Summary:
ZIP code 95132 has nine schools: five elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school. In 2025–2026, their average all-grades proficiency was 63% in ELA, 56% in math and 49% in science—about 14, 18 and 13 points above state results, respectively. Still, school results vary widely, with gaps of 23 points in ELA and about 33 points in both math and science. The most important takeaway is that every school exceeded the state in all three subjects, but the area is far from even, especially in math and science.
Ruskin Elementary is the clearest standout: it led elementary schools in ELA and math in every tested grade, and its fifth-grade results were 80% in ELA, 72% in math and 70% in science—31 to 35 points above state results. Its all-grades math and science scores also led all nine schools by 12 and 14 points over the next-highest school. Piedmont Hills High had the highest all-grades ELA result at 77%, 3 points above Sierramont Middle. At the lower end, Noble Elementary had the lowest ELA score, 54%, while Piedmont Middle had the lowest math and science scores, 40% and 38%; each was still about 2 to 5 points above the state.
Across the nine schools, average proficiency fell from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 3 points in ELA, 2 in math and 6 in science, while state results rose in all three subjects. The area’s advantage over the state narrowed in each subject; Ruskin and Morrill Middle were exceptions, improving in all three. Income measures offer context, not an explanation: all schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 13% at Northwood Elementary to 38% at Summerdale Elementary. Ruskin had 16% eligible and a 24.4 student-teacher ratio; Northwood had 452 students and a 23.7 ratio, yet its science result fell 16 points. These figures show that school size and reported income measures do not neatly track achievement.
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