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 25.2/100 — 13.7 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
5 elementary schools span 14 points around an average of 25.2.
Northmead Elementary is the strongest option at 33/100 — 16.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
2 of 5 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Open Valley Independent Study 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.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 7.4% against a state average of 18.1%.
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 42.1/100 — 11.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 27 points around an average of 42.1.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Patterson High is the strongest option at 56/100 — 16.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
37.7% 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 Northmead Elementary at 33/100 — 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:
Northmead Elementary 42nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100Open Valley Independent Study 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 20/100Patterson 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.