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Average Standard
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2022
)
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064119009460
1731
Lake Elementary
Public
K-5
4950 Lake Blvd.
Oceanside
92056
San Diego County
Vista Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 945-5300
688
29
24.1
33.3%
379 (55.1%)
8 (1.2%)
218 (31.7%)
25 (3.6%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
55 (8.0%)
$6,902
66.4
64.4
1830
99
061551006622
1732
Brandon Elementary
Public
K-6
195 Brandon Dr.
Goleta
93117
Santa Barbara County
Goleta Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 571-3770
444
23
19.3
35.8%
155 (34.9%)
3 (0.7%)
234 (52.7%)
16 (3.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (7.9%)
$14,375
66.4
64.3
1834
102
062610003902
1733
Descanso Elementary
Public
K-6
24842 Viejas Blvd.
Descanso
91916
San Diego County
Mountain Empire Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 445-2126
200
8
24.3
35.0%
112 (56.0%)
3 (1.5%)
78 (39.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.5%)
66.3
57
2173
440
061111009786
1734
James Monroe Elementary
Public
K-5
42-100 Yucca Ln.
Bermuda Dunes
92203
Riverside County
Desert Sands Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 772-4130
581
24
24.2
63.7%
154 (26.5%)
11 (1.9%)
358 (61.6%)
18 (3.1%)
8 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (5.5%)
$8,250
66.3
76.1
1353
381
062637003950
1735
Hidden Valley Elementary
Public
K-5
500 Glacier Dr.
Martinez
94553
Contra Costa County
Mt. Diablo Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 228-9530
809
30
26.9
26.1%
241 (29.8%)
12 (1.5%)
267 (33.0%)
72 (8.9%)
4 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
213 (26.3%)
$11,398
66.3
70.4
1589
146
060015310943
1736
Ramona Elementary
Public
K-8
509 W. Norwood Pl.
Alhambra
91803
Los Angeles County
Alhambra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 943-3660
701
29
23.8
60.5%
11 (1.6%)
3 (0.4%)
291 (41.5%)
380 (54.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (2.1%)
$11,583
66.3
67.5
1714
22
064308007006
1737
Plainfield Elementary
Public
K-6
20450 Co Rd. 97
Woodland
95695
Yolo County
Woodland Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 662-9301
262
11
22.9
54.6%
112 (42.7%)
0 (0.0%)
132 (50.4%)
6 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.6%)
$6,975
66.3
65.9
1789
52
060177000003
1738
William G. Paden Elementary
Public
K-5
444 Central Ave.
Alameda
94501
Alameda County
Alameda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 748-4014
330
13
25.3
40.9%
101 (30.6%)
21 (6.4%)
69 (20.9%)
86 (26.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (15.5%)
$16,270
66.2
81.9
1103
635
061389001581
1739
Blanche Sprentz Elementary
Public
K-5
249 Flower Dr.
Folsom
95630
Sacramento County
Folsom-Cordova Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 294-9110
378
18
21.1
24.9%
211 (55.8%)
13 (3.4%)
79 (20.9%)
28 (7.4%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (11.6%)
$7,206
66.2
72.2
1524
215
062724002341
1740
Victoria Elementary
Public
K-6
1025 Victoria St.
Costa Mesa
92627
Orange County
Newport-Mesa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 515-6985
301
20
15.1
65.8%
94 (31.2%)
1 (0.3%)
183 (60.8%)
6 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
16 (5.3%)
66.2
70.7
1581
159
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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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