Summary:
Zip code 95324 has six Hilmar Unified schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: three elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools. Among the four schools with reported all-grades test results, the average was 40% in ELA, 21% in math and 22% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest area-wide challenge is math, where the school average was 17 percentage points below the state.
Elim Elementary led the four reporting schools in all three subjects, with 44% in ELA, 33% in math and 26% in science; even its strongest results remained below the state. At the other end, Merquin Elementary had the lowest all-grades ELA and science scores, at 35% and 16%, while Hilmar High had the lowest math score, 13%. Grade-level results add an important distinction: Merquin’s grade 3 scores topped Elim’s by 18 points in ELA and 8 points in math. Hilmar High’s completion measures were strong: its graduation rate was 99%, compared with 88% statewide.
Recent averages moved closer to the state in ELA and math, but farther away in science: ELA rose 5 points and math 2 points, while science fell 1 point. The pattern varied by school: Merquin gained 20 points in ELA and 10 in math, while Hilmar High declined in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking also fell for Hilmar High, from 50 in 2023–24 to 32 in 2025–26, while Elim rose from 37 to 45. For context, the 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 63% at Elim and 75% at Merquin; their student-teacher ratios were 20.8 and 18.0, respectively. Irwin High (Continuation) stands out for chronic absenteeism at 69%, compared with 18% statewide. Hilmar Elementary has no supplied test scores, and Irwin High’s scores are state-suppressed.
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