Summary:
ZIP code 94030 has five public schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The elementary schools average 72% proficiency in ELA, 73% in math, and 59% in science, compared with California averages of 49%, 38%, and 36%. All three elementary schools exceed the state in each subject, with the clearest area-wide strength in math: their average is 35 percentage points above the state.
Green Hills Elementary leads the elementary schools in all-grades ELA (75%) and math (76%), while Spring Valley Elementary leads in science (60%). Spring Valley has the lowest elementary ELA and math results, at 67% and 69%; Meadows Elementary has the lowest science result, at 57%. The difference between the highest and lowest elementary results is 8 points in ELA, 6 in math, and 3 in science. Among the schools serving older students, Mills High is notably strong against state benchmarks, exceeding them by 30 points in ELA, 25 in math, and 22 in science. Taylor Middle is above the state in all three subjects, but its math result is 2 points below its district figure.
Across the five schools, average science proficiency rose 7 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while ELA fell 2 points and math fell 1; science improved at every school, and Meadows was the only school whose ELA and math both increased. SchoolDigger rankings put Mills at the 95th percentile in 2025–26, while Green Hills remained at the 91st percentile; these rankings reflect relative standing, not score changes. The elementary schools have similar student-teacher ratios at Green Hills (22.5) and Meadows (22.4), compared with 26.7 at Spring Valley. Their free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25 were 15%, 15%, and 18%, respectively; these are contextual observations, not explanations for test results.
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