Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
33 points separate Commodore Stockton Skills (40) from Alexander Hamilton Elementary (7) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
33 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 49 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Commodore Stockton Skills is the strongest option at 40/100 — 18.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
29.4% 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 19.0/100 — 19.6 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
4 middle schools span 13 points around an average of 19.0.
Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy is the strongest option at 26/100 — 4.5% of its students exceed the state standard.
27.8% 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
One school defines the top: Stockton Early College Academy sits 20 points clear of the field — the other 10 high schools are a different conversation.
74 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 11 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.
Stockton Early College Academy (85/100) holds the Strong band — 43.0% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 13.1%. 2 schools classify as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
35.2% 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 Commodore Stockton Skills at 40/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
17 of the 64 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 — 9 campuses here rank as On the Rise, their returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. 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:
Commodore Stockton Skills 60th percentile · SolidScope Score 40/100Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy 27th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 26/100Stockton Early College Academy 98th percentile · StrongScope Score 85/100
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.