Amador County Unified

The 12 schools in Amador County Unified include six elementary schools, two middle schools, three high schools and one alternative school. In 2025–26, the equal-weighted average of school results was 36% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 19% in mathematics and 24% in science, compared with state figures of 49%, 38% and 36%. Mathematics is the clearest shared weakness: the average school result was 19 percentage points below the state, the largest gap of the three subjects.

Results vary substantially by school and subject. North Star Academy led in all-grades ELA at 67%, 17 points above the state; it also led the high schools in 11th-grade ELA. Sutter Creek Elementary led elementary schools in mathematics at 32% and science at 37%; its science result was 1 point above the state, although its math result was 6 points below. Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts had the highest elementary ELA result, 48%. At the other end, Independence High (Continuation) had 4% ELA proficiency and 0% in math and science—46, 38 and 36 points below state figures, respectively. Among high schools, Argonaut High led 11th-grade math and science, at 21% and 37%, both below state results.

Recent changes were mixed: the average school result rose 2 points in ELA, while math and science each fell 2 points. The ELA gap to the state narrowed by 1 point, but the math and science gaps widened by 3 and 6 points. Argonaut High improved in all three subjects, while SchoolDigger’s longer-term percentile history declined at 10 of 11 schools with records; Plymouth Elementary stayed at 27. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–25 also differed: 65% at Pioneer, 61% at Independence and 31% at Ione Junior High. These are useful context, not explanations of achievement; grade-level results and attendance can also help distinguish schools. The school averages combine different grade levels and are not enrollment-weighted.