Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 23.9/100 — 14.9 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
17 elementary schools span 18 points around an average of 23.9.
Peralta Elementary is the strongest option at 33/100 — 8.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
22.9% 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 high school years
28 points separate Patriot High (49) from Nueva Vista Continuation High (20) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
4 high schools span 28 points around an average of 39.3.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Patriot High is the strongest option at 49/100 — 11.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
40.2% 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 Peralta Elementary at 33/100 — 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 — 6 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:
Peralta Elementary 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100Patriot High 38th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100
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.