Summary:
Five K–6 elementary schools serve ZIP code 95409, with enrollments ranging from 327 to 414 students. In 2025–2026, their unweighted averages were 55% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 52% in math and 41% in science—about 6, 13 and 5 percentage points above state results, respectively. But those averages conceal wide differences: the top-to-bottom gap was 43 points in ELA, 38 in math and 44 in science, and Whited Elementary Charter was below the state in all three subjects. The most important takeaway is that results vary substantially by school, so the area-wide averages do not represent every school.
Austin Creek Elementary led all three subjects, with 79% proficient in ELA, 74% in math and 66% in science; its results were 43, 38 and 44 points above Whited’s 36%, 36% and 22%. Sequoia Elementary was second in every subject, at 58% in ELA, 59% in math and 47% in science, exceeding the state by 8, 21 and 11 points. Whited was also below the state in ELA and science by 13 and 14 points, while its math result was 2 points below. Madrone Elementary and Binkley Elementary Charter were below the state in science.
Recent changes were mixed: the five-school averages rose by less than a point in ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science fell by 2 points; state results rose in all three. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings show Madrone climbing from 47 to 64 and Whited falling from 52 to 41, while Austin Creek remained high despite a drop from 97 to 93. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 ranged from 16% at Austin Creek and 23% at Sequoia to 56% at Whited; Madrone and Binkley were similar at 45% and 47%, yet their subject results differed by less than a point. Sequoia also had the highest student-teacher ratio, 24.3, compared with 19.1–21.9 at the other schools. These income and attendance figures are context, not explanations for test results.
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