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Zephyr Lane Elementary — Rating & test scores

6327 Zephyr Lane, Bakersfield · 797 students · Grades TK–6

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Scope Score 71

Needs SupportScope Score · 24th percentile. Higher than 24 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

Well below California in English (reading and writing) and math, grades 3–5, spring 2026: 28% and 25% scored Proficient or Advanced, 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: 332
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. Zephyr Lane Elementary teaches TK–6.

Overview

Is Zephyr Lane a good elementary school?

Needs Support. Zephyr Lane is higher than most California elementary schools on progress in math and attendance. Zephyr Lane is lower than most on test results and progress in English.

Test results, spring 2026

English, Proficient or Advanced2028%
Math, Proficient or Advanced2525%
English, Advanced2110%
Math, Advanced197%

Progress in a year, 2025

English390 pts
Math61+6 pts

Showing up, 2025–26

Attendance925 in 100
Zephyr Lane’s place among California elementary schools, out of 100Fairfax Elementary’s other elementary schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

43 of 864 students missed 10% or more of school days in 2025–26, close to the average elementary school in the Fairfax Elementary district. 3.4% of students (30 of 880) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 1.6% at the average California elementary school.

Each bar is Zephyr Lane’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.

Sentence 1
CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2025–26. All students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 864. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Fairfax Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.
Sentence 2
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 880. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Fairfax Elementary schools; 5,726 scored California elementary schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Zephyr Lane say about itself?

We haven’t read Zephyr Lane’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open zle.fairfax.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Progress

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

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored the same in English as California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

English

0

The same as California students who had the same score a year earlier. The state calls it Average, the third of its five growth levels.

By student group · students counted

Low-income306−2 points
Hispanic or Latino286−1 points
English learners119−4 points
Students with disabilities43−15 points
White21−15 points

Math

+6

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

Low-income306+5 points
Hispanic or Latino286+5 points
English learners119+8 points
Students with disabilities43−3 points
White21+5 points

Grades 4–6, 2025, 321 students with scores in both years. Faded rows have fewer than 40 students. 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 right at that expected score, and in math 6 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.

SchoolScope elementary standardized cohort gain: approximately 44th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across English and math, not matched students in California's separate growth model.

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

3 of the 7 elementary schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Zephyr Lane. Each school is compared with every California elementary school.

Scope Score

8 elementary schools within 2.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Pioneer DriveBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  2. Shirley LaneNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  3. HortBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 7126th
  4. Zephyr LaneScope Score 7124th
  5. Virginia AvenueNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7019th
  6. Mt. VernonBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 6912th
  7. VoorhiesBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 6810th
  8. Ramon GarzaBakersfield City · by addressScope Score 662nd
Fairfax 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%

5 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 Zephyr Lane compare with schools like it?

Zephyr Lane’s Scope Score is 71. 1,250 California elementary schools, counting Zephyr Lane, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 71. Zephyr Lane’s result is higher than 552 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 1,250

  1. Students from low-income families: 95%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 98%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 89th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 91%

    Scope Score 87Strong · 88th percentile

1,250 California public elementary schools where 89% to 100% 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 89% to 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Zephyr Lane’s share. The count includes Zephyr Lane. 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 stayed at 28% and math went from 23% to 25%.

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%2017201820192022202320242025202626%33%46%CaliforniaCalifornia28%Zephyr LaneZephyr Lane28%Fairfax ElementaryDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202618%24%42%CaliforniaCalifornia25%Zephyr LaneZephyr Lane24%Fairfax ElementaryDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Fairfax Elementary’s line combines its 3 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. Fairfax Elementary’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringZephyr LaneFairfax ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201733%26%45%295
201830%28%49%273
201934%34%50%322
202218%21%45%330
202327%24%44%326
202424%27%45%332
202528%31%46%327
202628%28%46%332
Math, grades 3–5: share at the top two levels
SpringZephyr LaneFairfax ElementaryCaliforniaTested here
201724%18%40%293
201824%19%42%272
201928%25%44%321
202214%14%38%330
202320%19%40%326
202423%21%41%332
202523%23%41%333
202625%24%42%332

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

28%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

50221810
Fairfax Elementary28%California46%

Math

25%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4332187
Fairfax Elementary24%California42%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 28% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 25% 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 does grade 6 do?

Well below California in both subjects. In grade 6, spring 2026, 28% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math, against 48% and 37% across California.

