Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 95949 include seven schools—three elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and one alternative school—with grade spans from K–5 to K–12. Six have 2025–26 test results; John Muir Charter’s latest results are from 2024–25. The strongest area-wide pattern is science: all six schools with 2025–26 results were above the state’s 36%, with school results averaging 50%—a 14-point advantage.
Several schools stand out in different subjects. Bear River High led the all-grades ELA results at 68%, 19 points above the state. Alta Sierra Elementary led in math at 58%, 20 points above the state, while Magnolia Intermediate led in science at 56%, 21 points above. In grade 3, Clear Creek Elementary had the highest reported ELA and math results among schools with results for that grade: 60% in each, respectively 16 and 13 points above the state. At the other end, John Muir’s 2024–25 results were 14% in ELA, 6% in math and 19% in science—35, 31 and 13 points below the state.
Results shifted differently by subject and school. The six-school science average rose from 42% in 2024–25 to 50% in 2025–26, while the average advantage over the state widened from 10 to 14 points. ELA’s average advantage narrowed from 6 to 5 points; individual changes included a 7-point ELA decline at Bear River and a 5-point increase at Arete Charter Academy. Magnolia’s science result rose 25 points, while Clear Creek’s fell 10. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rank also rose for Clear Creek, from 65 in 2023–24 to 78 in 2025–26, while Cottage Hill Elementary’s fell from 63 to 55. As context, the 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 94% at John Muir and 25% at Bear River; these figures do not explain test results. Because schools serve different grade spans, all-grades scores are not fully like-for-like.
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