Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
One elementary school: Foothill Elementary at 26/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Foothill Elementary is the strongest option at 26/100 — 15.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
32.0% 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 22.9/100 — 15.7 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.
Sierra Junior High is the strongest option at 24/100 — 10.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
24.2% 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 average 48.6/100 — 5.4 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 19 points around an average of 48.6.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Sierra High is the strongest option at 58/100 — 25.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
42.8% 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 Foothill Elementary at 26/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 1 campus here ranks as On the Rise, its 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:
Foothill Elementary 25th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 26/100Sierra Junior High 22nd percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 24/100Sierra High 66th percentile · SolidScope Score 58/100
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.