Sonora Elementary — Academic Performance — Costa Mesa, California

Performance

Sonora Elementary — Academic Performance

Standardised assessments, graduation outcomes and college-readiness metrics for Sonora Elementary in Costa Mesa, California.

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Science (CAST)

California Science Test, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard, 2025

CAASPP

43%

Met or exceeded the standard

2025

16%

Exceeded the standard

Students tested

Grade	Met or exceeded	Exceeded	Tested
Grade 5	43%	16%	44

Source: test_scores, CAASPP science results for 2025. Percentages are of students with a reported score. Results for very small groups are suppressed by the state and show as -.

Results by Student Group

CAASPP 2025, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard for each reported student group

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
All students	58% 194 tested	45% 198 tested	43% 44 tested
Gender
Female	55% 103 tested	39% 105 tested	27% 15 tested
Male	60% 91 tested	52% 93 tested	52% 29 tested
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	52% 147 tested	41% 149 tested	36% 33 tested
White	77% 26 tested	68% 28 tested	-
Socioeconomic status
Economically disadvantaged	53% 163 tested	40% 166 tested	39% 36 tested
Not economically disadvantaged	84% 31 tested	72% 32 tested	-
Homeless	36% 28 tested	31% 29 tested	-
Military family	38% 13 tested	46% 13 tested	-
English learners
English learners	13% 40 tested	11% 44 tested	15% 13 tested
English learners, 12 months or more	13% 40 tested	13% 40 tested	18% 11 tested
At risk of becoming a long term English learner	7% 15 tested	13% 15 tested	-
Reclassified fluent English proficient	70% 54 tested	59% 54 tested	-
Ever an English learner	46% 94 tested	38% 98 tested	24% 21 tested
Never an English learner	69% 100 tested	52% 100 tested	61% 23 tested
English only	68% 92 tested	53% 92 tested	62% 21 tested
Disability
Students with disabilities	19% 31 tested	16% 31 tested	-
No reported disability	65% 163 tested	50% 167 tested	49% 35 tested
Parent education
Parent not a high school graduate	56% 27 tested	41% 27 tested	-
Parent high school graduate	43% 58 tested	32% 60 tested	33% 12 tested
Parent some college	55% 38 tested	34% 38 tested	-
Parent college graduate	75% 36 tested	59% 37 tested	-
Parent graduate school	91% 11 tested	82% 11 tested	-

View 10 further student groups reported by the state

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
Not foster youth	58% 194 tested	45% 198 tested	43% 44 tested
Not migrant education	58% 194 tested	45% 198 tested	43% 44 tested
Not armed forces family member	59% 181 tested	45% 185 tested	43% 42 tested
Not homeless	61% 166 tested	47% 169 tested	45% 38 tested
Fluent English proficient and English only	69% 154 tested	55% 154 tested	55% 31 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Econ. Disadvantaged)	50% 131 tested	40% 133 tested	37% 30 tested
Parent education declined to state	58% 24 tested	60% 25 tested	-
Hispanic or Latino (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	69% 16 tested	50% 16 tested	-
White (Econ. Disadvantaged)	54% 13 tested	43% 14 tested	-
White (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	100% 13 tested	93% 14 tested	-

Source: test_scores, CAASPP 2025 student group breakdown. Groups the state suppresses for privacy, or that are too small to report, show as - rather than zero. Groups overlap, so the figures do not sum to the all students row.

English Learner Proficiency (ELPAC)

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, summative overall performance, 2025

2025

18%

Level 4, well developed

The level used towards reclassification

2025

57%

Level 3 or 4, moderately or well developed

English learners tested

Grade	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Kindergarten	19	5%	42%	26%	26%	53%
Grade 1	8	-	-	-	-	-
Grade 2	7	-	-	-	-	-
Grade 3	15	13%	27%	47%	13%	60%
Grade 4	11	27%	27%	36%	9%	45%
Grade 5	13	15%	31%	38%	15%	54%
Grade 6	4	-	-	-	-	-

Level 1 Minimally developed. Level 2 Somewhat developed. Level 3 Moderately developed. Level 4 Well developed.

View ELPAC by student group (21 groups)

Student group	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Economically Disadvantaged	73	11%	32%	40%	18%	58%
Hispanic or Latino	69	10%	29%	42%	19%	61%
Primary language: Spanish	69	10%	32%	41%	17%	58%
ELs enrolled 12 months or more	60	7%	32%	42%	20%	62%
No Special Education Services	56	13%	29%	36%	23%	59%
Male	43	9%	35%	33%	23%	56%
Female	34	12%	29%	47%	12%	59%
Homeless	21	19%	29%	38%	14%	52%
Special Education Services	21	5%	43%	48%	5%	52%
EL - less than 1 year in program	17	24%	35%	29%	12%	41%
ELs enrolled fewer than 12 months	17	24%	35%	29%	12%	41%
EL - 1 year in program	16	19%	50%	13%	19%	31%
At-Risk of LTEL	14	0%	29%	64%	7%	71%
EL - 2 years in program	12	8%	33%	25%	33%	58%
EL - 3 years in program	12	0%	33%	58%	8%	67%
EL - 4 years in program	8	-	-	-	-	-
EL - 5 years in program	8	-	-	-	-	-
Primary language: All remaining languages	5	-	-	-	-	-
EL - 6+ years in program	4	-	-	-	-	-
Not Economically Disadvantaged	4	-	-	-	-	-
White	4	-	-	-	-	-

Source: school_elpac, California Department of Education summative ELPAC 2025. Percentages are of English learners with a reported overall performance level. Grades and groups too small to report are suppressed by the state and show as -, which is not the same as zero.

Sources: state assessment files (EDFacts), school_graduation_v2 (NCES adjusted-cohort), school_sat_act + CRDC SAT/ACT.