Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
Consistently strong: all 2 elementary schools land within 4 points of each other, averaging 47.8/100 — 9.0 points above the state average.
All 2 elementary schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Encinal Elementary (50/100) holds the Strong band — 27.2% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 26.1%.
Only 2 campuses at this level — one school's year moves every number in this chapter.
The middle years
One middle school: Live Oak Middle at 39/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Live Oak Middle is the strongest option at 39/100 — 14.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
The path ends on a single bet: Live Oak High at 51, then a 23-point drop to the next of 3 high schools.
3 high schools span 27 points around an average of 33.8.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Live Oak High is the strongest option at 51/100 — 11.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
26.6% 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 Encinal Elementary at 50/100 — 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:
Encinal Elementary 76th percentile · StrongScope Score 50/100Live Oak Middle 56th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100Live Oak High 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100
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.