Summary:
Zip code 93643 has one listed elementary school, North Fork Elementary, serving grades K–8 and 227 students, so there is no school-to-school comparison in this area list. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency was 47% in English language arts (ELA), 31% in math, and 45% in science. Compared with California, science was 9 percentage points higher, while ELA was 2 points lower and math 8 points lower. The most important finding is how sharply results differ by grade: eighth grade stood out, while third grade was substantially below California in both ELA and math.
Within the school, eighth grade was the strongest standout: 76% were proficient in ELA, 27 points above California and 18 above Chawanakee Unified; in science, 64% were proficient, 28 points above the state and 22 above the district. Third grade was the clearest weak spot: ELA proficiency was 18%, 26 points below California, and math was also 18%, 29 points below. Across all grades, science was the strongest subject relative to both comparisons; math was 8 points below the state but 3 points above the district. These contrasting grade results mean the school’s all-grade figures do not describe every grade equally well.
Recent changes were mixed: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 44% to 47%, narrowing the gap with California by 2 points; science rose from 40% to 45%, extending its state lead by 2 points. Math slipped by less than 1 point, and its state gap widened by 1 point. SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 30th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down 9 percentile points from the 39th percentile the prior year. Context includes a 19.3:1 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 80% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 24% in 2025–2026, above the district’s 14% and California’s 18%; these figures describe the school but do not explain its results.
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