Independent charter school · Blochman Union Elementary

Trivium Charter — Rating & test scores

1550 South College Drive, Santa Maria · 366 students · Grades TK–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 53rd percentile. Higher than 53 in 100 of the 5,726 California public elementary schools we score.

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

Near California in English, well below in math: 36% and 31% scored Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5, spring 2026, against 46% and 42%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 85 in English, 84 in math
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3, 4 and 5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English and 1,211,701 in math tested).

This rating covers grades 3–5. Trivium Charter teaches TK–12.

For grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Tests ↓

Overview

Is Trivium Charter a good elementary school?

Solid. Trivium Charter is higher than most California elementary schools on progress in English and attendance. Trivium Charter is lower than most on test results and progress in math.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced3736%
Math, Proficient or Advanced3731%
English, Advanced3815%
Math, Advanced5015%

Progress in a year, 2025

English72+9 pts
Math11−12 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance758 in 100
Trivium Charter’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Blochman Union Elementary’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

8 in 100 students (32 of 384) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That compares with 5 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Blochman Union Elementary district.

Each bar is Trivium Charter’s place among 5,726 California public elementary 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 2026, grades 3–5. Progress is the state’s measure of how the same students’ scores changed against the score it expected, 2025. 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
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 384. District and California figures are averages of school rates (5 Blochman Union Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Trivium Charter 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.

“Trivium is a free, public school that enrolls students from TK-12th grade with a focus on Classical and Project-based Learning.”
triviumcharter.org (opens in a new tab), read October 23, 2026

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

Progress

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English (reading and writing), yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 12 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

English

+9

points higher than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White56+11 points
Low-income53+2 points
Hispanic or Latino49+6 points

Math

−12

points lower than California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

White55−5 points
Low-income53−11 points
Hispanic or Latino49−16 points

Grades 4–8, 2025, 116 students in English, 115 in math with scores in both years. It describes results, not causes. Source: California Department of Education, growth model.

How the state’s growth measure works

The state calls this comparison an expected score. It sets one for each student from that student’s own score the year before.

California uses each student’s English and math scores from the year before to set an expected score, based on how students with similar earlier scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as expected. In English they scored 9 points above that expected score, and in math 12 points below it.

The state sorts every school’s growth result into five growth levels, from Minimal to Exceptional.

Here, as at most schools, the state’s figure blends the two most recent years, so it moves more slowly than one year’s scores.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Trivium Charter. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 2.0 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Trivium CharterScope Score 7653rd
  2. Bill LibbonSanta Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 7230th
  3. Battles (Washington)Santa Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 7019th
  4. Jiménez Roberto and Dr. FranciscoSanta Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 7018th
  5. Sanchez (David J.)Santa Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 6915th
  6. Miller (Isaac)Santa Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 6914th
  7. AlvinSanta Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 662nd
  8. Adam (William Laird)Santa Maria-Bonita · by addressScope Score 64bottom 1%
Blochman Union ElementaryA neighborhood school in another district

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2026, grades 3–5. 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 scored Proficient or Advanced in English.

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

4 of 8 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 2026, grades 3–5. 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 Trivium Charter compare with schools like it?

Trivium Charter’s Scope Score is 76. 592 California elementary schools, counting Trivium Charter, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 82. Trivium Charter’s result is higher than 82 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 592

  1. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 28%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 36%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 99th percentile

592 California public elementary schools where 27% to 39% 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 2026.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public elementary school we score where 27% to 39% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Trivium Charter’s share. The count includes Trivium Charter. 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 2026, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 40% to 36% and math from 33% to 31%.

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

Grades 3–5. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202658%55%49%Blochman Union ElementaryDistrict46%CaliforniaCalifornia36%Trivium CharterThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202636%35%42%CaliforniaCalifornia38%Blochman Union ElementaryDistrict31%Trivium CharterThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Blochman Union Elementary’s line combines its 5 elementary schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. 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. Blochman Union Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringTrivium CharterBlochman Union ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201755%58%45%217
201853%54%49%191
201945%53%50%74
202248%49%45%80
202343%49%44%82
202440%47%45%77
202540%53%46%85
202636%49%46%85
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringTrivium CharterBlochman Union ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201735%36%40%213
201838%38%42%190
201936%39%44%74
202239%40%38%80
202328%37%40%82
202421%37%41%75
202533%40%41%85
202631%38%42%84

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

36%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

44202115
Blochman Union Elementary49%California46%

Math

31%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

48211615
Blochman Union Elementary38%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 36% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 31% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How do the middle grades do?

