Blochman Union Elementary

Blochman Union Elementary has one listed school, Benjamin Foxen Elementary, a K–8 school with 210 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades science result was 40%, 4 percentage points above California’s 36%; ELA was 48%, 2 points below the state’s 49%; and math was 33%, 6 points below the state’s 38%. The most important finding is that these schoolwide results conceal large differences between grades.

Because this is the only listed school, the clearest comparisons are across its grades, not between schools. Fourth grade was a standout: 68% were proficient in ELA, 22 points above the state, and 56% in math, 14 points above. Sixth grade was the weakest: 31% were proficient in ELA, 17 points below the state, and 15% in math, 22 points below. The gap between the school’s highest- and lowest-scoring grades was 37 points in ELA and 41 points in math. Attendance was a positive measure: chronic absenteeism was 3% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide and 5% districtwide.

Science improved substantially year over year, rising from 28% in 2024–2025 to 40% in 2025–2026, a 12-point gain; the school moved from 4 points below the state to 4 points above it. ELA fell from 51% to 48%, shifting from 3 points above the state to 2 points below, while math rose from 32% to 33% but remained 6 points below the state. SchoolDigger ranked Benjamin Foxen 2,443rd of 5,804 schools, in the 58th percentile, and gave it 3 stars for 2025–2026; its ranking was in the 61st percentile in 2023–2024. For context, 45% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 20.9 that year.