Summary:
Central Union Elementary includes four schools serving 1,508 students: three are K–8 and R. J. Neutra is K–5. In 2025–2026 results, the clearest story is a wide divide between the two stronger-performing schools and the two schools with lower results.
Akers led in ELA and science, with 68% proficiency in ELA and 61% in science; Neutra led in math at 66%. Central had the lowest ELA and math results, at 26% and 22%, while Stratford had the lowest science result, 11%. The gap between the highest- and lowest-scoring schools was about 42 percentage points in ELA, 44 in math, and 50 in science. The four-school average was 43% in math—5 points above the state—but 2 points below the state in science; its 49% ELA average was essentially level with the state. Stratford and Central were below the state in all three subjects.
Group averages rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in all three subjects, but schools’ progress varied: Akers improved in each, while Stratford’s science result fell 7 points even as its ELA result rose 6 points. Central’s science result gained 9 points, but its math result slipped 2 points. SchoolDigger statewide rankings improved from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 at all four schools, including Stratford’s rise from the 23rd to the 37th percentile and Central’s from the 7th to the 14th. Stratford also has the highest student-teacher ratio, 24.5, while Central’s is 18.1. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 22% at Akers, 25% at Neutra, 58% at Central, and 77% at Stratford; these figures describe different school contexts, not causes of achievement. Grade spans differ, so families may also want to consider results for the grades relevant to their child.
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