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 25.2/100 — 13.7 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
18 elementary schools span 23 points around an average of 25.2.
Ulysses Grant Elementary is the strongest option at 34/100 — 13.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
21.8% 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 middle school: Washington High at 16/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Washington High is the strongest option at 16/100 — 7.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
41.8% 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
33 points separate Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Edu (54) from Slover Mountain High (Continuation) (21) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
33 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 4 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.
Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Edu is the strongest option at 54/100 — 16.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
27.7% 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 Ulysses Grant Elementary at 34/100 — 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, 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:
Ulysses Grant Elementary 45th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100Washington High 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100Grand Terrace High School at the Ray Abril Jr. Edu 55th 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.