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 25.9/100 — 12.9 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
4 elementary schools span 23 points around an average of 25.9.
Dixon Montessori Charter is the strongest option at 36/100 — 16.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 4 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: John Knight Middle at 28/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
John Knight Middle is the strongest option at 28/100 — 6.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
27.0% 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
The path ends on a single bet: Dixon High at 59, then a 44-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
44 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.
Dixon High is the strongest option at 59/100 — 13.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
39.4% 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 Tremont Elementary at 28/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 7 ranked schools is a charter — enrollment paths that don't depend on your address. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, those lotteries and applications are the levers worth the paperwork.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 1 campus here ranks as On the Rise, 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:
Dixon Montessori Charter 50th percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100John Knight Middle 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100Dixon High 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 59/100
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.