California School Map

Where are California’s strongest schools?

This map plots every scored California public school — 5,744 elementary, 2,238 middle, and 2,160 high schools (10,142 total) — each pill colored by its Scope Score. Statewide, elementary schools average a Scope Score of 43, with 21.3% 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 (75th percentile or higher); orange means Needs Support (below the 25th). How we score →