Alternative school · Mariposa County Unified · Mariposa, California

Sierra Home

Mariposa · K–12 · 70 students (2024–25)

5171 Silva Road, 95338mcusd.org ↗(209) 742-0290

Sierra Home is an alternative school: students are enrolled through a placement, application, or referral process specific to the program.

Compared only with other alternative schools: higher than 9 of the 33 other scored California alternative middle schools.

26thpercentileDeveloping

The dots are California’s 34 scored alternative middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of four of the six middle school measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓

Sierra Homehigher than 9 of the 33 other schools

California’s alternative middle schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Sierra Homehigher than 9 of the 33 other schools

California’s alternative middle schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Sierra Homehigher than 9 of the 33 other schools

California’s alternative middle schools · 1 dot each

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Near other alternative middle schools in math: 0% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 7, spring 2026, against 19%.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 7
Comparison: Alternative middle schools: the grade 7 results of 39 alternative schools combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,464 in math tested).

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

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16 of 100 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26: about half the rate at the average California alternative middle school we score.

Sources

The sentence above: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 100. The California figure is an average of school rates (34 scored California alternative middle schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Sierra Home how students enroll. Evidence ↓

Is Sierra Home a good alternative school?

Sierra Home scores higher than 26 in 100 of the 34 California alternative middle schools we score, compared only within that group: 26th percentile, Developing, spring 2026. Why alternative schools are ranked separately. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 16 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 31 in 100 at the average California alternative middle school we score. 0 of 120 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 0.5% at the average California alternative middle school we score. 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?

None of the 11 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 7, spring 2026

In grade 7, spring 2026, none of the 11 students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 19% at California alternative schools. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year can swing a lot; ask how results looked in other years.

Source

Source: California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grade 7: 11
Comparison: California alternative middle schools with results in grade 7: the 39 such schools’ results combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,464 tested). It counts every school with results, so it can differ from the number of schools we rank. The comparisons use the same grade and year.

AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

Math

Grade 7 · spring 2026 · 11 tested

Advanced: 0%
Proficient: 0%
Below the standard: 100%

This school0%

California alternative middle schools19%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 7.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Advanced	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Proficient	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Developing level	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Minimal	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Tested	not on file	0	4

English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed	suppressed	suppressed
Tested	9	10	4

English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed
Tested	10

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Advanced	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Proficient	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Developing level	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Minimal	not on file	none tested	suppressed
Tested	not on file	0	4

Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed	0%	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed	0%	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed	0%	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed	27%	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed	73%	suppressed
Tested	9	11	4

Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
Measure	Grade 11
Proficient or Advanced	suppressed
Advanced	suppressed
Proficient	suppressed
Developing level	suppressed
Minimal	suppressed
Tested	10

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?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

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
Students	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal	Tested
Math, grade 7 · This school	0%	0%	27%	73%	11
Math, grade 7 · California alternative middle schools	9%	10%	22%	59%	1,464

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The California alternative middle schools row combines those schools’ results, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Results since 20261 tested year shown

In grade 7, the share at the state’s top two levels in math was 0% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

Math · Proficient or Advanced · grade 7
Year	This school
2024	— Withheld by CDE
2025	— Withheld by CDE
2026	0% 11 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2024 and 2025.

What you can do

Who can act on Sierra Home’s results?

Mariposa County Unified’s board decides Sierra Home’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Mariposa County Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Mariposa County Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source

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

Mariposa County Unified’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 Mariposa County Unified’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?

16 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26.

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

89%

California alternative middle schools: 35%

2024–25 · 16 of 18 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

28%

2024–25 · 5 of 18 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

2024–25 · 1 of 16 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

18% enrolled in college within 12 months · 22 students who finished high school

University of California1 · 4%
California State University0 · 0%
California community college3 · 14%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
Not enrolled18 · 82%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. At the average California alternative middle school we score, 31 in 100 were. 0 of 120 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 0.5% at the average California alternative middle school we score. 26 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent.

Source

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students: chronic absence: 16 of 100 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 120 students enrolled during the year
Comparison: Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

16 in 100This school

31 in 100At the average California alternative middle school we score

16 of 100 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 120

students were suspended at least once. Average California alternative middle school we score 0.5%.

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

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts

Grades K–3: not in the records we hold
Grades 4–6: 0 in 100, 0 of 20
Grades 7–8: 5 in 100, 1 of 20
Grades 9–12: 26 in 100, 12 of 46

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition

Graduated in four years: 2024–25 · 16 of 18 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure): 2024–25 · 5 of 18 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate. We hold no combined figure for California alternative middle schools, so none is shown.
Finished the UC/CSU course list: 2024–25 · 1 of 16 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment. We hold no combined figure for California alternative middle schools, so none is shown.
Where students who finished high school went: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Sierra Home

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 ↓

Teach here? Tell us Mariposa County Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

White students are the largest group here: 58%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted

White58%
Hispanic or Latino18%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share24%

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?

