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 18.0/100 — 20.9 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 5 elementary schools land within 7 points — the average is a fair summary here.
KIPP Valiant Community Prep is the strongest option at 21/100 — 5.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
31.6% 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
One middle school: Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle at 16/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle is the strongest option at 16/100 — 2.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
30.8% 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.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Costano Elementary at 19/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
2 of the 6 ranked schools are charters — 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 — 2 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:
KIPP Valiant Community Prep 11th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle 5th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 16/100
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.