# SchoolScope

> See what rankings won't show you.

California school performance analysis built from public state data. Surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split, growth trajectories, and school culture signals. Every public school receives an archetype verdict -- High Ceiling, Growth Engine, Strong All-Around, On the Rise, Solid Base, Culture First, or Building Momentum -- based on its performance profile. Covers elementary, middle, and high schools.

## Docs

- [Methodology](https://schoolscope.co/methodology): How we score schools -- weighted multi-dimension Scope Score formula with full weight transparency
- [Explore Schools](https://schoolscope.co/ca/explore): Browse and filter all ranked California schools — elementary, middle, and high school levels
- [Compare Schools](https://schoolscope.co/ca/compare): Side-by-side comparison of any two California schools at the same level
- [Developers](https://schoolscope.co/developers): API surfaces, data access, and integration documentation
- [Integrations](https://schoolscope.co/integrations): Ways to embed or consume SchoolScope data
- [Data Updates](https://schoolscope.co/data-updates): Per-source last-refreshed timestamps for every dataset we ingest
- [Press & Data](https://schoolscope.co/press): Findings, dataset facts, reuse policy (CC BY 4.0 with attribution), and press contact
- [About](https://schoolscope.co/about): Who builds SchoolScope — canonical author and editorial-standards page
- [Blog](https://schoolscope.co/blog): Analysis and insights on California school data
- [vs GreatSchools](https://schoolscope.co/vs/greatschools): How SchoolScope differs from GreatSchools
- [vs Niche](https://schoolscope.co/vs/niche): How SchoolScope differs from Niche
- [Full Data Appendix](https://schoolscope.co/llms-full.txt): Extended documentation with score formula, school archetypes, top schools list, and dataset statistics (plain text, LLM-optimized)

## Data Sources

- [CAASPP Results](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/ResearchFileListSB): California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
- [Chronic Absenteeism](https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/filessp.asp): California Department of Education
- [Suspension Rates](https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/filessd.asp): California Department of Education

## MCP

- [SchoolScope MCP server](https://mcp.schoolscope.co): Streamable HTTP endpoint — the school-data oracle for AI agents. Tools: find_schools (by name, by zip, within a radius of any place or coordinate, or top-ranked at one level), school_profile (the full oracle answer for one school: verdict, scores by level, climate, equity, college outcomes, year-over-year movement), similar_schools (schools serving a similar student population — the comparison that isn't just measuring the neighbourhood), feeder_path (where students come from and where the path leads — including the endpoint high school's outcomes), compare_schools (side-by-side comparison of 2–4 schools at the same level), district_profile (district roll-up: averages plus every scored school, ranked), my_watchlist (caller's saved schools — requires the watchlist:read scope). Resources: Scope Score methodology, archetype definitions, data-source vintages. No API key or sign-up required — the school-data tools answer anonymously; OAuth 2.1 (dynamic client registration) is needed only for the personal watchlist tool.
- [WebMCP page tools](https://schoolscope.co): Every SchoolScope page also registers browser-agent tools via the W3C Web Model Context draft: find_schools (free-text search over school, city and district names — same index as the site's search box), get_page_context (structured data (JSON-LD) and metadata for the page in view), open_school_profile (navigate the tab to a school profile). Shared tool and field names with the MCP server above; the page surface adds navigation and page-context reading, and leaves analysis to the server.
- [OAuth Protected Resource Metadata](https://mcp.schoolscope.co/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource): RFC 9728 discovery for MCP clients
- [OAuth Authorization Server Metadata](https://schoolscope.co/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server/api/auth): RFC 8414 discovery for the authorization server

## Optional

- [California Overview](https://schoolscope.co/ca/): State-level landing page with statewide summary statistics
- [Elementary School Rankings](https://schoolscope.co/ca/elementary/): Top California elementary schools ranked by Scope Score
- [Middle School Rankings](https://schoolscope.co/ca/middle/): Top California middle schools ranked by Scope Score (scored separately from elementary)
- [High School Rankings](https://schoolscope.co/ca/high-school/): Top California high schools ranked by Scope Score (7-dimension formula including graduation rate and college readiness)
- [Schools by City](https://schoolscope.co/ca/schools/city/los-angeles): Browse schools by city — replace city name in URL for any California city