Public school · West Contra Costa Unified · Richmond, California

Verde Elementary — Rating & test scores

Richmond · TK–8 · 341 students (2024–25)

2000 Giaramita Street, 94801verde.wccusd.net ↗(510) 231-1408
bottom1%Needs Support

The dots are California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
3

Weighted composite · 2025–26
A weighted mix of five of the six elementary school 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: 5% and 3% 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: 95 in English, 103 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).

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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54 in 100 students (171 of 317) missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26. That is about one and a half times the rate at the average West Contra Costa Unified elementary school.

Sources
The sentence above
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 317. District and California figures are averages of school rates (42 West Contra Costa Unified schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. Evidence ↓

Is Verde a good school?

Verde Elementary is in the bottom 1% of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools: Needs Support, spring 2026.

  • Grades 6–8: higher than 5 in 100 California middle schools we score (5th percentile, Needs Support, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 54 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 37 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified elementary school. 12.3% of students (41 of 332) 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, about as expected. In 2025, students here in grades 4–8 scored −22 points against the state’s expected score in English, which the state calls Minimal. In math, they scored −2 points, which it calls Average.

  • Included in this measure: 135 students in English, 127 in math

Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

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

Where does it lead?

By the district’s published 2023 attendance boundaries, Verde Elementary is zoned to Richmond High. Boundaries change, are approximate at the edges and don’t guarantee placement, so confirm your address with the district.

  • Richmond High: 2nd 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, 5% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 3% 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: 95 in English, 103 in math
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 · 95 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
5%
Below the standard
95%
This school5%
California46%
West Contra Costa Unified32%

5% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 103 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
3%
Below the standard
97%
This school3%
California42%
West Contra Costa Unified31%

3% 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 Advanced3%9%5%
Advanced0%0%0%
Proficient3%9%5%
Developing level13%8%0%
Minimal84%83%95%
Tested383522
California44%46%49%
Difference−41−37−44
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced3%11%28%
Advanced0%4%0%
Proficient3%7%28%
Developing level14%15%24%
Minimal83%74%48%
Tested292729
California48%51%49%
Difference−45−40−21

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 Advanced3%3%3%
Advanced0%0%0%
Proficient3%3%3%
Developing level19%12%3%
Minimal78%85%94%
Tested363334
California47%42%37%
Difference−44−39−34
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced7%8%17%
Advanced7%0%3%
Proficient0%8%14%
Developing level22%11%24%
Minimal71%81%59%
Tested282629
California37%38%36%
Difference−30−30−19

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, 14% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 11% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 5th percentile (Needs Support) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 85 tested

Advanced
1%
Proficient
13%
Below the standard
86%
This school14%
California49%
West Contra Costa Unified34%

14% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 83 tested

Advanced
4%
Proficient
7%
Below the standard
89%
This school11%
California37%
West Contra Costa Unified26%

11% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English stayed at 5% and math went from 6% to 3%.

English · top two levels · grades 3–5

20255%96 tested
→
20265%95 tested

This school

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

Math · top two levels · grades 3–5

20256%98 tested
→
20263%103 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, about as expected. 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 −22 points against that expected score in English, which the state calls Minimal. In math, they scored −2 points, which it calls Average.

Source
Source
CDE growth model, 2025
Students
students with scores in both years in grades 4–8: 135 in English, 127 in math
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 · 135 students in English, 127 in math, with scores in both years

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

−22 pts

English

The state calls it Minimal, the lowest of its five growth levels.

−2 pts

Math

The state calls it Average, the third 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 school0%5%9%86%95
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · West Contra Costa Unified15%17%20%48%6,348
Math, grades 3–5 · This school0%3%12%85%103
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · West Contra Costa Unified15%16%24%45%6,332
English, grades 6–8 · This school1%13%18%68%85
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · West Contra Costa Unified11%23%22%44%5,623
Math, grades 6–8 · This school4%7%19%70%83
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · West Contra Costa Unified13%13%21%53%5,590

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%2017202220265%46%
Math top two levels, grades 3–5
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%2017202220263%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 18% in 2017 to 5% in 2026, with 2025 and 2026 about the same. In math, it went from 9% in 2017 to 3% 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
201718%
142 tested		45%
1,384,680 tested
201816%
134 tested		49%
1,346,907 tested
201916%
121 tested		50%
1,332,547 tested
20228%
121 tested		45%
1,260,830 tested
202313%
117 tested		44%
1,247,801 tested
20247%
116 tested		45%
1,235,509 tested
20255%
96 tested		46%
1,232,086 tested
20265%
95 tested		46%
1,208,894 tested
Math · top two levels · grades 3–5
YearThis schoolCalifornia
20179%
146 tested		40%
1,392,040 tested
201810%
137 tested		42%
1,352,321 tested
201911%
123 tested		44%
1,338,625 tested
20226%
124 tested		38%
1,265,943 tested
202313%
119 tested		40%
1,256,519 tested
20246%
125 tested		41%
1,249,262 tested
20256%
98 tested		41%
1,241,652 tested
20263%
103 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 22 points below that expected score, and in math 2 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.

