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Santiago Hills Elementary — Rating & test scores

Irvine · TK–6 · 548 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
87 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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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 and math: 86% and 84% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. Source
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 270 in English, 284 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows 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. Santiago Hills Elementary teaches TK–6: grade 6 results ↓

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

Are children building strong foundations?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
63%
Proficient
23%
Below Proficient
14%

86% proficient or advanced · 270 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced63%24%48%
Proficient23%22%24%
Developing8%21%14%
Minimal6%33%14%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
61%
Proficient
23%
Below Proficient
16%

84% proficient or advanced · 284 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced61%21%45%
Proficient23%21%25%
Developing11%25%18%
Minimal5%33%12%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
66%
Proficient
20%
Below Proficient
14%

86% proficient or advanced · 91 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced66%20%47%
Proficient20%28%29%
Developing12%24%13%
Minimal2%28%11%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced
68%
Proficient
16%
Below Proficient
16%

84% proficient or advanced · 93 tested

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced68%21%54%
Proficient16%16%19%
Developing12%25%17%
Minimal4%38%10%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

What these tests tell you · what to ask

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

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

Things worth knowing

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In 2025, students in grades 4–6 scored above what the state expected from their own earlier scores. The state calls them Accelerated in English and Exceptional in math.grades 4–6 · 2025
+10 ptsEnglish · above expected+27 ptsMath · above expected
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–6: 270
Comparison
270 students in grades 4–6 with scores in both years. 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.
About 3 in 5 reached the top of the state’s four levels, against 24% and 21% across California in the same grades.grades 3–5 · spring 2026
63%English · exceeded the standard61%Math · exceeded the standard
Source
CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 270 in English, 284 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s statewide grade 3, 4 and 5 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).
Low-income students here (55 tested in English, 58 in math, grades 3–6, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than low-income students across California in the same grades (36% and 30%).grades 3–6 · spring 2026
75%English · met or exceeded71%Math · met or exceeded
Source
CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
low-income students (CDE: “socioeconomically disadvantaged”) in grades 3–6: 55 in English, 58 in math
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 55 students in English and 58 in math.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
California46%

Tested: 270 here · 1,208,894 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
Irvine Unified72%

Tested: 270 here · 8,546 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 31 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced63%24%48%
Proficient23%22%24%
Developing8%21%14%
Minimal6%33%14%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grades 3–5Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school84%
California42%

Tested: 284 here · 1,211,701 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school84%
Irvine Unified70%

Tested: 284 here · 8,786 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 31 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced61%21%45%
Proficient23%21%25%
Developing11%25%18%
Minimal5%33%12%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
California48%

Tested: 91 here · 415,439 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school86%
Irvine Unified76%

Tested: 91 here · 3,026 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 30 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced66%20%47%
Proficient20%28%29%
Developing12%24%13%
Minimal2%28%11%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 6Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school84%
California37%

Tested: 93 here · 415,904 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school84%
Irvine Unified73%

Tested: 93 here · 3,087 in Irvine Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 30 schools.

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LevelHereCaliforniaIrvine Unified
Advanced68%21%54%
Proficient16%16%19%
Developing12%25%17%
Minimal4%38%10%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Progress over time

How have test results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202584%267 tested
→
202686%270 tested

Santiago Hills

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

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 3–5 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202588%271 tested
→
202684%284 tested

Santiago Hills

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

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Grades 3–5 are well above California. Grade 6 are also well above it.

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 3–5
Santiago HillsCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)86%46%
Math met or exceeded, grades 3–5
Santiago HillsCalifornia
0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)84%42%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

English went from 82% in 2017 to 86% in 2026. Math went from 82% in 2017 to 84% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearSantiago HillsCalifornia
201583%
283 tested		41%
1,396,572 tested
201684%
280 tested		45%
1,395,534 tested
201782%
280 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201886%
256 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201986%
251 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202283%
261 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202386%
248 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
202485%
253 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202584%
267 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202686%
270 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grades 3–5
YearSantiago HillsCalifornia
201583%
283 tested		35%
1,401,446 tested
201684%
280 tested		39%
1,401,413 tested
201782%
285 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
201883%
256 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201985%
253 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202282%
261 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202383%
252 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
202489%
262 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202588%
271 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202684%
284 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
The state’s growth measure270 students · grades 4–6 · 2025
English+10ptsCDE level: Accelerated (4 of 5)
Math+27ptsCDE level: Exceptional (5 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 10 points above that prediction, and in math 27 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026High CeilingThe average Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 50%.
School pattern, spring 2026Solid BaseThe average Met + Exceeded rate across the reported grades and subjects is at least 65%.
School pattern, spring 2026Growth EngineThe school’s aggregate cohort-change index clears our stronger-gains threshold. This is a school-level comparison across years, not tracking of individual children.

