Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One school defines the top: Yu Ming Charter sits 22 points clear of the field — the other 5 elementary schools are a different conversation.
59 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 6 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Yu Ming Charter (75/100) holds the Strong band — 62.2% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 24.5%. 2 schools here meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold. These aggregate comparisons do not track individual children.
59 points separate the top and bottom elementary schools — the district average won't predict the school in front of you.
The middle years
The narrowest gate on the path: Oakland Unity Middle at 39, then a 30-point drop to the next of 2 middle schools.
30 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 2 middle schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Oakland Unity Middle is the strongest option at 39/100 — 13.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
30.6% 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.
The high school years
One high school: Alternatives in Action at 23/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Alternatives in Action is the strongest option at 23/100.
The level sits 30.6 points below the state line.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. Every ranked elementary school here is a charter or magnet, so the application matters more than the address — see the next card.
9 of the 9 ranked schools are charters — 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 — 2 campuses here rank as Growth Engine, their aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold. 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:
Yu Ming Charter 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 75/100Oakland Unity Middle 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100Alternatives in Action 57th percentile · SolidWithin its own school classScope Score 23/100
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.