Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning at 12/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning is the strongest option at 12/100 — 1.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.7% 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 high school years
72 points separate KIPP San Jose Collegiate (81) from Foothill High (9) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
72 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 22 high schools — the average hides more than it tells.
4 continuation/alternative schools not plotted — they rank within their own class, not on this statewide axis.
KIPP San Jose Collegiate (81/100) holds the Strong band — 47.2% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 14.9%. 3 schools classify as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
29.3% 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. Every ranked elementary school here is a charter or magnet, so the application matters more than the address — see the next card.
7 of the 23 ranked schools are charters — 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 — 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:
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning 1st percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 12/100KIPP San Jose Collegiate 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 81/100
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.