Summary:
ZIP code 95437 has three elementary schools serving the Fort Bragg area: Redwood Elementary (K–2), Dana Gray Elementary (grades 3–5), and Three Rivers Charter (grades 1–8). The schools differ in reported academic results, and attendance is a particular concern at Redwood: its 2025–26 chronic absenteeism rate was 28%, compared with 17% at Dana Gray and 18% statewide.
Three Rivers Charter stands out in 2024–25 for all-grade ELA: 49.2%, just above the state’s 48.8%; it was 3 points below the state in math and 10 points below in science. Its grade 6 ELA and math results were 16 and 9 points above state results, and grade 7 ELA was 15 points above. Dana Gray Elementary is the weaker reported performer in 2025–26: results were 28 points below the state in ELA, 20 points below in math, and 18 points below in science; its largest grade-specific shortfall was grade 3 math, at 30 points. Redwood Elementary has no proficiency results in this data, and the schools’ differing grade spans mean their all-grade results are not a grade-matched comparison.
Dana Gray’s results fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three subjects, while state results rose; its gap to the state widened by 3 points in ELA, 4 in math, and 6 in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Dana Gray also declined, from the 20th percentile in 2023–24 to the 9th in 2025–26; Three Rivers fell from the 62nd to the 32nd percentile between 2020–21 and 2022–23. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible was reported at 79% for Dana Gray, 78% for Redwood, and 64% for Three Rivers. Student-teacher ratios were 18.0 at Dana Gray, 17.1 at Redwood, and 20.3 at Three Rivers; these figures offer context, not an explanation for academic outcomes.
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