Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
32 points separate Gus Franklin Jr. (44) from El Mirage (11) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
32 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 12 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Gus Franklin Jr. is the strongest option at 44/100 — 17.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
29.1% of students are chronically absent (state: 17.9%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The middle years
The narrowest gate on the path: Melva Davis Academy of Excellence at 33, then a 17-point drop to the next of 4 middle schools.
4 middle schools span 19 points around an average of 20.3.
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence is the strongest option at 33/100 — 11.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
40.1% of students are chronically absent (state: 18.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Gus Franklin Jr. at 44/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 16 ranked schools is a charter and 1 runs a magnet program — enrollment paths that don't depend on your address. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, those lotteries and applications are the levers worth the paperwork.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 5 campuses here rank as On the Rise, their returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
Gus Franklin Jr. 67th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100Melva Davis Academy of Excellence 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.