Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 95903

ZIP code 95903 has two elementary schools: Lone Tree Elementary, serving kindergarten through grade 5 with 305 students, and Wheatland Charter Academy, serving kindergarten through grade 4 with 89 students. In 2025–2026, both schools’ all-grades results were above state averages in English language arts (ELA) and math: ELA was 55% at Lone Tree and 59% at the charter, compared with 49% statewide; math was 50% and 64%, compared with 38% statewide. The area’s clearest shared strength is math, where both schools exceeded the state rate by more than they did in ELA.

Wheatland Charter Academy leads in all-grades ELA and math, by 5 percentage points and 14 points, respectively, over Lone Tree Elementary. The charter’s grade 3 math result also stands out at 60%, 13 points above the state rate. Lone Tree’s strengths include science, at 55% overall—19 points above state—and grade 4 ELA and math, at 70% and 67%. A notable weakness across the area is grade 3 ELA: both schools were below the 44% state rate, with Lone Tree at 38% and the charter at 40%; Lone Tree was also 3 points below state in grade 3 math, while the charter was above it. These grade-level contrasts mean that all-grades leaders are not necessarily ahead in every grade and subject.

Recent ELA results declined at both schools: Lone Tree fell 4 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and the charter fell 20 points, narrowing their leads over the state. Math was steadier: Lone Tree gained 3 points and the charter was unchanged. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile for Lone Tree rose from 67 in 2023–2024 to 70 in 2025–2026; the charter’s rose from 79 in 2022–2023 to 92 in 2024–2025, with no 2025–2026 rank provided. Student–teacher ratios were similar in 2024–2025: 21.7 at Lone Tree and 22.2 at the charter. The schools’ free/reduced lunch eligible measures for school year 2024–2025 were 49% and 39%, respectively; these are background observations, not explanations for the test results. The schools serve different grade spans, and the charter’s grade 4 test results are suppressed.