Near California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 45% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 44th percentile (Developing) among California’s middle schools.

English

45%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24313015
Blochman Union Elementary50%California49%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

42251617
Blochman Union Elementary35%California37%

How do the high school grades do?

In grade 11, spring 2026, 50% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 19% in math, against 57% and 32% across California. Fewer than 30 students tested, so one year’s result can change a lot. Ask how results looked in other years.

English

50%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

311944
Blochman Union Elementary52%California57%

Math

19%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

562513
Blochman Union Elementary19%California32%
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 Advanced23%31%55%
Advanced13%15%17%
Proficient10%16%38%
Developing level27%23%11%
Minimal50%46%34%
Tested302629
California44%46%49%
Difference−21−15+6
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced38%61%33%
Advanced23%18%0%
Proficient15%43%33%
Developing level43%18%34%
Minimal19%21%33%
Tested262821
California48%51%49%
Difference−10+10−16
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced50%
Advanced6%
Proficient44%
Developing level19%
Minimal31%
Tested16
California57%
Difference−7

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 Advanced27%36%31%
Advanced13%16%17%
Proficient14%20%14%
Developing level26%24%14%
Minimal47%40%55%
Tested302529
California47%42%37%
Difference−20−6−6
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced36%40%21%
Advanced16%24%11%
Proficient20%16%10%
Developing level20%24%32%
Minimal44%36%47%
Tested252519
California37%38%36%
Difference−1+2−15
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced19%
Advanced6%
Proficient13%
Developing level25%
Minimal56%
Tested16
California32%
Difference−13

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, grades 3–5 · This school15%21%20%44%85
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Blochman Union Elementary25%24%24%27%373
Math, grades 3–5 · This school15%16%21%48%84
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Blochman Union Elementary17%21%28%34%364
English, grade 11 · This school6%44%19%31%16
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Blochman Union Elementary16%36%23%25%89
Math, grade 11 · This school6%13%25%56%16
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Blochman Union Elementary11%8%20%61%84
English, grades 6–8 · This school15%30%31%24%75
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Blochman Union Elementary14%36%28%22%368
Math, grades 6–8 · This school17%16%25%42%69
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Blochman Union Elementary17%18%28%37%342

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 85 tested in English, 84 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 52% of students. 32 of 384 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 (32 of 384 students).

At the average elementary school in the Blochman Union Elementary district: 5 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

366

students in grades TK–12.

Hispanic or Latino 52%White 39%Two or more races 5%

Family income

33%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 121 of 366. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

34

teachers, with 14 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

55% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Missing school, by grade
Grades 4–6
6 in 100 students in grades 4–6 were chronically absent (6 of 100).
Grades 7–8
7 of 58 students in grades 7–8 were chronically absent.
Grades 9–12
13 of 92 students in grades 9–12 were chronically absent.

Our records hold no figure for Grades TK–3.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino52%
White39%
Two or more races5%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
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. 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: 13.9 of 25.1 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Two student groups at Trivium Charter have test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 67 tested30%California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 67 tested20%California 29%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 69 tested33%California 38%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 69 tested20%California 27%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, 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 Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Blochman Union Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 67 tested · grades 3–5, 7 and 8 only
English30%—−737%
Math20%—−929%
Hispanic or Latino · 69 tested · grades 3 and 5–8 only
English33%—−538%
Math20%—−727%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Blochman Union Elementary, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students, 65 tested in English and 66 in math: no rate for grades 4 and 6–8 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. 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, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

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

86% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 32% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 56% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

86%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 19 of 22 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

32%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 7 of 22 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

32%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 6 of 19 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

56% enrolled in college within 12 months · 18 students who finished high school

  • University of California1 · 6%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college8 · 44%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 6%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled8 · 44%

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
56%enrolled in college within a year

18 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California1 (6%)
  • California State University0 (0%)
  • California community college8 (44%)
  • In-state private0 (0%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year1 (6%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled8 (44%)

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 · 19 of 22 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 · 7 of 22 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 · 6 of 19 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.
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
12 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 tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Trivium Charter. 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.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Trivium Charter 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

12

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

The neighborhood

What is the area around Trivium Charter like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93454. They are not figures for the families at Trivium Charter.

Typical household income in a year

$81,522

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 93454.

Typical home value
$525,000
People who live in this ZIP code
41,896
Typical age
30.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
18%

What you can do

Who can act on Trivium Charter’s results?

