Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
27 points separate Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire (42) from Clover Flat Elementary (15) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
6 elementary schools span 27 points around an average of 28.3.
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire is the strongest option at 42/100 — 26.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
21.3% 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 average 31.5/100 — 7.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 middle schools span 12 points around an average of 31.5.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
JCS - Pine Valley is the strongest option at 37/100 — 14.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
The level sits 7.1 points below the state line.
The high school years
The high schools average 41.8/100 — 12.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 high schools land within 5 points — the average is a fair summary here.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
San Diego Virtual (44/100) holds the Strong band — 16.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 12.7%.
28.7% 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 Descanso Elementary at 36/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
5 of the 10 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:
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire 65th percentile · SolidScope Score 42/100JCS - Pine Valley 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100San Diego Virtual 91st percentile · StrongWithin its own school classScope Score 44/100
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.