Summary:
ZIP code 95501 has 10 schools: one elementary, one middle, five high schools and three alternative schools, serving students from elementary through high school. Among the seven schools with complete 2025–2026 results, average proficiency was 19% in English language arts (ELA), 10% in math and 15% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. The most important finding is that results vary sharply by school and subject, with the seven-school averages well below the state in all three subjects.
Eureka Senior High leads in current-year ELA: 51% proficient, 2 points above the state and 37 points above the other six schools’ average. But it is below the state in math (23% versus 38%) and science (34% versus 36%). Catherine L. Zane Middle is the science standout, at 39% versus 36% statewide; its ELA and math results, 37% and 24%, are below state levels. At the lower end, Eel River Community reports 0% proficiency in all three subjects. Eureka Community and Zoe Barnum High also report 0% in math.
Across six schools with results in both years, average ELA proficiency fell by 2 points, science by 1 point and math was nearly unchanged; the average gap with the state widened by 3 points in ELA, 5 in science and 1 in math. SchoolDigger’s percentile rank for Eureka Senior rose from 56 to 58, while Lafayette Elementary fell from 26 to 15. Among the two K–12 alternatives with 2024–2025 results, Alder Grove Charter School 2 scored higher than Pacific View Charter 2.0 in ELA (42% versus 26%), math (19% versus 12%) and science (34% versus 31%). Their student-teacher ratios were 19.5 and 14.8; their free/reduced lunch eligible shares in 2024–2025 were 65% and 78%, respectively—context, not an explanation for scores. Eureka Senior’s 99% graduation rate exceeded the state’s 88%, but its chronic absenteeism was 22%, above the state’s 18%.
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