School Profile · Wildomar
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts: The score is middle of the pack. The trajectory isn't.
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts sits mid-pack on raw proficiency — and it's climbing faster than most schools anywhere near it — and that holds when you follow the same students across grades.
23151 Palomar Street, 92595 (opens in new tab)·Lake Elsinore Unified·Wildomar·Grades K-8·486 students·47% low-income·Charter·2024–25 CAASPP·(951) 678-5217·Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Scope Score
46
🚀 Growth Engine · Developing
ranked #2,162 statewide · #2 of 17 in Lake Elsinore Unified
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts scores 46 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 62nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
Most rating sites would stop at “41% proficient” and call it done. Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts deserves a closer read. The school sits in Wildomar, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: +12.7pp separates this year's grade 3 from its grade 5. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. Following the same students from 2023 G3 → 2025 G5 points the same way.
As a charter, Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
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.
16%
21%
63%
Grade 3 · 37% proficient
28%
65%
Grade 4 · 35% proficient
25%
25%
50%
Grade 5 · 50% proficient
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 8.7pp across grades; the floor rises 12.6pp. 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
Exceeded standard
15.0%
State 21.3%
6.3pp below state avg
Met or exceeded
40.8%
State 42.7%
1.9pp below state avg
Growth (G3→G5)
+12.7pp
State -2.9pp
Scores improve across grades
Chronic absenteeism
8.6%
State 17.9%
9.3pp below state avg
Suspension rate
1.3%
State 1.6%
0.3pp below state avg
Worth a school visit
Ask what changed — new curriculum, new principal, new program. Momentum has a cause, and a visit will find it.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
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Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 60
Murrieta Canyon Academy
Murrieta Valley Unified · 1.9 mi
Solid
66/100
Cole Canyon Elementary
Murrieta Valley Unified · 0.7 mi
Solid
65/100
Murrieta Elementary
Murrieta Valley Unified · 2.7 mi
Solid
51/100
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 38
Thompson Middle
Murrieta Valley Unified · 1.7 mi
Developing
47/100
David A. Brown Middle
Lake Elsinore Unified · 1.6 mi
Needs Support
29/100
Nearby High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 54
Murrieta Valley High
Murrieta Valley Unified · 1.6 mi
Solid
60/100
Elsinore High
Lake Elsinore Unified · 3.3 mi
Developing
49/100
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope ScoreStudent demographics
Hispanic44.6%
White38.9%
Asian1.4%
Black3.3%
Other11.7%
GenderFemale 47.9%Male 52.1%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 46.5% (17pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
486
134 below CA avg (~620)
Transitional Kindergarten
TK status unconfirmed
No TK enrollment is on file with the state for this school — that isn't the same as “no TK.” Confirm directly with the district.
Student-Teacher Ratio
27:1
6 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$13,540
CA avg: $14,815 · District avg · NCES F-33
Teacher Salary Range
$57,705 – $139,342
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts in Wildomar, 35.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.3 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 160 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Low-Income−11.9pp
27.3% vs 39.2% overall · n=160
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Low-Income−10.3pp
34.9% vs 45.2% overall · n=160
ELA Exceeded · Low-Income−3.3pp
14.4% vs 17.6% overall · n=160
Math Exceeded · Low-Income−4.4pp
13.8% vs 18.2% overall · n=160
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income160 tested
ELA 35.0%·Math 27.5%· +1.4pp vs district
Hispanic144 tested
ELA 42.4%·Math 37.5%· +8.9pp vs district
White125 tested
ELA 48.0%·Math 42.4%· -3.4pp vs district
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 10.3pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +0.9pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$106K
$21K above CA median
Median Home Value
$562K
$97K below CA median
Bachelor's+
22%
13pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
6.6 years avg experience
22 teachers · 14% second-year
Teacher Credentials
89% fully credentialed
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
For the data nerds
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Exceeded standard · 43%
15.0%
↓ vs CA 21.3% · 44th pctile
Met or exceeded · 22%
40.8%
↓ vs CA 42.7% · 49th pctile
Growth (G3→G5) · 15%
+12.7pp
↑ vs CA -2.9pp · 70th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 10%
8.6%
↑ vs CA 17.9% · 65th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
1.3%
↑ vs CA 1.6% · 52th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% | 21% | 19% | 44% | 37% | −7 |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 7% | 28% | 26% | 39% | 35% | −10 |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 49% | +1 |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 23% | 28% | 28% | 21% | 51% | +4 |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 19% | 30% | 23% | 28% | 49% | +1 |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 16% | 35% | 30% | 19% | 51% | +5 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% | 24% | 32% | 30% | 38% | −8 |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 7% | 28% | 42% | 23% | 35% | −7 |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 21% | 30% | 19% | 30% | 51% | +16 |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 25% | 15% | 26% | 34% | 39% | +4 |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 15% | 13% | 34% | 38% | 28% | −6 |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 28% | 16% | 21% | 35% | 44% | +12 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 99 | 8% | 26% | 56% | 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 | 160 | 35.0% | +1 | −3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 144 | 42.4% | +9 | +4 |
| White | 125 | 48.0% | −3 | −14 |
03Peer comparison · nearest elementary schoolssorted by Scope Score
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts ← | — | 46 | 15.0% | 40.8% | +12.7 | 1.3% |
| Murrieta Canyon Academy | 1.9 mi | 66 | 36.2% | 66.2% | +6.2 | 5.1% |
| Cole Canyon Elementary | 0.7 mi | 65 | 41.4% | 72.2% | −6.2 | 2.3% |
| Murrieta Elementary | 2.7 mi | 51 | 24.9% | 56.5% | −5.7 | 1.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Scope Score history
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #3275 → #3419 → #2640 → #1846 → #2162
What we can't show
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=5,744 elementary schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue
Frequently asked questions
Is Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts a good elementary school?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts has a Scope Score of 46 out of 100, placing it in the 62nd percentile of California elementary schools and ranked #2,162 statewide. 15.0% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.3 percentage points below the California average of 21.3%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for elementary schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 40.8% of students at Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 15.0% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 15.0% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 354 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts rank in California?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts ranks #2,162 among California elementary schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 62nd percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 3 to grade 5 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts increases by 12.7 percentage points from Grade 3 to grade 5 growth. This upward trajectory suggests the school is adding measurable value — students leave with higher proficiency rates than they entered with. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the elementary Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts?
8.6% of students at Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 17.9%. The suspension rate is 1.3%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts compare to other schools in Wildomar?
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts scores 46/100 (62nd percentile) among California elementary schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 486 students. Use the schools in Wildomar page or the map view to compare all elementary schools nearby.
How does Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts in Wildomar, 35.0% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 33.6% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts outperforms its district average for low-income students by 1.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (27.5% Math proficient); Hispanic students (42.4% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 10.3 percentage points for low-income students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 160 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.