70%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 49 of 70.

4teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

30%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, 2025–26	Here
White	58%
Hispanic or Latino	18%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
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: 30% of teaching positions, 1.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 4.6 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Sierra Home how students enroll.

School website: mcusd.org ↗Office: (209) 742-0290Administrator: Sean Page

Location and visiting

Get directions

5171 Silva Road, Mariposa 95338

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with Mariposa County Unified.

Questions for your visit

What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 100% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 7, spring 2026 (11 students tested); Schools in its class: 81%
When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
Which electives and high-school transition supports are available?

Office (209) 742-02905171 Silva Road, directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #25 of 34 California alternative middle schools we score

Score factors, 2025–26
Factor	School	Weight
Advancedaverage of English and math	0%	42%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math	0%	23%
Chronically absent	16 in 100	5%
Suspension rate	0 of 120	5%

Sierra Home is ranked only among California alternative middle schools, so this table sets it beside no other school; the chapters above compare each figure with that class. 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. 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 year2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2025–26	22	26	#25	California alternative middle schools · 34 schools · current formula

School year	Chronic absence	Suspension
2025–26	16 in 100	0 of 120

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

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

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Top level	Top two levels
2026 · English	38	5%	21%
2026 · Math	39	3%	8%
2025 · English	34	0%	9%
2025 · Math	34	0%	6%
2024 · English	28	11%	25%
2024 · Math	28	4%	14%
2023 · English	29	14%	28%
2023 · Math	29	7%	14%
2022 · English	24	8%	17%
2022 · Math	23	9%	17%
2019 · English	6	—	—
2019 · Math	6	—	—
2018 · English	—	—	—
2018 · Math	—	—	—
2017 · English	12	0%	50%
2017 · Math	11	0%	18%

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 · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2025 · Grade 5 · English	9	—
2025 · Grade 6 · English	4	—
2025 · Grade 7 · English	5	—
2025 · Grade 8 · English	6	—
2025 · Grade 11 · English	6	—
2025 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2025 · Grade 5 · Math	9	—
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	4	—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	5	—
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	6	—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math	6	—
2024 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · English	4	—
2024 · Grade 8 · English	6	—
2024 · Grade 11 · English	9	—
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	4	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	6	—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	9	—
2023 · Grade 3 · English	4	—
2023 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · English	5	—
2023 · Grade 11 · English	13	31%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	4	—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	5	—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	13	15%
2022 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 5 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 6 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2022 · Grade 8 · English	4	—
2022 · Grade 11 · English	11	9%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	4	—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	10	—
2019 · Grade 3 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 4 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 11 · English	—	—
2019 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · English	—	—
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	—	—
2018 · Grade 11 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 7 · English	—	—
2017 · Grade 11 · English	11	45%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	—	—
2017 · Grade 11 · Math	11	18%

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)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing level	Minimal
Schoolwide	17	6%	12%	71%	12%

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

Group	English	n	CDE category	Math	n	CDE category
All students	−56	14	Minimal	−23	14	Minimal
English-only students	−56	14	not categorized	−23	14	not categorized

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 grade 7. 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−56 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 7

14 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

State model · math−23 pts vs expected

matched students, grade 7

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grade 7

14 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median English estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 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 grade 7, 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 · 16 in 100 → 2025–26 · 16 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 103 → 2025–26 · 0 of 120 · 0.0 percentage points

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Change
Female	17 in 100	5 in 100	−12 in 100
Male	24 in 100	25 in 100	+1 in 100
White	17 in 100	12 in 100	−5 in 100
Low-income	28 in 100	18 in 100	−10 in 100
All students	20 in 100	16 in 100	−4 in 100
Hispanic or Latino	—	22 in 100	—
Students with disabilities	—	41 in 100	—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not reported
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment (male/female)	not reported
IB participation	not reported
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	0
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)	48

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	1	4%
California State University	0	0%
California community college	3	14%
In-state private	0	0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	0	0%
Out-of-state, 2-year	0	0%
Not enrolled	18	82%

22 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 18% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,934 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,604 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$456 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 70

Central federal expenditures attributed here$298 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 70

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,199 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 61%Instruction support 8%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 12%Other 2%

The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
Group	Dollars	Share, to two decimals	Printed
Instruction	$20,224,258	60.75%	61%
Instruction support	$2,515,978	7.56%	8%
Student services	$3,765,648	11.31%	11%
Administration	$2,156,980	6.48%	6%
Buildings & maintenance	$3,898,746	11.71%	12%
Other	$731,742	2.20%	2%
Total	$33,293,352	100.00%	100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $33,293,352 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$14,934 per pupil

2020$14,109 per pupil

2019$13,686 per pupil

2018$11,762 per pupil

2017$11,488 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

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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 95338 · not the school’s students

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95338 area
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$67,485
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	31%
ZIP-area population	10,006
Median age	55.2 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 95338 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 34 alternative middle schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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