Summary:
ZIP code 93427 has one middle school, Jonata Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 168 students. There is no second school in the ZIP code to compare with, so the clearest benchmarks are state and district results. The strongest current finding is that Jonata’s all-grades ELA proficiency is well above the state: 64% compared with 49% in 2025–2026, a 15-point advantage.
Jonata Middle stands out positively in ELA, while its all-grades math and science results are below the state. Math was 38% compared with 38% statewide, but was 1 point lower (37.8% versus 38.4% before rounding); science was 34% versus 36%, a 2-point gap. The grade-level picture adds important detail: ELA was above the state in every grade, most notably grade 7 at 71% versus 51%, a 21-point advantage. Grade 8 math also exceeded the state, 42% versus 36%, while grades 6 and 7 were 1 and 2 points below. There is no top- or bottom-ranked school within the ZIP code because only one is listed.
Recent results are mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Jonata gained 5 points in ELA, but fell 8 points in math and 11 in science; state results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s ranking also declined across the listed years, from the 80th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 71st in 2025–2026, although it awarded four stars in each year. Chronic absenteeism was lower than the district and state rates: 10% at Jonata, versus 13% in Buellton Union Elementary and 18% statewide. For context, the school’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20:1, and 55% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025; these figures describe the school, but the data do not show that they explain its results.
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