Summary:
ZIP code 95955 has one middle school, Maxwell Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 90 students. With no other middle schools in the ZIP code to compare, its results are best viewed against California and across its grade levels. In 2025–2026, the school was 6 percentage points below California in ELA and 8 points below in math, but 17 points above the state in science. The clearest strength in the area is the school’s science performance relative to the state.
Grade 8 stands out as the school’s strongest grade in ELA and math, while grade 7 is the weakest in ELA. Grade 8 ELA proficiency was 63%, 13 points above the state; grade 8 math was 43%, 7 points above. By contrast, grade 7 ELA was 20%, 31 points below the state, and grade 7 math was 20%, 18 points below. Grade 6 also trailed the state in ELA by 13 points and in math by 20 points. Grade 8 science was 53%, 18 points above the state. These differences mean the schoolwide averages do not tell the whole story for families considering a particular grade.
Results improved substantially from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 15 percentage points, math 11 points and science 43 points. Science moved from 22 points below the state to 17 points above; ELA and math also narrowed their gaps, from 21 to 6 points below and from 19 to 8 points below, respectively. SchoolDigger’s ranking and rating also improved overall: the school moved from the 20th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025 to the 58th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026, though its 2023–2024 figures were the 32nd percentile and 2 stars. For context, its student–teacher ratio was 20:1 in 2024–2025, and 69% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year.
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