
2024 · Math5520%49%
2023 · English3231%66%
2023 · Math3225%47%
2022 · English1828%39%
2022 · Math1911%47%
2019 · English1145%64%
2019 · Math119%18%
2018 · English176%29%
2018 · Math166%19%
2017 · English———
2017 · Math———

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 · English1958%
2025 · Grade 4 · English2568%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2176%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math1937%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math2560%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math2143%
2024 · Grade 3 · English2255%
2024 · Grade 4 · English1872%
2024 · Grade 5 · English1662%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math2264%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math1856%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math1520%
2023 · Grade 3 · English1759%
2023 · Grade 4 · English6—
2023 · Grade 5 · English9—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math1747%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2022 · Grade 3 · English——
2022 · Grade 4 · English6—
2022 · Grade 5 · English9—
2022 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math6—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math9—
2019 · Grade 3 · English4—
2019 · Grade 4 · English——
2019 · Grade 5 · English6—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math——
2019 · Grade 5 · Math6—
2018 · Grade 3 · English——
2018 · Grade 4 · English——
2018 · Grade 5 · English1323%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math——
2018 · Grade 4 · Math——
2018 · Grade 5 · Math119%
2017 · Grade 3 · English——
2017 · Grade 4 · English——
2017 · Grade 5 · English——
2017 · Grade 3 · Math——
2017 · Grade 4 · Math——
2017 · Grade 5 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2425%33%33%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: 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+3739Exceptional+1039Accelerated
English-only students+3935not categorized+835not categorized
White+4726Exceptional+1026Accelerated
Low-income+2312Exceptional+812Accelerated

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 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+37 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4 and 5

39 students

CDE growth category: Exceptional

California growth model, English: +37 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+10 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4 and 5

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4 and 5

39 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8; here that is 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 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 20 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 118 → 2025–26 · 0 of 122 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female17 in 10025 in 100+8 in 100
Male18 in 10014 in 100−4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino30 in 10026 in 100−4 in 100
White12 in 10021 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10028 in 100+8 in 100
English learners20 in 100——
Low-income19 in 10030 in 100+11 in 100
All students18 in 10020 in 100+2 in 100
Two or more races—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
School-level federal expenditures$260 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 114

Central federal expenditures attributed here$314 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 114

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95062 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95062 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$112,106
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population35,607
Median age43.3 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 95062 →

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