Schools in Zip Code 95224

ZIP code 95224 has three schools in the Vallecito Union district, serving kindergarten through grade 8: Albert A. Michelson Elementary and Hazel Fischer Elementary serve K–5, while Avery Middle serves grades 6–8. SchoolDigger gives the district a four-star rating, but school results vary substantially. The most important finding is that Michelson leads all three schools in each reported all-grades subject, while Hazel Fischer is lowest in all three.

In 2025–26, Michelson posted 62% proficiency in ELA, 54% in math and 48% in science; Hazel Fischer had 43%, 43% and 23%, respectively. The high-to-low school ranges were 19 points in ELA, 11 in math and 25 in science. Compared with the supplied state figures, Michelson was ahead by 13 points in ELA, 15 in math and 12 in science. Hazel was 6 points below the state in ELA and 13 below in science, though it was 5 points above in math. Grade-level results add useful nuance: Hazel led Michelson in fourth-grade math by 2 points, while Michelson led in the other reported K–5 ELA and math grade comparisons. Avery’s overall ELA result was 60%, but its eighth-grade ELA was 47%, 3 points below the state figure for that grade.

Recent changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Michelson improved in all three subjects, Avery’s math fell by 6 points even as its science rose by 9, and Hazel’s ELA and science fell by 15 and 13 points while its math rose by 9. SchoolDigger’s rankings were 77th percentile for Michelson, 76th for Avery and 52nd for Hazel in 2025–26; over three years, Michelson ended where it began, while Avery fell 7 percentile points and Hazel 14. For context, all three reported the same low-income measure, free/reduced lunch eligible, for 2024–25: 47% at Avery, 47% at Michelson and 45% at Hazel. Ratios ranged from 17.5 students per teacher at Avery to 22.6 at Hazel, with Michelson at 18.8. All-grades results compare schools with different grade spans, so grade-level comparisons are more useful for choosing between the elementary schools.