Balboa Elementary — Academic Performance — Glendale, California

Performance

Balboa Elementary — Academic Performance

Standardised assessments, graduation outcomes and college-readiness metrics for Balboa Elementary in Glendale, California.

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Science (CAST)

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

CAASPP

37%

Met or exceeded the standard

2025

14%

Exceeded the standard

143

Students tested

Grade	Met or exceeded	Exceeded	Tested
Grade 5	37%	14%	143

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	48% 405 tested	49% 430 tested	37% 143 tested
Gender
Female	52% 184 tested	46% 191 tested	26% 58 tested
Male	44% 221 tested	51% 239 tested	45% 85 tested
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	43% 28 tested	31% 29 tested	-
White	48% 369 tested	50% 393 tested	37% 134 tested
Socioeconomic status
Economically disadvantaged	47% 291 tested	50% 309 tested	36% 106 tested
Not economically disadvantaged	49% 114 tested	46% 121 tested	41% 37 tested
Homeless	32% 19 tested	50% 22 tested	-
English learners
English learners	12% 123 tested	23% 148 tested	0% 50 tested
English learners, 12 months or more	12% 123 tested	26% 123 tested	0% 45 tested
English learners, under 12 months	-	8% 25 tested	-
At risk of becoming a long term English learner	4% 23 tested	13% 23 tested	-
Reclassified fluent English proficient	77% 82 tested	72% 82 tested	62% 34 tested
Initial fluent English proficient	77% 26 tested	69% 26 tested	82% 11 tested
Ever an English learner	38% 205 tested	40% 230 tested	25% 84 tested
Never an English learner	58% 200 tested	59% 200 tested	54% 59 tested
English only	55% 174 tested	57% 174 tested	48% 48 tested
Disability
Students with disabilities	13% 23 tested	39% 23 tested	-
No reported disability	50% 382 tested	49% 407 tested	38% 139 tested
Parent education
Parent high school graduate	42% 64 tested	43% 72 tested	28% 25 tested
Parent some college	47% 49 tested	51% 51 tested	24% 17 tested
Parent college graduate	47% 167 tested	49% 173 tested	38% 52 tested
Parent graduate school	56% 97 tested	59% 105 tested	47% 38 tested

View 9 further student groups reported by the state

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
Not migrant education	48% 405 tested	49% 430 tested	37% 143 tested
Not foster youth	48% 404 tested	49% 429 tested	37% 142 tested
Not armed forces family member	48% 403 tested	49% 428 tested	37% 141 tested
Not homeless	48% 386 tested	49% 408 tested	37% 133 tested
Fluent English proficient and English only	63% 282 tested	62% 282 tested	57% 93 tested
White (Econ. Disadvantaged)	48% 265 tested	51% 282 tested	36% 98 tested
White (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	48% 104 tested	45% 111 tested	42% 36 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Econ. Disadvantaged)	43% 21 tested	27% 22 tested	-
Parent education declined to state	43% 21 tested	32% 22 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

12%

Level 4, well developed

The level used towards reclassification

2025

49%

Level 3 or 4, moderately or well developed

358

English learners tested

Grade	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Kindergarten	55	20%	31%	38%	11%	49%
Grade 1	64	28%	31%	33%	8%	41%
Grade 2	68	19%	22%	46%	13%	59%
Grade 3	55	27%	25%	35%	13%	47%
Grade 4	59	27%	29%	32%	12%	44%
Grade 5	57	26%	21%	39%	14%	53%

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
White	338	24%	26%	38%	12%	50%
No Special Education Services	332	23%	28%	37%	12%	49%
Primary language: All remaining languages	287	24%	26%	38%	12%	50%
Economically Disadvantaged	264	23%	29%	37%	11%	48%
ELs enrolled 12 months or more	258	16%	26%	45%	14%	59%
Male	193	30%	27%	32%	11%	44%
Female	165	19%	26%	43%	12%	55%
EL - less than 1 year in program	102	47%	28%	19%	6%	25%
ELs enrolled fewer than 12 months	100	47%	29%	18%	6%	24%
Not Economically Disadvantaged	94	30%	19%	37%	14%	51%
EL - 1 year in program	91	20%	29%	40%	12%	52%
EL - 2 years in program	90	16%	28%	44%	12%	57%
Primary language: Russian	49	27%	31%	33%	10%	43%
EL - 3 years in program	36	11%	19%	50%	19%	69%
Special Education Services	26	46%	12%	35%	8%	42%
At-Risk of LTEL	23	13%	35%	39%	13%	52%
Homeless	22	27%	50%	18%	5%	23%
EL - 5 years in program	19	11%	16%	63%	11%	74%
Primary language: Spanish	19	32%	32%	26%	11%	37%
Hispanic or Latino	18	33%	33%	22%	11%	33%
EL - 4 years in program	17	6%	24%	47%	24%	71%

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.