Summary:
Mother Lode Union Elementary includes three schools serving grades K–8: Indian Creek Elementary (K–4), Herbert C. Green Middle (5–8), and Charles F. Brown Elementary (2–6). In 2025–2026, the three-school average was 40% proficient in ELA and 30% in math, compared with California’s 49% and 38%. The central finding is that most results trail the state, with especially low math results at Green.
Brown is the clearest overall standout: it led all-grades ELA at 46% and math at 40%, compared with 37% and 30% at Indian Creek and 37% and 20% at Green. Brown’s math score was 2 points above the state, while its ELA score was 4 points below. Green had the lowest math result, 18 points below the state; its ELA result was 13 points below. In grade 5, Brown also led Green by 26 points in ELA and 26 in math; Brown scored 69% and 53%, respectively, above the state in both subjects. For science, Green scored 33% and Brown 29%; both were below the state’s 36%. All-grades results span different grade mixes, so the same-grade comparisons add useful context.
Recent trends are mixed: Brown’s math rose 11 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Indian Creek fell 4 and Green fell 2; the three-school average rose 2 points as the state gained 1. Average ELA was essentially unchanged, while the state rose by less than 1 point. Science moved in opposite directions: Green gained 10 points and Brown fell 9. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking improved for Brown, from 36 to 54, but slipped for Indian Creek, from 36 to 34, and Green, from 36 to 30. Brown also had the lowest chronic absenteeism, 13%, versus 15% at Indian Creek and 16% at Green. Reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025 were 61% at Brown, 51% at Indian Creek, and 50% at Green; these figures provide context, not an explanation for test results.
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