Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Bernhard Marks Elementary at 30/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
1 of the 1 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
The level sits 8.6 points below the state line.
The middle years
One middle school: Bryant Middle at 11/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Bryant Middle is the strongest option at 11/100 — 2.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
26.1% 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: Dos Palos High at 45, then a 21-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
2 high schools span 21 points around an average of 34.0.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Dos Palos High is the strongest option at 45/100 — 6.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
49.9% 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 Bernhard Marks Elementary at 30/100 — 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 aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold. 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:
Bernhard Marks Elementary 35th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 30/100Bryant Middle 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 11/100Dos Palos High 23rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 45/100
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.