Summary:
ZIP code 95118 has four K–5 elementary schools: Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet, Lietz Elementary, Reed Elementary, and Almaden Elementary. In 2025–26, the schools’ average proficiency was above the state in English language arts (ELA), math, and science: 59%, 58%, and 49%, versus 49%, 38%, and 36%. But those averages hide a meaningful difference among schools: Almaden was below the state in all three subjects, while the other three schools were above it.
Hacienda led ELA at 66% and science at 61%; Reed led math at 68%. By contrast, Almaden had the lowest results in each subject: 41% in ELA, 37% in math, and 25% in science. It was 9 points below the state in ELA and 11 below in science, while its math result was about 1 point below. The other schools were 14–16 points above the state in ELA, 25–30 points above in math, and 17–25 points above in science. SchoolDigger ranked Hacienda, Lietz, and Reed in the 84th–85th percentile statewide in 2025–26, compared with the 45th percentile for Almaden.
Recent changes were mixed: the four-school average rose 1 point in math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but fell 1 point in ELA and 2 points in science. Reed’s math proficiency climbed 7 points, while its science score dropped 7; Hacienda’s science rose 5 points. SchoolDigger rankings improved from 2023–24 to 2025–26 for all four schools, with Almaden gaining 13 percentile points, the largest increase. As additional context, all four reported the same measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, for 2024–25: 22% at Hacienda, 23% at Lietz, 24% at Reed, and 72% at Almaden. Student–teacher ratios ranged from 19.9 at Almaden to 27.5 at Hacienda, so neither those ratios nor the income measure alone explains the differences in results.
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