Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools sit at the state line (36.0 vs 38.9) — the 20-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
3 elementary schools span 20 points around an average of 36.0.
Newberry Springs Elementary is the strongest option at 45/100 — 22.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 3 elementary schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Fort Irwin Middle at 44/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
1 of the 1 middle schools with measurable cohort evidence meet the stronger cohort-gains threshold — aggregate cohort-change indices above the published threshold.
One campus is the whole sample — a single year's cohort moves every number in this chapter.
The high school years
The high schools average 45.8/100 — 8.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
2 high schools span 23 points around an average of 45.8.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Silver Valley High is the strongest option at 57/100 — 18.7% of its students exceed the state standard.
38.9% 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 Newberry Springs Elementary at 45/100 — 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 Growth Engine, 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:
Newberry Springs Elementary 69th percentile · SolidScope Score 45/100Fort Irwin Middle 68th percentile · SolidScope Score 44/100Silver Valley High 64th percentile · SolidScope Score 57/100
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.