West Side Union Elementary

West Side Union Elementary has one listed school, West Side Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 6; it enrolls 130 students, so families have one school in this data set rather than multiple local options to compare. The most important finding is that in 2025–2026 the school’s proficiency rates were above California’s in all three subjects: 85% in English language arts (ELA), 86% in math, and 94% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38%, and 36%. Its leads were 36, 48, and 58 percentage points, respectively, making science its strongest result relative to the state.

West Side Elementary is both the area’s highest- and lowest-ranked school by default, because it is the only one listed; there is no meaningful local school-to-school comparison. Within the school, sixth-grade ELA is the clearest relative soft spot: 69% were proficient, compared with 48% statewide, a 21-point lead—smaller than the school’s ELA leads in other grades. Math results also vary by grade: fourth grade had the smallest math lead, at 29 points (71% versus 42% statewide), while fifth grade was the standout, at 100% versus 37%, a 63-point lead. Even these less-strong grade-level results were above state rates.

Recent results show improvement in ELA and math, but a decline in science: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school’s ELA rate rose 3 points and math rose 6, while science fell 6 points from 100%. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 872nd of 5,869 California schools in 2023–2024 to 138th of 5,804 in 2025–2026; it received five stars and ranked in the 98th percentile in the latest year. Attendance is another positive indicator: chronic absenteeism was 6%, compared with 18% statewide, a 13-point difference. The school reported that 36% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; this is context, not an explanation for test results.