Schools in Zip Code 92036

Schools in ZIP code 92036 include six schools serving elementary through high school: three alternative schools, an elementary, a middle, and a high school, with 1,490 students combined. In 2025–2026, the schools’ average math proficiency was 43%, about 5 percentage points above California’s 38%; average ELA was 48%, about 2 points below the state, and science averaged 33%, about 3 points below. The clearest area-wide strength is math, though results vary substantially by school.

JCS - Pine Hills stands out in ELA and science, with 57% proficient in ELA (7 points above the state) and 46% in science (10 points above). Julian Elementary leads math at 51%, 13 points above the state and 10 points above the other schools’ average. At the lower end, Julian Junior High had the lowest reported results in all three subjects: 39% in ELA, 35% in math, and 25% in science—10, 3, and 11 points below the state, respectively. JCS - Cedar Cove was above the state in ELA and math, with no reported all-grades science score. Julian High had a 95% graduation rate, above the state’s 88%, but chronic absenteeism was 37% compared with 18% statewide.

Math improved most over time: the comparable five-school average rose from 34% in 2024–2025 to 43% in 2025–2026, while the state increased by about 1 point. ELA rose about 1 point, while science’s comparable-school average was nearly flat as the state rose about 3 points. Individual changes differed: Julian High’s math result climbed 25 points, while Julian Elementary’s science result fell 14 points. SchoolDigger rates Julian Elementary and Julian High at the 60th and 61st percentiles (3 stars each), and Junior High at the 48th percentile (2 stars). As context, all six schools report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, ranging from 37% at Cedar Cove to 65% at Junior High; student-teacher ratios range from 14.7 at Cedar Cove to 21.8 at Junior High. These figures provide context, not an explanation for school results.