Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95363

ZIP code 95363 has nine schools serving 5,778 students, from elementary through high school, plus an alternative school; the schools range in size from 92 students at Del Puerto High to 1,830 at Patterson High. Eight schools have 2025–26 proficiency results, while West Valley Learning Center has none listed. Across the eight reporting schools, the unweighted averages were 35% in ELA, 17% in math, and 20% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. The most important takeaway is that results vary widely by school, and math is the clearest overall gap with the state: 22 percentage points.

Patterson High stands out in ELA, with 60% proficient—19 points above the next-highest school, Northmead Elementary, and 11 points above the state. Northmead leads the four K–6 elementary schools in all three subjects, with 41% proficient in ELA, 29% in math, and 30% in science. At the other end, Del Puerto is lowest in all three subjects: 12% in ELA, 0% in math, and 5% in science—38, 38, and 31 points below the state, respectively. Graduation results also differ: Patterson’s 96% rate is 8 points above the state, while Del Puerto’s 79% is 9 points below. Del Puerto’s chronic absenteeism is another concern at 67%, compared with 18% statewide.

Science is the clearest area of recent improvement: all eight schools with results increased, and their average rose 5 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26; average ELA and math results were nearly flat. SchoolDigger ranks Patterson at the 50th percentile with 3 stars and Del Puerto at the 5th percentile with 0 stars; among elementary schools, Northmead is at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars, compared with Walnut Grove at the 15th percentile with 1 star. Context measures do not show a simple pattern that predicts results: schools’ 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible shares range from 69% to 84%, and student–teacher ratios range from 13.7 to 24.2. These figures describe schools but do not explain their results. Only two years of test results are available, so they offer a short-term comparison rather than a long-term trend.