Summary:
ZIP code 95209 has two Lodi Unified high schools, Bear Creek High and Plaza Robles High, and both serve grades 9–12. In 2025–26, Bear was above the state in all-grades English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA), with 57% proficiency versus 49% statewide, but below the state in math (21% versus 38%) and science (32% versus 36%); Plaza was below the state in all three. The most important finding is that Bear led Plaza in every reported subject, while results across these two schools varied sharply.
Bear Creek High is the clear standout for academic results and graduation, while Plaza Robles High had the lowest results in each subject. Bear’s ELA proficiency was 57% compared with 3% at Plaza, a 53-point gap; the gaps were 14 points in math and 29 in science. Bear’s graduation rate was 96%, compared with 73% at Plaza, a 23-point difference. SchoolDigger also places Bear higher, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, versus Plaza at the 8th percentile with 0 stars.
Results changed in different ways from 2024–25 to 2025–26: Bear improved in all three subjects, including a 7-point rise in ELA, while Plaza’s ELA fell by 22 points even as its math rose by 7 points and science by 1. Bear also had higher enrollment—1,925 students versus 141—but a higher student-teacher ratio: 18.8 compared with 13.2. In 2024–25, Plaza’s per-student spending was $27,194, versus $18,787 at Bear. Both schools reported the same low-income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, in 2024–25: 66% at Bear and 71% at Plaza. These are contextual differences, not explanations for school results.
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