Summary:
ZIP code 95365 has one middle school, Cesar E. Chavez Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 305 students in the Planada Elementary district. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were below California’s in ELA, mathematics, and science, though ahead of its district in all three. The most encouraging finding is that the school gained ground on state results in every subject, with the biggest improvement in mathematics.
There is no meaningful local top or bottom school because this ZIP code’s list contains only one school. Against California in 2025–2026, Cesar E. Chavez Middle scored 46% in ELA, 31% in mathematics, and 34% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38%, and 36%. It was closest to the state in science, while mathematics showed its largest gap. Its results exceeded those of Planada Elementary by 5 points in ELA, 4 in mathematics, and 3 in science. Eighth grade stood out: results were 53% in ELA and 38% in mathematics, about 4 and 1 points above state results for that grade; sixth-grade ELA and math were 10 and 13 points below their state comparisons.
Results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 1 point, mathematics 6, and science 4, narrowing the school’s state gaps in all three subjects, especially mathematics. The math gap narrowed by 5 points but remains the largest. SchoolDigger’s ranking dipped from the 53rd percentile (3 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 49th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–2025, then returned to the 53rd percentile (3 stars). Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 17.4 in 2024–2025, and 90% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide and about 1 point below the district rate.
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