What you can do

Who can act on Verde’s results?

The state has Verde in extra targeted support; West Contra Costa Unified’s board decides its plan.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it because results were low for English learners, Hispanic or Latino students and low-income students. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

The state is giving West Contra Costa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for West Contra Costa Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

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

West Contra Costa 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 West Contra Costa 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?

54 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. At the average West Contra Costa Unified elementary school, 37 in 100 were. 12.3% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 171 of 317 students counted for it; suspension: 41 of 332 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 West Contra Costa Unified elementary school 2.2%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

54 in 100This school
37 in 100At the average West Contra Costa Unified elementary school
17 in 100At the average California elementary school

171 of 317 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

12.3%

of students were suspended at least once (41 of 332). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Ask: How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 49 in 100, 53 of 108
  • Grades 7–8: 61 in 100, 36 of 59
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Verde

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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Teach here? Tell us West Contra Costa Unified’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California.

Student groups, grades 3–8, spring 2026

9% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 7% in math (grades 3–8, spring 2026), against 38% and 28% for the same group across California. Low-income students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures.

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).
VerdeSame group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 145 tested8%Same group, California 37%
  • Low-incomeMath · 151 tested7%Same group, California 28%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 162 tested9%Same group, California 38%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 168 tested7%Same group, California 28%
  • English learnersEnglish · 118 tested3%Same group, California 11%
  • English learnersMath · 122 tested5%Same group, California 12%

Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–8, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 88%2. Black or African American: 4%Unallocated share: 8%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino88%
  2. Black or African American4%
  3. White—
  4. Asian—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share8%
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?

36% 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 · 55 of 153 English learners36%
West Contra Costa Unified · 2,057 of 5,59037%
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?

72%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 247 of 341. California: 63%.

19teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

26%in their first year, 2024–25

89%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: What extra help is there for Hispanic or Latino students and other student groups, 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 West Contra Costa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 145 tested in English, 151 in math
English8%−1422%−2937%
Math7%−1219%−2128%
Hispanic or Latino · 162 tested in English, 168 in math
English9%−1120%−2938%
Math7%−1017%−2128%
English learners · 118 tested in English, 122 in math
English3%−14%−811%
Math5%−27%−712%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in West Contra Costa 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 Latino88%
Black or African American4%
White—
Asian—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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: 89% of teaching positions, 15.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 17.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

What comes after Verde, and how do I get in?

Richmond High.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

  1. Grades TK–8 · this school
    Verde Elementary

    For middle school, the district assigns most of this area to Helms Middle (1st · Needs Support · 2026).

  2. High · assigned
    Richmond High
    2nd · Needs Support · 2025

From the district’s 2023 attendance boundaries. A boundary doesn’t guarantee placement: transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Helms Middle

    Assigned

    1st percentile · Needs Support · middle · 2026

High-school links

  • Richmond High

    Assigned

    2nd percentile · Needs Support · high · 2025

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

Where the path ends: Richmond High
Richmond High2nd · Needs Support · 2025 · Scope Score 31district-published assignment

The road from this school ends at Richmond High. UC records 25 enrollees from Richmond High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 8 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. A child starting here today would reach Richmond High around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 49% of the students who finished high school at Richmond High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

25 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 8 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Richmond High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

How do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address.

School website: verde.wccusd.net ↗Office: (510) 231-1408Administrator: Amar Nalic

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
2000 Giaramita Street, Richmond 94801

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm which school serves your address with West Contra Costa 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? 54 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (171 of 317 students); average California elementary school: 17 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family? 12.3% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (41 of 332 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress? 36% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (55 of 153 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 95% in English and 97% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (95 tested in English, 103 in math); California: 54% and 58%
  5. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

