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 (35.5 vs 38.9) — the 13-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
3 elementary schools span 13 points around an average of 35.5.
Ada S. Nelson Elementary is the strongest option at 42/100 — 22.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
The level sits 3.3 points below the state line — though 1 campus ranks as On the Rise, gaining ground the average doesn't show yet.
The middle years
One middle school: Los Nietos Middle at 47/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
The level averages 47.4/100 — 8.8 points above the state average.
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 Ada S. Nelson Elementary at 42/100 — 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:
Ada S. Nelson Elementary 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100Los Nietos Middle 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100
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.