Schools in Terra Bella

Terra Bella’s 2 public elementary schools run from the 20th to the 71st percentile among the 5,728 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Terra Bella has one public middle school we score, Carl Smith Middle, at the 45th percentile among the 2,532 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.

Elementary: Saucelito Elementary, 71st percentile statewide (Solid). Middle: Carl Smith Middle, 45th percentile statewide (Developing). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.