Public school · Stockton Unified · Stockton, California

Van Buren Elementary — Rating & test scores

Stockton · TK–8 · 473 students (2024–25)

1628 East Tenth Street, 95206vanburen.stocktonusd.net ↗(209) 933-7305
11thpercentileNeeds Support

Top: Stockton Unified’s other 49 scored elementary schools. Bottom: California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools by Scope Score, spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
19

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of six measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 14% and 12% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 46% and 42%.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 147
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).

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

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

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30 in 100 students (139 of 463) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 463. District and California figures are averages of school rates (50 Stockton Unified schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Van Buren runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Stockton Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Van Buren a good school?

Van Buren Elementary scores higher than 11 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: 11th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 8 in 100 California middle schools we score (8th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 30 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 31 in 100 at the average Stockton Unified elementary school. 2.5% of students (12 of 485) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school. Evidence ↓

More questions (4)

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored −10 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +5 points, which it calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 205 students

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 18% of low-income students in grades 3–8 at Van Buren Elementary in Stockton scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 37% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

Where does it lead?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Van Buren Elementary's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Stockton High. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement; confirm your address with the district.

  • Stockton High: bottom percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools, 2025 Scope Score

Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), spring 2026

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 14% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 12% in math, against 46% and 42% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grades 3–5: 147
Comparison
California: CDE’s grades 3–5 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,208,894 in English, 1,211,701 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grades and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 147 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
11%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California46%
Stockton Unified24%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 147 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
9%
Below the standard
88%
This school12%
California42%
Stockton Unified20%

12% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

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

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 Advanced12%14%16%
Advanced2%7%0%
Proficient10%7%16%
Developing level14%11%37%
Minimal74%75%47%
Tested435945
California44%46%49%
Difference−32−32−33
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced19%27%19%
Advanced4%2%2%
Proficient15%25%17%
Developing level26%26%32%
Minimal55%47%49%
Tested474943
California48%51%49%
Difference−29−24−30

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 Advanced12%10%16%
Advanced2%2%7%
Proficient10%8%9%
Developing level11%22%26%
Minimal77%68%58%
Tested435945
California47%42%37%
Difference−35−32−21
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced26%10%5%
Advanced9%4%0%
Proficient17%6%5%
Developing level12%25%18%
Minimal62%65%77%
Tested474843
California37%38%36%
Difference−11−28−31

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the middle grades do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 22% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 14% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 8th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 139 tested

Advanced
3%
Proficient
19%
Below the standard
78%
This school22%
California49%
Stockton Unified30%

22% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 138 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
10%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California37%
Stockton Unified17%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 14% and math went from 14% to 12%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

202514%160 tested
→
202614%147 tested

This school

California, same grades46% → 46%2025 → 2026 · 1,232,086 → 1,208,894 tested

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

202514%159 tested
→
202612%147 tested

This school

California, same grades41% → 42%2025 → 2026 · 1,241,652 → 1,211,701 tested

Each year is a different group of students.

Did students here score above what the state expected?

In English, below what the state expected; in math, yes. California sets an expected score for each student from that student’s own score the year before. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored −10 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Moderate. In math, they scored +5 points, which it calls Accelerated.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 205
Comparison
Points are scale-score points against the state’s expected score for each student; the category is CDE’s, quoted as published. It describes results, not causes.

Grades 4–8 · 2025 · 205 students with scores in both years

Points above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores.

−10 pts

English

The state calls it Moderate, the second of its five growth levels.

+5 pts

Math

The state calls it Accelerated, the fourth of its five growth levels.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grades 3–5 · This school3%11%20%66%147
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Stockton Unified9%15%22%54%8,330
Math, grades 3–5 · This school3%9%21%67%147
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Stockton Unified6%14%25%55%8,352
English, grades 6–8 · This school3%19%28%50%139
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Stockton Unified6%24%27%43%8,654
Math, grades 6–8 · This school4%10%19%67%138
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Stockton Unified7%10%23%60%8,642

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

English and math results for the tested grades. These do not measure the experience in kindergarten or the early grades.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20178 tested years shown · English and math have stayed well below California in every tested year since 2017

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202614%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20172022202612%42%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grades 3–5, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 5% in 2017 to 14% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 5% in 2017 to 12% in 2026. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20175%
198 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201811%
175 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201914%
153 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
202211%
198 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
20239%
178 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
202415%
157 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
202514%
160 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
202614%
147 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20175%
198 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
20188%
172 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201915%
153 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
202210%
196 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
20238%
177 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
202413%
164 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
202514%
159 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
202612%
147 tested		42%
1,211,701 tested
How the state’s growth measure worksPoints above or below what the state expected from the same students’ earlier scores

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 10 points below that expected score, and in math 5 points above it. Unlike the growth in our Scope Score, it follows the same students from one year to the next.

