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Summit Charter Academy — Rating & test scores

175 South Mathew Street, Porterville · 2,423 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 80

SolidScope Score · 73rd percentile. Higher than 73 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 100% of the class graduated in four years (147 of 147); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 147
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is Summit Charter Academy a good high school?

Solid. Summit Charter Academy is higher than most California high schools on English test results and attendance. Summit Charter Academy is lower than most on math test results.

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

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced8375%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3721%
English, Advanced6933%
Math, Advanced285%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance929 in 100
Summit Charter Academy’s place among California high schools, out of 100Bar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing), against 57% across California.

Each bar is Summit Charter Academy’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Summit Charter Academy say about itself?

These lines come from the school’s own website. They are the school’s description. They are not parent reviews or test results.

“Summit Charter Academy is committed to developing critical thinkers and problem solvers who value the perspectives and cultures of the global community.”
summitlombardi.org (opens in a new tab), read October 23, 2026

Every line here is from summitlombardi.org, read October 23, 2026.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 4 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Summit Charter Academy. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

5 high schools within 4.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Summit Charter AcademyScope Score 8073rd
  2. PortervillePorterville Unified · by addressScope Score 7550th
  3. MonachePorterville Unified · by addressScope Score 7548th
  4. Granite HillsPorterville Unified · by addressScope Score 7130th
  5. Butterfield CharterCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 612nd
Burton ElementaryA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

4 of 5 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Summit Charter Academy compare with schools like it?

Summit Charter Academy’s Scope Score is 80. 269 California high schools, counting Summit Charter Academy, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Summit Charter Academy’s result is higher than 242 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 269

  1. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 76%

    La Quinta High

    Westminster

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

269 California public high schools where 67% to 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 67% to 79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Summit Charter Academy’s share. The count includes Summit Charter Academy. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 75% to 73% and math from 21% to 23%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202652%73%Summit Charter AcademyThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202613%32%CaliforniaCalifornia23%Summit Charter AcademyThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSummit Charter AcademyCaliforniaTested here
201752%60%67
201854%56%78
201965%57%74
202244%55%94
202360%55%117
202454%56%143
202575%57%141
202673%57%146
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringSummit Charter AcademyCaliforniaTested here
201713%32%67
201811%31%79
20199%32%74
202215%27%97
202319%27%118
202415%28%143
202521%30%141
202623%32%146

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in English; below it in math.

English

73%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

9184033
California57%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

572018
California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 73% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 50 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

How do the elementary grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 65th percentile (Solid) among California’s elementary schools.

English

44%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

28282420
Burton Elementary37%California46%

Math

41%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

27321922
Burton Elementary32%California42%

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in English; below it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 53% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 30% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 54th percentile (Solid) among California’s middle schools.

English

53%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

20273419
Burton Elementary45%California49%

Math

30%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

39311812
Burton Elementary30%California37%
Results for each grade, spring 2026

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 Advanced38%42%52%
Advanced20%21%19%
Proficient18%21%33%
Developing level34%25%24%
Minimal28%33%24%
Tested182195192
California44%46%49%
Difference−6−4+3
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced48%55%55%
Advanced15%18%24%
Proficient33%37%31%
Developing level31%27%26%
Minimal21%18%19%
Tested182179184
California48%51%49%
Difference0+4+6
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced73%
Advanced33%
Proficient40%
Developing level18%
Minimal9%
Tested146
California57%
Difference+16

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 Advanced42%45%36%
Advanced21%23%21%
Proficient21%22%15%
Developing level34%30%31%
Minimal24%25%33%
Tested182195192
California47%42%37%
Difference−5+3−1
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced24%34%33%
Advanced10%11%15%
Proficient14%23%18%
Developing level32%31%27%
Minimal44%35%40%
Tested181176182
California37%38%36%
Difference−13−4−3
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced23%
Advanced5%
Proficient18%
Developing level20%
Minimal57%
Tested146
California32%
Difference−9

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.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school33%40%18%9%146
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
Math, grade 11 · This school5%18%20%57%146
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
English, grades 3–5 · This school20%24%28%28%569
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Burton Elementary15%22%26%37%1,294
Math, grades 3–5 · This school22%19%32%27%569
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Burton Elementary13%19%31%37%1,295
English, grades 6–8 · This school19%34%27%20%545
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Burton Elementary14%31%30%25%1,339
Math, grades 6–8 · This school12%18%31%39%539
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Burton Elementary14%16%30%40%1,331

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 146 tested in English, 146 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 83% of students. 206 of 2,527 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

8in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (206 of 2,527 students).

