Summary
Las Juntas Elementary is a K–5 school in Martinez, California, serving 353 students in Martinez Unified; it is the smallest of the 11 schools in this nearby comparison. The clearest concern is that its all-grades test results are below both the state and district in ELA, math, and science, with math the largest weakness against nearby schools.
In 2025–2026, Las Juntas had 46% proficiency in ELA, 32% in math, and 34% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide, and 58%, 45%, and 46% in Martinez Unified. Against nearby-school averages of 51% in ELA, 45% in math, and 39% in science, Las Juntas was lower by 5, 13, and 5 percentage points, respectively. It ranked third-lowest among nearby schools in ELA and math, and fifth-lowest in science. Science is closest to state and local averages; math stands out as the largest gap. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was 31%, while fifth-grade ELA reached 53%, 3 points above the state rate for that grade.
Scores rose in the latest year: ELA gained 11 percentage points, math 5, and science 18 from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, though the four-year net gains were smaller—7 points in ELA, 1 in math, and 2 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Las Juntas 2,965th of 5,804 schools (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, up 18 percentile points from the prior year; Martinez Unified was at the 65th percentile and 3 stars. The school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.1, below the nearby-school range of 20.8–33.4. In 2024–2025, 49% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, 7 percentage points above the nearby average; California is identified as a state where all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility), a separate measure. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking was notably low at the 4th percentile in 2024–2025, versus 31st percentile overall that year. Its English Language Learner Students ranking was notably high at the 97th percentile in 2022–2023, compared with 49th percentile overall.
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