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 22.3/100 — 16.6 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
5 elementary schools span 15 points around an average of 22.3.
Taylor Street Elementary is the strongest option at 28/100 — 9.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.3% 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
The middle schools average 22.7/100 — 15.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 middle schools land within 2 points — the average is a fair summary here.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Paseo Grande Charter is the strongest option at 23/100 — 6.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
37.8% 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
One high school: Marconi Learning Academy at 12/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Marconi Learning Academy is the strongest option at 12/100 — 6.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
76.0% 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 Taylor Street Elementary at 28/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
3 of the 8 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 — 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:
Taylor Street Elementary 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 28/100Paseo Grande Charter 61st percentile · SolidWithin its own school classScope Score 23/100Marconi Learning Academy 19th percentile · Needs SupportWithin its own school classScope Score 12/100
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.