Julian Union Elementary

Julian Union Elementary has two schools serving kindergarten through grade 8: Julian Elementary serves K–5, and Julian Junior High serves grades 6–8. In 2025–26, their unweighted average was 43% proficient in math, 5 points above the state, but 8 points below the state in both ELA and science. The clearest takeaway is that the area’s above-state math average is driven by Elementary, while ELA and science averages trail the state.

Julian Elementary led the two-school group in all three subjects: it was 6 points ahead of Julian Junior High in ELA, 16 points ahead in math, and 6 points ahead in science. Elementary’s strongest result was math at 51% proficient, 13 points above the state; Junior High scored 35%, 3 points below the state, and was below state results in all three subjects. Grade-level results add important detail: Elementary fourth graders were above the state by 11 points in ELA and 23 in math, while Junior High sixth graders were above it by 10 and 9 points, respectively. Junior High eighth-grade ELA was a weaker spot, 24 points below the state.

Results improved overall in ELA and especially math, but not in science. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the two-school average rose 3 points in ELA and 12 in math, while science fell 6 points; Elementary science dropped 14 points, while Junior High gained 2. SchoolDigger gives Elementary a 60th-percentile ranking and 3 stars, compared with Junior High’s 48th percentile and 2 stars. As context, in 2024–25 Elementary had 189 students, a 19.4 student–teacher ratio, and 54% free/reduced lunch eligible; Junior High had 110 students, a 21.8 ratio, and 65% eligible. These figures describe different school settings, not the reasons for score differences. Since the schools serve different grades, their all-grades results are not a like-for-like comparison.