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

5 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26
9in 100 at the average Irvine Unified school17in 100 at the average California elementary school

31 of 587 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school5 in 100
at the average Irvine Unified school9 in 100
at the average California elementary school17 in 100
1.0%of students were suspended at least once (6 of 596), 2025–26
0.7%at the average Irvine Unified school1.6%at the average California elementary school

Reviews & community voices

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 3–6 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

55 English · 58 math tested

English75% / 36%
Math71% / 30%

Asian

250 English · 264 math tested

English88% / 71%
Math91% / 71%

White

33 English · 34 math tested · grades 4 and 5

English88% / 61%
Math71% / 53%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Irvine Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 55 tested in English, 58 in math
English75%+1956%+3936%
Math71%+1952%+4130%
Asian · 250 tested in English, 264 in math
English88%+1078%+1771%
Math91%+1081%+2071%
White · 33 tested in English, 34 in math · grades 4 and 5 only
English88%+2068%+2761%
Math71%+1358%+1853%

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

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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.

Low-income students here did far better than the same group statewide.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At Santiago Hills Elementary in Irvine, 74.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 3, 4, 5 and 6, compared to 56.2% district-wide for those same grades and 36.0% statewide for those same grades. Santiago Hills Elementary’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 18.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (70.7% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (88.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 21.8 percentage points: English learners in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 55 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Asian: 63%2. White: 16%3. Two or more races: 9%4. Hispanic or Latino: 8%5. Filipino: 3%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Asian63%
  2. White16%
  3. Two or more races9%
  4. Hispanic or Latino8%
  5. Filipino3%
  6. Black or African American—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.
Full student mix, comparisons & sources
Eligible enrollment, 2025–26Here
Asian63%
White16%
Two or more races9%
Hispanic or Latino8%
Filipino3%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

1 in 8 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (12%, 68 of 548). California: 63%.

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

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 100.00%: 19 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 19 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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The school path beyond this campus

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  1. ElementarySantiago Hills ElementaryThis campus · grades K-6
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Middle-school links

  • Sierra Vista Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

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

High-school links

  • Northwood High

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

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29 Christamon West, Irvine 92620

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Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar elementary schools2026 statewide percentile
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 4.4–20.4% meal eligibility and 274–1,096 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is Santiago Hills Elementary a good elementary school?
Santiago Hills Elementary is in the 99th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. Its Scope Score is 87 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Santiago Hills Elementary was well above California in English and math: 86% and 84% met or exceeded the standard in grades 3–5, against 46% and 42% statewide. The Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 3-to-5 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Santiago Hills Elementary's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2026, 86% of students tested in grades 3–5 met or exceeded the English standard and 84% the math standard; 63% and 61% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 46% and 42% met or exceeded, 24% and 21% exceeded. 270 students were tested in English and 284 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).
How does Santiago Hills Elementary rank in California?
Santiago Hills Elementary is in the 99th percentile of 5,728 California comprehensive elementary schools (Strong, 2026). Santiago Hills Elementary ranks #45 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2026 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), aggregate cohort comparison (2024 G3 → 2026 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 Santiago Hills Elementary getting better or worse?
SchoolScope compares Santiago Hills Elementary's grade 3 results in 2024 with its grade 5 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 96th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.
What do attendance and suspension records show for Santiago Hills Elementary?
CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 5.3% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 31 chronically absent of 587 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 1.0%; 6 unduplicated suspended students of 596 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 5.9%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.0%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.
How does Santiago Hills Elementary compare to other schools in Irvine?
Santiago Hills Elementary is in the 99th percentile (Strong) of California’s regular public and charter elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 548 students. Use the schools in Irvine page or the map view to compare nearby elementary schools.
What do reported student-group results show at Santiago Hills Elementary?
At Santiago Hills Elementary in Irvine, 74.5% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2026 for reported grades 3, 4, 5 and 6, compared to 56.2% district-wide for those same grades and 36.0% statewide for those same grades. Santiago Hills Elementary’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 18.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (70.7% met or exceeded the Math standard); Asian students (88.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 21.8 percentage points: English learners in Math. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2025-26. 55 ELA grade test records. 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.
What middle school does Santiago Hills Elementary feed into?
By attendance boundary, Santiago Hills Elementary is zoned to Sierra Vista Middle. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education's School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.
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Santiago Hills Elementary is ranked #45 statewide · #2 of 31 in Irvine Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard60.2%21.5%42%
Met or exceeded84.0%43.0%23%
Growth (2024 G3 → 2026 G5)Strongaverage20%
Chronic absenteeism5.9%16.9%5%
Suspension rate1.0%1.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)31.4%17.3%5%
Exceeded standard
↑ vs CA 21.5% · index 88 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↑ vs CA 43.0% · index 82 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G3 → 2026 G5)
↑ vs CA average · ≈96th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 16.9% · index 68 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · → no change vs 2025
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 1.6% · index 55 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↑ vs CA 17.3% · index 73 · 50 = CA elementary-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36344%29%17%10%73%+30
Grade 48575%18%2%5%93%+48
Grade 512265%22%9%4%87%+39
Grade 69166%20%12%2%86%+40

