Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95252

ZIP code 95252 has two elementary schools in Calaveras Unified: Jenny Lind Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 6, and Valley Springs Elementary serves kindergarten through grade 5. In 2025–2026, their average proficiency was 24% in ELA, 21% in math and 18% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is that both schools were below the state in every all-grades subject, with the largest average shortfall in ELA: 25 percentage points.

The schools split the all-grades subject leads: Jenny Lind was slightly ahead in ELA and science, by about 1 point in each, while Valley Springs led in math by 7 points (24% versus 17%). Grade-level results show why a school’s overall lead may not hold for every child: Valley Springs led ELA in grades 3 and 5 by 5 and 7 points, while Jenny Lind led in grade 4 by 16 points. In math, Valley Springs led in grades 3 and 5 by 13 and 17 points, but Jenny Lind led in grade 4 by 8 points. Every matched-grade result was below its state comparison; Jenny Lind’s grade 5 math score was especially low at 4%.

Recent trends favor Valley Springs in math: its score rose 6 points year over year, compared with 2 points at Jenny Lind, and the schools’ average moved 4 points closer to the state. ELA moved the other way: the average fell 3 points while the state rose by less than 1 point. Science improved at both schools, but the state gained slightly faster. SchoolDigger gives both schools one star; its statewide percentiles are 15 for Valley Springs and 12 for Jenny Lind. Valley Springs also has a lower student-teacher ratio (23.9 versus 27.9) and higher 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism (37% versus 31%). The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 59% at Valley Springs and 47% at Jenny Lind; these are contextual differences, not explanations for achievement. Because this ZIP code has only two schools, the results describe this pair rather than a larger area.