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 50.5/100 — 11.6 points above the state average, with 6 of 10 in the Strong band.
31 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 10 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter (69/100) holds the Strong band — 47.0% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 35.4%.
31 points separate the top and bottom elementary schools — the district average won't predict the school in front of you.
The middle years
One middle school: Los Osos Middle at 49/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Los Osos Middle (49/100) holds the Strong band — 30.5% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 30.5%.
24.4% 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 sit at the state line (56.4 vs 54.0) — the 36-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 3 high schools — the average hides more than it tells.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Morro Bay High (68/100) holds the Strong band — 25.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 21.2%.
35.1% 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 Monarch Grove Elementary at 55/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
1 of the 14 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:
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter 94th percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100Los Osos Middle 77th percentile · StrongScope Score 49/100Morro Bay High 85th percentile · StrongScope Score 68/100
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.