Summary:
Schools in zip code 95503 include 15 elementary, middle and alternative schools serving different grade spans; 2025–26 all-grades results are reported for 13 schools in English language arts (ELA) and math and 11 in science. The reported-school averages were 46% in ELA, 38% in math and 34% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. These broad snapshots are not fully like-for-like because schools serve different grade spans, and two schools have no test scores in the supplied data. The clearest overall finding is that results vary sharply from school to school, while area averages are slightly below the state in all three subjects.
Garfield Elementary leads reported ELA and math, with 70% and 72% proficient—21 and 34 percentage points above the state. At the other end, Alice Birney Elementary has the lowest reported results in all three subjects: 22% in ELA, 20% in math and 15% in science, respectively 28, 18 and 21 points below state rates. Freshwater Charter Middle leads reported science at 52%, and also posts 64% in ELA and 53% in math. The top-to-bottom spread is about 48 points in ELA, 52 in math and 37 in science.
Year-to-year changes are mixed: the reporting schools’ average rose 1 percentage point in ELA, fell 1 point in math and rose 4 points in science. Freshwater Charter Middle gained 13 points in math and 20 in science, while Garfield Elementary fell 9 points in ELA and 7 in math. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also differs by school: Grant Elementary rose 13 percentile points and Cutten Elementary fell 12. Income figures are context, not explanations: in 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible was 27% at Garfield, 47% at Freshwater Charter and 74% at Northern United – Humboldt Charter, which also has results above the state in all three subjects.
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