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.

Our Scope Score measures growth another way. It compares the latest grade 5 scores here with the school’s grade 3 scores two years earlier (partly different children), then places that change among California schools at the same level. The state’s measure counts only students who took California’s test the year before, so the two can point different ways.

What you can do

Who can act on Van Buren’s results?

Stockton Unified’s board decides Van Buren’s plan.

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

What has the state flagged?

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

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

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

Stockton Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Stockton Unified’s 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF) 
Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

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

State attendance and suspension records, 2025–26

That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 2.5% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Context Close to the 31 in 100 at the average Stockton Unified elementary school: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 139 of 463 students counted for it; suspension: 12 of 485 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average Stockton Unified elementary school 3.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

30 in 100This school
31 in 100At the average Stockton Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

139 of 463 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

2.5%

of students were suspended at least once (12 of 485). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 31 in 100, 48 of 157
  • Grades 7–8: 27 in 100, 26 of 96
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Van Buren

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

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Work here? Answer the staff questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students scored well below the same groups across California.

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

18% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 13% in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 37% and 28% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 18% in English and 14% in math, against 38% and 28% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grades 3–8; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Van BurenSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 272 tested18%Same group, California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 271 tested13%Same group, California 28%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 216 tested18%Same group, California 38%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 215 tested14%Same group, California 28%
  • English learnersEnglish · 90 tested9%Same group, California 11%
  • English learnersMath · 89 tested10%Same group, California 13%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, spring 2026. English learners: grades 3–7 only.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 74%2. Black or African American: 14%3. Asian: 4%4. Two or more races: 4%5. White: 2%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino74%
  2. Black or African American14%
  3. Asian4%
  4. Two or more races4%
  5. White2%
  6. Filipino—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

45% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 53 of 118 English learners45%
Stockton Unified · 2,706 of 5,92946%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

91%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 432 of 473. California: 63%.

25teachers, 2024–25

11 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

8%in their first year, 2024–25

47%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there for low-income and Hispanic or Latino students, and how does the school check that it works?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrades 3–8 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Stockton Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 272 tested in English, 271 in math
English18%−826%−1937%
Math13%−417%−1528%
Hispanic or Latino · 216 tested in English, 215 in math
English18%−725%−2038%
Math14%−317%−1428%
English learners · 90 tested in English, 89 in math · grades 3–7 only
English9%+27%−211%
Math10%+37%−313%

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

No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, 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.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino74%
Black or African American14%
Asian4%
Two or more races4%
White2%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 47% of teaching positions, 10.6 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 22.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Van Buren, and how do I get in?

  1. Grades TK–8 · this school
    Van Buren Elementary
  2. High
    Stockton High
    bottom · Needs Support · 2025Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Nightingale Charter

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder · Charter school. Check how it admits students.

High-school links

  • Stockton High

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    bottom percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Edison High

    Its zone partly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    9th percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

    33% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

How do I get in?

Van Buren runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move. Ask Stockton Unified which school serves your address.

School website: vanburen.stocktonusd.net ↗Office: (209) 933-7305Administrator: Isabel Arellano

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1628 East Tenth Street, Stockton 95206

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with Stockton Unified.

Questions for your visit

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school? 30 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (139 of 463 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 2.5% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (12 of 485 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 86% in English and 88% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (147 students tested in each); California: 54% and 58%
  4. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working? 9% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–7, spring 2026 (90 students tested); the same group across California: 11%
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (209) 933-73051628 East Tenth Street, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby elementary schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest elementary schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby elementary schoolsPercentile among California elementary schools, 2026

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Explore nearby schools on the map

Source records

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

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #5,096 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #27 of 50 in Stockton Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math3%3242%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math13%2723%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+79 scale-score pts5520%
Chronically absent30 in 100315%
Suspension rate2.5% (12 of 485)435%
English learners: top level13%455%

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. Growth is the change between the school's earlier and later grade-level groups, in scale-score points; it does not follow the same students.

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
2025–261911#5096California 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)
2018–1928 in 1007.4% (47 of 637)−6
2021–22not on filenot on file+4
2022–23not on filenot on file−5
2023–2438 in 1005.8% (35 of 606)−8
2024–2536 in 1003.5% (19 of 544)+2
2025–2630 in 1002.5% (12 of 485)+4

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 · English2863%17%
2026 · Math2854%13%
2025 · English2965%19%
2025 · Math2953%16%
2024 · English3013%16%
2024 · Math3123%13%
2023 · English3443%14%
2023 · Math3434%10%
2022 · English3491%11%
2022 · Math3473%7%
2019 · English3302%18%
2019 · Math3324%19%
2018 · English3531%13%
2018 · Math3513%13%
2017 · English3781%6%
2017 · Math3781%6%

