Pacific Union Elementary

The area has one school, Pacific Union Elementary, a K–8 school with 328 students. Since there are no other schools in the list, comparisons are most useful across grades and against California. In 2025–26, the school’s all-grade results were below the state in ELA (37% vs. 49%), math (34% vs. 38%), and science (19% vs. 36%). The clearest concern is science: its score fell sharply and was 17 points below California’s.

Results vary considerably by grade, with some bright spots alongside steep shortfalls. In 2025–26, grade 7 ELA was the strongest state comparison: 59% of students met the standard, compared with 51% statewide, a 9-point advantage. Grade 3 ELA was also above the state (50% vs. 44%), and math was above the state in grades 3, 7, and 8. Grade 5 was the weakest point in both subjects: ELA was 11% vs. 49% statewide, 38 points lower; math was 4% vs. 37%, 33 points lower. Because this is the only school listed, it cannot meaningfully be labeled a top or bottom school compared with local peers.

Recent changes add to the concern: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, the school’s ELA result was essentially unchanged, while math fell 5 points and science fell 12; California’s results rose in all three subjects. The school’s gap with the state widened in each subject, most sharply in science. SchoolDigger lists the district at rank 529 of 968, the 45th percentile, with two stars; its school percentile also declined, from 45 in 2023–24 to 33 in 2025–26. Other context includes a 17.2 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25, 90% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, and 17% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26, below California’s 18%. These are contextual measures, not explanations for the test results.