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 3 ELA equal-school mean: 43.1%; n=5685 reporting schools

State grade 4 ELA equal-school mean: 44.6%; n=5706 reporting schools

State grade 5 ELA equal-school mean: 48.1%; n=5715 reporting schools

State grade 6 ELA equal-school mean: 46.1%; n=4052 reporting schools

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2026
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 36447%33%14%6%80%+34
Grade 49167%22%9%2%89%+48
Grade 512963%19%12%6%82%+47
Grade 69368%16%12%4%84%+49

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 3 Math equal-school mean: 46.0%; n=5687 reporting schools

State grade 4 Math equal-school mean: 41.4%; n=5704 reporting schools

State grade 5 Math equal-school mean: 35.6%; n=5717 reporting schools

State grade 6 Math equal-school mean: 34.9%; n=4050 reporting schools

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.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2025 · Grade 3 · ELA6085.0%
2025 · Grade 4 · ELA11582.6%
2025 · Grade 5 · ELA9285.9%
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA8989.9%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6085.0%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math11786.3%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math9491.5%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math9490.4%
2024 · Grade 3 · ELA8273.2%
2024 · Grade 4 · ELA8591.8%
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA8689.5%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA10784.1%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math9083.3%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math8793.1%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math8590.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math11182.0%
2023 · Grade 3 · ELA5972.9%
2023 · Grade 4 · ELA8589.4%
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA10491.3%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA11585.2%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math6081.7%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math8589.4%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math10779.4%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math12080.0%
2022 · Grade 3 · ELA5773.7%
2022 · Grade 4 · ELA9684.4%
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA10886.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA8789.7%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math5683.9%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math9684.4%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math10979.8%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math8779.3%
2019 · Grade 3 · ELA6882.3%
2019 · Grade 4 · ELA8887.5%
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA9587.4%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA9690.6%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math6885.3%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math9086.7%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9582.1%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math9783.5%
2018 · Grade 3 · ELA6081.7%
2018 · Grade 4 · ELA9483.0%
2018 · Grade 5 · ELA10291.2%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA10287.3%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math6085.0%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math9484.0%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math10281.4%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math10386.4%
2017 · Grade 3 · ELA7067.1%
2017 · Grade 4 · ELA10684.0%
2017 · Grade 5 · ELA10489.4%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA9387.1%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math7277.8%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math10682.1%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math10784.1%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math9682.3%
2016 · Grade 3 · ELA9174%
2016 · Grade 4 · ELA9591%
2016 · Grade 5 · ELA9486%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA11779%
2016 · Grade 3 · Math9179%
2016 · Grade 4 · Math9587%
2016 · Grade 5 · Math9487%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math11884%
2015 · Grade 3 · ELA7782%
2015 · Grade 4 · ELA9381%
2015 · Grade 5 · ELA11385%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA9987%
2015 · Grade 3 · Math7787%
2015 · Grade 4 · Math9381%
2015 · Grade 5 · Math11381%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math9987%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide12952%19%26%3%

