Summary:
ZIP code 93451 has three elementary schools: Lillian Larsen serves kindergarten through eighth grade, while Pleasant Valley and Parkfield serve kindergarten through sixth grade. The clearest overall takeaway is that achievement varies by subject: the strongest reported all-grades ELA result is above the state level, but both reported all-grades math results are below it.
Pleasant Valley stands out in 2025–2026 ELA, with 61% proficient, compared with 35% at Lillian Larsen and 49% statewide—a 26-point gap between the schools. In math, Lillian Larsen leads the reported results at 28%, versus 21% at Pleasant Valley; both are below the state’s 38%. Lillian’s eighth-grade results are a bright spot: 57% in ELA and 40% in math, each above the state figure for that grade. Parkfield has the lowest reported chronic absenteeism, 7%, compared with 14% at Lillian Larsen, 16% at Pleasant Valley and 18% statewide. Parkfield’s school-level test scores are suppressed, so it cannot be compared on achievement.
Recent results moved in different directions by school and subject: Lillian Larsen’s ELA fell 2 points and math fell 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Pleasant Valley’s ELA rose 6 points and its math fell 15. SchoolDigger lists Lillian Larsen at the 27th statewide percentile (1 star) in 2025–2026; Pleasant Valley was at the 53rd percentile (3 stars) in 2024–2025. The schools also differ in size and reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025: Lillian Larsen had 448 students and 80%, Pleasant Valley 58 students and 24%, and Parkfield 11 students and 46%. Student–teacher ratios that year were 18.1, 14.5 and 11.0, respectively. These figures describe different school contexts, not reasons for the achievement results; all-grades comparisons are not grade-matched because the schools serve different grade spans.
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