Summary:
Zip code 95213 has five alternative schools serving kindergarten through grade 12, with enrollments ranging from 46 students at John F. Cruikshank Junior to 1,657 at Venture Academy; the average enrollment is about 997. In the four schools with comparable 2024–2025 results, average proficiency was 13% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math, and 9% in science, versus state results of 49%, 37%, and 33%. The most important takeaway is that every school in this comparison scored below the state in all three subjects, even though one school stood out in ELA and science.
Venture Academy led the 2024–2025 comparison in ELA, at 34% versus 7% at the next-highest school, San Joaquin County Special Education; it also led science, with 19% versus 10% at Special Education. one.Charter led math at 19%, about 3 points above Venture, but remained 18 points below the state. In 2025–2026, Special Education led San Joaquin County Community in ELA (18% versus 3%) and science (8% versus 6%); Community was slightly higher in math (3.4% versus 2.7%). Cruikshank’s test results are suppressed, so it cannot be compared on proficiency.
Results show a mixed pattern over time, not a clear overall improvement: comparing Community and Special Education across both years, the average gap from the state narrowed by 4 points in ELA, but widened by 3 points in math and 2 in science. Smaller student–teacher ratios did not consistently coincide with higher scores: Special Education’s ratio was 8.8 in 2024–2025, compared with 21 at Venture, yet Venture scored higher in all three subjects; one.Charter had the largest ratio, 24.8, and the highest math result but the lowest ELA result. As context, all five schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025, ranging from 41% at Special Education to 94% at Cruikshank; these figures do not consistently match schools’ relative test results.
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