Ballard Elementary — Academic Performance — Solvang, California

Performance

Ballard Elementary — Academic Performance

Standardised assessments, graduation outcomes and college-readiness metrics for Ballard Elementary in Solvang, California.

Headline Indicator

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Science (CAST)

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

CAASPP

50%

Met or exceeded the standard

2025

14%

Exceeded the standard

Students tested

Grade	Met or exceeded	Exceeded	Tested
Grade 5	50%	14%	14

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	77% 71 tested	66% 71 tested	50% 14 tested
Gender
Female	87% 30 tested	63% 30 tested	-
Male	71% 41 tested	68% 41 tested	-
Race and ethnicity
White	80% 56 tested	70% 56 tested	-
Socioeconomic status
Not economically disadvantaged	78% 63 tested	65% 63 tested	50% 14 tested
English learners
Never an English learner	79% 70 tested	67% 70 tested	50% 14 tested
English only	80% 69 tested	68% 69 tested	50% 14 tested
Disability
No reported disability	80% 61 tested	67% 61 tested	55% 11 tested
Parent education
Parent some college	45% 11 tested	45% 11 tested	-
Parent college graduate	84% 32 tested	75% 32 tested	-
Parent graduate school	81% 27 tested	63% 27 tested	-

View 6 further student groups reported by the state

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
Not armed forces family member	77% 71 tested	66% 71 tested	50% 14 tested
Not foster youth	77% 71 tested	66% 71 tested	50% 14 tested
Not homeless	77% 71 tested	66% 71 tested	50% 14 tested
Not migrant education	77% 71 tested	66% 71 tested	50% 14 tested
Fluent English proficient and English only	79% 70 tested	67% 70 tested	50% 14 tested
White (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	80% 51 tested	69% 51 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.

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