Schools in Zip Code 95762

ZIP code 95762 has 13 schools: eight elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school and two alternative schools, serving students from elementary through high school. Twelve schools reported 2025–26 all-grades test results; their average proficiency was 72% in ELA, 68% in math and 61% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38% and 36%. The averages are strong, but they hide a large difference between schools: the most important takeaway is that results vary widely across the ZIP code even though every school with reported results scored above the state in all three subjects.

Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter led all-grades results at 97% in ELA, 97% in math and 96% in science—48, 59 and 60 percentage points above state results. Among the other schools, Marina Village Middle led ELA at 80%, Lakeview Elementary led math at 79%, and Rolling Hills Middle led science at 70%. At the lower end, Cottonwood had the lowest ELA and math results, at 51% and 39%; Lake Forest Elementary had the lowest science result, at 43%. Even these scores were above state results, by about 1 point in Cottonwood’s ELA and math and 7 points in Lake Forest’s science.

The overall advantage over the state narrowed from 2024–25 to 2025–26 by about 3 points in ELA, 3 in math and 5 in science. Results did not move uniformly: Lake Forest fell 10 points in ELA, 12 in math and 20 in science, while Marina Village gained 6 points in ELA and 2 in math. Grade-specific results can help distinguish schools: Marina led the two middle schools in ELA, while Rolling Hills led in math and science. Income figures are context, not an explanation of results: for 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 10% at Lakeview and 14% at Lake Forest; Lake Forest’s student-teacher ratio was 19.9, the lowest among the listed schools, yet its results were notably lower than Lakeview’s.