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Warner Unified schools

Warner Unified’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 6th to the 79th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in three of the four bands: Strong, Solid and Needs Support.

Elementary · 5 schools

from 6th to 79th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Excel Academy Charter: 79th percentile, Strong
  • Sage Oak Charter School - South: 56th percentile, Solid
  • California Pacific Charter - San Diego: 53rd percentile, Solid
  • Warner Elementary: 11th percentile, Needs Support
  • All Tribes Elementary Charter: 6th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 4 schools

from 2nd to 90th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Excel Academy Charter: 90th percentile, Strong
  • California Pacific Charter - San Diego: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Sage Oak Charter School - South: 68th percentile, Solid
  • All Tribes Charter: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong

High · 2 schools

from 41st to 80th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Excel Academy Charter: 80th percentile, Strong
  • California Pacific Charter - San Diego: 41st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 3 of the 6 ranked schools teach more than one level, 2 of them all three, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 6 ranked schools
  • 5 of 6 are charter schools
  • 2 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Warner Unified

8 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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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 Warner Unified score highest?

Excel Academy Charter is highest, at the 79th percentile.

That’s higher than 79 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Warner Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 2 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Warner Unified had 6 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 Warner Unified score highest?

Excel Academy Charter and California Pacific Charter - San Diego are highest, both at the 90th percentile.

That’s higher than 90 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Warner Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Show the other 1 middle school
  • All Tribes CharterValley Center · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    2ndNeeds SupportScope Score 17
Context

The average middle school in Warner Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Warner Unified score highest?

Excel Academy Charter is highest, at the 80th percentile.

That’s higher than 80 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Warner Unified

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Alternative schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with schools of its kind.

The district

Where does Warner Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Warner Unified spent $31,041 per student in the 2024–25 school year.

The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Warner Unified 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

  • Instruction63%
  • Instruction support3%
  • Student services8%
  • Administration14%
  • 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

$4.9 million

planned in its 2025–26 plan for 16 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 80% of its $6.2 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, 80 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 70% of the money. The plan itself puts 78% of it toward staff.

  • Basic Services $2.4 million
  • Supplemental Staff $545,000
  • Home to School Transportation $507,367
  • 13 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

3 of the plan’s 16 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 $93,500
  • Catch-up help $299,640
  • English learners $30,000

Largest of these

  • Extended Day/​Year supplemental interventions$299,640
  • Supplemental Support for Literacy (LREBG ACTION)$93,500
  • Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction for English Learners$30,000
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 $1.3 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2024–25, it planned $1.1 million and estimates it spent $944,846, $173,183 (15%) less than planned (our arithmetic).

Ask: Why did estimated spending on these services come in $173,183 under the 2024–25 plan, and where does that money go in 2025–26?

What changed

The total is $351,975 (7%) lower than in the 2024–25 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Basic Services, which went from $3.0 million to $2.4 million.

Largest cuts

  • Basic Services−⁠$598,574
  • Professional Development−⁠$34,600

Largest increases

  • Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction to meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities+⁠$107,461
  • Home to School Transportation+⁠$78,767
  • Supplemental Staff+⁠$36,673

New in the 2025–26 plan

  • Supplemental Support for Literacy (LREBG ACTION)$93,500
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
Measure2024–252025–26Change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 25 in 1003 in 1002 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 23.9%2.7%down 1.2 pts

Goals 1 and 3 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
  • Basic Services · $2,400,282
  • Supplemental Staff · $545,000
  • Home to School Transportation · $507,367
The full plan3 goals, 20 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 ($4.9 million).

Where does the money go?

78% 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.

G1
G2

Change since the 2024–25 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Increase achievement for all students and close the achievement gap which will better prepare students to…$3.8 million78% of action budgets

“Increase achievement for all students and close the achievement gap which will better prepare students to graduate college and career ready” p. 12 ↗

9 funded actions · 2024–25 plan: $4.3 million (−⁠$462,975)

Largest funded actions

  1. Basic Services$2.4 millionaction 1.1 · p. 40 ↗
  2. Supplemental Staff$0.5 millionaction 1.6 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $365,471 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction to meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities$0.3 millionaction 1.9 · p. 40 ↗
  4. Extended Day/​Year supplemental interventions$0.3 millionaction 1.7 · p. 40 ↗
  5. Technology$0.1 millionaction 1.3 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $100,000 is state funding counted toward those services

