California School Map

Where are California’s strongest schools?

This map plots every scored California public school — 5,721 elementary, 2,177 middle, and 1,647 high schools (9,545 total) — each pill shows its Scope Score, colored by how that score ranks against other California schools at the same level. Statewide, elementary schools average a Scope Score of 39, with 21.4% of students exceeding the standard versus 42.7% meeting or exceeding it — the split most rating sites never show.

How does SchoolScope score the schools on this map?

Every pill is a Scope Score (0–100): a weighted composite of CAASPP results — the exceeded-vs-met split, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate — computed within each school’s level, so elementary schools are never ranked against high schools. Blue means Strong, orange means Needs Support — see how the bands are set →.