Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
28 points separate Lake County International Charter (53) from Cobb Mountain Elementary (25) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
4 elementary schools span 28 points around an average of 36.2.
Lake County International Charter (53/100) holds the Strong band — 27.1% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 18.0%.
24.4% 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 middle years
The middle schools sit at the state line (33.9 vs 38.6) — the 13-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
2 middle schools span 13 points around an average of 33.9.
California Connections Academy North Bay is the strongest option at 40/100 — 18.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
30.0% of students are chronically absent (state: 18.1%) — 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
One high school: Middletown High at 55/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Middletown High is the strongest option at 55/100 — 19.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
30.2% 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 Coyote Valley Elementary at 41/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
2 of the 7 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 — 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:
Lake County International Charter 80th percentile · StrongScope Score 53/100California Connections Academy North Bay 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100Middletown High 56th 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.