4 more funded actions in this goal

  • Supplemental Support for Literacy (LREBG ACTION) · action 1.4 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $27,500 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
  • Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction for English Learners · action 1.8 · p. 40 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
  • Professional Development · action 1.2 · p. 40 ↗under $0.1 million
  • Recruitment and Retention of staff · action 1.5 · p. 40 ↗under $0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Basic Services−⁠$0.6 million$3.0 million → $2.4 million · p. 40 ↗
  2. Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction to meet the needs of all students, including students with disabilities+⁠$107,461$193,000 → $300,461 · p. 40 ↗
  3. Supplemental Staff+⁠$36,673$508,327 → $545,000 · p. 40 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Extended Day/​Year supplemental interventions · $293,575 → $299,640 · p. 40 ↗+⁠$6,065
  • Technology · $100,000 → $120,000 · p. 40 ↗+⁠$20,000
  • Supplemental Support for Literacy (LREBG ACTION) · $93,500 · p. 40 ↗new or renamed
  • Differentiated High Quality Curriculum and Instruction for English Learners · $30,000 → $30,000 · p. 40 ↗unchanged
  • Professional Development · $52,738 → $18,138 · p. 40 ↗−⁠$34,600
  • Recruitment and Retention of staff · $12,064 → $12,064 · p. 40 ↗unchanged

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 3 quoted

  • Access to Standards Aligned Instructional Materials p. 15 ↗
    Baseline
    100% of students
    Target for year 3
    100% of students
  • Pupil Outcomes in other areas - CAST scores p. 15 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 14.64% met or exceeded standard
    Target for year 3
    20% met or exceeded
  • Teacher Qualifications p. 16 ↗
    Baseline
    89% of the teachers are appropriately assigned and fully credentialed
    Target for year 3
    100% of the teachers appropriately assigned and fully credentialed.

6 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2 · Maintenance of Progress GoalThe District will provide students with a clean, healthy, physically and emotionally safe learning environment$1.0 million21% of action budgets

4 funded actions · 2024–25 plan: $914,290 (+⁠$111,000) · p. 22 ↗

Largest funded actions

  1. Home to School Transportation$507,367action 2.3 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $359,794 is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Clean and Safe Facilities$403,791action 2.1 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $221,191 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Mental Health/​Social Emotional Learning$64,132action 2.2 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $50,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Attendance Support$50,000action 2.4 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Home to School Transportation+⁠$78,767$428,600 → $507,367 · p. 41 ↗
  2. Clean and Safe Facilities+⁠$36,366$367,425 → $403,791 · p. 41 ↗
  3. Mental Health/​Social Emotional Learning−⁠$4,133$68,265 → $64,132 · p. 41 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Attendance Support · $50,000 → $50,000 · p. 41 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted

  • Suspension rate p. 22 ↗
    Baseline
    5.6%
    Target for year 3
    2%
  • Expulsion rate p. 22 ↗
    Baseline
    0%
    Target for year 3
    0%
  • Chronic Absenteeism p. 23 ↗
    Baseline
    62.8%
    Target for year 3
    8%

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Parents, staff and local community members will continue to be engaged in the school and student learning…$54,0001% of action budgets

“Parents, staff and local community members will continue to be engaged in the school and student learning, and will work collaboratively to support kids to increase learning” p. 28 ↗

3 funded actions · 2024–25 plan: $54,000 (unchanged)

Largest funded actions

  1. Welcoming Atmosphere$25,000action 3.2 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Foster a Healthy School Culture$15,000action 3.1 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  3. Communication$14,000action 3.3 · p. 41 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Welcoming Atmosphere · $25,000 → $25,000 · p. 41 ↗unchanged
  • Foster a Healthy School Culture · $15,000 → $15,000 · p. 41 ↗unchanged
  • Communication · $14,000 → $14,000 · p. 41 ↗unchanged

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 28 ↗.

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, 3,258 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 40%2. White: 31%3. Two or more races: 8%4. Asian: 6%5. American Indian or Alaska Native: 6%6. Black or African American: 6%7. Not reported: 1%8. Filipino: 1%9. Pacific Islander: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino40%
  2. White31%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Asian6%
  5. American Indian or Alaska Native6%
  6. Black or African American6%
  7. Not reported1%
  8. Filipino1%
  9. Pacific 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

52%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 1,678 of 3,258 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?

Warner Unified 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, 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 (13 of 22 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Warner Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Excel Academy Charter, 79th percentile (Strong). Middle: 2 schools at the 90th percentile (Strong): Excel Academy Charter and California Pacific Charter - San Diego. High: Excel Academy Charter, 80th 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 Warner Unified 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.
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Are the public schools in Warner Unified good?

Warner Unified’s 5 public elementary schools run from the 6th to the 79th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid and 2 Needs Support. Warner Unified’s 4 public middle schools run from the 2nd to the 90th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Warner Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 41st to the 80th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 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 Warner Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Warner Unified had 6 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. The average middle school in Warner Unified had 5 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Warner Unified spend per student?

Warner Unified spent $31,041 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 63 cents of every Warner Unified 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 Warner Unified’s 2025–26 spending plan?

The district’s 2025–26 spending plan puts $4.9 million into 16 funded actions in 3 goals, 80% of its $6.2 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $3.8 million, 78% of the action budgets. The 2025–26 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 Warner Unified, 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.

View CDE data ↗ (opens in a new tab)How Scope Scores work →

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