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 27.3/100 — 11.5 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
3 elementary schools span 10 points around an average of 27.3.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 6.3% against a state average of 17.9%.
2 of 3 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
The path ends on a single bet: McFarland High School Early College at 55, then a 42-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
42 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 2 high schools — the average hides more than it tells.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
McFarland High School Early College is the strongest option at 55/100 — 20.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
32.2% 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 Horizon Elementary at 33/100 — 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 — 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:
Horizon Elementary 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100McFarland High School Early College 55th percentile · SolidScope Score 55/100
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.