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Score (
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Average Standard
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2022
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2022
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061803002224
751
Agnes L. Smith Elementary
Public
K-5
770 17th St.
Huntington Beach
92648
Orange County
Huntington Beach City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 536-1469
600
24
25
41.7%
294 (49.0%)
2 (0.3%)
170 (28.3%)
41 (6.8%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
91 (15.2%)
$6,308
89.2
85
941
190
063441005369
752
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary
Public
K-5
350 BRd.way St.
San Francisco
94133
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 291-7946
260
9
30.5
76.2%
17 (6.5%)
1 (0.4%)
16 (6.2%)
214 (82.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.6%)
$6,103
89.2
88.6
765
13
062100002529
753
Yerba Buena Elementary
Public
K-5
6098 Reyes Adobe Rd.
Agoura Hills
91301
Los Angeles County
Las Virgenes Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 889-0040
389
19
21
23.7%
257 (66.1%)
2 (0.5%)
56 (14.4%)
25 (6.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
48 (12.3%)
89.2
89.8
693
60
063492005897
754
Audubon Elementary
Public
K-5
841 Gull Ave.
Foster City
94404
San Mateo County
San Mateo-Foster City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 312-7500
531
22
23.7
9.0%
89 (16.8%)
4 (0.8%)
80 (15.1%)
277 (52.2%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.1%)
75 (14.1%)
$6,917
89.2
94.1
430
324
062308003517
755
Branch Elementary
Public
K-6
970 Sch Rd.
Arroyo Grande
93420
San Luis Obispo County
Lucia Mar Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 474-3720
244
11
21.8
36.5%
153 (62.7%)
1 (0.4%)
66 (27.0%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (9.0%)
$4,968
89.1
77
1324
569
063066004770
756
Sierra Vista Elementary
Public
K-6
1811 N. Placentia Ave.
Placentia
92870
Orange County
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 986-7270
479
17
28.1
39.5%
138 (28.8%)
7 (1.5%)
184 (38.4%)
97 (20.3%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
49 (10.2%)
$5,791
89
88.8
754
2
060169507533
757
San Jose Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
2021 W. Alwood St.
West Covina
91790
Los Angeles County
San Jose Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 856-1693
1,258
56
22.6
49.8%
46 (3.7%)
18 (1.4%)
901 (71.6%)
284 (22.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.2%)
6 (0.5%)
89
82.5
1070
313
063441005679
758
West Portal Elementary
Public
K-5
5 Lenox Way
San Francisco
94127
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 759-2846
583
22
26.1
32.8%
103 (17.7%)
3 (0.5%)
43 (7.4%)
343 (58.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
90 (15.4%)
$6,103
89
88.1
794
36
060780009342
759
Independent Elementary
Public
K-5
21201 Independent Sch Rd.
Castro Valley
94552
Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 537-9558
634
27
23.4
27.1%
99 (15.6%)
25 (3.9%)
112 (17.7%)
305 (48.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
91 (14.4%)
$5,083
89
92.3
578
181
062271002959
760
Dixie Canyon Community Charter
Public, Charter
K-5
4220 Dixie Canyon Ave.
Sherman Oaks
91423
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 784-6283
610
25
24.8
25.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,537
88.9
91.8
612
148
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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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