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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95124


At a glance
11
Schools
7,846
Students
3
Districts
7
5-star schools
Top rankedUnion Middle49th of 2,703 California middle schools
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Biggest riser
Noddin Elementary up 270 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Sartorette Charter 18.5 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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Summary:

Zip code 95124 has 11 schools: eight elementary-category schools, including K–8 Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet, two middle schools and one high school. In 2025–26, the unweighted school averages were about 21 percentage points above the state in ELA, 30 points in math and 25 points in science; every school exceeded the state in ELA and math, and 10 of 11 did so in science. The clearest overall picture is strong results on average, but substantial differences from one school to another.

Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet led ELA and science, with about 83% and 82% proficient—34 and 46 points above state results. Carlton Elementary narrowly led math at about 83%, just ahead of Oster Elementary, and stood 45 points above the state. Among middle schools, Union Middle led Price Charter Middle across all three subjects, scoring about 82% in ELA, 83% in math and 80% in science. At the lower end, Fammatre Elementary had the lowest ELA result, about 50%, while Sartorette Charter was lowest in math at 40% and science at 36%; its science result was just below the state rate.

Area averages edged down from 2024–25 to 2025–26: about 1 percentage point in ELA and math, and less than 1 point in science, while state results rose, narrowing the schools’ advantage most in science. School-level trends vary: Noddin Elementary gained 20 points in science, while Bagby Elementary and Sartorette fell in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s three-year ranking percentile rose 8 points for Noddin and fell 11 for Sartorette. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 5% at Steindorf to 24% at Farnham Charter; similar shares can accompany different results. Leigh High, the sole high school in the list, had a 99% graduation rate, compared with 88% statewide.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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