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 · English6314%
2025 · Grade 4 · English506%
2025 · Grade 5 · English4723%
2025 · Grade 6 · English5016%
2025 · Grade 7 · English4823%
2025 · Grade 8 · English3839%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math6321%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math494%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math4715%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math5024%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math4812%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math3816%
2024 · Grade 3 · English5319%
2024 · Grade 4 · English5313%
2024 · Grade 5 · English5112%
2024 · Grade 6 · English5022%
2024 · Grade 7 · English4527%
2024 · Grade 8 · English496%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math5616%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math5516%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math538%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math5110%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math4418%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math539%
2023 · Grade 3 · English565%
2023 · Grade 4 · English6113%
2023 · Grade 5 · English618%
2023 · Grade 6 · English6123%
2023 · Grade 7 · English5313%
2023 · Grade 8 · English5221%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math5612%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math6013%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math610%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math6120%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math538%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math524%
2022 · Grade 3 · English659%
2022 · Grade 4 · English633%
2022 · Grade 5 · English7019%
2022 · Grade 6 · English486%
2022 · Grade 7 · English5217%
2022 · Grade 8 · English5112%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math6512%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math617%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math7010%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math496%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math524%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math502%
2019 · Grade 3 · English4817%
2019 · Grade 4 · English539%
2019 · Grade 5 · English5217%
2019 · Grade 6 · English5816%
2019 · Grade 7 · English5712%
2019 · Grade 8 · English6237%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math4825%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math539%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math5212%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math5922%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math5810%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math6232%
2018 · Grade 3 · English5217%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5614%
2018 · Grade 5 · English673%
2018 · Grade 6 · English645%
2018 · Grade 7 · English5733%
2018 · Grade 8 · English579%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math5116%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math569%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math652%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math6419%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math5817%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math5719%
2017 · Grade 3 · English557%
2017 · Grade 4 · English721%
2017 · Grade 5 · English716%
2017 · Grade 6 · English564%
2017 · Grade 7 · English626%
2017 · Grade 8 · English6215%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math5513%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math720%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math714%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math562%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math628%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math6213%

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
Schoolwide880%3%59%38%

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-income27218%−8−19
Hispanic or Latino21618%−7−20
English learners (grades 3–7 only)909%+2−2
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−10205Moderate+5205Accelerated
Low-income−10193Moderate+4193Average
Hispanic or Latino−11151Moderate+4151Average
English-only students−1498not categorized−298not categorized
English learners−986Moderate+786Accelerated
English learners only−2652not categorized+652not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English+1134not categorized+1334not categorized
Black or African American−431Average+131Average
Students with disabilities−3321Minimal−721Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2318Minimal−618Moderate
Homeless+1412Accelerated−112Average

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, and grade 5 against the same school’s grade 3 two years earlier, partly different children · two different measures

Grade 5 in 2026 against grade 3 in 2024 · English

English · 2024 · Grade 3
4%
exceeded standard · 19% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 53 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
0%
Advanced · 16% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 45 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 45 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe English results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across English and math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−10 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

205 students

CDE growth category: Moderate

California growth model, English: −10 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Moderate, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+5 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

205 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +5 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, 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 · 36 in 100 → 2025–26 · 30 in 100 · −6 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 3.5% (19 of 544) → 2025–26 · 2.5% (12 of 485) · −1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female26 in 10028 in 100+2 in 100
Male29 in 10031 in 100+2 in 100
Asian11 in 1005 in 100−6 in 100
Black or African American49 in 10032 in 100−17 in 100
Hispanic or Latino24 in 10030 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races33 in 10044 in 100+11 in 100
Students with disabilities28 in 10021 in 100−7 in 100
English learners14 in 10021 in 100+7 in 100
Homeless63 in 10044 in 100−19 in 100
Military families17 in 10025 in 100+8 in 100
Low-income28 in 10031 in 100+3 in 100
All students28 in 10030 in 100+2 in 100
White—64 in 100—

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

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,856 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 36,190 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$2,535 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 473

Central federal expenditures attributed here$2,775 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 473

District current expense · FY 2024–25$27,318 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 58%Instruction support 13%Student services 13%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$450,463,02858.06%58%
Instruction support$101,907,24313.13%13%
Student services$102,784,15913.25%13%
Administration$43,460,4165.60%6%
Buildings & maintenance$73,329,3269.45%9%
Other$3,956,1890.51%1%
Total$775,900,361100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $775,900,361 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$15,856 per pupil
2020$14,735 per pupil
2019$15,106 per pupil
2018$12,022 per pupil
2017$11,055 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 holders6.2%

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 95206 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95206 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$83,432
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12%
ZIP-area population68,558
Median age31.4 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 95206 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2025–26 results, compared across 5,726 elementary schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · Data updated October 15, 2026

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