Summary:
ZIP code 95130 has five schools: four elementary schools and one middle school, with no high schools. In 2025–26, the schools’ simple average proficiency was 66% in ELA, 59% in math, and 57% in science—about 17, 21, and 21 percentage points above California, respectively. Every school exceeded the state rate in all three subjects, though results varied considerably from school to school. The clearest standout is Forest Hill Elementary, which led the group in every subject.
Forest Hill Elementary scored 78% in ELA, 78% in math, and 78% in science—28, 39, and 42 points above state rates. Gussie M. Baker Elementary ranked second in all three subjects, at 69%, 70%, and 60%. At the lower end, Moreland Middle had the lowest ELA result, 56%, while George C. Payne Elementary had the lowest math and science results, at 48% and 47%. Those results were still above the state rates. Grade-level results add detail: Baker led Forest Hill in fourth-grade ELA and math, while Latimer’s fourth-grade math was 36%, below the state’s 42%.
Recent changes were mixed: the five-school average rose by less than a point in ELA, 1 point in math, and 4 points in science from 2024–25 to 2025–26. Latimer had the largest gains in ELA and science, up 6 and 18 points; Forest Hill declined in all three subjects but remained the overall leader. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings place Forest Hill at the 94th percentile and Baker at the 88th, followed by Moreland at the 77th, Payne at the 74th, and Latimer at the 70th. Context measures also differ: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 15% at Forest Hill to 48% at Latimer; student–teacher ratios ranged from 17.2 at Moreland to 22.0 at Forest Hill. These are useful context, not explanations for achievement.
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