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 29.8/100 — 9.0 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
3 elementary schools span 18 points around an average of 29.8.
Riverbank Language Academy is the strongest option at 40/100 — 21.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 3 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Cardozo Middle at 17/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Cardozo Middle is the strongest option at 17/100 — 6.9% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.8% 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.
The high school years
The high schools average 39.4/100 — 14.6 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 23 points around an average of 39.4.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Riverbank High is the strongest option at 51/100 — 8.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
32.6% 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 California Avenue Elementary at 28/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 6 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 — 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:
Riverbank Language Academy 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100Cardozo Middle 6th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 17/100Riverbank High 43rd percentile · DevelopingScope Score 51/100
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.