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School
Type
Grades
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
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2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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064271006977
5271
Murdock Elementary
Public
K-5
655 W. French St.
Willows
95988
Glenn County
Willows Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 934-6640
602
28
21.1
81.1%
229 (38.0%)
4 (0.7%)
309 (51.3%)
21 (3.5%)
18 (3.0%)
1 (0.2%)
20 (3.3%)
$8,995
15.3
17.6
5093
178
060978011523
5272
Woodson Elementary
Public
K-8
N 150 Toomes Ave.
Corning
96021
Tehama County
Corning Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 824-7720
585
25
23.4
89.9%
143 (24.4%)
1 (0.2%)
408 (69.7%)
8 (1.4%)
10 (1.7%)
1 (0.2%)
14 (2.4%)
$9,830
15.3
13.8
5464
192
062271013119
5273
Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte Elementary
Public
K-5
4410 Orchard Ave.
Los Angeles
90037
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 235-8350
460
19
24.2
97.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,267
15.3
13.2
5517
244
062513003750
5274
Shackelford Elementary
Public
K-6
100 Sch Ave.
Modesto
95351
Stanislaus County
Modesto City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 574-8422
418
19
22.1
94.3%
21 (5.0%)
4 (1.0%)
382 (91.4%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.2%)
$12,572
15.3
13
5527
253
063531006148
5275
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary
Public
K-5
1001 S. Graham Ln.
Santa Ana
92703
Orange County
Santa Ana Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 972-6000
481
26
18.2
84.6%
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
474 (98.5%)
6 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,068
15.3
14.5
5405
130
062865004420
5276
Cambridge Elementary
Public
K-6
425 N. Cambridge
Orange
92866
Orange County
Orange Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 997-6103
450
19
24.2
92.2%
31 (6.9%)
5 (1.1%)
397 (88.2%)
8 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.8%)
$5,388
15.2
14.4
5416
140
060146814198
5277
America's Finest Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
730 45th St.
San Diego
92102
San Diego County
America's Finest Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 694-4809
444
29
15.2
95.0%
22 (5.0%)
64 (14.4%)
327 (73.6%)
26 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
2 (0.5%)
15.2
41.4
2993
2284
063384005273
5278
Parkway Elementary
Public
K-6
4720 Forest Pkwy.
Sacramento
95823
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 433-5082
465
20
22.7
93.3%
26 (5.6%)
152 (32.7%)
130 (28.0%)
99 (21.3%)
2 (0.4%)
21 (4.5%)
35 (7.5%)
$6,240
15.2
20.7
4779
499
062460009581
5279
Alicia Reyes Elementary
Public
K-6
123 S. N St.
Merced
95341
Merced County
Merced City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 385-6761
596
24
24.6
91.6%
5 (0.8%)
28 (4.7%)
526 (88.3%)
28 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
8 (1.3%)
$6,915
15.2
14.2
5430
151
062271003046
5280
Glenwood Elementary
Public
K-5
8001 Ledge Ave.
Sun Valley
91352
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 767-6406
218
11
19.8
92.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,276
15.2
11.1
5663
383
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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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