Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95546

ZIP code 95546 has five schools in Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified—three elementary schools and two high schools—serving grades K–12 and enrolling 689 students in total. Only Hoopa Valley Elementary and Hoopa Valley High have numeric all-grades test results; the other schools’ results are state-suppressed, and the schools serve different grade spans. The clearest overall finding is that the two schools’ average proficiency is well below the state in every subject: 15% in ELA, 2% in math and 9% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%—gaps of 34, 36 and 27 percentage points.

Among the two schools with reported results, Hoopa Valley High is higher in all three subjects: 21% in ELA, 3% in math and 13% in science, versus 8%, 1% and 5% at Hoopa Valley Elementary. The gaps between them are 13 points in ELA, 2 in math and 7 in science; elementary’s results are especially far below the state in ELA and science, while math is very low at both schools. Attendance separates the other schools: Weitchpec Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism, 8%, compared with 18% statewide and 72% districtwide. The other four schools range from 46% to 99%. Graduation is a strength at both high schools: Hoopa Valley High reports 94% and Captain John Continuation High 92%, versus 88% statewide; both report 0% dropout.

Hoopa Valley High’s all-grades results fell from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA declined from 42% to 21%, math from 15% to 3%, and science from 16% to 13%, while state results rose in all three subjects. Hoopa Valley Elementary changed less consistently: ELA rose from 6% to 8%, math dipped from 2% to 1%, and science rose from 0% to 5%. SchoolDigger’s percentile for the high school fell from 59 in 2023–24 to 27 in 2025–26; the elementary school scored 0 in all three years. For context, the 2024–25 measure was free/reduced lunch eligible: reported shares ranged from 25% at Jack Norton Elementary to 80% at Captain John, while Hoopa Valley High and Elementary were similar at 78% and 77%. Student-teacher ratios ranged from 12 at Jack Norton to 24 at Weitchpec; these measures describe school differences but do not explain test results.