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: Farallone View Elementary sits 18 points clear of the field — the other 2 elementary schools are a different conversation.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 3 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Farallone View Elementary (59/100) holds the Strong band — 37.1% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 23.3%. 1 school classifies as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
1 of 3 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate at 33/100 — 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 14.3% against a state average of 18.1%.
The suspension rate averages 6.5% against 3.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The high school years
One high school: Half Moon Bay High at 56/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Half Moon Bay High is the strongest option at 56/100 — 10.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Farallone View Elementary at 59/100 — 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:
Farallone View Elementary 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 59/100Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100Half Moon Bay High 60th 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.