Soulsbyville Elementary: This school runs ahead of the state average. The bar itself is the harder conversation.
Soulsbyville posts 44% meeting the standard against 43% statewide — ahead of most, with real headroom above the bar.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 18% | 44% | +5.4 | 17.6% | 1.3% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Soulsbyville Elementary scores 45 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 56th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “44% proficient” and call it done. Soulsbyville deserves a closer read. It sits at the 56th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
The seven-year arc
Climbed from the 45th to the 56th percentile since 2019 — past roughly 500 elementary schools.
The pandemic drop is behind this school: 44% of students meet the standard today, above the 39% who did in 2019.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 53% | 47% | 43% | 55% | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 44% | 49% | 55% | 60% | 47% |
| Grade 5 | 41% | 30% | 35% | 43% | 54% |
| Grade 6 | 46% | 34% | 63% | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 7 | 53% | 39% | 56% | 39% | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 51% | 19% | 51% | 40% | 34% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 27% | 48% | 52% | 55% | 46% |
| Grade 4 | 43% | 53% | 51% | 63% | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 25% | 18% | 30% | 10% | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 33% | 32% | 33% | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 7 | 47% | 20% | 25% | 45% | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 28% | 14% | 37% | 30% | 46% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 4.8pp across grades; the floor rises 22.2pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Kids here gain ground the longer they stay — the pattern you want to see. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask how the school challenges kids who clear the standard early. The gap between meeting and exceeding is where pacing shows.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
How every group of students does here
At Soulsbyville Elementary in Soulsbyville, 38.2% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.2% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Soulsbyville Elementary outperforms its district average for low-income students by 0.0 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (34.9% Math proficient); White students (49.3% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 8.4 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 126 students tested.
7 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 33.3pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +33.3pp.
Showing up, and staying in class
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$159 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 44% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 37
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 53
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% | 17% | 28% | 40% | 32% | −11 |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 25% | 22% | 35% | 18% | 47% | +2 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 20% | 34% | 25% | 21% | 54% | +6 |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 14% | 51% | 23% | 12% | 65% | +18 |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 18% | 36% | 28% | 18% | 54% | +6 |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 5% | 29% | 37% | 29% | 34% | −12 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 48 | 8% | 38% | 27% | 27% | 46% | +0 |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% | 32% | 38% | 12% | 50% | +8 |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 23% | 11% | 31% | 34% | 34% | −1 |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 25% | 26% | 30% | 19% | 51% | +16 |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 28% | 20% | 32% | 20% | 48% | +14 |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 17% | 29% | 24% | 29% | 46% | +14 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 102 | 11% | 33% | 46% | 10% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 126 | 38.2% | +0 | +0 |
| White | 242 | 49.3% | +0 | −13 |
| Students with Disabilities | 25 | 24.7% | +0 | +8 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulsbyville Elementary ← | — | 45 | 18.2% | 43.8% | +5.4 | 1.3% |
| Gold Rush Home Study Charter | 1.6 mi | 50 | 18.7% | 41.1% | +5.3 | 2.0% |
| Summerville Elementary | 2.8 mi | 25 | 8.4% | 29.5% | +1.9 | 2.5% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40 | 45 | #3054 | 14.9% | 39.0% | 6.3% | 2.9% | -6.9pp |
| 2022 | 26 | 23 | #4442 | 14.7% | 40.7% | 28.3% | 1.5% | -23.7pp |
| 2023 | 40 | 52 | #2727 | 17.7% | 44.3% | 20.7% | 1.0% | -15.1pp |
| 2024 | 37 | 38 | #3533 | 20.9% | 47.5% | 16.3% | 0.9% | -28.2pp |
| 2025 | 45 | 56 | #2514 | 18.2% | 43.8% | 17.6% | 1.3% | +5.4pp |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 6.5% | 16.2% | +9.7pp |
| Male | 5.9% | 18.8% | +12.9pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.2% | 23.5% | +16.3pp |
| Two or More Races | 7.0% | 20.0% | +13.0pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 14.1% | 21.5% | +7.4pp |
| Homeless | 10.3% | 58.3% | +48.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 9.3% | 25.6% | +16.3pp |
| All Students | 6.2% | 17.6% | +11.4pp |
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