Office (510) 231-14082000 Giaramita 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 #5,725 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #42 of 42 in West Contra Costa Unified
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math0%2942%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math4%2023%
Chronically absent54 in 10005%
Suspension rate12.3% (41 of 332)05%
English learners: top level6%365%
Grade gap (G3→G5, different students)+1.0pp—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 80%: the remaining 20%, 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
2025–2630#5725California 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)
2018–1922 in 1004.4% (17 of 388)−8
2021–22not on filenot on file−6
2022–23not on filenot on file−8
2023–2436 in 1008.8% (34 of 387)−2
2024–2536 in 10011.5% (42 of 365)+2
2025–2654 in 10012.3% (41 of 332)+1

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 · English1801%9%
2026 · Math1862%6%
2025 · English2012%10%
2025 · Math1894%11%
2024 · English2111%9%
2024 · Math2321%8%
2023 · English1933%14%
2023 · Math1973%13%
2022 · English2011%9%
2022 · Math2021%8%
2019 · English1894%21%
2019 · Math1943%14%
2018 · English1672%17%
2018 · Math1702%12%
2017 · English1844%16%
2017 · Math1903%9%

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 · English346%
2025 · Grade 4 · English323%
2025 · Grade 5 · English307%
2025 · Grade 6 · English4115%
2025 · Grade 7 · English4115%
2025 · Grade 8 · English2313%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math346%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math343%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math3010%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math3412%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math3824%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math195%
2024 · Grade 3 · English417%
2024 · Grade 4 · English366%
2024 · Grade 5 · English398%
2024 · Grade 6 · English479%
2024 · Grade 7 · English2520%
2024 · Grade 8 · English2313%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math437%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math417%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math412%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math549%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math277%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math2619%
2023 · Grade 3 · English4110%
2023 · Grade 4 · English3126%
2023 · Grade 5 · English457%
2023 · Grade 6 · English268%
2023 · Grade 7 · English2719%
2023 · Grade 8 · English2322%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math4120%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math3212%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math467%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math2711%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math2715%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math2412%
2022 · Grade 3 · English4010%
2022 · Grade 4 · English4912%
2022 · Grade 5 · English320%
2022 · Grade 6 · English2512%
2022 · Grade 7 · English3013%
2022 · Grade 8 · English258%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math405%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math4810%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math363%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math268%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math2914%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math239%
2019 · Grade 3 · English3619%
2019 · Grade 4 · English4513%
2019 · Grade 5 · English4015%
2019 · Grade 6 · English4233%
2019 · Grade 7 · English2623%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math3617%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math4713%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math405%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math4219%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math2917%
2018 · Grade 3 · English4416%
2018 · Grade 4 · English4414%
2018 · Grade 5 · English4620%
2018 · Grade 6 · English3318%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math4513%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math459%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math479%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math3318%
2017 · Grade 3 · English4717%
2017 · Grade 4 · English5520%
2017 · Grade 5 · English4015%
2017 · Grade 6 · English4212%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math4711%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math5711%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math425%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math449%

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
Schoolwide620%8%44%48%

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-income1458%−14−29
Hispanic or Latino1629%−11−29
English learners1183%−1−8
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−22135Minimal−2127Average
Hispanic or Latino−22125Minimal0119Average
Low-income−25120Minimal−2110Average
English learners−24108Minimal+1100Average
English learners only−2782not categorized−275not categorized
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−2632Minimal+1926Accelerated
Students with disabilities−2829Minimal−1531Moderate
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−1126not categorized+825not categorized
English-only students−3219not categorized−1921not categorized

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English−22 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

135 students

CDE growth category: Minimal

California growth model, English: −22 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Minimal, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−2 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

127 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, 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 · 54 in 100 · +18 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.5% (42 of 365) → 2025–26 · 12.3% (41 of 332) · +0.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female23 in 10058 in 100+35 in 100
Male20 in 10051 in 100+31 in 100
Black or African American40 in 10071 in 100+31 in 100
Hispanic or Latino18 in 10053 in 100+35 in 100
Students with disabilities19 in 10064 in 100+45 in 100
English learners20 in 10052 in 100+32 in 100
Homeless33 in 100——
Low-income21 in 10056 in 100+35 in 100
All students22 in 10054 in 100+32 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$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 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$256 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 344

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 344

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 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 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$282,708,28554.79%55%
Instruction support$62,800,88812.17%12%
Student services$58,968,07511.43%11%
Administration$34,426,7876.67%7%
Buildings & maintenance$51,790,59710.04%10%
Other$25,261,9554.90%5%
Total$515,956,588100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 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$15,242 per pupil
2020$13,839 per pupil
2019$14,231 per pupil
2018$12,364 per pupil
2017$11,254 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 94801 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94801 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$81,728
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20%
ZIP-area population33,591
Median age34.7 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 94801 →

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