Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
36 points separate Stellar Charter (58) from Cypress Elementary (22) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 7 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Stellar Charter (58/100) holds the Strong band — 33.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 20.2%.
The suspension rate averages 3.6% against 1.6% statewide — worth a direct question on a visit.
The middle years
One middle school: Sequoia Middle at 33/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Sequoia Middle is the strongest option at 33/100 — 11.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
21.5% 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.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Sycamore Elementary at 45/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 8 ranked schools is a charter — 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 — a school's number can move without your kid's experience moving with it. 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:
Stellar Charter 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 58/100Sequoia Middle 42nd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 33/100
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.