Best Public Schools in Zip Code 95658

Summary:

The 95658 zip code area is home to 4 elementary schools, including 3 public charter schools (Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter, Newcastle Charter, and Ophir STEAM Academy) and 1 traditional public school (Newcastle Elementary). These schools serve grades K-8 and have student populations ranging from 151 to 305.

The standout schools in this area are the charter schools, with Ophir STEAM Academy ranking 612th out of 5,862 California elementary schools and Newcastle Charter ranking 1,090th. These schools have impressive test scores, with over 69% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and over 54% proficient or better in Mathematics. While the traditional public school, Newcastle Elementary, does not rank as highly, it still performs well, with 69.31% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.33% proficient or better in Mathematics.

The schools in the 95658 zip code area serve diverse student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 14.1% to 25.96%. Chronic absenteeism rates vary widely, from 0.6% at Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter to 20.6% at Newcastle Charter. Student-teacher ratios also differ, from 14.3 at Newcastle Elementary to 27 at Newcastle Charter.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	317	14	23.1	14.5%	241 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.0%)	54.1	2333^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	60.2%		64.9	1805^th of 5874 public elementary schools	69.3%	528	53.3	50.0	52.0	46.0	46.2	50.0	28.6	64.3	95.0	52.2	54.1	41.0	26.7	28.6	42.9	45.0	40.1	51.3	56.4	61.5	59.0	56.4	56.4
Ophir STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	1373 Lozanos Rd.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 885-3495	207	10	20.6	22.7%	167 (80.7%)	1 (0.5%)	27 (13.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	91.4	612^th of 5862 public elementary schools	89.6%		81.3	1120^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.9%	508	53.9	47.8	51.0		73.1	76.0	70.8	69.2	78.3	72.4		84.6	73.1	50.0	34.6	39.1	56.3							$7,539
Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	165	11	14.7	26.1%	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (77.6%)	90.6	663^rd of 5862 public elementary schools	88.7%		86.2	908^th of 5874 public elementary schools	84.5%	245	58.8	69.2	63.3	76.2	63.2	76.5	64.7	64.3	69.2	69.3	71.4	63.2	76.5	64.7	64.3	61.5	67.3							$13,548
Newcastle Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	334	11	29.8	35.6%	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.4%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (76.6%)	81.4	1090^th of 5862 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.1	1092^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	81.4%	2	46.2	50.0	48.0	74.1	67.6	61.5	68.3	74.4	72.2	69.5	63.0	62.2	41.0	51.2	55.8	58.3	54.7	94.3			94.3			$13,548

Cities Near Zip Code 95658

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newcastle	0.56 mi	6	118^th
Penryn	2.09 mi	1	75^th
Loomis	3.64 mi	6	71^st
Auburn	3.95 mi	12	299^th
Rocklin	6.57 mi	29	107^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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