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 (37.9 vs 38.9) — the 6-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
All 4 elementary schools land within 6 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 8.2% against a state average of 17.9%.
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
One middle school: Fruitvale Junior High at 50/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Fruitvale Junior High (50/100) holds the Strong band — 21.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 21.9%.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Quailwood Elementary at 41/100 — 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:
Quailwood Elementary 63rd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100Fruitvale Junior High 78th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100
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.