Summary:
Elementary schools in zip code 95686 include one school, New Hope Elementary, which serves kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolls 164 students. There are no other listed schools in the zip code to compare with it. In 2025–26, its all-grades proficiency was 40% in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math and 27% in science, below California in each subject; the largest shortfall was in math, at 17 percentage points.
Within the school, eighth-grade ELA stands out as a strength relative to the state, while fourth-grade ELA is a notable weakness. Eighth graders reached 76% proficiency, compared with 49% statewide, a 27-point advantage; fourth graders reached 19%, compared with 46% statewide, a 27-point deficit. Seventh-grade ELA was also slightly above the state rate, at 53% versus 51%. Across all grades, science was closest to the state result (27% versus 36%, 9 points lower), while math was farthest below (21% versus 38%, 17 points lower). Eighth-grade science was slightly above the state, at 38% versus 35%.
Results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three subjects, with the biggest gain in science: New Hope rose 1 point in ELA, 2 points in math and 20 points in science. Its gap with California narrowed in each subject, especially science, by 17 points; however, math remains its largest current shortfall. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 24th percentile in 2023–24, 12th in 2024–25 and 15th in 2025–26, with a one-star rating each year. For context, in 2024–25 the student–teacher ratio was 18.9 and 78% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–26 was 14%, below California’s 18%; these figures describe different aspects of the school and do not explain its test results.
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