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 Disadvantaged5574.5%+18+39
Asian25088.0%+10+17
English Learners2650.0%+22+37
Nearest elementary schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

nearest by distance · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = school-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Santiago Hills Elementary ←—8799th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202660.2%84.0%+8.2pp+97 pts1.0%
Eastwood Elementary0.4 mi6891st percentile · Strong · statewide · 202648.5%73.0%−10.9pp—0.4%
Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy0.6 mi8999th percentile · Strong · statewide · 202662.7%85.0%+10.9pp—0.4%
Canyon View Elementary0.7 mi7193rd percentile · Strong · statewide · 202656.2%80.6%−9.5pp—0.2%
California average—39School average · no percentile21.5%43.0%−2.7pp—1.6%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201986/10098#78California comprehensive elementary schools · 5,484 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 5.2% → 2026 · 5.3% · +0.1pp
Suspension rate2025 · 0.7% → 2026 · 1.0% · +0.3pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2026 · ELA36164.0%85.6%
2026 · Math37762.3%83.8%
2025 · ELA35668.0%85.7%
2025 · Math36570.1%88.5%
2024 · ELA36059.7%84.7%
2024 · Math37369.4%86.9%
2023 · ELA36363.9%86.0%
2023 · Math37265.0%82.3%
2022 · ELA34864.7%84.5%
2022 · Math34863.2%81.6%
2019 · ELA34764.0%87.3%
2019 · Math35065.7%84.3%
2018 · ELA35864.3%86.3%
2018 · Math35965.7%84.1%
2017 · ELA37362.7%83.1%
2017 · Math38163.5%81.9%
2016 · ELA39766%82%
2016 · Math39867%84%
2015 · ELA38264%84%
2015 · Math38266%84%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
2019———65.3%85.2%5.1%0.3%+0.9pp
2022———61.7%82.0%9.1%0.5%+4.2pp
2023———65.2%84.0%10.0%0.3%+8.1pp
2024———65.2%86.9%5.1%1.0%+11.8pp
2025———66.6%86.0%5.9%0.7%+3.7pp
20268799#4560.2%84.0%5.9%1.0%+8.2pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

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 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years
Group2018–192025–26Δ
Female3.1%4.8%+1.7pp
Male6.4%5.7%-0.7pp
Asian3.3%3.8%+0.5pp
Filipino9.1%25.0%+15.9pp
Hispanic/Latino12.7%12.5%-0.2pp
Two or More Races5.7%3.8%-1.9pp
White3.5%5.3%+1.8pp
Students with Disabilities14.7%17.5%+2.8pp
English Learners4.7%6.5%+1.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged7.4%16.0%+8.6pp
All Students4.8%5.3%+0.5pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
GroupELAnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+10270Accelerated+27270Exceptional
Asian+11196Accelerated+33196Exceptional
English Only+8135not categorised+21135not categorised
English Learner+1168Accelerated+4068Exceptional
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only+1750not categorised+3450not categorised
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+1038Accelerated+2838Exceptional
White−328Average+1328Accelerated
Two or More Races+2226Exceptional+1026Accelerated
Students with Disabilities−420Average+1220Accelerated
English Learners Only−1118not categorised+5518not categorised
Hispanic or Latino+1615Accelerated+3015Exceptional

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — 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 categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, 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. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 3
38%
exceeded standard · 73% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 82 ELA test records with scores
ELA · 2026 · Grade 5
65%
exceeded standard · 87% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 122 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 86 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field
State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8
Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

270 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, ELA: +10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 79th percentile of 7,519 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.79th pctile · +10 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8
Source and benchmark

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

ALL students, grades 4–8

270 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

California growth model, math: +27 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 97th percentile of 7,518 reported schools in SchoolScope's retained inventory.97th pctile · +27 pts
this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median ELA estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. 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 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$13,060 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,660 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

Central federal expenditures attributed here$229 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 548

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,178 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.

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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 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 3%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 2%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$13,060 per pupil
2020$14,414 per pupil
2019$11,451 per pupil
2018$10,962 per pupil
2017$10,874 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 92620
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92620
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$146,942
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)70.51%
ZCTA population61,631
Median age37.5 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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