Summary:
ZIP code 92866 has two Palmyra GATE Magnet and Cambridge Elementary, both serving kindergarten through grade 6, with enrollments of 429 and 415 students. The most important difference is that their 2025–26 proficiency results diverge sharply: Palmyra leads Cambridge by 20 percentage points in ELA, 18 in math, and 37 in science.
Palmyra stands out at the top of this two-school group, scoring 54% in ELA, 43% in math, and 62% in science; Cambridge is lower in each, at 34%, 25%, and 26%. Palmyra is above state results in all three subjects (49% in ELA, 38% in math, and 36% in science), while Cambridge is below the state in all three. Palmyra’s strongest state comparison is science, where it is 26 points higher; Cambridge is 10 points below the state in science. SchoolDigger rates Palmyra at the 68th percentile with 3 stars and Cambridge at the 28th percentile with 1 star.
Results improved in both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26, though gains varied: Cambridge rose 9 points in ELA and math, while Palmyra’s ELA was essentially flat and its math increased 2 points. Science improved most, rising 25 points at Palmyra and 13 at Cambridge. Grade-level results add nuance: Palmyra was below the state in grade 4 ELA and slightly below in grade 3 and grade 6 math, while Cambridge was below the state in every reported grade for ELA and math. The schools have similar 2024–25 student-teacher ratios, 22.1 at Palmyra and 22.5 at Cambridge. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: 77% at Palmyra and 86% at Cambridge. These figures describe school differences but do not explain their causes.
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