Summary:
Schools in zip code 95965 include 12 schools, from elementary through high school and alternative programs; six are elementary schools, one is a middle school, two are high schools, and three are alternative schools. Enrollment ranges from 16 students at Table Mountain to 515 at STREAM Charter. Most reported test results are from 2025–2026, and several alternative-school results are unavailable or suppressed. The clearest academic bright spot among schools with recent results is Plumas Avenue Elementary.
Plumas leads reported all-grades results in ELA at 44% and science at 39%, and ties Poplar Avenue Elementary for the math lead at 33%. Plumas is also the only school in the latest group above the state in all-grades science: 39% versus 36%, a 3-point lead; its ELA and math results are 5 points below state in each subject. Among the three K–5 schools, Sierra Avenue Elementary has the lowest all-grades ELA and math results, and trails Plumas by 19 points in ELA, 17 in math, and 15 in science. At the low end, Butte County Special Education reports 0% in ELA and math, while Prospect High (Continuation) reports 2% in science; these are different school settings, not a like-for-like comparison.
Recent movement is mixed: across schools with results in both years, average ELA rose about 1 point, math fell about 1 point and lost ground relative to the state, while science rose about 2 points but improved less than the state. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings rose from 31 to 49 for Plumas and from 18 to 33 for Poplar between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026. The three similar K–5 schools also report free/reduced lunch eligible shares of 87% at Plumas, 84% at Poplar, and 90% at Sierra in 2024–2025, alongside student-teacher ratios of 24.7, 21.3, and 21.4; these figures offer context but do not explain score differences. Comparisons are descriptive because schools serve different grades, and STREAM Charter’s latest supplied results are from 2024–2025.
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