Summary:
Two K–6 schools serve the Dunham Elementary area: Dunham Charter has 166 students, and Dunham Elementary has 9. In 2025–2026, both schools were above state proficiency in ELA and math. Counting each school equally, the area average was 56% in ELA, 7 points above the state, and 52% in math, 14 points above; the math advantage over the state was about 7 points greater. The clearest overall finding is that the schools’ results, especially in math relative to the state, are strong, though their subject leaders differ.
Dunham Charter led ELA, with 57% proficient compared with 55% at Dunham Elementary—a 3-point gap—and was 8 points above the state. In math, Dunham Elementary led with 55%, 5 points above Dunham Charter, and 16 points above the state. The smaller school therefore has the stronger reported math result, while the larger school leads in ELA. Dunham Charter was the only school with a reported science result: 38%, 2 points above the state.
Dunham Charter’s proficiency fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA dropped 10 points, math 12 and science 6, while state results rose in each subject. Its advantage over the state narrowed by 10 points in ELA, 13 in math and 10 in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking for the school also moved from the 82nd percentile to the 70th, and its rating from four stars to three. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 21.5 at Dunham Charter and 30 at Dunham Elementary; free/reduced lunch eligible figures that year were 27% and 33%, respectively. Recent year-over-year results and current science are available only for Dunham Charter.
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