Mark West Union Elementary runs schools through 6th grade. Its 3 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 66th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Middle and high school are run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K6Elementary
712Middle and high
Mark West Union Elementary · grades K–6
Another district · grades 7–12
Elementary · 3 schools
from 31st to 66th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
San Miguel Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
Mark West Elementary: 45th percentile, Developing
John B. Riebli Elementary: 31st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
0Strong
Middle · 1 school
at 78th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Mark West Charter: 78th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.
3 of 4 are charter schools
Schools around the Mark West Union Elementary district
The average elementary school in the Mark West Union Elementary district had 10 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
Where does the middle school we score in the Mark West Union Elementary district stand?
Mark West Charter is at the 78th percentile.
That’s higher than 78 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Mark West Union Elementary.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Mark West Union Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Mark West Union Elementary district spent $21,874 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 73 cents of every Mark West 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
Instruction73%
Instruction support9%
Student services6%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance6%
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
$16.2 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 15 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 60% of its $27.2 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, 106 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 81% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 93% of it toward staff.
Implementation of the Standards/Frameworks $9.7 million
Identification and supports for students with disabilities $2.0 million
Action 3 $1.4 million
12 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
2 of the plan’s 15 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $1.4 million
English learners $0.1 million
Largest of these
Develop, implement, and monitor MTSS resources for supporting unduplicated students who need extra/remedial support$1.4 million
English Learners Instruction and Support$139,594
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 $1.6 million and estimates it spent $1.6 million, $0.1 million (4%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$1.6 million spent (estimated)$1.6 million planned
What changed
The total is $752,458 (5%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Suspensions and Expulsions, which went from $708,165 to $1.3 million.
Largest cuts
Develop, implement, and monitor MTSS resources for supporting unduplicated students who need extra/remedial support−$118,277
Identification and supports for students with disabilities−$64,801
Largest increases
Suspensions and Expulsions+$552,941
Implementation of the Standards/Frameworks+$222,708
Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)+$145,456
New in the 2026–27 plan
Instructional Technology$64,851
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 2
46%
48%
up 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2
42%
36%
down 6 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3 · Engagement, Growth, Climate, and Culture
11 in 100
11 in 100
no change
Suspended at least onceGoal 3 · Engagement, Growth, Climate, and Culture
2.0%
0.4%
down 1.6 pts
Goal 1 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
Implementation of the Standards/Frameworks · $9,693,262
Identification and supports for students with disabilities · $2,044,277
Develop, implement, and monitor MTSS resources for supporting unduplicated students who need extra/remedial support · $1,439,098
The full plan3 goals, 26 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 ($16.2 million).
Where does the money go?
70% 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 1To provide all students with a learning environment that provides access to current content standards…$11.4 million70% of action budgets
“To provide all students with a learning environment that provides access to current content standards, educational opportunities, and programs for all students” p. 13 ↗
9 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $11.0 million (+$397,310)
Largest funded actions
Implementation of the Standards/Frameworks$9.7 millionaction 1.5 · p. 64 ↗
Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)$0.3 millionaction 1.10 · p. 64 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $157,339 is state funding counted toward those services
Instructional Materials$0.2 millionaction 1.3 · p. 64 ↗
Highly qualified teachers$0.2 millionaction 1.4 · p. 64 ↗
4 more funded actions in this goal
English Learners Instruction and Support · action 1.6 · p. 64 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $124,124 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Programs and Services for unduplicated students · action 1.8 · p. 64 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Instructional Technology · action 1.9 · p. 64 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Access to Broad Course of Study · action 1.7 · p. 64 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Implementation of the Standards/Frameworks+$0.2 million$9.5 million → $9.7 million · p. 64 ↗
Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)+$145,456$165,784 → $311,240 · p. 64 ↗
Instructional Materials+$61,200$102,900 → $164,100 · p. 64 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
School Facilities · $810,000 → $800,000 · p. 64 ↗−$10,000
English Learners Instruction and Support · $116,908 → $139,594 · p. 64 ↗+$22,686
Programs and Services for unduplicated students · $113,145 → $99,693 · p. 64 ↗−$13,452
Instructional Technology · $64,851 · p. 64 ↗new or renamed
Access to Broad Course of Study · $8,000 → $7,999 · p. 64 ↗−$1
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 10 measures · 1 quoted
Properly Credentialed Teachers as monitored by Human Resourcesp. 15 ↗
Baseline
100% are properly credentialed and highly qualified
Target for year 3
Maintain 100% highly qualified teachers
9 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2To empower all students to reach their fullest potential in academics in core areas including…$3.5 million21% of action budgets
“To empower all students to reach their fullest potential in academics in core areas including English/Language Arts, mathematics, and language development” p. 23 ↗
2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.7 million (−$183,078)
Largest funded actions
Identification and supports for students with disabilities$2.0 millionaction 2.7 · p. 65 ↗
Develop, implement, and monitor MTSS resources for supporting unduplicated students who need extra/remedial support$1.4 millionaction 2.6 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.3 million is state funding counted toward those services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Develop, implement, and monitor MTSS resources for supporting unduplicated students who need extra/remedial support−$0.1 million$1.6 million → $1.4 million · p. 65 ↗
Identification and supports for students with disabilities−$0.1 million$2.1 million → $2.0 million · p. 65 ↗
How the plan measures it · 6 measures · 1 quoted
Professional development records and personnel recordsp. 35 ↗
Baseline
District PD sign in sheets indicate that 88% of the district teachers participated in …
Target for year 3
95% participation of District Teachers in District Professional Development
5 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3Engagement, Growth, Climate, and Culture$1.3 million8% of action budgets
“To cultivate a safe school community where - students, parents, teachers, and staff - are actively involved” p. 40 ↗
Suspensions and Expulsions$1.3 millionaction 3.6 · p. 65 ↗
Family Engagement for unduplicated students$0.1 millionaction 3.2 · p. 65 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $22,084 is state funding counted toward those services
Student enrollmentunder $0.1 millionaction 3.3 · p. 65 ↗
School connectednessunder $0.1 millionaction 3.8 · p. 66 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Suspensions and Expulsions+$0.6 million$0.7 million → $1.3 million · p. 65 ↗
Family Engagement for unduplicated students−$14,015$66,571 → $52,556 · p. 65 ↗
Student enrollment−$700$12,700 → $12,000 · p. 65 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
School connectedness · $1,024 → $1,024 · p. 66 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 10 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 40 ↗.
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, 1,368 students
1White54%
2Hispanic or Latino34%
3Two or more races7%
4Asian3%
5Filipino1%
6American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
7Black or African American<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Not reported0%
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
46%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 632 of 1,361 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?
Mark West Union 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, 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 (20 of 43 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 Mark West Union Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: San Miguel Elementary, 66th percentile (Solid). Middle: Mark West Charter, 78th 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 Mark West 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 Mark West Union Elementary district good?
Mark West Union Elementary’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 31st to the 66th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 2 Developing. Mark West Union Elementary has one public middle school we score, Mark West Charter, at the 78th 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 does chronic absence in the Mark West Union Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Mark West Union Elementary district had 10 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 Mark West Union Elementary district spend per student?
The Mark West Union Elementary district spent $21,874 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 73 cents of every Mark West 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 Mark West Union Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $16.2 million into 15 funded actions in 3 goals, 60% of its $27.2 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $11.4 million, 70% 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 Mark West 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.