Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
Consistently strong: all 3 elementary schools land within 5 points of each other, averaging 71.5/100 — 32.6 points above the state average.
All 3 elementary schools land within 5 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Camino Pablo Elementary (74/100) holds the Strong band — 47.5% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 49.5%. 2 schools here rank as Growth Engines — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
Only 3 campuses at this level — one school's year moves every number in this chapter.
The middle years
One middle school: Joaquin Moraga Intermediate at 69/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate (69/100) holds the Strong band — 47.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 47.8%.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Camino Pablo Elementary at 74/100 — 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 — 2 campuses here rank as Growth Engine, 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:
Camino Pablo Elementary 96th percentile · StrongScope Score 74/100Joaquin Moraga Intermediate 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100
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.