Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Wilson Elementary 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.
Wilson Elementary is the strongest option at 35/100 — 15.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
20.9% 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: Sycamore Middle at 36/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Sycamore Middle is the strongest option at 36/100 — 14.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
The suspension rate averages 6.0% against 3.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The high school years
The high schools average 43.0/100 — 11.0 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 24 points around an average of 43.0.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Gridley High is the strongest option at 55/100 — 27.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
29.8% 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 Wilson Elementary at 35/100 — 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:
Wilson Elementary 47th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 35/100Sycamore Middle 48th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 36/100Gridley High 57th percentile · SolidScope Score 55/100
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.