Summary:
Zip code 95224 has one listed middle school, Avery Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 199 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency rates were 60% in English language arts, 48% in math and 43% in science; each was above the statewide rate. Because it is the only school listed, there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is that Avery outperformed the state in all three subjects.
Avery is both the area’s top and bottom school by default, so the more useful comparison is with the state and across grades. In 2025–2026, the school was ahead of the state by 11 percentage points in ELA, 9 in math and 7 in science. It was also above Vallecito Union in ELA by 3 points and science by 2, but 1 point below the district in math. Grade 6 stood out, exceeding state results by 24 points in ELA and 22 in math. Grade 8 was more mixed: ELA was 3 points below the state, while math was 7 points above and science 8 points above.
Results changed differently by subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: Avery gained 1 point in ELA, fell 6 points in math and gained 9 points in science. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking also declined, from the 83rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 76th in 2025–2026; its rank shifted from 477th of 2,783 schools to 642nd of 2,703. Chronic absenteeism was 13%, below the district’s 18% and the state’s 18%. The student–teacher ratio was 17.5 in 2024–2025, and 47% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025; these are context, not explanations of achievement.
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