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281
Vista del Mar Elementary
Public
K-5
1130 Ave. Talega
San Clemente
92673
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5950
734
29
25.3
16.2%
517 (70.4%)
3 (0.4%)
100 (13.6%)
23 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
91 (12.4%)
$9,291
95.9
94.3
410
129
062250002749
282
Newcomb Academy
Public
K-8
3351 Val Verde Ave.
Long Beach
90808
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 430-1250
807
36
22.1
16.4%
270 (33.5%)
46 (5.7%)
302 (37.4%)
81 (10.0%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.5%)
102 (12.6%)
$9,370
95.9
96.8
216
66
061440001668
283
O. N. Hirsch Elementary
Public
K-6
41399 Chapel Way
Fremont
94538
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 657-3537
419
18
23.2
28.2%
23 (5.5%)
4 (1.0%)
48 (11.5%)
329 (78.5%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
12 (2.9%)
$7,723
95.8
96.8
214
69
063441012487
284
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila
Public
K-5
1250 Waller St.
San Francisco
94117
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 241-6325
376
17
22.7
30.1%
20 (5.3%)
5 (1.3%)
13 (3.5%)
275 (73.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
63 (16.8%)
95.8
97
201
83
060196212855
285
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County
Public, Charter
K-8
23000 Via Santa Maria
Mission Viejo
92691
Orange County
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 305-6111
846
36
23.6
13.6%
363 (42.9%)
11 (1.3%)
153 (18.1%)
236 (27.9%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
79 (9.3%)
95.8
96
289
4
063153004891
286
Painted Rock Elementary
Public
K-5
16711 Martincoit Rd.
Poway
92064
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 487-1180
593
27
22.3
7.4%
389 (65.6%)
4 (0.7%)
87 (14.7%)
49 (8.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
61 (10.3%)
$7,083
95.8
94.1
431
145
060147812541
287
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary
Public, Charter
K-5
2000 La Granada Dr.
Thousand Oaks
91362
Ventura County
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 495-7037
410
17
23.5
5.4%
255 (62.2%)
1 (0.2%)
71 (17.3%)
41 (10.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
39 (9.5%)
95.8
94.8
383
96
060648000583
288
Lincoln Elementary
Public
K-5
1801 Devereux Dr.
Burlingame
94010
San Mateo County
Burlingame Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 259-3860
425
17
25
12.2%
165 (38.8%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (8.0%)
150 (35.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
76 (17.9%)
$9,977
95.8
96.2
270
18
060780000749
289
Proctor Elementary
Public
K-5
17520 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley
94546
Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 537-0630
584
24
24.3
22.6%
151 (25.9%)
8 (1.4%)
120 (20.5%)
205 (35.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
99 (17.0%)
$5,194
95.8
94.4
408
119
061422001635
290
Tamura (Hisamatsu) Elementary
Public
K-5
17340 Santa Suzanne St.
Fountain Valley
92708
Orange County
Fountain Valley Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 375-6226
505
20
25.2
24.0%
115 (22.8%)
0 (0.0%)
79 (15.6%)
270 (53.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
40 (7.9%)
$9,398
95.8
90.9
657
367
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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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