Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools sit at the state line (39.5 vs 38.9) — the 18-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
7 elementary schools span 18 points around an average of 39.5.
Boulder Creek Elementary (52/100) holds the Strong band — 23.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 19.1%. 2 schools here meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold. These aggregate comparisons do not track individual children.
What these numbers can't see: class sizes, arts, teacher turnover, how a hallway feels at 8 a.m. Strong scores are the start of the question, not the answer.
The middle years
The narrowest gate on the path: Parsons Junior High at 37, then a 22-point drop to the next of 2 middle schools.
2 middle schools span 22 points around an average of 26.0.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Parsons Junior High is the strongest option at 37/100 — 13.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.0% 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.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Boulder Creek Elementary at 52/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 9 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 — 3 campuses here rank as Growth Engine (2) or On the Rise (1), their 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:
Boulder Creek Elementary 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 52/100Parsons Junior High 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100
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.