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 29.4/100 — 9.5 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
11 elementary schools span 20 points around an average of 29.4.
Los Cerritos is the strongest option at 36/100 — 14.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
21.6% 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 sit at the state line (35.0 vs 38.6) — the 4-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
All 4 middle schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Frank J. Zamboni is the strongest option at 36/100 — 11.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.5% of students are chronically absent (state: 18.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The high school years
One school defines the top: Odyssey STEM Academy sits 17 points clear of the field — the other 2 high schools are a different conversation.
46 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 3 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.
Odyssey STEM Academy (65/100) holds the Strong band — 21.6% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 11.8%.
35.2% 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 Los Cerritos at 36/100 — 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 — 6 campuses here rank as On the Rise, 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:
Los Cerritos 52nd percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100Frank J. Zamboni 51st percentile · SolidScope Score 36/100Odyssey STEM Academy 81st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100
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.