Elementary schools are scored on their own scale — never ranked against other levels.
The elementary years
36 points separate Lakewood Elementary (51) from Orville Wright Elementary (15) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 24 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Lakewood Elementary (51/100) holds the Strong band — 35.4% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 11.5%.
6 of 24 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
What it means for your family
The 36-point spread means the district average is nearly meaningless for an address decision — the zoned elementary school is the whole decision. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Lakewood Elementary at 51/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
2 of the 24 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 — 12 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 campus:
Lakewood Elementary 77th percentile · StrongScope Score 51/100
The top scorer district-wide — confirm 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.