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 (33.9 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 33.9.
Washington is the strongest option at 45/100 — 23.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
22.1% 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
The middle schools average 29.6/100 — 9.0 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 3 middle schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Hawthorne Middle is the strongest option at 31/100 — 12.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
25.3% 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: Hawthorne Math and Science Academy at 74/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Hawthorne Math and Science Academy (74/100) holds the Strong band — 37.6% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 37.6%. 1 school classifies as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
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 Washington at 45/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 11 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 — 2 campuses here rank as On the Rise, their 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:
Washington 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100Hawthorne Middle 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 31/100Hawthorne Math and Science Academy 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 74/100
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.