Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
26 points separate Avenal Elementary (34) from Tamarack Elementary (9) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
3 elementary schools span 26 points around an average of 21.1.
1 of the 2 elementary schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
2 of 3 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Reef Sunset Middle at 21/100 — 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 14.4% 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 path ends on a single bet: Avenal High at 42, then a 21-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
2 high schools span 21 points around an average of 31.9.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Avenal High is the strongest option at 42/100 — 8.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
31.0% 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 Avenal Elementary at 34/100 — 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 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:
Avenal Elementary 46th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100Reef Sunset Middle 14th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 21/100Avenal High 18th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 42/100
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.