Brisbane Elementary has two ranked public elementary schools and one middle school. Brisbane Elementary is at the 79th percentile, Panorama Elementary the 56th and Lipman Middle the 90th, 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.
Where does Brisbane Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Brisbane Elementary district spent $28,657 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Brisbane 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
Instruction64%
Instruction support12%
Student services5%
Administration11%
Buildings & maintenance8%
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
$11.2 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 21 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 71% of its $15.8 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, 77 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 74% of the money. The plan itself puts 79% of it toward staff.
District-wide Base Instructional Program $4.9 million
Provide services to Students with Disabilities $2.5 million
Implement Facilities Plan $930,206
18 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
2 of the plan’s 21 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name English learners
English learners $288,500
Largest of these
Provide services to English Learners$276,200
Bilingual Family Engagement Liaisons$12,300
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 $609,760 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $364,972 and estimates it spent $748,427, $383,455 (105%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$748,427 spent (estimated)$364,972 planned
What changed
The total is $1.7 million (18%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is District-wide Base Instructional Program, which went from $4.3 million to $4.9 million.
Largest cuts
Implement Facilities Plan−$122,388
Provide counseling services−$94,654
Largest increases
District-wide Base Instructional Program+$612,993
Provide services to Students with Disabilities+$277,991
Professional Development+$269,109
New in the 2026–27 plan
Continue Intentional Use of Technology$458,635
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
61%
63%
up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 1
63%
63%
no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
11 in 100
12 in 100
1 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
1.4%
0.6%
down 0.8 pts
Goals 2 and 4 aren’t shown because they track 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
District-wide Base Instructional Program · $4,899,300
Provide services to Students with Disabilities · $2,512,242
Implement Facilities Plan · $930,206
The full plan4 goals, 27 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 ($11.2 million).
Where does the money go?
92% 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
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1 · Maintenance of Progress GoalStudents in the Brisbane School District will have equitable access to a rigorous, well-rounded and enriched…$10.4 million92% of action budgets
“Students in the Brisbane School District will have equitable access to a rigorous, well-rounded and enriched curriculum aligned with Common Core State Standards that promotes academic and behavioral skills mastery, fosters achievement, and prepares them to be competitive in a 21st Century global economy” p. 10 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $8.8 million (+$1.6 million)
Largest funded actions
District-wide Base Instructional Program$4.9 millionaction 1.1 · p. 39 ↗
Provide services to Students with Disabilities$2.5 millionaction 1.5 · p. 39 ↗
Implement Facilities Plan$0.9 millionaction 1.11 · p. 40 ↗
Continue Intentional Use of Technology$0.5 millionaction 1.9 · p. 39 ↗
Increase participation of underserved student populations in enrichment programs$0.4 millionaction 1.8 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $170,313 is state funding counted toward those services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Professional Development · action 1.3 · p. 39 ↗$0.3 million
Provide Enrichment Activities · action 1.7 · p. 39 ↗$0.3 million
Provide services to English Learners · action 1.4 · p. 39 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Instructional Materials and Curriculum · action 1.2 · p. 39 ↗$0.2 million
Utilize Standardized Assessments · action 1.6 · p. 39 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
District-wide Base Instructional Program+$0.6 million$4.3 million → $4.9 million · p. 39 ↗
Provide services to Students with Disabilities+$0.3 million$2.2 million → $2.5 million · p. 39 ↗
Professional Development+$269,109$66,042 → $335,151 · p. 39 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Implement Facilities Plan · $1.1 million → $0.9 million · p. 40 ↗−$0.1 million
Continue Intentional Use of Technology · $458,635 · p. 39 ↗new or renamed
Increase participation of underserved student populations in enrichment programs · $247,187 → $398,313 · p. 39 ↗+$151,126
Provide Enrichment Activities · $222,207 → $305,932 · p. 39 ↗+$83,725
Provide services to English Learners · $250,033 → $276,200 · p. 39 ↗+$26,167
Instructional Materials and Curriculum · $219,593 → $235,689 · p. 39 ↗+$16,096
Teachers in the Brisbane School District are appropriately assigned a credentialed teacher in subject areasp. 10 ↗
Baseline
95% of teacher assignments were appropriate per the 2022-23 CalSAAS Credentials Audit.
Target for year 3
100% of teachers will be appropriately assigned in subject areas.
11 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2Brisbane School District will support the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of all students…$586,5695% of action budgets
“Brisbane School District will support the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of all students by promoting pro-social behavior, teaching coping and decision-making skills, and modeling positive relationships” p. 20 ↗
Provide counseling services$207,207action 2.1 · p. 40 ↗
Provide safe learning environment$203,815action 2.3 · p. 40 ↗
Provide additional counseling services to English learners and socio-economically disadvantaged youth$175,547action 2.2 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $137,547 is state funding counted toward those services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Provide safe learning environment+$182,428$21,387 → $203,815 · p. 40 ↗
Provide counseling services−$94,654$301,861 → $207,207 · p. 40 ↗
Provide additional counseling services to English learners and socio-economically disadvantaged youth+$24,082$151,465 → $175,547 · p. 40 ↗
How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 1 quoted
Students feeling happy at school as measured by surveyp. 21 ↗
Baseline
58% of students reported being happy at school in 2024 survey.
Target for year 3
70% of students will report being happy at school.
4 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3 · Focus GoalBrisbane School District will ensure that our schools feel safe and will promote student learning and…$65,5961% of action budgets
“Brisbane School District will ensure that our schools feel safe and will promote student learning and achievement by decreasing student absenteeism and discipline” p. 24 ↗
0% of students expelled during 2023-24 school year.
Target for year 3
0% of students expelled during 2026-27 school year.
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Brisbane School District will involve parents and community members in the educational process by providing…$194,8842% of action budgets
“Brisbane School District will involve parents and community members in the educational process by providing engagement opportunities and ensuring robust communication” p. 27 ↗
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, 484 students
1Hispanic or Latino31%
2Asian24%
3White20%
4Two or more races13%
5Filipino10%
6Black or African American1%
7Not reported<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native0%
9Pacific Islander0%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
22%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 106 of 484 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?
Brisbane Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 70% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (35 of 50 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 Brisbane Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Brisbane Elementary, 79th percentile (Strong). Middle: Lipman Middle, 90th percentile (Strong). 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane Elementary district good?
Brisbane Elementary’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 56th to the 79th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 1 Solid. Brisbane Elementary has one public middle school we score, Lipman Middle, at the 90th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How much does the Brisbane Elementary district spend per student?
The Brisbane Elementary district spent $28,657 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Brisbane 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 Brisbane Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $11.2 million into 21 funded actions in 4 goals, 71% of its $15.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $10.4 million, 92% 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 Brisbane 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.