Elementary schools are scored on their own scale — never ranked against other levels.
The elementary years
61 points separate Sixth Street Prep (69) from Brentwood Elementary (8) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
61 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 18 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Sixth Street Prep (69/100) holds the Strong band — 43.2% of its students exceed the state standard, against a level average of 13.8%. 1 school here ranks as a Growth Engine — returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide.
27.8% 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.
What it means for your family
The 61-point spread means the district average is nearly meaningless for an address decision — the zoned elementary school is the whole decision. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Galileo Academy 101 at 48/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
2 of the 18 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 — 5 campuses here rank as On the Rise (4) or Growth Engine (1), their returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. Ask your school two questions: what it is doing about attendance, and what the classroom looks like for a kid who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring campus:
Sixth Street Prep 93rd percentile · StrongScope Score 69/100
The top scorer district-wide — confirm 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.