New Hope Elementary

The area’s list contains one school, New Hope Elementary, which serves kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolls 164 students. Because it is the only listed school, there is no meaningful comparison with local peers. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was below California’s in ELA, math, and science; math was the largest gap, with 21% proficient at the school versus 38% statewide, a 17-point deficit.

The clearest strengths and weaknesses appear across grades rather than between schools. Eighth-grade ELA stood out: 76% of students were proficient, 27 points above the state’s 49%; eighth-grade science was also slightly higher, at 38% versus 35%, a 2-point advantage. Seventh-grade ELA was 53% versus 51% statewide, a 3-point lead. At the other end, fourth-grade ELA was 19% versus 46% statewide, a 27-point deficit, and sixth-grade math was 9% versus 37%, a 28-point deficit. Math was below the state in every tested grade, while the especially strong eighth-grade ELA result contrasts with the school’s below-state all-grades ELA result.

Results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three subjects: ELA rose 1 point, math 2 points, and science 20 points, narrowing the school’s gaps with the state by 1, 1, and 17 points, respectively. Despite the strong science improvement, all-grades science proficiency remains below the state. SchoolDigger gave the school one star in each of the three reported years; its statewide percentile rose from 12 in 2024–25 to 15 in 2025–26, still below 24 in 2023–24. For context, 78% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, and the student–teacher ratio was 18.9 that year. Chronic absenteeism was lower than the state rate in 2025–26: 14% at the school versus 18% statewide.