At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

No district average: Summit Charter Academy is the only regular high school we rank in the Burton Elementary district with an attendance record.

Suspensions: 1.6% of students were suspended at least once (42 of 2,555). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,423

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 83%White 11%Not reported 2%Filipino 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Family income

73%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,757 of 2,423. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

116

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

71% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

46%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (126 of 276 students).

Burton Elementary: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
6 in 100 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent (35 of 592).
Grades 7–8
9 in 100 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent (32 of 375).
Grades 9–12
12 in 100 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent (84 of 685).

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino83%
White11%
Not reported2%
Filipino1%
Two or more races1%
Asian<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Black or African American—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 75.6 of 107.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 103 tested71%California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 103 tested20%California 23%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 112 tested75%California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 112 tested23%California 21%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 75% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 71% in English, against 49% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Burton Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 103 tested
English71%071%+2249%
Math20%020%−323%
Hispanic or Latino · 112 tested
English75%075%+2649%
Math23%023%+221%

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

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

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

100% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 71% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

71%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

67%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

100%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 147 of 147 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

71%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 105 of 147 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

67%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 99 of 147 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

61% enrolled in college within 12 months · 99 students who finished high school

  • University of California7 · 7%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓13 · 13%
  • California community college36 · 36%
  • In-state private2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled39 · 40%

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.

Where the class of 2023 went
61%enrolled in college within a year

99 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California7 (7%)
  • California State University13 (13%)
  • California community college36 (36%)
  • In-state private2 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year2 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled39 (40%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 147 of 147 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 · 105 of 147 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.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 99 of 147 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.
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.
A closer look: CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
38
Admitted
37
Enrolled
19

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Fresno StateApplied 94 · Admitted 92 · Enrolled 29
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 51 · Admitted 49 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 48 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 46 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Diego StateApplied 39 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 33 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 26 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 24 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 19 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 15 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 9 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 6 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 38 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2024Applied 38 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2023Applied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2022Applied 40 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 16 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled under 6
Advanced courses on record

International Baccalaureate

  • Primary Years Programme

Matched IB World Schools directory record · retrieved 2026-08-13. Confirm current programme availability with the school.

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
294 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Summit Charter Academy. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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The school day

What is the school day like?

Summit Charter Academy has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

124

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$21,199 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student.

$21,199

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,281
The school’s share of district office costs
$9,918
Of the total, from federal funds
$629
  • Summit Charter Academy$21,199
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Summit Charter Academy like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93257. They are not figures for the families at Summit Charter Academy.

Typical household income in a year

$59,704

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93257.

Typical home value
$288,200
People who live in this ZIP code
80,467
Typical age
30.6 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
14%

What you can do

Who can act on Summit Charter Academy’s results?

Summit Charter Academy’s own board decides its plan.

State support

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

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

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 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 11 questions to Summit Charter Academy. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?21% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–7, spring 2026 (136 students tested); the same group across California: 11%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?77% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (146 students tested); California: 68%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?
  6. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.
  7. Which grades take part in these programs, and how often?From its own words, on programs.

Before you apply

  1. Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
  2. What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Summit Charter Academy, and how do I get in?

Ask Summit Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. No assigned next school.

Summit Charter Academy is a charter, so a student’s later schools follow the family’s home address, not this campus, unless the family applies elsewhere. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Grades TK–12 · this school
    Summit Charter Academy
    Scope Score 80Solid · 73rd percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Burton Elementary

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

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Oak Grove Elementary

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

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 41st percentile · elementary · 2026

  • William R. Buckley Elementary

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

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 47th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Jim Maples Academy

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

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 16th percentile · elementary · 2026

Middle-school links

  • Burton Middle

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

    Scope Score 74 · Developing · 43rd percentile · middle · 2026

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Summit Charter Academy?

