Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Dana Gray Elementary at 14/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Dana Gray Elementary is the strongest option at 14/100 — 7.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
27.6% 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 middle years
One middle school: Fort Bragg Middle at 24/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Fort Bragg Middle is the strongest option at 24/100 — 6.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
28.5% 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
One high school: Fort Bragg High at 40/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Fort Bragg High is the strongest option at 40/100 — 6.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 1 high schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Dana Gray Elementary at 14/100 — 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 — 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:
Dana Gray Elementary 3rd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 14/100Fort Bragg Middle 20th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100Fort Bragg High 13th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 40/100
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.