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 58.4/100 — 19.5 points above the state average, with 4 of 5 in the Strong band.
5 elementary schools span 26 points around an average of 58.4.
Linwood E. Howe Elementary (67/100) holds the Strong band — 46.1% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 41.1%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
26 points separate the top and bottom elementary schools — the district average won't predict the school in front of you.
The middle years
One middle school: Culver City Middle at 48/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
The level averages 48.0/100 — 9.4 points above the state average.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
One school defines the top: Culver City High sits 38 points clear of the field — the other 1 high schools are a different conversation.
38 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 2 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.
Culver City High (69/100) holds the Strong band — 32.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 18.1%. 1 school classifies as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
39.3% 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 Linwood E. Howe Elementary at 67/100 — 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 Growth Engine, its 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:
Linwood E. Howe Elementary 92nd percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100Culver City Middle 75th percentile · SolidScope Score 48/100Culver City High 86th percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100
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.