Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
31 points separate Thurgood Marshall Elementary (46) from Elm Street Elementary (16) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
31 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 17 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
1 of the 17 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence rank as Growth Engines — returning cohorts gaining more, grade to grade, than at most schools statewide.
21.8% 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 26.3/100 — 12.3 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 3 middle schools land within 9 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences is the strongest option at 32/100 — 8.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
2 of 3 middle schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Thurgood Marshall Elementary 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 — 7 campuses here rank as On the Rise (6) or Growth Engine (1), 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:
Thurgood Marshall Elementary 71st percentile · SolidScope Score 46/100Dr. Manuel M. Lopez Academy of Arts & Sciences 40th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 32/100
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.