Summary:
Six schools serve ZIP code 92802: five elementary schools for grades K–6 and one junior high for grades 7–8. In 2025–26, the four elementary schools with current results averaged 30% proficient in ELA, 22% in math and 20% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The area’s most important finding is that even its strongest elementary school remains below the state in all three subjects.
Stoddard (Alexander J.) Elementary leads the four schools with current results: 38% in ELA, 30% in math and 28% in science—about 4, 5 and 6 percentage points ahead of the next-highest school in each subject. Ponderosa Elementary is lowest in all three, at 19% in ELA, 9% in math and 12% in science; it trails the next-lowest school by about 10, 14 and 5 points, respectively. Ball Junior High should be considered separately: its 2025–26 results were 23% in ELA, 12% in math and 10% in science, all below state results for the same year.
Across the same four elementary schools, average ELA improved by 2 percentage points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while math fell by 2 points and science by 1; only the ELA gap with the state narrowed. Individual results vary: Ross (Betsy) Elementary rose 6 points in ELA and 3 in math, while Loara Elementary declined in all three subjects. Ross also stands out in sixth-grade ELA, with 52% proficient versus 48% statewide. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings place Stoddard at the 39th percentile, Ross at the 28th, Loara at the 22nd and Ponderosa at the 3rd. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25 range from 60% at Stoddard to 67% at Ponderosa; these are observations, not explanations for test results. Reported student-teacher ratios range from 22.2 at Loara to 24.9 at Ponderosa. Palm Lane Global Academy has no 2025–26 test results in the supplied data; its latest listed results and ranking are from 2024–25.
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