Schools in Zip Code 95826

Schools in ZIP code 95826 include 15 schools: eight elementary schools, one middle school, five high schools and one alternative school, serving students from the elementary grades through high school. The latest supplied results are for 2025–2026, and the clearest comparison is among six K–6 schools. The most important finding for families comparing those schools is the large proficiency gap between the leaders and Isador Cohen Elementary.

Sequoia Elementary is the strongest all-around K–6 performer: it leads in ELA and science, at 49% and 35%, and is close behind the math leader at 40%. Golden Empire Elementary leads in math with 47%, about 8 percentage points above California’s figure. Isador Cohen Elementary is lowest in all three subjects, with 11% in ELA, 10% in math and 7% in science. The top-to-bottom gaps are 37 points in ELA, 36 in math and 29 in science. Across the six schools, averages are below the state in every subject: 39% in ELA, 31% in math and 26% in science, compared with 49%, 38% and 36% statewide.

Recent changes are mixed: across schools with results in both years, average scores rose about 1 percentage point in ELA and science, while math fell about 1 point. Sequoia Elementary improved in all three subjects, by about 7 points in ELA, 4 in math and 8 in science; Golden Empire Elementary gained about 2 points in math but fell about 13 in science. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure for 2024–2025 was 87% at Isador Cohen Elementary and 55% at Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary, which scored above the six-school average in all subjects; these figures are context, not an explanation for results. Reported student–teacher ratios among the K–6 schools range from 20.4 at Sequoia Elementary to 23.8 at O. W. Erlewine Elementary. California Montessori Project – Capitol Campus exceeded state results in all subjects in 2024–2025, but has no supplied 2025–2026 scores; comparisons across different grade spans and school types are not necessarily like-for-like.