Summary:
Middle-school options in ZIP code 93060 include two schools: Isbell Middle, serving grades 7–8, and Briggs Elementary, serving grades 5–8. In 2025–26, both schools were below state proficiency in all three subjects: their scores ranged from 34% to 35% in ELA, 22% to 29% in math, and 11% to 25% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively. The key takeaway is that Briggs leads this small group, but neither school reached state proficiency in any subject.
Briggs Elementary led the all-grade results, though the size of its lead varied by subject: about 1 point in ELA, 7 points in math, and 14 points in science over Isbell Middle. The shared-grade results add an important exception: Isbell led grade 7 ELA by 4 points, while Briggs led grade 8 ELA by 5 points, grade 7 math by 8 points, grade 8 math by 9 points, and grade 8 science by 19 points. So, the near tie in all-grade ELA does not mean the schools lead equally in both shared grades.
ELA and math improved at both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science fell: Isbell gained 5 points in ELA and math and lost 5 in science; Briggs gained 4 in ELA and 7 in math and lost 5 in science. SchoolDigger ranked Briggs 1,569th of 2,703 schools, in the 42nd percentile, compared with Isbell at 2,044th, in the 24th percentile; Briggs rose from the 14th percentile in 2023–24, while Isbell fell from the 29th to the 24th. For context, in 2024–25 Briggs had a lower student-teacher ratio (17.6 versus 20.8) and a lower share of students reported as free/reduced lunch eligible (67% versus 84%). Briggs also had lower 2025–26 chronic absenteeism, 8% versus 19%; these figures describe differences, not causes of academic results. The schools serve different grade spans, so all-grade comparisons may reflect different grade mixes.
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