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 27.6/100 — 11.2 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 elementary schools land within 0 points — the average is a fair summary here.
North Shore Elementary is the strongest option at 28/100 — 16.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
24.1% 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
One school defines the top: Fallsvale sits 20 points clear of the field — the other 1 middle schools are a different conversation.
2 middle schools span 20 points around an average of 40.0.
Fallsvale (50/100) holds the Strong band — 31.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 22.4%.
24.2% 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 high schools average 40.2/100 — 13.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 28 points around an average of 40.2.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Big Bear High is the strongest option at 54/100 — 18.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
46.3% 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 North Shore Elementary at 28/100 — 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 — 1 campus here ranks as On the Rise, its 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:
North Shore Elementary 29th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100Fallsvale 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100Big Bear High 54th percentile · SolidScope Score 54/100
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.