Gorman Elementary

Gorman Elementary is a small school in the rural community of Gorman, California, serving 118 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Its latest reported results, for 2025–2026, were above California’s in English language arts (ELA), math and science, and scores in all three subjects have risen over the four years provided. The most important takeaway is that Gorman now outperforms the state in every tested subject, with its largest lead in science.

Gorman’s strongest state comparison is science: 45% of students were proficient, 9 points above California; ELA was 56%, 7 points above, while math was 42%, 4 points above. Results match those of the Gorman Joint district in all three subjects. Compared with nearby Frazier Park Elementary, Gorman’s reported all-grade results were higher in ELA (56% versus 27%) and math (42% versus 24%). Seventh grade was a standout at Gorman, with 81% proficiency in ELA and 56% in math; fifth-grade math was weaker at 33%, below the state’s 37%. These nearby-school figures are aggregate rather than grade-matched comparisons, and Gorman’s third- and fourth-grade scores were not provided.

Gorman’s performance has improved steadily: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, proficiency rose 9 points in ELA, 16 in math and 17 in science. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 38% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026, close to the state’s 18% but above the district’s 6%. SchoolDigger gives Gorman 3 stars and a statewide ranking at the 61st percentile for 2025–2026, down from the 69th percentile the year before despite rising test scores. In 2024–2025, its student-teacher ratio was 29.7. The school reported 58% free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, compared with 85% at Frazier Park. SchoolDigger’s “Low Socio Economic Status Students” subgroup stood at the 87th percentile in 2023–2024, versus the school overall at the 62nd percentile, a notable relative strength; the gap narrowed the following year, when the subgroup was at the 73rd percentile and the school overall at the 69th.