Byron Union Elementary’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 60th to the 67th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 3 schools
from 60th to 67th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Discovery Bay Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
Vista Oaks Charter: 63rd percentile, Solid
Timber Point Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
3Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 2 schools
from 21st to 62nd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Vista Oaks Charter: 62nd percentile, Solid
Excelsior Middle: 21st percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong
High · 1 school
at 39th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Vista Oaks Charter: 39th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 4 ranked schools teaches all three levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
4 ranked schools
·1 of 4 is a charter school
Schools around the Byron Union Elementary district
The average elementary school in the Byron Union Elementary district had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in the Byron Union Elementary district score highest?
Vista Oaks Charter is highest, at the 62nd percentile.
That’s higher than 62 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in the Byron Union Elementary district
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does the high school we score in the Byron Union Elementary district stand?
Vista Oaks Charter is at the 39th percentile.
That’s higher than 39 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Byron Union Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Byron Union Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Byron Union Elementary district spent $20,020 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Byron 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
Instruction59%
Instruction support11%
Student services10%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance12%
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
$2.3 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 24 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 11% of its $20.5 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, 98 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 60% of the money. The plan itself puts 81% of it toward staff.
Safe Learning Environments $678,840
Counselor Support $350,049
Intervention TOSAs & Intervention Aides $328,344
21 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
4 of the plan’s 24 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $15,000
Catch-up help $333,344
English learners $4,500
Largest of these
Intervention TOSAs & Intervention Aides$328,344
Structured Literacy Implementation$15,000
MTSS Materials & Training$5,000
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 $945,007 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $889,000 and estimates it spent $940,382, $51,382 (6%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$940,382 spent (estimated)$889,000 planned
What changed
The total is $144,202 (7%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Safe Learning Environments, which went from $564,448 to $678,840.
Largest cuts
Physical Safety Improvements−$109,220
Intervention TOSAs & Intervention Aides−$14,933
Learning Center Curriculum−$13,768
Largest increases
Safe Learning Environments+$114,392
Counselor Support+$68,975
Coordinator of Student Services+$42,469
Ask: What did Physical Safety Improvements pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $109,220 less?
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
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 2
21 in 100
17 in 100
4 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 2
4.7%
2.6%
down 2.1 pts
Goals 1, 3 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.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Through implementation of high-quality, rigorous and relevant learning, students will demonstrate growth…$603,81427% of action budgets
“Through implementation of high-quality, rigorous and relevant learning, students will demonstrate growth towards meeting or exceeding standards in ELA and Math as well as English Learners will demonstrate progress in developing English language proficiency” p. 15 ↗
10 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Intervention TOSAs & Intervention Aides$328,344action 1.1 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $175,210 is state funding counted toward those services
Curriculum & Assessment Coordinator$172,344action 1.2 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Supplemental Materials & Training$25,200action 1.5 · p. 57 ↗
Local Assessments of Student Progress$24,800action 1.7 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Structured Literacy Implementation$15,000action 1.4 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Goal 2The district will reduce rates of chronic absenteeism and suspensions by implementing actions that promote…$581,89926% of action budgets
“The district will reduce rates of chronic absenteeism and suspensions by implementing actions that promote relationships, equity, and student connectedness” p. 26 ↗
5 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Counselor Support$350,049action 2.1 · p. 57 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $157,587 is state funding counted toward those services
Coordinator of Student Services$212,521action 2.8 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Goal 3Students, parents, families, staff, and community members will be engaged as partners in teaching and…$71,0183% of action budgets
“Students, parents, families, staff, and community members will be engaged as partners in teaching and learning through effective communication, capacity building, and collaboration” p. 33 ↗
5 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Family & Community Liaison$65,068action 3.1 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
District & Campus Committees$3,000action 3.5 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Parent Education Sessions$1,500action 3.3 · p. 58 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $750 is state funding counted toward those services
number of parents who participate in California School Parent Survey (3A, CSPS)p. 34 ↗
Baseline
222 respondents
Target for year 3
300 respondents
Number of student recognition events open to parents to attend. (3A, local data)p. 34 ↗
Baseline
2023-24: 8
Target for year 3
12 events
3 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Byron USD will maintain safe and clean facilities and technology necessary to support the effective…$999,28044% of action budgets
“Byron USD will maintain safe and clean facilities and technology necessary to support the effective implementation of actions across all LCAP goals” p. 38 ↗
4 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Safe Learning Environments$678,840action 4.1 · p. 58 ↗
Physical Safety Improvements$139,445action 4.2 · p. 58 ↗
District Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)$97,162action 4.5 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Technology$83,833action 4.4 · p. 59 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Safe Learning Environments+$114,392$564,448 → $678,840 · p. 58 ↗
Physical Safety Improvements−$109,220$248,665 → $139,445 · p. 58 ↗
District Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)+$29,526$67,636 → $97,162 · p. 59 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
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, 2,182 students
1White43%
2Hispanic or Latino33%
3Two or more races10%
4Asian6%
5Black or African American4%
6Not reported1%
7Filipino<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
33%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 722 of 2,181 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 Byron 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, 47% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (30 of 64 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
1 school getting state support, 2025–26
Excelsior Middle (Extra targeted support)
Excelsior MiddleExtra targeted support: Black or African American students and students with disabilities
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in the Byron Union Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Discovery Bay Elementary, 67th percentile (Solid). Middle: Vista Oaks Charter, 62nd percentile (Solid). High: Vista Oaks Charter, 39th 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 Byron 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 (5)
Are the public schools in the Byron Union Elementary district good?
Byron Union Elementary’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 60th to the 67th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Solid. Byron Union Elementary’s 2 public middle schools run from the 21st to the 62nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Byron Union Elementary has one public high school we score, Vista Oaks Charter, at the 39th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the Byron Union Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Byron Union Elementary district had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Byron Union Elementary district spend per student?
The Byron Union Elementary district spent $20,020 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 59 cents of every Byron 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 Byron Union Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $2.3 million into 24 funded actions in 4 goals, 11% of its $20.5 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $999,280, 44% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, 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 Byron Union Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.