Summary:
ZIP code 94123 has three schools: Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 8, Marina Middle serves grades 6–8, and Sherman Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–2026, all three schools were above the state in all-grades ELA and math, but science results varied, with one school below the state. Because the schools serve different grade spans, grade-matched results are more useful where available. The most important finding is that achievement differs substantially from school to school, especially in science.
Lilienthal is the clear top performer: its 2025–2026 results were 81% in ELA, 79% in math, and 82% in science, leading the next-highest school by 26, 36, and 32 percentage points, respectively. It also exceeded state results in each subject. Marina scored 55% in ELA, 43% in math, and 50% in science, above the state in all three. Sherman was near Marina in ELA and math, at 52% and 43%, but its 29% science result was 7 points below the state and 22 points below Marina. Same-grade comparisons also favor Lilienthal: it outscored Sherman in grades 3–5 in both ELA and math, and led Marina in every listed grade in ELA and math.
Recent results are mixed rather than uniformly improving. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Marina gained 2 points in ELA, 1 in math, and 12 in science; Sherman fell 3, 1, and 11 points in those subjects, while Lilienthal’s ELA and math dipped 2 and 1 points and science rose 7. SchoolDigger rates Lilienthal 5 stars at the 93rd percentile, Marina 4 stars at the 72nd, and Sherman 3 stars at the 61st. For context, 2024–2025 student-teacher ratios were 22.1 at Lilienthal, 16.8 at Marina, and 22.0 at Sherman; the reported measure for free/reduced lunch eligible students that year was 23%, 76%, and 38%, respectively. These figures describe school context, not the cause of test results.
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