Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Esparto Elementary at 20/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Esparto Elementary is the strongest option at 20/100 — 4.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 1 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Esparto Middle at 35/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 11.7% against a state average of 18.1%.
The suspension rate averages 7.5% against 3.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The high school years
One high school: Esparto High at 47/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Esparto High is the strongest option at 47/100 — 10.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
26.2% 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 Esparto Elementary at 20/100 — 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 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:
Esparto Elementary 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100Esparto Middle 46th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100Esparto High 31st percentile · DevelopingScope Score 47/100
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.