Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
31 points separate Art Freiler (41) from Melville S. Jacobson Elementary (10) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
31 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 11 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Art Freiler is the strongest option at 41/100 — 18.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
23.0% 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 30.5/100 — 8.1 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 4 middle schools land within 9 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Discovery Charter is the strongest option at 34/100 — 14.0% of its students exceed the state standard.
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
The high schools sit at the state line (49.6 vs 54.0) — the 40-point school-to-school spread is where the choice lives.
40 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.
Millennium Charter (66/100) holds the Strong band — 27.7% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 17.0%. 1 school classifies as Strong All-Around — no weak dimension we measure.
27.1% 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 Art Freiler at 41/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
3 of the 20 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 — 4 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:
Art Freiler 62nd percentile · SolidScope Score 41/100Discovery Charter 44th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 34/100Millennium Charter 83rd percentile · StrongScope Score 66/100
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.