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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95221

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615

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Top rankedBret Harte Union High1159^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 95221 has three schools: two high schools serving grades 9–12 and one K–12 alternative special-education school. Test scores are available for Bret Harte Union High and Vallecito Continuation High, but not for Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA). The clearest shared academic concern is mathematics: the two tested schools averaged 8% proficient in 2025–2026, 31 percentage points below the state’s 38%.

Bret Harte led the tested schools in every subject in both years. In 2025–2026, its results were 49% in ELA, 15% in mathematics and 32% in science; Vallecito had 18%, 0% and 9%, respectively. That is a gap of 31 percentage points in ELA, 15 in mathematics and 23 in science. Bret Harte’s all-grades ELA result was close to the state’s, while its mathematics and science results were 23 and 4 points lower. For an 11th-grade comparison, Bret Harte was 8 points below the state in ELA, 17 in mathematics and 6 in science. Vallecito was below the state in all three subjects, by 31, 38 and 27 points.

Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: Bret Harte’s ELA fell 20 percentage points and math fell 7, while science rose 3; Vallecito’s ELA fell 5, math stayed at 0%, and science rose 1. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentiles also shifted: Bret Harte went from 49 to 62 to 46 over three years, while Vallecito went from 6 to 15 to 12. Attendance is another sharp difference: chronic absenteeism was 13% at Bret Harte and 69% at Vallecito, compared with 18% statewide. Both nevertheless reported graduation rates above the state’s 88%: 100% at Bret Harte and 98% at Vallecito. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 42% at Bret Harte and 56% at Vallecito; their student–teacher ratios were 17 and 21.7.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bret Harte Union High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Angels Camp	95221	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	559	33	17.0	41.5%	365 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	137 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	44.3	1159^th of 2135 public high schools	45.7%		60.4	812^th of 2162 public high schools	62.4%	347	32.4	32.4	49.1	49.1	15.0	15.0	$42,137	$41,574	$563
Vallecito Continuation High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Altaville	95221	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	43	2	21.7	55.8%	25 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	11.3	1874^th of 2135 public high schools	12.2%		13.8	1846^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%	28	9.1	9.1	18.2	18.2	0.0	0.0	$21,486	$19,602	$1,884
Calaveras County Special Education (SELPA)	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 South Main St.	Angels Camp	95221	Calaveras County	Calaveras County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6020	13	1	13.0	46.2%	10 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 95221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Angels Camp	0.36 mi	4	683^rd
Altaville	0.57 mi	1	838^th
San Andreas	6.4 mi	8	717^th
Murphys	6.72 mi	1	156^th
Copperopolis	8.29 mi	1	496^th

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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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