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101
Tierra Linda Middle
Public
6-8
750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos
94070
San Mateo County
San Carlos Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 508-7370
458
23
20.2
8.3%
208 (45.4%)
5 (1.1%)
66 (14.4%)
117 (25.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
58 (12.7%)
$11,688
96.9
96.8
91
10
063492005902
102
Bowditch Middle
Public
6-8
1450 Tarpon St.
Foster City
94404
San Mateo County
San Mateo-Foster City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 312-7680
908
47
19.4
7.2%
187 (20.6%)
6 (0.7%)
120 (13.2%)
491 (54.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
102 (11.2%)
$6,726
96.9
96.4
103
1
060141011412
103
Wicklund Elementary
Public
K-8
300 E. Legacy Dr.
Mountain House
95391
San Joaquin County
Lammersville Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 836-7200
862
35
24.3
17.2%
123 (14.3%)
25 (2.9%)
183 (21.2%)
453 (52.6%)
9 (1.0%)
5 (0.6%)
64 (7.4%)
96.8
94.2
161
58
063581006119
104
Santa Rosa French-American Charter (SRFACS)
Public, Charter
K-7
1350 Sonoma Ave.
Santa Rosa
95405
Sonoma County
Santa Rosa Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 890-3930
436
23
18.9
18.8%
252 (57.8%)
21 (4.8%)
96 (22.0%)
15 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (11.7%)
$7,436
96.6
(n/a)
060002507535
105
Manhattan Beach Middle
Public
6-8
1501 N. Redondo Ave.
Manhattan Beach
90266
Los Angeles County
Manhattan Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 545-4878
1,197
55
21.5
4.3%
676 (56.5%)
12 (1.0%)
170 (14.2%)
159 (13.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
178 (14.9%)
$10,278
96.6
97.4
73
32
063459005703
106
Bret Harte Middle
Public
6-8
7050 Bret Harte Dr.
San Jose
95120
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6270
914
43
21.4
12.3%
237 (25.9%)
20 (2.2%)
130 (14.2%)
456 (49.9%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
67 (7.3%)
$10,757
96.6
97.1
84
22
060750008606
107
Aviara Oaks Middle
Public
6-8
6880 Ambrosia Ln.
Carlsbad
92011
San Diego County
Carlsbad Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 331-6100
1,021
46
22.4
15.7%
596 (58.4%)
12 (1.2%)
215 (21.1%)
90 (8.8%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
104 (10.2%)
$6,407
96.5
96.6
96
11
068450013996
108
Beacon Park
Public
K-8
200 Cultivate
Irvine
92618
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-8400
1,035
36
28.3
14.1%
186 (18.0%)
11 (1.1%)
84 (8.1%)
653 (63.1%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
99 (9.6%)
$6,153
96.4
98.2
43
65
063099004806
109
Santa Rosa Technology Magnet
Public
K-8
13282 Santa Rosa Rd.
Camarillo
93012
Ventura County
Pleasant Valley
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 383-5355
484
20
23.6
14.3%
261 (53.9%)
13 (2.7%)
96 (19.8%)
69 (14.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (9.3%)
$7,602
96.3
93
199
90
062577003854
110
Easterbrook Discovery
Public
K-8
4835 Doyle Rd.
San Jose
95129
Santa Clara County
Moreland
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 874-3500
954
44
21.8
21.2%
184 (19.3%)
19 (2.0%)
188 (19.7%)
480 (50.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (0.6%)
76 (8.0%)
$5,817
96.3
96.5
101
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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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