Trivium Charter’s own board decides its plan.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Trivium Charter 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 7 questions to Trivium Charter. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?8 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (32 of 384 students); average elementary school in the Blochman Union Elementary district: 5 in 100
  2. What changes for a student who falls behind in math?12 points lower in math than California students who had the same score the year before, grades 4–8, 2025 (115 students)
  3. How does this approach show up in an ordinary lesson?From its own words, on how it teaches.

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

How do I get in?

Ask Trivium Charter how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Where it is

Where is Trivium Charter?

Address
1550 South College Drive, Santa Maria 93454Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Trisha VaisAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 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 7 common questions

How do I get in?

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

Is Trivium Charter a good school?

Trivium Charter has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 53 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Solid, 53rd percentile, spring 2026).

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 44 in 100 California middle schools we score (44th percentile, Developing, 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 5 in 100 at the average elementary school in the Blochman Union Elementary district. 0 of 396 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. See the details ↓

Did students here score higher than students who started at the same place?

In English, yes. In math, lower. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored 9 points higher in English than California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Accelerated. In math, they scored 12 points lower, which the state calls Moderate.

  • Included in this measure: 116 students in English, 115 in math

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 30% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 at Trivium Charter in Santa Maria scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $414,309 is planned for 3 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 7% of its $5.6 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 Trivium Charter’s own plan commit to?

$414,309 is planned for 3 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 7% of its $5.6 million general fund budget.

$414,309

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

The three largest actions in the plan

  • Intervention support$225,000
  • Digitize administrative functions$120,000
  • Academic Mastery and Recognition$69,309

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, 56 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, 56 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 100% of the money. The plan itself puts 89% of it toward staff.

  • Intervention support $225,000
  • Digitize administrative functions $120,000
  • Academic Mastery and Recognition $69,309
Reading, math and catch-up help

1 of the plan’s 3 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.

  • Catch-up help $225,000

Largest of these

  • Intervention support$225,000
For high-need students

It plans $414,309 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $293,000 and estimates it spent $414,309, $121,309 (41%) more than planned (our arithmetic).

What changed

The total is $121,309 (41%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Intervention support, which went from $140,000 to $225,000.

Largest increases

  • Intervention support+⁠$85,000
  • Digitize administrative functions+⁠$25,000
  • Academic Mastery and Recognition+⁠$11,309
The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Intervention support · $225,000
  • Digitize administrative functions · $120,000
  • Academic Mastery and Recognition · $69,309
The full plan3 goals, 7 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 ($414,309).

Where does the money go?

54% to Goal 2, Foundational Skills Intervention Program. 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
G3

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 1Student Engagement and Achievement$69,30917% of action budgets

“Trivium will track individual student academic progress and provide recognition and celebration of academic achievement to increase student and parent engagement in academic growth metrics” p. 7 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $58,000 (+⁠$11,309)

Largest funded actions

  1. Academic Mastery and Recognition$69,309action 1.1 · p. 21 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Academic Mastery and Recognition+⁠$11,309$58,000 → $69,309 · p. 21 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 7 ↗.

Goal 2 · Focus GoalFoundational Skills Intervention Program$225,00054% of action budgets

“Students who have yet to master foundational skills that are the building blocks for more advanced learning will be offered at least one, and ideally a choice, of intervention options available that address the areas of concern” p. 11 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $140,000 (+⁠$85,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. Intervention support$225,000action 2.1 · p. 21 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Intervention support+⁠$85,000$140,000 → $225,000 · p. 21 ↗

How the plan measures it · 1 measure

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 11 ↗.

Goal 3Technology$120,00029% of action budgets

“Leverage technology to increase operational efficiency, promote digital citizenship, and facilitate data-driven decision-making to improve student achievement and well-being” p. 14 ↗

1 funded action · 2025–26 plan: $95,000 (+⁠$25,000)

Largest funded actions

  1. Digitize administrative functions$120,000action 3.1 · p. 21 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Digitize administrative functions+⁠$25,000$95,000 → $120,000 · p. 21 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 14 ↗.

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 14 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
14
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational 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 · 2025–26 · ranked #2,638 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #5 of 5 in Blochman Union Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math15%4442%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math34%4323%
Chronically absent8 in 100625%
Suspension rate0 of 396625%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+18.1pp—not scored

Index is where the school's value sits among the California elementary schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. 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, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. 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 year2018–19 to 2025–26 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2025–267653#2638California elementary schools · 5,726 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 and 2024–25 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 absenceSuspensionGrade gap (points)
2018–19not on filenot on file+4
2021–22not on filenot on file−17
2022–23not on filenot on file+3
2023–249 in 1000 of 358+4
2024–2510 in 1000 of 396−4
2025–268 in 1000 of 396+18

