Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
25 points separate Sierra Foothill Charter (42) from Lake Don Pedro Elementary (17) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
5 elementary schools span 25 points around an average of 27.1.
Sierra Foothill Charter is the strongest option at 42/100 — 22.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.4% 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 path ends on a single bet: Mariposa County High at 50, then a 27-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
2 high schools span 27 points around an average of 36.3.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Mariposa County High is the strongest option at 50/100 — 21.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
48.5% 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 Yosemite National Park El Portal at 33/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 7 ranked schools is a charter — 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 — 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:
Sierra Foothill Charter 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100Mariposa County High 41st 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.