Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas posts low test scores — and the same students gain more here than at most schools between grade 3 and grade 5. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas scores 30 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 17th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “24% proficient” and call it done. Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas deserves a closer read. It sits at the 17th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools — but the ranking is the least interesting thing on this page.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 70
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 5.3pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 25 | 4% | 20% | 24% | 52% | 24% | −19 |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 7% | 22% | 26% | 44% | 30% | −15 |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 0% | 24% | 19% | 57% | 24% | −24 |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 7% | 14% | 18% | 61% | 21% | −25 |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 5% | 0% | 25% | 70% | 5% | −43 |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 0% | 4% | 33% | 63% | 4% | −42 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 24 | 4% | 25% | 17% | 54% | 29% | −17 |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 3% | 14% | 38% | 45% | 17% | −24 |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 0% | 19% | 43% | 38% | 19% | −16 |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 0% | 7% | 14% | 79% | 7% | −28 |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 5% | 10% | 10% | 75% | 15% | −19 |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 8% | 0% | 21% | 71% | 8% | −24 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 45 | 0% | 2% | 82% | 16% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 119 | 20.2% | +8 | −18 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 141 | 19.1% | +5 | −20 |
| English Learners | 89 | 15.7% | +10 | +5 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleas ← | — | 30 | 3.2% | 23.8% | −5.2 | 4.8% |
| Millbrook Elementary | 3.1 mi | 77 | 45.3% | 69.3% | +14.8 | 0.3% |
| Norwood Creek Elementary | 2.6 mi | 68 | 45.3% | 71.9% | −0.8 | 0.6% |
| Alpha: Cornerstone Academy Preparatory | 3.1 mi | 65 | 36.2% | 59.9% | +18.1 | 0.5% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 18 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.