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 32.8/100 — 6.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
5 elementary schools span 13 points around an average of 32.8.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 12.5% against a state average of 17.9%.
The level sits 6.1 points below the state line.
The middle years
One middle school: Salida Middle School - Vella Campus at 25/100 — 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 13.0% 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.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Sisk Elementary at 39/100 — 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 — 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:
Sisk Elementary 58th percentile · SolidScope Score 39/100Salida Middle School - Vella Campus 25th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 25/100
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.