Plaza Elementary

The Plaza Elementary area has one listed school, Plaza Elementary, a K–8 school serving 215 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 67% in English language arts (ELA), 70% in math and 56% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%. Chronic absenteeism was also lower: 1% at the school versus 18% statewide. Most importantly, the school’s strongest state comparison was math, where it led by 31 percentage points.

There is no meaningful top-versus-bottom school comparison because Plaza Elementary is the only school listed. Within the school, eighth grade stands out: ELA proficiency was 90%, 41 points above the state’s 49%, and math was 85%, 49 points above California’s 36%. Seventh-grade ELA is the exception, at 43% compared with 51% statewide, or 8 points lower. Seventh-grade math was stronger, at 52% versus 38% statewide, a 15-point advantage.

Results increased from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 in all three subjects: by 3 points in ELA, 8 in math and 1 in science. The school’s lead over California grew by 3 points in ELA and 7 in math, but narrowed by 3 points in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 1,317th of 5,869 schools (78th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 701st of 5,804 (88th percentile) in 2025–2026; it awarded four stars in each year shown. The school’s reported student-teacher ratio was 21.5 in 2024–2025, and 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Because only one school is listed, these figures cannot support comparisons among area schools.