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060214413757
2451
Alpha: Jose Hernandez
Public, Charter
K-8
1601 Cunningham Ave.
San Jose
95122
Santa Clara County
Alpha: Jose Hernandez District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 780-1551
451
21
21.3
90.0%
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
429 (95.1%)
17 (3.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
16
12.2
2565
114
062271010860
2452
Southeast Middle
Public
6-8
2560 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate
90280
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 568-3100
1,184
51
23.2
96.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,425
16
16.2
2394
58
060231000105
2453
Joseph George Middle
Public
6-8
277 Mahoney Dr.
San Jose
95127
Santa Clara County
Alum Rock Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 928-7600
390
23
16.7
80.3%
14 (3.6%)
2 (0.5%)
327 (83.8%)
39 (10.0%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (1.5%)
$14,683
15.9
20.9
2172
281
060243000141
2454
Wells Middle
Public
6-8
10000 Wells Ave.
Riverside
92503
Riverside County
Alvord Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 358-1705
776
35
22.1
95.2%
15 (1.9%)
11 (1.4%)
735 (94.7%)
9 (1.2%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
$7,977
15.9
15.5
2421
33
060907007685
2455
West Shores High
Public
7-12
2381 Shore Hawk Ave.
Salton City
92274
Imperial County
Coachella Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 848-1360
520
33
15.8
90.6%
20 (3.8%)
4 (0.8%)
488 (93.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.0%)
$16,983
15.9
13.6
2510
55
062271003340
2456
Francisco Sepulveda Middle
Public
6-8
15330 Plummer St.
North Hills
91343
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 920-2130
1,054
60
17.5
96.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,289
15.9
13.7
2507
51
062271003456
2457
Western Avenue Technology Magnet
Public
K-8
1724 W. 53rd St.
Los Angeles
90062
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 295-3261
540
30
17.9
95.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,500
15.9
12.8
2542
85
062334004613
2458
Martin Luther King Junior Middle
Public
7-8
601 Lilly St.
Madera
93638
Madera County
Madera Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 674-4681
919
46
19.8
97.2%
9 (1.0%)
16 (1.7%)
881 (95.9%)
7 (0.8%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
$1,899
15.8
18.8
2274
184
061839002264
2459
Woodworth-Monroe Tk-8 Academy
Public
K-8
10711 10th Ave.
Inglewood
90303
Los Angeles County
Inglewood Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 680-5310
621
28
22.1
85.2%
2 (0.3%)
184 (29.6%)
401 (64.6%)
6 (1.0%)
5 (0.8%)
13 (2.1%)
10 (1.6%)
15.8
11.4
2590
131
060006908610
2460
Pauma Elementary
Public
K-8
33158 Cole Grade Rd.
Pauma Valley
92061
San Diego County
Valley Center-Pauma Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 742-3741
256
10
26.1
77.0%
14 (5.5%)
1 (0.4%)
191 (74.6%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (16.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.1%)
$13,194
15.8
12
2573
113
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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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