Address
175 South Mathew Street, Porterville 93257Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
David ShimerAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 18, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 9 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Summit Charter Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. See the details ↓

Is Summit Charter Academy a good school?

Summit Charter Academy has a Scope Score of 80. It scored higher than 73 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 73rd percentile, spring 2025).

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 65 in 100 California elementary schools we score (65th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 54 in 100 California middle schools we score (54th percentile, Solid, spring 2026)

See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 8 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 22 in 100 at the average California high school. 1.6% of students (42 of 2,555) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 50 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 47% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Summit Charter Academy in Porterville scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

294 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

61% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $9.0 million is planned for 34 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 9% of its $96.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan.

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

Its own plan

What does Summit Charter Academy’s own plan commit to?

$9.0 million is planned for 34 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 9% of its $96.3 million general fund budget.

$9.0million

planned in the school’s own plan for 2026–27

The three largest actions in the plan

  • 3-02 Mental Health Support Staff$1.3 million
  • 1-02 Instructional Support Staff$1.3 million
  • 2-03 Vice Principals$1.1 million

These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 142 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

The whole plan: every goal, what it measures and what it pays for

The plan lists what the school commits to spend and measure.

The 2026–27 plan in short

Source: the charter school’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 142 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

The money is spread out. No action gets more than 14%, and the three largest, 3-02 Mental Health Support Staff, 1-02 Instructional Support Staff and 2-03 Vice Principals, take 41% between them. The plan itself puts 84% of it toward staff.

Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 34 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

  • Catch-up help $792,889
  • English learners $333,907

Largest of these

  • 1-08 Intervention Teachers$792,889
  • 2-02 English Learner Professional Development$233,251
  • 2-02 English Learner Mentor Teacher$100,656
For high-need students

It plans $7.9 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth.

What changed

The total is $721,097 (9%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is 2-03 Vice Principals, which went from $503,001 to $1.1 million.

Largest cuts

  • 1-02 Instructional Support Staff−⁠$222,802
  • 3-01 Deferred Maintenance Contribution−⁠$47,000
  • 3-01 Multi-Tiered System of Support−⁠$30,862

Largest increases

  • 2-03 Vice Principals+⁠$626,799
  • 2-02 English Learner Professional Development+⁠$103,483
  • 1-01 Site Specific Programs+⁠$99,707
What its goals measure

Read these state results for this school as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

The test rows are schoolwide results for every grade the school tests; the source doesn’t list which grades. The headline at the top of this page covers grade 11 only: 73% in English and 23% in math, spring 2026.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 154%51%down 3 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 134%34%no change
Chronically absentGoal 17 in 1008 in 1001 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 11.3%1.6%up 0.3 pts

Goals 2, 3 and 4 aren’t shown because they track other measures.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the school tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • 3-02 Mental Health Support Staff · $1,292,009
  • 1-02 Instructional Support Staff · $1,254,181
  • 2-03 Vice Principals · $1,129,800
The full plan4 goals, 41 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($9.0 million).

Where does the money go?

75% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Summit Charter Academy is dedicated to enhancing student academic achievement growth in English Language Arts…$6.8 million75% of action budgets

“Summit Charter Academy is dedicated to enhancing student academic achievement growth in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and English Learner Progress, as well as promoting college and career readiness, and fostering positive cultures and climates across all our campuses” p. 24 ↗

18 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.1 million (+⁠$667,895)

Largest funded actions

  1. 3-02 Mental Health Support Staff$1.3 millionaction 1.12 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $903,267 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. 1-02 Instructional Support Staff$1.3 millionaction 1.2 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 2-03 Vice Principals$1.1 millionaction 1.9 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $564,900 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. 2-01 Additional Minutes$0.9 millionaction 1.7 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. 1-08 Intervention Teachers$0.8 millionaction 1.6 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

