Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One school defines the top: La Honda Elementary sits 16 points clear of the field — the other 1 elementary schools are a different conversation.
2 elementary schools span 16 points around an average of 45.5.
La Honda Elementary (53/100) holds the Strong band — 33.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 26.5%.
Only 2 campuses at this level — one school's year moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
One high school: Pescadero High at 55/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Pescadero High is the strongest option at 55/100 — 30.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
36.9% 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 La Honda Elementary at 53/100 — 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:
La Honda Elementary 80th percentile · StrongScope Score 53/100Pescadero High 56th 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.