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060744003383
691
John Malcom Elementary
Public
K-5
32261 Charles Ave.
Laguna Niguel
92677
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 248-0542
548
23
23.8
28.8%
377 (68.8%)
3 (0.5%)
59 (10.8%)
14 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
95 (17.3%)
$9,478
90.2
84.7
953
262
063153004895
692
Sundance Elementary
Public
K-5
8944 Twin Trails Dr.
San Diego
92129
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 484-2950
402
19
20.9
15.7%
138 (34.3%)
7 (1.7%)
57 (14.2%)
155 (38.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
43 (10.7%)
$8,318
90.2
93.5
485
207
060588000533
693
Falcon Academy of Science and Technology
Public
K-6
650 N. Apricot
Brea
92821
Orange County
Brea-Olinda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 529-3908
527
22
23.9
19.5%
105 (19.9%)
9 (1.7%)
201 (38.1%)
155 (29.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
55 (10.4%)
$5,016
90.1
88.4
780
87
060001609678
694
Pepper Tree Elementary
Public
K-6
1045 W. 18th St.
Upland
91784
San Bernardino County
Upland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 949-9635
778
30
26.2
36.5%
266 (34.2%)
20 (2.6%)
318 (40.9%)
122 (15.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
52 (6.7%)
$11,618
90.1
86.8
864
170
060964001030
695
Westlake Elementary
Public
K-5
1571 E. Potrero Rd.
Westlake Village
91361
Ventura County
Conejo Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 374-2150
506
23
21.9
11.9%
340 (67.2%)
8 (1.6%)
70 (13.8%)
43 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (8.9%)
$6,951
90.1
91.2
637
58
060753000720
696
Carmel River Elementary
Public
K-5
Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.
Carmel
93923
Monterey County
Carmel Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 624-4609
386
19
20.3
8.8%
225 (58.3%)
3 (0.8%)
61 (15.8%)
31 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.0%)
62 (16.1%)
$16,492
90.1
95.9
298
398
060744000745
697
Arroyo Vista Elementary
Public
K-5
23371 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita
92688
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5951
498
22
22.6
24.5%
288 (57.8%)
2 (0.4%)
70 (14.1%)
56 (11.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
82 (16.5%)
$10,025
90.1
92.1
589
108
062100002520
698
Chaparral Elementary
Public
K-5
22601 Liberty Bell Rd.
Calabasas
91302
Los Angeles County
Las Virgenes Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 591-2428
537
23
23.3
17.9%
386 (71.9%)
6 (1.1%)
48 (8.9%)
24 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
73 (13.6%)
90.1
93.8
456
242
063432005545
699
Sandburg Elementary
Public
K-5
11230 Avenida del Gato
San Diego
92126
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 566-0510
490
22
21.8
41.2%
96 (19.6%)
4 (0.8%)
86 (17.6%)
219 (44.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
84 (17.1%)
$8,190
90.1
88.6
771
72
064116011529
700
Oak Grove Elementary
Public
K-8
4445 W. Ferguson Ave.
Visalia
93291
Tulare County
Visalia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 622-3105
753
32
23.7
31.1%
245 (32.5%)
9 (1.2%)
355 (47.1%)
87 (11.6%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
54 (7.2%)
$6,724
90.1
85.9
899
199
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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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