Summary:
Zip code 95567 has one listed school, Smith River Elementary, serving grades K–8, with 258 students. There are no other schools in the ZIP code to compare with it. In 2025–2026, the school’s all-grade proficiency was 40% in ELA, 30% in math and 33% in science; it was above Del Norte County Unified by 8, 9 and 4 percentage points, respectively, but below California by 9, 8 and 3 points. The key takeaway is that the school outperformed its district in all three subjects but remained below the state in each.
Results differ considerably by grade, with sixth grade the strongest relative bright spot and fifth grade the clearest concern. Sixth graders at Smith River Elementary reached 50% proficiency in ELA, 2 points above the state, and 44% in math, 7 points above. In fifth grade, proficiency was 23% in ELA and 12% in math—26 and 25 points below state results. These grade-level contrasts are more pronounced than the all-grade gaps and may matter to families considering the school for a particular grade; they do not represent comparisons between schools.
Over the two years of reported all-grade results, ELA improved by 2 percentage points at Smith River Elementary, while math was essentially unchanged and science fell by 9 points. The science decline stands out: the state gained 3 points, and the school moved from 9 points above California in 2024–2025 to 3 points below in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 17 to 45 across 2023–2024 through 2025–2026, even as the latest science result dropped. Other context includes chronic absenteeism of 11% in 2025–2026, compared with 23% in the district and 18% statewide; a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1; and 68% of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With only one school listed, school-to-school comparisons are not available.
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