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Where are California’s strongest schools?

Ranked public-school coverage includes 5,721 elementary, 2,177 middle, and 1,500 high school entries. A school can appear at several levels; these counts are not a unique-school total. Each pin’s colour shows how the school 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?

Each pin’s colour is its band: where its Scope Score ranks among California schools at the same level. The Scope Score combines CAASPP results — the exceeded-vs-met split, growth trajectory, chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate — and is computed within each school’s level, so elementary schools are never ranked against high schools. The legend on the map gives each band’s range — see how the bands are set →.