Summary:
Zip code 93648 has one listed middle school, Parlier Junior High, serving grades 7–8 with enrollment of 566 in Parlier Unified. In 2025–26, 27% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 49% statewide; math proficiency was 8% versus 38%, and science was 7% versus 36%. The most important finding for families is that proficiency was substantially below California’s rate in all three subjects, with the largest gap in math.
Parlier Junior High is the only school listed, so there is no separate local top or bottom school to compare. ELA is its strongest subject relative to the state, with a 22-point gap; math has the largest gap at 30 points, followed by science at 29 points. Compared with the district, the school is 1 point higher in ELA, but 6 points lower in math and 4 points lower in science. SchoolDigger ranks it in the 7th percentile statewide, at 2,516 of 2,703, and lists 0 stars. The single-school list does not allow comparisons among middle schools in the area.
Results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: proficiency rose 7 percentage points in ELA, 2 in math, and 2 in science. The gap with the state narrowed by 6 points in ELA and 1 in math, but widened by 2 points in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from the 5th percentile in 2024–25, though it remains below its 9th-percentile listing in 2023–24. Chronic absenteeism was 21%, compared with 17% in the district and 18% statewide. The school reported 95% free/reduced lunch eligible in sy 2024–25, and a student–teacher ratio of 21.7:1 for that year; these figures provide context, not an explanation of school results.
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