Summary:
ZIP code 95367 has three elementary schools: Crossroads Elementary and California Avenue Elementary serve K–5, while Riverbank Language Academy serves K–8. In 2025–26, the schools’ average proficiency was 40% in ELA, 33% in math, and 29% in science, each below the state result. The defining takeaway is the sharp difference between schools: the highest and lowest results were 34 percentage points apart in ELA, 34 in math, and 23 in science.
Riverbank Language Academy led in ELA and math, with 53% and 45% proficient—4 and 7 points above the state, respectively. Crossroads Elementary led in science at 38%, 2 points above the state; it was also 6 points above the state in math, though 1 point below in ELA. California Avenue Elementary had the lowest results in all three subjects: 19% in ELA, 11% in math, and 14% in science—31, 27, and 22 points below state results. SchoolDigger gives Crossroads and Riverbank Language Academy three stars each, compared with zero stars for California Avenue.
From 2024–25 to 2025–26, the three-school average rose 2 points in ELA and 7 in science, but was essentially unchanged in math; the math gap with the state widened from 4 to 5 points. Riverbank Language Academy’s science result rose 13 points, while California Avenue’s math result fell 4 points. SchoolDigger’s rankings moved from the 58th to the 61st percentile for Crossroads, from the 65th to the 62nd for Riverbank Language Academy, and from the 3rd to the 4th for California Avenue. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 61% at Crossroads, 73% at Riverbank Language Academy, and 86% at California Avenue; student-teacher ratios were 23.5, 25.0, and 20.7, respectively. These are descriptive contrasts: the lowest ratio was at California Avenue, while Riverbank Language Academy had the strongest ELA and math results.
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