Summary:
ZIP code 95050 has six schools serving 2,292 students: four elementary schools for kindergarten through grade 5, Buchser Middle for grades 6–8, and Wilson Alternative for kindergarten through grade 12, with no traditional high school in the list. On average, the schools are near the state in English language arts (ELA), above it in math, and further above it in science: about 49% versus 49% in ELA, 40% versus 38% in math, and 45% versus 36% in science. These area averages mask very large differences between schools; the clearest finding for families is that Washington Open Elementary leads the group while several schools score substantially lower.
Washington Open leads all three subjects, with 79% proficient in ELA, 78% in math, and 73% in science—about 30, 39, and 37 percentage points above the state, respectively. It is also well ahead of the next-highest school in each subject by about 19 points in ELA, 30 in math, and 23 in science. At the other end, Wilson Alternative has the lowest reported ELA and math results, at 27% and 10%; Scott Lane Elementary is the lowest traditional elementary school in those subjects, at 28% and 25%, and has the lowest reported science result at 20%. Buchser is above the state in all three subjects, while Westwood Elementary stands out for a 9-point math gain.
Recent results are mixed: the group’s average ELA score fell about 1 point from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math rose 2 points and science rose 6. Wilson’s ELA score fell 10 points, whereas Buchser gained 14 points in science. SchoolDigger ranks Washington Open at the 96th percentile with five stars; Buchser is at the 78th percentile. The elementary schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 range from 8% at Washington Open to 55% at Scott Lane; these are context, not an explanation for scores. Washington Open’s student-teacher ratio is 22.7, higher than the other elementary schools’ 19.7–20.6, so a lower ratio alone does not identify the strongest results. Scores combine different grade spans, and Wilson’s science result is suppressed.
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