Summary:
ZIP code 95482 has 18 schools: eight elementary, one middle, four high schools and five alternative programs, including charter, continuation and independent-study schools. The area’s recent all-grades school averages were 33% in English language arts (ELA), 23% in math and 25% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The biggest story is how widely results vary from school to school, making each school’s results more informative than a single area-wide picture.
Ukiah High led ELA at 53%, about 4 points above the state, while Frank Zeek led math at 50%—12 points above the state—and science at 38%, 2 points above. Yokayo was also above the state in science at 37%. At the other end, South Valley High scored 9% in ELA, 3% in math and 8% in science—40, 35 and 28 points below the respective state results. Frank Zeek is a strong all-around elementary option in these results; its ELA and math scores were also above the state in grades 3 through 5.
Area averages improved between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: about 2 points in ELA, 3 in math and 4 in science, though individual schools moved in different directions. Frank Zeek’s ELA fell 7 points, while Yokayo’s science rose 15 points. SchoolDigger ranked Frank Zeek at the 67th statewide percentile, compared with the 48th for Ukiah High and the 11th for South Valley. As context, Frank Zeek and Yokayo had similar enrollment and student-teacher ratios (21.7 and 23.0), but different results; both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, at 76% and 86%, respectively. In 2024–2025, Tree of Life Charter also stood out with 93% in science, 60 points above the state. These figures describe differences among schools; they do not explain what caused them.
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