Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
25 points separate Woodland Star Charter (49) from El Verano Elementary (23) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
6 elementary schools span 25 points around an average of 31.7.
Woodland Star Charter is the strongest option at 49/100 — 24.4% of its students exceed the state standard.
3 of 6 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
One middle school: Altimira Middle at 22/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
Altimira Middle is the strongest option at 22/100 — 2.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
1 of 1 middle schools sits in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The high school years
The path ends on a single bet: Sonoma Valley High at 55, then a 35-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
35 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 2 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.
Sonoma Valley High is the strongest option at 55/100 — 11.6% of its students exceed the state standard.
37.1% 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 Prestwood Elementary at 29/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
2 of the 9 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 — 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:
Woodland Star Charter 75th percentile · SolidScope Score 49/100Altimira Middle 16th percentile · Needs SupportScope Score 22/100Sonoma Valley High 58th percentile · SolidScope Score 55/100
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.