Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
40 points separate Benjamin Franklin Elementary (56) from Longfellow Elementary (16) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
40 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 31 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary (56/100) holds the Strong band — 34.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 17.2%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
9 of 31 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Riverside STEM Academy at 73/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Riverside STEM Academy (73/100) holds the Strong band — 41.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 41.9%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
The high schools average 47.9/100 — 6.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 7 high schools — the average hides more than it tells.
2 continuation/alternative schools not plotted — they rank within their own class, not on this statewide axis.
Martin Luther King Jr. High (63/100) holds the Strong band — 22.9% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 12.4%. 1 school classifies as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
33.6% 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 Benjamin Franklin Elementary at 56/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 39 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 — 9 campuses here rank as On the Rise (7) or Growth Engine (2), 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:
Benjamin Franklin Elementary 83rd percentile · StrongScope Score 56/100Riverside STEM Academy 95th percentile · StrongScope Score 73/100Martin Luther King Jr. High 76th percentile · StrongScope Score 63/100
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.