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 20.2/100 — 18.6 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 4 elementary schools land within 8 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Hemmerling Elementary is the strongest option at 25/100 — 7.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
28.0% 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 middle schools average 18.3/100 — 20.2 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 middle schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Banning Independent Study is the strongest option at 20/100.
27.4% 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
The path ends on a single bet: Banning High at 47, then a 27-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
2 high schools span 27 points around an average of 33.2.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Banning High is the strongest option at 47/100 — 10.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
45.1% of students are chronically absent (state: 23.1%) — 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 Hemmerling Elementary at 25/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
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:
Hemmerling Elementary 21st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100Banning Independent Study 48th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 20/100Banning High 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 47/100
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.