Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
34 points separate Nile Garden Elementary (45) from Golden West Elementary (11) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
34 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 20 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Nile Garden Elementary is the strongest option at 45/100 — 23.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.3% 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
The high schools average 43.0/100 — 10.9 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
7 high schools span 30 points around an average of 43.0.
2 continuation/alternative schools not plotted — they rank within their own class, not on this statewide axis.
Sierra High is the strongest option at 57/100 — 23.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
27.2% 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 Nile Garden Elementary at 45/100 — 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 — 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:
Nile Garden Elementary 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100Sierra High 62nd percentile · SolidScope Score 57/100
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.