Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 33.7/100 — 5.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 4 elementary schools land within 9 points — the average is a fair summary here.
1 of the 2 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
The level sits 5.1 points below the state line.
The middle years
One middle school: Yolo Junior High at 20/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Yolo Junior High is the strongest option at 20/100 — 5.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 1 middle schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
The high schools average 38.6/100 — 15.4 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 21 points around an average of 38.6.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Orestimba High is the strongest option at 49/100 — 12.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
38.6% 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 Bonita Elementary at 37/100 — 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 Growth Engine, its aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold. 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:
Bonita Elementary 53rd percentile · SolidScope Score 37/100Yolo Junior High 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100Orestimba High 37th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100
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.