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 31.0/100 — 7.9 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 elementary schools span 12 points around an average of 31.0.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 11.9% against a state average of 17.9%.
1 of 2 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
One high school: Caruthers High at 54/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Caruthers High is the strongest option at 54/100 — 14.1% 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 Caruthers Elementary at 37/100 — 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:
Caruthers Elementary 54th percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100Caruthers High 53rd 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.