Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
35 points separate Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academ (55) from Ramona Elementary (20) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
35 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 11 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academ (55/100) holds the Strong band — 31.1% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 17.4%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
35 points separate the top and bottom elementary schools — the district average won't predict the school in front of you.
The high school years
The high schools average 45.7/100 — 8.3 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
31 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 3 high 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.
Bellflower High is the strongest option at 56/100 — 16.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
32.9% 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 Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academ at 55/100 — 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 — 5 campuses here rank as On the Rise (4) or Growth Engine (1), 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:
Las Flores Home Education Independent Study Academ 83rd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100Bellflower High 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100
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.