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

Grade gap: the same year’s grade 3 and grade 5 results, side by side. They are different children, so the gap describes one year, not any child’s progress. The Scope Score’s growth measure is a different comparison, shown in Score factors above (how it’s built).
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 · English17614%41%
2026 · Math16915%31%
2025 · English17715%42%
2025 · Math17212%30%
2024 · English17516%42%
2024 · Math1637%23%
2023 · English15917%45%
2023 · Math1597%27%
2022 · English17115%48%
2022 · Math1716%29%
2019 · English15925%58%
2019 · Math16012%36%
2018 · English38021%58%
2018 · Math37613%36%
2017 · English38719%58%
2017 · Math38113%35%

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 · English2832%
2025 · Grade 4 · English3438%
2025 · Grade 5 · English2352%
2025 · Grade 6 · English2446%
2025 · Grade 7 · English2245%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2846%
2025 · Grade 11 · English1839%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math2846%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math3432%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math2317%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math2317%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math2232%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math2928%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math1338%
2024 · Grade 3 · English3132%
2024 · Grade 4 · English2245%
2024 · Grade 5 · English2446%
2024 · Grade 6 · English2236%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2748%
2024 · Grade 8 · English3241%
2024 · Grade 11 · English1747%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math3119%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math2232%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math2214%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math2223%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math2627%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2412%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math1638%
2023 · Grade 3 · English2450%
2023 · Grade 4 · English2836%
2023 · Grade 5 · English3043%
2023 · Grade 6 · English2035%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2966%
2023 · Grade 8 · English1828%
2023 · Grade 11 · English10—
2023 · Grade 3 · Math2417%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math2836%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math3030%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2025%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2924%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math1828%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math10—
2022 · Grade 3 · English2365%
2022 · Grade 4 · English3145%
2022 · Grade 5 · English2635%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2850%
2022 · Grade 7 · English1926%
2022 · Grade 8 · English2556%
2022 · Grade 11 · English1958%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math2335%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math3148%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math2631%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math2832%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math1916%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math2520%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math1911%
2019 · Grade 3 · English2540%
2019 · Grade 4 · English1833%
2019 · Grade 5 · English3155%
2019 · Grade 6 · English2365%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2785%
2019 · Grade 8 · English1953%
2019 · Grade 11 · English1675%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math2540%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math1839%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math3132%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math2348%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2756%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math2020%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math166%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4941%
2018 · Grade 4 · English7549%
2018 · Grade 5 · English6767%
2018 · Grade 6 · English6263%
2018 · Grade 7 · English5048%
2018 · Grade 8 · English5374%
2018 · Grade 11 · English2462%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4945%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math7540%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math6630%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math6240%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math4922%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math5340%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math2227%
2017 · Grade 3 · English7447%
2017 · Grade 4 · English7051%
2017 · Grade 5 · English7366%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4652%
2017 · Grade 7 · English6170%
2017 · Grade 8 · English4757%
2017 · Grade 11 · English1669%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math7442%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math6831%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math7131%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math4628%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math6052%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math4630%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math1612%

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
Schoolwide796%22%58%14%

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-income (grades 3–5, 7 and 8 only)6730%—−7
Hispanic or Latino (grades 3 and 5–8 only)6933%—−5
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+9116Accelerated−12115Moderate
English-only students+8104not categorized−12103not categorized
White+1156Accelerated−555Average
Low-income+253Average−1153Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+649Accelerated−1649Moderate

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. “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. 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+9 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

116 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +9 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−12 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

115 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, math: −12 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 · 10 in 100 → 2025–26 · 8 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 396 → 2025–26 · 0 of 396 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—8 in 100—
Male—8 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—10 in 100—
Two or more races—2 of 21—
White—7 in 100—
Students with disabilities—8 of 65—
English learners—2 of 11—
Homeless—5 of 24—
Low-income—12 in 100—
All students—8 in 100—

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.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 12 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)306

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 California16%
California State University00%
California community college844%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year16%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled844%

18 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 56% · % 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$14,520 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 173 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

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,089 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

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 49%Instruction support 13%Student services 18%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 10%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$1,630,23748.83%49%
Instruction support$445,27813.34%13%
Student services$590,95617.70%18%
Administration$351,82110.54%10%
Buildings & maintenance$320,0679.59%10%
Total$3,338,360100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $3,338,360 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$14,520 per pupil
2020$12,438 per pupil
2019$11,481 per pupil
2018$1,695 per pupil
2017$1,719 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 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 93454 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93454 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$81,522
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18%
ZIP-area population41,896
Median age30.9 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 93454 →

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