Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93012

ZIP code 93012 has eight schools—four listed as elementary, one middle, one high school and two alternative schools—with 5,244 students enrolled. Across the six schools with comparable results, the 2025–2026 averages were 67% in English language arts (ELA), 55% in math and 52% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. Those averages are well above the state, but school results vary widely: the gap between the highest and lowest school was 31 percentage points in ELA, 43 in math and 34 in science. The most important takeaway is that the strong area-wide averages do not describe the very different results families will find from school to school.

La Mariposa stands out at the top, leading the six schools in all three subjects with 79% ELA, 77% math and 70% science—about 30, 39 and 34 points above state results. Santa Rosa Technology Magnet ranked second in each subject, at 76%, 65% and 67%. Rancho Rosal Elementary was lowest in ELA at 48% and science at 36%; its math result was 39%, just above the state’s 38%. Adolfo Camarillo High had the lowest all-grades math result, 34%, below the state’s 38%, but its 11th-grade results were above state rates in all three subjects. It also reported a 97% graduation rate, compared with 88% statewide.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: the six-school average rose 1 point in ELA and 3 in science, but fell 1 point in math. The area’s lead over the state widened by 1 point in ELA and narrowed by 2 in math and 1 in science. Individual changes were sharper: Las Colinas Middle gained 11 points in science, while Tierra Linda Elementary fell 10 points in that subject. SchoolDigger ranked La Mariposa in the 94th percentile statewide and Santa Rosa in the 88th; Rancho Rosal was in the 57th. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares among the four K–5 schools ranged from 20% at Santa Rosa to 38% at Rancho Rosal; these figures describe school context, not the cause of results. Triton Academy had below-state results in all three subjects, while Ventura County Special Education has suppressed school-level test results and cannot be compared on proficiency.