Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 24.5/100 — 14.4 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 elementary schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
California Connections Academy Central Valley is the strongest option at 27/100 — 9.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.5% 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 high school years
One high school: Alpaugh -Senior High at 37/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 19.7% against a state average of 23.1%.
1 of 1 high schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Alpaugh Elementary at 22/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 3 ranked schools is a charter — 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 — a school's number can move without your kid's experience moving with it. 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:
California Connections Academy Central Valley 25th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100Alpaugh -Senior High 10th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 37/100
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.