13 more funded actions in this goal

  • 1-01 Site Specific Programs · action 1.1 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.7 million
  • 3-03 School Nurse · action 1.13 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
  • 2-02 English Learner Mentor Teacher · action 1.8 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • 4-02 Assessment Coordinator · action 1.16 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • 3-01 Multi-Tiered System of Support · action 1.11 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • 1-03 District Sponsored Trips · action 1.3 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • 3-05 Counselor · action 1.17 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
  • 1-04 1:World Program (Technology) · action 1.4 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • 1-05 Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) Program · action 1.19 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • 4-01 Data Platforms · action 1.15 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • 1-07 Supplemental Instructional Programs · action 1.5 · p. 97 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • 2-04 Attendance Incentives · action 1.10 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Base support for Students w/ Disability (SWD) · action 1.18 · p. 98 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. 2-03 Vice Principals+⁠$0.6 million$0.5 million → $1.1 million · p. 98 ↗
  2. 1-02 Instructional Support Staff−⁠$0.2 million$1.5 million → $1.3 million · p. 97 ↗
  3. 1-01 Site Specific Programs+⁠$99,707$553,148 → $652,855 · p. 97 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • 3-02 Mental Health Support Staff · $1.2 million → $1.3 million · p. 98 ↗+⁠$49,648
  • 2-01 Additional Minutes · $837,371 → $881,865 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$44,494
  • 1-08 Intervention Teachers · $744,358 → $792,889 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$48,531
  • 3-03 School Nurse · $203,453 → $246,235 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$42,782
  • 2-02 English Learner Mentor Teacher · $99,268 → $100,656 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$1,388
  • 4-02 Assessment Coordinator · $104,062 → $98,306 · p. 98 ↗−⁠$5,756
  • 3-01 Multi-Tiered System of Support · $110,864 → $80,002 · p. 98 ↗−⁠$30,862
  • 1-03 District Sponsored Trips · $45,000 → $71,000 · p. 97 ↗+⁠$26,000
  • 3-05 Counselor · $59,141 → $60,172 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$1,031
  • 1-04 1:World Program (Technology) · $50,400 → $49,145 · p. 97 ↗−⁠$1,255
  • 1-05 Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) Program · $28,300 → $31,820 · p. 98 ↗+⁠$3,520
  • 4-01 Data Platforms · $25,000 → $24,120 · p. 98 ↗−⁠$880
  • 1-07 Supplemental Instructional Programs · $27,450 → $13,000 · p. 97 ↗−⁠$14,450
  • 2-04 Attendance Incentives · $13,000 → $13,000 · p. 98 ↗unchanged
  • Base support for Students w/ Disability (SWD) · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 98 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 20 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 24 ↗.

Goal 2All employees of Summit Charter Academy will be engaged and valued. Summit Charter Academy will improve…$1.4 million15% of action budgets

“All employees of Summit Charter Academy will be engaged and valued. Summit Charter Academy will improve employee engagement by fostering a culture of inclusivity, recognition, and professional growth, ensuring that every staff member feels empowered and appreciated for their contributions to our district” p. 42 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.2 million (+⁠$189,476)

Largest funded actions

  1. 1-01 Mentor Teachers$774,671action 2.1 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. 2-01 District Provided Professional Development$314,940action 2.4 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 2-02 English Learner Professional Development$233,251action 2.5 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $125,969 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. 1-02 Teacher Induction Program$53,374action 2.2 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. 1-03 District Staff Events$16,500action 2.3 · p. 98 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. 2-02 English Learner Professional Development+⁠$103,483$129,768 → $233,251 · p. 99 ↗
  2. 2-01 District Provided Professional Development+⁠$76,127$238,813 → $314,940 · p. 99 ↗
  3. 1-02 Teacher Induction Program+⁠$16,553$36,821 → $53,374 · p. 98 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • 1-01 Mentor Teachers · $781,358 → $774,671 · p. 98 ↗−⁠$6,687
  • 1-03 District Staff Events · $16,500 → $16,500 · p. 98 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 42 ↗.

