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 33.7/100 — 5.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
8 elementary schools span 21 points around an average of 33.7.
Birney Tech Academy is the strongest option at 42/100 — 18.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
The level sits 5.1 points below the state line — though 2 campuses rank as On the Rise, gaining ground the average doesn't show yet.
The middle years
The narrowest gate on the path: STEAM Academy @ Burke at 43, then a 19-point drop to the next of 3 middle schools.
3 middle schools span 22 points around an average of 29.2.
STEAM Academy @ Burke is the strongest option at 43/100 — 16.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
2 of 3 middle schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
The high schools average 41.1/100 — 12.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
30 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.
El Rancho High is the strongest option at 56/100 — 19.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
42.1% 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 Birney Tech Academy at 42/100 — 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 — 3 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:
Birney Tech Academy 63rd percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100STEAM Academy @ Burke 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 43/100El Rancho High 61st percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100
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.