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 33.8/100 — 5.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
6 elementary schools span 24 points around an average of 33.8.
1 of the 6 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
2 of 6 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Paso Robles Independent Study Center at 23/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Paso Robles Independent Study Center is the strongest option at 23/100 — 5.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
26.9% 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
The high schools average 38.9/100 — 15.0 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
32 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.
Paso Robles High is the strongest option at 56/100 — 19.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
40.4% 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 Kermit King Elementary at 44/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 runs a magnet program — 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 — 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:
Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary 72nd percentile · SolidScope Score 47/100Paso Robles Independent Study Center 19th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 23/100Paso Robles High 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 56/100
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.