McCabe Union Elementary

The McCabe Union Elementary district has one school, McCabe Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 8 and enrolling 1,109 students. In 2025–26, the school’s results were above California’s in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science: 59% versus 49% in ELA, 49% versus 38% in math, and 45% versus 36% in science. The most important takeaway is that the school remains ahead of the state in all three subjects.

There is no second school to compare, so McCabe Elementary is both the only school available to describe and the only school in the group; school-to-school leaders and trailers cannot be identified. Its largest overall state advantage was in math, at 11 percentage points, compared with 9 points in ELA and 9 in science. Results vary more by grade: grade 6 was a high point, with math at 70% versus 37% statewide (a 33-point lead) and ELA at 72% versus 48% (a 24-point lead). In contrast, math was 11 points below the state in grade 4 and 8 points below in grade 5.

The school’s advantage over the state narrowed from the previous year: its gaps went from about 12 points in each subject in 2024–25 to 9 points in ELA, 11 in math, and 9 in science in 2025–26. SchoolDigger’s ranking also fell from the 74th percentile and 4 stars in 2024–25 to the 67th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26. As additional context, 2025–26 chronic absenteeism was 7%, compared with 18% statewide. In 2024–25, 42% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, and the student–teacher ratio was 23.6:1; these are context measures, not explanations for test results.