Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
36 points separate Adelante Charter (55) from McKinley Elementary (19) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
36 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 12 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Adelante Charter (55/100) holds the Strong band — 26.0% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 22.3%. 2 schools here meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold. These aggregate comparisons do not track individual children.
36 points separate the top and bottom elementary schools — the district average won't predict the school in front of you.
The middle years
40 points separate La Colina Junior High (65) from Santa Barbara Junior High (25) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
40 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 4 middle schools — the average hides more than it tells.
La Colina Junior High (65/100) holds the Strong band — 34.6% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 21.3%.
1 of 4 middle schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
54 points separate Dos Pueblos Senior High (67) from La Cuesta Continuation High (13) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
54 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 5 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.
Dos Pueblos Senior High (67/100) holds the Strong band — 33.8% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 16.0%.
38.7% 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 Washington Elementary at 50/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
3 of the 21 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 — 2 campuses here rank as Growth Engine, their aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold. 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:
Adelante Charter 82nd percentile · StrongScope Score 55/100La Colina Junior High 91st percentile · StrongScope Score 65/100Dos Pueblos Senior High 84th percentile · StrongScope Score 67/100
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.