English

28%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

4230217
Fairfax Elementary32%California48%

Math

22%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

53251210
Fairfax Elementary26%California37%
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 Advanced38%22%28%
Advanced14%8%10%
Proficient24%14%18%
Developing level22%17%26%
Minimal40%61%46%
Tested93124115
California44%46%49%
Difference−6−24−21
English, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced28%
Advanced7%
Proficient21%
Developing level30%
Minimal42%
Tested123
California48%
Difference−20

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 Advanced32%21%24%
Advanced10%4%7%
Proficient22%17%17%
Developing level33%32%30%
Minimal35%47%46%
Tested94123115
California47%42%37%
Difference−15−21−13
Math, grade 6: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6
Proficient or Advanced22%
Advanced10%
Proficient12%
Developing level25%
Minimal53%
Tested125
California37%
Difference−15

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 school10%18%22%50%332
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Fairfax Elementary10%18%22%50%859
Math, grades 3–5 · This school7%18%32%43%332
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Fairfax Elementary6%18%30%46%860
English, grade 6 · This school7%21%30%42%123
English, grade 6 · California20%28%24%28%415,439
English, grade 6 · Fairfax Elementary11%21%26%42%291
Math, grade 6 · This school10%12%25%53%125
Math, grade 6 · California21%16%25%38%415,904
Math, grade 6 · Fairfax Elementary13%13%23%51%293

Spring 2026, grades 3–5 combined: 332 tested in English, 332 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 91% of students. 43 of 864 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

5in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (43 of 864 students).

At the average elementary school in the Fairfax Elementary district: 3 in 100. At the average California elementary school: 17 in 100.

Suspensions: 3.4% of students were suspended at least once (30 of 880). Average California elementary school 1.6%.

Students, 2024–25

797

students in grades TK–6.

Hispanic or Latino 91%White 5%Asian 2%Black or African American 1%

Family income

95%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 761 of 797. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

15% were in their first year.

91% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

51%

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 (90 of 178 students).

Fairfax Elementary: 43%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino91%
White5%
Asian2%
Black or African American1%
Filipino—
Two or more races—
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. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . 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: 32 of 35 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-income441 tested28%California 36%
  • Hispanic or Latino411 tested28%California 37%
  • English learners120 tested11%California 12%
  • Students with disabilities33 tested3%California 16%

28% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grades 3–6, spring 2026), against 37% for the same group across California. Low-income students and students with disabilities also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grades 3–6 English, 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 3–6 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fairfax Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 441 tested in English, 443 in math
English28%028%−836%
Math24%024%−630%
Hispanic or Latino · 411 tested in English, 412 in math
English28%−129%−937%
Math24%024%−630%
English learners · 120 tested in English, 121 in math
English11%011%−112%
Math14%+311%014%
Students with disabilities · 33 tested · grades 4 and 6 only
English3%−36%−1316%
Math6%+15%−814%

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

Homeless students, 36 tested in English and 37 in math: no rate for grades 5 and 6 in our records, and fewer than 30 tested in the grades with one. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races 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.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Zephyr Lane. 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.

Families

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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?

Zephyr Lane 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

61

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

Money

Where does the money go?

$19,446 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Fairfax Elementary’s plan for 2026–27 covers $24 million.

$19,446

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,718
The school’s share of district office costs
$7,728
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,234
  • Zephyr Lane$19,446
  • Fairfax Elementary elementary schools$20,405
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Fairfax Elementary’s yearly plan

$24million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$15million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 3 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $24 million of $70 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Fairfax Elementary Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Zephyr Lane like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93307. They are not figures for the families at Zephyr Lane.

Typical household income in a year

$56,446

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 93307.

Typical home value
$272,100
People who live in this ZIP code
85,945
Typical age
28.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
8%

What you can do

Who can act on Zephyr Lane’s results?

The state took Zephyr Lane out of extra targeted support; Fairfax Elementary’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

The state took the school off the list for 2025–26. The school was on the list in 2024–25.

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 6 questions to Zephyr Lane. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?3.4% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (30 of 880 students); average California elementary school: 1.6%
  2. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?11% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grades 3–6, spring 2026 (120 students tested); the same group across California: 12%
  3. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?72% in English and 75% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grades 3–5, spring 2026 (332 students tested in each); California: 54% and 58%
  4. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Zephyr Lane, and how do I get in?

Ask Fairfax Elementary which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Zephyr Lane Elementary
    Grades TK–6Scope Score 71Needs Support · 24th percentile
  2. Middle
    Fairfax Junior High
    Scope Score 70Needs Support · 21st percentile · 2026Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
  3. High
    Mira Monte High
    Scope Score 64Needs Support · 6th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school 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

  • Fairfax Junior High

    Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

    Scope Score 70 · Needs Support · 21st percentile · middle · 2026

High-school links

  • Mira Monte High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 64 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · 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: Mira Monte High
Mira Monte HighScope Score 64 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Mira Monte High. UC records 13 enrollees from Mira Monte High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 1 AP course its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Mira Monte High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 50% of the students who finished high school at Mira Monte High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

13 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 1 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Mira Monte High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Zephyr Lane?

Address
6327 Zephyr Lane, Bakersfield 93307Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Pam StanleyAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated May 23, 2025.

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 5 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fairfax Elementary which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Zephyr Lane a good elementary school?

Zephyr Lane Elementary has a Scope Score of 71. It scored higher than 24 in 100 of California’s 5,726 scored public elementary schools (Needs Support, 24th percentile, spring 2026). See the details ↓

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

In English, about the same. In math, yes. In 2025, students here in grades 4–6 scored the same in English as California students who had the same score the year before. The state calls that Average. In math, they scored 6 points higher, which the state calls Accelerated.

