Summary:
ZIP code 95965 has two small high schools serving grades 9–12: Come Back Butte Charter enrolls 93 students, and Prospect High (Continuation) enrolls 88. In 2025–26, both reported low proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and math: ELA results were 17% and 14%, respectively, compared with 49% statewide; math was 3% and 0%, compared with 38% statewide. The small local leads—about 3 percentage points in each subject—do not change the central finding: both schools are far below state proficiency levels.
The schools’ strongest and weakest results depend on the measure. Prospect stands out for graduation: its 89% rate was 2 percentage points above the state’s 88% and 55 points above Come Back Butte’s 35%. Its 9% dropout rate was also close to the state’s 8%, while Come Back Butte’s was 44%. But Prospect had the highest chronic absenteeism, at 77%, versus 48% at Come Back Butte and 18% statewide. Both schools therefore show mixed profiles: Prospect combines stronger graduation with much higher absenteeism, while Come Back Butte has somewhat lower absenteeism but far lower graduation. Prospect’s all-grades science proficiency was 2%; Come Back Butte’s result was suppressed, so the schools cannot be ranked on this measure.
Recent achievement changes also differ: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, Come Back Butte’s ELA proficiency rose 12 percentage points, while Prospect’s fell 11; in math, Come Back Butte rose 3 points and Prospect fell 5. SchoolDigger ranks Come Back Butte 1,859th of 2,137 (13th percentile, one star) and Prospect 2,023rd (5th percentile, zero stars); both percentiles improved from 2024–25 but remain below their 2023–24 levels. Come Back Butte had a higher 2024–25 student-teacher ratio, 22.5 versus 10.3 at Prospect. Both reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–25: 96% at Come Back Butte and 90% at Prospect. These figures offer context, not an explanation for the schools’ different outcomes.
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