Best High Schools in Zip Code 93286

Three high schools in ZIP code 93286, all in Woodlake Unified, serve grades 9–12 at two schools and grades 7–12 at one; enrollments range from 13 to 646 students. Results vary sharply by school and subject: Woodlake High is the only school with a reported 2025–2026 all-grades ELA result above the state level, at 63% versus 49%, but its math and science results were below state. The most important takeaway is that a strong ELA result does not mean strong results across subjects, and attendance differs just as sharply across schools.

Woodlake High stands out at the top on ELA and graduation: its 2025–2026 math proficiency was 20% versus 38% statewide, and science was 24% versus 36%; its graduation rate was 97%, compared with 89% at Bravo Lake High and 88% statewide. Attendance is a concern at the other schools: chronic absenteeism was 44% at Bravo Lake and 67% at Woodlake Community Day, versus 12% at Woodlake High and 18% statewide. In 2024–2025, Woodlake High also led Bravo Lake by 37 points in ELA proficiency (57% versus 20%) and 19 points in math (24% versus 5%). Community Day’s test scores are not reported, so its academic performance cannot be compared.

Woodlake High’s ELA result rose from 57% in 2024–2025 to 63% in 2025–2026, increasing its lead over the state from 8 to 14 points; its math and science gaps with the state each widened by about 4 points. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 percentile rankings also favored Woodlake High over Bravo Lake, 61 versus 16; the latest listed rankings are from different years, so they do not show a direct current comparison. School size and student–teacher ratios differ considerably: Woodlake High has 646 students and a 19.3 ratio, while Bravo Lake has 19 students and a 9.1 ratio. As context, both report free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025—87% at Woodlake High and 95% at Bravo Lake—while Community Day reports 77% directly certified for free meals that year, a different measure.