Alpine Union Elementary has two ranked public elementary schools and two middle schools. Shadow Hills Elementary is at the 71st percentile, Boulder Oaks Elementary the 48th, Joan MacQueen Middle the 41st and Mountain View Learning Academy the 16th, each among the California schools we score at its level (spring 2026 tests). High school is run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
Percentile among California schools at the same level
Strong75th+
Solid50–74th
Developing25–49th
Needs Supportbelow 25th
Not scored
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Elementary schools
Which elementary schools in the Alpine Union Elementary district score highest?
Shadow Hills Elementary’s 71st percentile means it scored higher than 71 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the Alpine Union Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Alpine Union Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Alpine Union Elementary district spent $16,825 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Alpine Union Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction58%
Instruction support9%
Student services10%
Administration10%
Buildings & maintenance13%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$17.6 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 14 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 68% of its $25.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 158 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 84% of the money. The plan itself puts 88% of it toward staff.
Basic Services $11.6 million
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services $2.3 million
Maintain Facilities - New Action Step for 2025-2026 LCAP $917,652
11 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
1 of the plan’s 14 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help
Catch-up help $2.3 million
Largest of these
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services$2.3 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $1.6 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $1.5 million and estimates it spent $1.3 million, $0.2 million (16%) less than planned (our arithmetic).
$1.3 million spent (estimated)$1.5 million planned
Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $0.2 million under the 2025–26 plan, and where does that money go in 2026–27?
What changed
The total is $54,341 higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Attract and retain high quality teachers, which went from $321,760 to $495,327.
Largest cuts
Social Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Support−$117,536
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services−$61,500
Largest increases
Attract and retain high quality teachers+$173,567
English Language Learner Support+$50,806
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program+$44,700
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
48%
44%
down 4 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
42%
42%
no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
22 in 100
16 in 100
6 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
3.2%
1.9%
down 1.3 pts
Goal 3 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Basic Services · $11,591,993
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services · $2,297,037
Maintain Facilities - New Action Step for 2025-2026 LCAP · $917,652
The full plan3 goals, 33 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($17.6 million).
Where does the money go?
89% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
small actions drawn together
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1All AUSD Students will demonstrate growth will demonstrate growth in mastering both English Language Arts and…$15.6 million89% of action budgets
“All AUSD Students will demonstrate growth will demonstrate growth in mastering both English Language Arts and mathematics standards and all English Language Learners will demonstrate growth in developing English language proficiency” p. 34 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $15.4 million (+$204,801)
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services$2.3 millionaction 1.3 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.0 million is state funding counted toward those services
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program$0.9 millionaction 1.1 · p. 118 ↗
Attract and retain high quality teachers$0.5 millionaction 1.7 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $316,428 is state funding counted toward those services
English Language Learner Support$0.2 millionaction 1.9 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $89,310 is state funding counted toward those services
2 more funded actions in this goal
Professional Development · action 1.4 · p. 118 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $97,978 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
New Teacher Support · action 1.6 · p. 118 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Attract and retain high quality teachers+$173,567$321,760 → $495,327 · p. 118 ↗
School Site Intervention Programs and Supplemental Services−$0.1 million$2.4 million → $2.3 million · p. 118 ↗
English Language Learner Support+$50,806$152,592 → $203,399 · p. 118 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Basic Services · $11.6 million → $11.6 million · p. 119 ↗+$33,850
Expanded Learning Opportunities Program · $845,906 → $890,606 · p. 118 ↗+$44,700
Professional Development · $189,011 → $154,738 · p. 118 ↗−$34,273
New Teacher Support · $10,000 → $13,000 · p. 118 ↗+$3,000
How the plan measures it · 18 measures · 1 quoted
Percentage of teachers appropriately assignedp. 35 ↗
Baseline
100% (2023-2024 School Year)
Target for year 3
100%
17 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2AUSD will cultivate a positive school climate where students and staff feel connected, engaged, safe, and supported$1.9 million11% of action budgets
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.1 million (−$153,365) · p. 66 ↗
Largest funded actions
Maintain Facilities - New Action Step for 2025-2026 LCAP$917,652action 2.11 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $30,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Social Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Support$903,077action 2.1 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $15,112 is state funding counted toward those services
Develop and Implement School Attendance Success Teams and Plans$62,060action 2.6 · p. 119 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Employ a Community Engagement Specialist$23,357action 2.9 · p. 119 ↗
Employ a American Indian Educational Liasion$20,000action 2.8 · p. 119 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Social Emotional, Behavioral and Mental Health Support−$0.1 million$1.0 million → $0.9 million · p. 119 ↗
Maintain Facilities - New Action Step for 2025-2026 LCAP−$42,500$960,152 → $917,652 · p. 119 ↗
Develop and Implement School Attendance Success Teams and Plans+$7,808$54,252 → $62,060 · p. 119 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Employ a Community Engagement Specialist · $21,331 → $23,357 · p. 119 ↗+$2,026
Employ a American Indian Educational Liasion · $23,163 → $20,000 · p. 119 ↗−$3,163
Middle school drop out rates (District data)p. 75 ↗
Baseline
0%
Target for year 3
0%
Instances where facilities do not meet "good repair" standard (CA Dashboard data)p. 76 ↗
Baseline
7
Target for year 3
0
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3AUSD will increase family and parent engagement within our schools with a focus on actively engaging families…$5,700under 1% of action budgets
“AUSD will increase family and parent engagement within our schools with a focus on actively engaging families from underrepresented groups, ensuring equitable participation” p. 89 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,441 students
1White51%
2Hispanic or Latino33%
3Two or more races7%
4Not reported4%
5American Indian or Alaska Native3%
6Black or African American1%
7Filipino<1%
8Asian<1%
9Pacific Islander<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
37%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 446 of 1,213 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Alpine Union Elementary extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 59% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (38 of 64 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the Alpine Union Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Shadow Hills Elementary, 71st percentile (Solid). Middle: Joan MacQueen Middle, 41st percentile (Developing). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Alpine Union Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (4)
Are the public schools in the Alpine Union Elementary district good?
Alpine Union Elementary’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 48th to the 71st percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Developing. Alpine Union Elementary’s 2 public middle schools run from the 16th to the 41st percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does the Alpine Union Elementary district spend per student?
The Alpine Union Elementary district spent $16,825 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Alpine Union Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Alpine Union Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $17.6 million into 14 funded actions in 3 goals, 68% of its $25.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $15.6 million, 89% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Alpine Union Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.