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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Cali Calmecac Language Academy this year?
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Enrollment
1,075
Elementary
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDSOR UNIFIED·NCES 060003406983
Cali Calmecac Language Academy
9491 Starr Rd., Windsor, CA 95492 · (707) 837-7747 · Sonoma County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
635 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 180 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (180) is 70% larger than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.7pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 40.7% |
| Math | 8.8% | 17.1% | 31.0% | 43.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 26.8% |
| 2022-23 | 30.6% | 27.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 51.1% | 33.6% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cali Calmecac Language Academy
Cali Calmecac Language Academy's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cali Calmecac Language Academy this school | 1,075 | 59.1% | 30.8% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Palm Desert | 808 | 59.0% | 44.6% |
| Ralph A. Gates DLI Magnet Elementary Lake Forest | 896 | 65.2% | 35.7% |
| Merritt Trace Elementary San Jose | 829 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Mesquite Trails Elementary Hesperia | 882 | 65.1% | 40.0% |
| Washington Elementary Riverside | 818 | 63.7% | 28.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cali Calmecac Language Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sonoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #3,412 of 5,151 | #51 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,675 of 5,172 ▼ 264 | #54 of 79 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #3,397 of 5,172 ▼ 173 | #53 of 79 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,587 of 5,116 | #27 of 79 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,075 | #40 of 5,915 | #1 of 105 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,165 of 5,352 | #18 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #3,616 of 5,354 | #58 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #3,519 of 5,625 | #31 of 89 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #3,220 of 3,837 | #40 of 50 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,075
-121 (-10%) vs 2020
+27% since 2000-01, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,075 | 52.6 | 20.4:1 | 59% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 1,099 | 50.9 | 21.6:1 | 60% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 1,168 | 52.6 | 22.2:1 | 58% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 1,196 | 53 | 22.6:1 | 59% (709) |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 51 | 22.4:1 | 47% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 1,081 | 47 | 23.0:1 | 48% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | N/A | N/A | 57% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 45 | 18.8:1 | 59% (499) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cali Calmecac Language Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,141 to 1,075); teachers up 3% (51 to 52.6).
About Cali Calmecac Language Academy
Windsor, California, is home to Cali Calmecac Language Academy, a large elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 1,075 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Cali Calmecac Language Academy reports to Windsor Unified, which has 8 schools and 4,669 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cali Calmecac Language Academy is 77% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 47 points above the 30% share among Sonoma County residents. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Cali Calmecac Language Academy are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cali Calmecac Language Academy is 20.4:1, based on 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Cali Calmecac Language Academy counts 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sonoma County is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cali Calmecac Language Academy lands at C-, ahead of 16% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.9% for Cali Calmecac Language Academy. The school posts 30.8%, 14.1 points below the prediction.
The school is in Sonoma County, where the median household earns about $104,674 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Sonoma County, 184 public schools serve about 63,389 students.
Sonoma County Virtual Academy is the nearest public school to Cali Calmecac Language Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Cali Calmecac Language Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cali Calmecac Language Academy is 3rd of 4 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Cali Calmecac Language Academy as Suburb: Large. Charter status: Cali Calmecac Language Academy is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,196 to 1,075, a 10% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 22.6:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sonoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
485,040
Census ACS
Median income
$104,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
184
63,389 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Windsor Unified
- Windsor HighHigh · 1,700 students
- Windsor MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Mattie Washburn ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Brooks ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sonoma County Virtual AcademyHigh · 63 students
- Big Picture Learning WindsorHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Windsor
- Windsor HighHigh · 1,700 students
- Windsor MiddleMiddle · 736 students
- Brooks ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Sonoma County Virtual AcademyHigh · 63 students
- Big Picture Learning WindsorHigh · 34 students
- Windsor Oaks AcademyHigh · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Sonoma County Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 63
- Big Picture Learning Windsor0.7 mi · 34
- Windsor Oaks Academy0.7 mi · 33
- Windsor High0.8 mi · 1,700
- Brooks Elementary0.9 mi · 493
- Windsor Middle1.2 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Cali Calmecac Language AcademyHow many students attend Cali Calmecac Language Academy?
Cali Calmecac Language Academy enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Cali Calmecac Language Academy serve?
Cali Calmecac Language Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Cali Calmecac Language Academy have?
Cali Calmecac Language Academy employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cali Calmecac Language Academy?
At Cali Calmecac Language Academy, the student body is approximately 19% White, 77% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cali Calmecac Language Academy public or private?
Cali Calmecac Language Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Windsor Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.