Goal 3Summit Charter Academy will enhance family and community engagement to foster a collaborative and supportive…$246,8683% of action budgets

“Summit Charter Academy will enhance family and community engagement to foster a collaborative and supportive learning environment” p. 47 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $314,604 (−⁠$67,736)

Largest funded actions

  1. 1-01 Communications Department$78,900action 3.1 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. 1-03 Additional Clerk$72,705action 3.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 2-02 Community Liaisons$46,678action 3.5 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. 1-02 Parent Communication System$41,070action 3.2 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $24,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  5. 2-03 LCFF Alternative Income Data$4,015action 3.6 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • 2-01 Parent Involvement Activities · action 3.4 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$3,500

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. 1-02 Parent Communication System−⁠$20,891$61,961 → $41,070 · p. 99 ↗
  2. 1-03 Additional Clerk−⁠$19,136$91,841 → $72,705 · p. 99 ↗
  3. 2-02 Community Liaisons−⁠$12,724$59,402 → $46,678 · p. 99 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • 1-01 Communications Department · $88,900 → $78,900 · p. 99 ↗−⁠$10,000
  • 2-03 LCFF Alternative Income Data · $3,500 → $4,015 · p. 99 ↗+⁠$515
  • 2-01 Parent Involvement Activities · $9,000 → $3,500 · p. 99 ↗−⁠$5,500

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 47 ↗.

Goal 4Summit Charter Academy will enhance organizational efficiency to support effective growth and innovation…$587,3227% of action budgets

“Summit Charter Academy will enhance organizational efficiency to support effective growth and innovation, optimizing organizational efficiency, fostering innovation, and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff within the Burton School District” p. 53 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $655,860 (−⁠$68,538)

Largest funded actions

  1. 2-02 Business Support Services$380,708action 4.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. 3-03 Student Safety Support$165,614action 4.5 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. 3-04 Attendance Data Platform$35,000action 4.6 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. 2-01 Technology Replacement Fund$3,000action 4.2 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  5. 3-01 Deferred Maintenance Contribution$3,000action 4.4 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. 3-01 Deferred Maintenance Contribution−⁠$47,000$50,000 → $3,000 · p. 100 ↗
  2. 3-03 Student Safety Support−⁠$21,686$187,300 → $165,614 · p. 100 ↗
  3. 2-02 Business Support Services+⁠$15,894$364,814 → $380,708 · p. 99 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • 3-04 Attendance Data Platform · $35,000 → $35,000 · p. 100 ↗unchanged
  • 2-01 Technology Replacement Fund · $18,746 → $3,000 · p. 99 ↗−⁠$15,746

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 53 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 15 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
15
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsInternational BaccalaureateNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #398 of 1,498 California high schools we score
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate100%6425%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math19%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)71%6720%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math48%5918%
Chronically absent7 in 100675%
Suspension rate1.3% (32 of 2,502)595%
English learners: top level20%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. 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.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–258073#398California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 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 absenceSuspension
2018–192 in 1001.2% (27 of 2,232)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–248 in 1002.3% (57 of 2,480)
2024–257 in 1001.3% (32 of 2,502)

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

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
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 · English1,26021%51%
2026 · Math1,25416%34%
2025 · English1,26421%54%
2025 · Math1,26412%34%
2024 · English1,26618%50%
2024 · Math1,26511%31%
2023 · English1,22618%50%
2023 · Math1,22210%31%
2022 · English1,14915%47%
2022 · Math1,1508%25%
2019 · English1,11815%47%
2019 · Math1,11714%37%
2018 · English1,06815%47%
2018 · Math1,06910%33%
2017 · English1,02910%37%
2017 · Math1,0299%28%

