Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
34 points separate Excel Academy Charter (49) from All Tribes Elementary Charter (15) — at this level, which school matters more than which district.
34 points separate the strongest and weakest of these 5 elementary schools — the average hides more than it tells.
Students are showing up: chronic absenteeism runs 9.7% against a state average of 17.9%.
2 of 5 elementary schools sit in the Needs Support band — which campus you're zoned for carries real weight here.
The middle years
The middle schools average 18.3/100 — 20.2 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 2 middle schools land within 3 points — the average is a fair summary here.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
San Diego Mission Academy is the strongest option at 20/100 — 7.2% of its students exceed the state standard.
33.0% 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 high school: Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education at 15/100 — the whole story at this level is one campus.
One dot, one school — there is no spread to read at this level.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education is the strongest option at 15/100 — 5.1% of its students exceed the state standard.
40.5% 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 Warner Elementary at 24/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
7 of the 8 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:
Excel Academy Charter 74th percentile · SolidScope Score 49/100San Diego Mission Academy 35th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 20/100Pathways Academy Charter School - Adult Education 29th percentile · DevelopingWithin its own school classScope Score 15/100
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.