  • Included in this measure: 321 students

See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 28% of low-income students in grades 3–6 at Zephyr Lane Elementary in Bakersfield scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 36% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 12 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
12
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2025–26 · ranked #4,333 of 5,726 California elementary schools we score · #2 of 3 in Fairfax Elementary
Score factors, 2025–26
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Advancedaverage of English and math9%3742%
Proficient or Advancedaverage of English and math27%3823%
5th graders in 2026 against 3rd graders in 2024 (partly different children)+73 scale-score pts4420%
Chronically absent5 in 100685%
Suspension rate3.4% (30 of 880)365%
English learners: top level16%485%

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
2025–267124#4333California 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)
2018–199 in 1000.6% (5 of 815)−2
2021–22not on filenot on file−1
2022–23not on filenot on file+6
2023–2411 in 1002.9% (24 of 842)−13
2024–256 in 1002.7% (23 of 849)−9
2025–265 in 1003.4% (30 of 880)−9

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 · English4559%28%
2026 · Math4578%24%
2025 · English44810%28%
2025 · Math4557%22%
2024 · English4538%27%
2024 · Math4538%24%
2023 · English4317%27%
2023 · Math4318%20%
2022 · English4615%21%
2022 · Math4615%18%
2019 · English4099%34%
2019 · Math4086%26%
2018 · English3879%33%
2018 · Math3859%27%
2017 · English3849%32%
2017 · Math3826%23%

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 · English10532%
2025 · Grade 4 · English11425%
2025 · Grade 5 · English10827%
2025 · Grade 6 · English12129%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math10926%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math11428%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math11014%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math12220%
2024 · Grade 3 · English11527%
2024 · Grade 4 · English10322%
2024 · Grade 5 · English11422%
2024 · Grade 6 · English12137%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math11536%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math10317%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math11414%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math12126%
2023 · Grade 3 · English9726%
2023 · Grade 4 · English10621%
2023 · Grade 5 · English12334%
2023 · Grade 6 · English10526%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math9715%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math10625%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math12320%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math10521%
2022 · Grade 3 · English9714%
2022 · Grade 4 · English12621%
2022 · Grade 5 · English10718%
2022 · Grade 6 · English13129%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math9716%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math12614%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math10710%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math13127%
2019 · Grade 3 · English13231%
2019 · Grade 4 · English9228%
2019 · Grade 5 · English9842%
2019 · Grade 6 · English8736%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math13137%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math9224%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math9821%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math8718%
2018 · Grade 3 · English9132%
2018 · Grade 4 · English9728%
2018 · Grade 5 · English8532%
2018 · Grade 6 · English11439%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math9036%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math9720%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math8515%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math11335%
2017 · Grade 3 · English9829%
2017 · Grade 4 · English8229%
2017 · Grade 5 · English11538%
2017 · Grade 6 · English8930%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math9634%
2017 · Grade 4 · Math8211%
2017 · Grade 5 · Math11524%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math8921%

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
Schoolwide1144%14%61%22%

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-income44128%0−8
Hispanic or Latino41128%−1−9
English learners12011%0−1
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 students0321Average+6321Accelerated
Low-income−2306Average+5306Accelerated
Hispanic or Latino−1286Average+5286Accelerated
English-only students0188not categorized+3188not categorized
English learners−4119Average+8119Accelerated
English learners only−673not categorized+373not categorized
Recently reclassified as fluent in English−146not categorized+1346not categorized
Students with disabilities−1543Moderate−343Average
White−1521Moderate+521Accelerated

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. 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; here that is grades 4–6. 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
10%
exceeded standard · 27% met or exceeded
CDE CAASPP 2024 · 115 English test records with scores
English · 2026 · Grade 5
10%
Advanced · 28% Proficient or Advanced
CDE CAASPP 2026 · 115 English test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 115 (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 · English0 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–6

321 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, English: 0 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math+6 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–6

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–6

321 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, math: +6 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; here that is grades 4–6, 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 · 6 in 100 → 2025–26 · 5 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.7% (23 of 849) → 2025–26 · 3.4% (30 of 880) · +0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female8 in 1005 in 100−3 in 100
Male9 in 1005 in 100−4 in 100
Asian3 of 191 of 19—
Black or African American3 of 180 of 11—
Hispanic or Latino8 in 1004 in 100−4 in 100
White4 of 486 of 39—
Students with disabilities9 of 7210 of 97—
English learners7 in 1004 in 100−3 in 100
Homeless4 of 137 of 86—
Military families1 of 523 of 51—
Low-income9 in 1005 in 100−4 in 100
All students9 in 1005 in 100−4 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.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,359 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 2,703 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$1,540 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 797

Central federal expenditures attributed here$694 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 797

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,235 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 65%Instruction support 7%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$32,688,44765.44%65%
Instruction support$3,339,0146.68%7%
Student services$5,327,18410.66%11%
Administration$4,140,2008.29%8%
Buildings & maintenance$4,142,2678.29%8%
Other$318,0560.64%1%
Total$49,955,168100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $49,955,168 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$15,359 per pupil
2020$13,271 per pupil
2019$12,898 per pupil
2018$12,043 per pupil
2017$11,735 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 holders2.9%

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 93307 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93307 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$56,446
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8%
ZIP-area population85,945
Median age28.4 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 93307 →

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