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062961011454
21
Ellen Fletcher Middle
Public
6-8
655 Arastradero Rd.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 856-9810
515
36
14.4
11.8%
152 (29.5%)
7 (1.4%)
81 (15.7%)
206 (40.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (13.4%)
$16,966
99
99
20
1
062238002674
22
La Entrada Middle
Public
4-8
2200 Sharon Rd.
Menlo Park
94025
San Mateo County
Las Lomitas Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 854-3962
595
41
14.6
6.2%
304 (51.1%)
4 (0.7%)
81 (13.6%)
117 (19.7%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
85 (14.3%)
$12,190
98.9
99.1
18
4
063438013861
23
Pacific Trails Middle
Public
7-8
5975 Village Center Loop Rd.
San Diego
92130
San Diego County
San Dieguito Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 350-0253
919
35
25.9
10.3%
337 (36.7%)
12 (1.3%)
90 (9.8%)
384 (41.8%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
89 (9.7%)
$5,633
98.8
98.9
27
4
061029009356
24
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Public
K-8
12211 Titus Ave.
Saratoga
95070
Santa Clara County
Cupertino Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 253-4696
402
18
22.1
12.7%
123 (30.6%)
1 (0.2%)
26 (6.5%)
197 (49.0%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
52 (12.9%)
$7,781
98.8
97.9
50
26
063513010759
25
Windemere Ranch Middle
Public
6-8
11611 E. Branch Pkwy.
San Ramon
94582
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 479-7400
1,107
43
25.4
6.9%
58 (5.2%)
22 (2.0%)
48 (4.3%)
928 (83.8%)
4 (0.4%)
3 (0.3%)
44 (4.0%)
$5,818
98.8
99
22
3
068450007070
26
Vista Verde
Public
K-8
6 Federation Way
Irvine
92603
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-6350
801
31
26
9.4%
353 (44.1%)
5 (0.6%)
76 (9.5%)
270 (33.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
97 (12.1%)
$6,140
98.7
99.2
14
12
060141014330
27
Hansen Elementary
Public
K-8
1400 S. Durant Terrace
Mountain House
95391
San Joaquin County
Lammersville Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 836-7260
936
37
25.2
4.9%
52 (5.6%)
28 (3.0%)
56 (6.0%)
722 (77.1%)
18 (1.9%)
3 (0.3%)
56 (6.0%)
98.7
98.6
35
8
061473010985
28
Robert C. Fisler Elementary
Public
K-8
1350 Starbuck St.
Fullerton
92833
Orange County
Fullerton Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 447-2890
895
33
27.1
27.7%
33 (3.7%)
8 (0.9%)
67 (7.5%)
756 (84.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
29 (3.2%)
$5,561
98.7
98.9
28
062886004472
29
Orinda Intermediate
Public
6-8
80 Ivy Dr.
Orinda
94563
Contra Costa County
Orinda Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 258-3090
832
45
18.3
3.4%
485 (58.3%)
8 (1.0%)
68 (8.2%)
153 (18.4%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
113 (13.6%)
$8,046
98.7
98.8
31
2
062961004598
30
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
Public
6-8
480 E. Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto
94306
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 856-5188
996
64
15.5
9.9%
266 (26.7%)
21 (2.1%)
119 (11.9%)
459 (46.1%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (1.3%)
118 (11.8%)
$14,581
98.7
98.6
36
6
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 18, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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