Summary:
Zip code 94925 has two K–5 elementary schools, Neil Cummins Elementary and Cove, whose results can be compared within the same district. In 2025–2026, both schools were above the state in all three reported subjects, but neither leads across the board: Neil has the stronger all-grades English language arts (ELA) score, while Cove leads in math and science. The central finding is that both schools perform well above state proficiency levels, with notably different subject strengths.
Neil Cummins stands out in ELA, with 81% proficient compared with Cove’s 74%, a 6-point lead. Cove leads in math, 73% to 70%, a 2-point advantage, and is the clear science standout: 85% versus Neil’s 58%, a 27-point gap. The grade-level picture also shifts: Neil leads in ELA and math in grades 3 and 4, but Cove leads in grade 5, by 9 points in ELA and 13 in math. Both schools are above state proficiency in these grade-subject comparisons.
Recent score changes are mixed, with math declining at both schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: 8 points at Neil and 10 at Cove. Neil’s ELA rose 1 point while Cove’s fell 1; science fell 4 points at Neil but rose 10 at Cove. SchoolDigger ranks Neil at the 92nd statewide percentile and Cove at the 91st; Cove was at the 94th percentile in each of the prior two years, while Neil moved from the 94th in 2024–2025 to the 92nd. In 2024–2025, Neil had 451 students and a 19.3 student–teacher ratio; Cove had 275 students and an 18.7 ratio. Their free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 8% and 13%, respectively—contextual figures that do not explain the different subject results. The score history covers only two years, so it shows recent movement rather than a long-term trend.
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