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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93249

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Schools

826

Students

Districts

Top rankedLost Hills Elementary2422^nd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lost Hills Elementary up 687 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 93249 has three schools serving 826 students: Lost Hills Elementary (K–5), A. M. Thomas Middle (grades 6–8), and Wonderful College Prep Academy – Lost Hills (K–12 alternative). Their enrollment ranges from 90 students at A. M. Thomas to 535 at Wonderful College Prep Academy. The latest test results cover 2025–2026 for the two conventional schools, while Wonderful College Prep Academy’s are from 2024–2025. The clearest shared concern in the latest available comparison is science: Lost Hills Elementary and A. M. Thomas averaged 25% proficient, 11 percentage points below the state.

Lost Hills Elementary was the stronger of the two schools with 2025–2026 results, leading A. M. Thomas Middle by 10 percentage points in ELA, 10 in math, and 14 in science. Its math result was 42%, 4 points above the state; its ELA and science results were 1 and 4 points below. In 2024–2025, A. M. Thomas led the three-school group in ELA at 47%, compared with 42% at Lost Hills Elementary and 38% at Wonderful College Prep Academy. Wonderful College Prep Academy had the lowest all-grades score in each subject that year, but its 11th-grade ELA result stood out: 73%, 16 points above the state.

Results moved in different directions at A. M. Thomas: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, its ELA score fell 9 percentage points while math rose 2. SchoolDigger rankings also diverged: Lost Hills Elementary climbed from the 39th to the 58th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while A. M. Thomas fell from the 53rd to the 42nd. Attendance was comparatively strong in 2025–2026: chronic absenteeism was 13% at Lost Hills Elementary and 8% at A. M. Thomas, versus 18% statewide. Income measures differ: for 2024–2025, A. M. Thomas reported 97% and Wonderful College Prep Academy 88% free/reduced lunch eligible; Lost Hills Elementary reported 53% directly certified for free meals. Because the schools serve different grade spans and their test-score years do not all match, the comparisons are not a single-year ranking of all three schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	535	35	15.4	87.7%	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (97.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	18.0	23.5	28.8	20.7	23.6	32.6	26.3	33.3	44.4	45.7	51.0	48.6	40.7	46.8	23.7	15.4	29.6	17.4	22.0	8.6	24.1	96%	0%	$24,198	$2,124	$22,074
Lost Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 Primary Ct.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Lost Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2626	201	11	18.0	—	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	198 (98.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2422^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	58.4%		41.6	3109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.9%	687	32.4				32.4	24.1	57.6	60.6					48.4	37.9	39.4	48.5					42.1	≥ 95%		$36,934	$2,881	$34,053
A. M. Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	20979 Lobos Ct.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Lost Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2626	90	3	29.5	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (97.8%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	1597^th of 2740 public middle schools	41.7%		45.1	1325^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.0%	272		18.2			18.2				40.0	33.3	42.4		38.5				36.7	30.3	30.3		32.3			$36,931	$2,881	$34,050

Cities Near Zip Code 93249

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lost Hills	4.17 mi	4	522^nd
Wasco	15.14 mi	10	761^st
Alpaugh	22.51 mi	4	660^th
Buttonwillow	24.17 mi	1	777^th
Earlimart	25.3 mi	4	833^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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