Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
34 points separate Birch Grove Intermediate (46) from August Schilling Elementary (12) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
34 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 5 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Birch Grove Intermediate is the strongest option at 46/100 — 35.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
32.1% 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
One middle school: Newark Middle at 32/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Newark Middle is the strongest option at 32/100 — 20.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
The suspension rate averages 8.3% against 3.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The high school years
The path ends on a single bet: Newark Memorial High at 59, then a 44-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
44 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.
Newark Memorial High is the strongest option at 59/100 — 16.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
28.8% 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 Birch Grove Intermediate at 46/100 — 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 — 1 campus here ranks as On the Rise, its 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:
Birch Grove Intermediate 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100Newark Middle 40th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100Newark Memorial High 68th percentile · SolidScope Score 59/100
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.