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 · English20044%
2025 · Grade 4 · English19243%
2025 · Grade 5 · English17253%
2025 · Grade 6 · English18746%
2025 · Grade 7 · English18458%
2025 · Grade 8 · English18865%
2025 · Grade 11 · English14175%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math20049%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math19239%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math17236%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math18728%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math18433%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math18830%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math14121%
2024 · Grade 3 · English20238%
2024 · Grade 4 · English17745%
2024 · Grade 5 · English18251%
2024 · Grade 6 · English19051%
2024 · Grade 7 · English18455%
2024 · Grade 8 · English18857%
2024 · Grade 11 · English14354%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math20243%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math17739%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math18229%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math19033%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math18429%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math18724%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math14315%
2023 · Grade 3 · English18441%
2023 · Grade 4 · English18347%
2023 · Grade 5 · English19357%
2023 · Grade 6 · English19349%
2023 · Grade 7 · English19345%
2023 · Grade 8 · English16355%
2023 · Grade 11 · English11760%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math18343%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math18339%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math19237%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math19328%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math19125%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math16222%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math11819%
2022 · Grade 3 · English18440%
2022 · Grade 4 · English19737%
2022 · Grade 5 · English18455%
2022 · Grade 6 · English18240%
2022 · Grade 7 · English16150%
2022 · Grade 8 · English14766%
2022 · Grade 11 · English9444%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math18439%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math19632%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math18428%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math18219%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math16018%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math14718%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math9715%
2019 · Grade 3 · English19039%
2019 · Grade 4 · English17240%
2019 · Grade 5 · English16361%
2019 · Grade 6 · English19046%
2019 · Grade 7 · English16946%
2019 · Grade 8 · English16044%
2019 · Grade 11 · English7465%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math19057%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math17240%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math16436%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math19037%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math16929%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math15829%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math749%
2018 · Grade 3 · English17740%
2018 · Grade 4 · English16146%
2018 · Grade 5 · English18535%
2018 · Grade 6 · English14856%
2018 · Grade 7 · English16451%
2018 · Grade 8 · English15556%
2018 · Grade 11 · English7854%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math17750%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math16138%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math18525%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math14834%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math16432%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math15530%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math7911%
2017 · Grade 3 · English15234%
2017 · Grade 4 · English19228%
2017 · Grade 5 · English15035%
2017 · Grade 6 · English15346%
2017 · Grade 7 · English16141%
2017 · Grade 8 · English15433%
2017 · Grade 11 · English6752%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math15254%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math19224%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math15027%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math15329%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math16121%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math15419%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math6713%

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
Schoolwide51910%28%56%6%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income90247%+7+8
Hispanic or Latino1,05750%+8+10
English learners (grades 3–7 only)13621%+4+10
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+8899Accelerated−8899Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+5750Accelerated−8750Moderate
Low-income+6664Accelerated−8664Moderate
English-only students+8633not categorized−8633not categorized
English learners+5210Accelerated−7210Moderate
English learners only−1107not categorized−4107not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+13103not categorized−8103not categorized
White+1796Accelerated−1096Moderate
Students with disabilities−655Moderate−1355Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)+1143Accelerated−143Average
Two or more races+2214Exceptional+914Accelerated
Homeless+2913Exceptional−1813Moderate
Filipino+1812Accelerated−712Moderate

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. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. 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. 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+8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

899 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

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

All students, grades 4–8

899 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, 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, 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 · 7 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.3% (32 of 2,502) → 2025–26 · 1.6% (42 of 2,555) · +0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female1 in 1009 in 100+8 in 100
Male2 in 1007 in 100+5 in 100
Asian0 of 204 of 18—
Black or African American0 of 12——
Filipino0 of 270 of 34—
Hispanic or Latino2 in 1007 in 100+5 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native2 of 344 of 18—
Two or more races0 of 242 of 32—
White2 in 10012 in 100+10 in 100
Students with disabilities6 in 10010 in 100+4 in 100
English learners2 in 1005 in 100+3 in 100
Military families0 of 786 of 85—
Low-income2 in 1009 in 100+7 in 100
All students2 in 1008 in 100+6 in 100
Foster youth—5 of 12—
Homeless—3 of 32—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 71% · numerator 105 students classified Prepared · denominator 147 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 12% · AP-pathway numerator 13 · denominator 105 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 105 of 147 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
100%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
12%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
67%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
61%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count1
AP enrollment (male/female)12
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 294 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections1
Physics sections1
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,400

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
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California77%
California State University1313%
California community college3636%
In-state private22%
Out-of-state, 4-year22%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled3940%

99 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 61% · % 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$13,023 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,840 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$574 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,423

Central federal expenditures attributed here$55 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,423

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,675 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 59%Instruction support 16%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$52,344,23558.41%59%
Instruction support$14,359,98916.02%16%
Student services$8,425,4699.40%9%
Administration$4,827,4635.39%5%
Buildings & maintenance$8,664,2679.67%10%
Other$998,3581.11%1%
Total$89,619,783100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $89,619,783 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$13,023 per pupil
2020$12,581 per pupil
2019$12,564 per pupil
2018$10,796 per pupil
2017$10,859 per pupil

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 holders6.8%

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 93257 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93257 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$59,704
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14%
ZIP-area population80,467
Median age30.6 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 93257 →

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