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 23.5/100 — 15.3 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
21 elementary schools span 18 points around an average of 23.5.
Dixieland Elementary is the strongest option at 32/100 — 8.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
14 of 21 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Sherman Thomas STEM Academy at 80/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy (80/100) holds the Strong band — 49.5% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 49.5%. 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.
The high school years
28 points separate Matilda Torres High (50) from Mountain Vista High (23) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
5 high schools span 28 points around an average of 42.7.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Matilda Torres High is the strongest option at 50/100 — 10.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
34.3% 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 Dixieland Elementary at 32/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
4 of the 27 ranked schools are charters — 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 — 3 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:
Dixieland Elementary 39th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 97th percentile · StrongScope Score 80/100Matilda Torres High 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 50/100
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.