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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Average Standard
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2022
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91
College Preparatory Middle
Public, Charter
5-8
10269 Madrid Way
Spring Valley
91977
San Diego County
College Preparatory Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 303-2782
394
19
20.6
33.5%
228 (57.9%)
17 (4.3%)
110 (27.9%)
14 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (6.3%)
97.1
94.2
160
69
062450009401
92
Thomas Russell Middle
Public
7-8
1500 Escuela Pkwy.
Milpitas
95035
Santa Clara County
Milpitas Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 635-2864
795
35
22.6
28.2%
30 (3.8%)
12 (1.5%)
120 (15.1%)
576 (72.5%)
1 (0.1%)
5 (0.6%)
51 (6.4%)
$6,174
97.1
95.1
135
43
062487003712
93
Mill Valley Middle
Public
6-8
425 Sycamore Ave.
Mill Valley
94941
Marin County
Mill Valley Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 389-7711
797
49
16.1
8.0%
577 (72.4%)
6 (0.8%)
81 (10.2%)
41 (5.1%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
89 (11.2%)
$14,099
97
95.8
118
25
063216004977
94
Del Mar Middle
Public
6-8
105 Avenida Miraflores
Tiburon
94920
Marin County
Reed Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 435-1468
385
32
12
5.5%
293 (76.1%)
3 (0.8%)
30 (7.8%)
22 (5.7%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (8.8%)
97
97.2
79
15
060222514101
95
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy
Public, Charter
6-8
51 E. Adell St.
Madera
93638
Madera County
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 871-5490
75
3
27.2
37.3%
21 (28.0%)
0 (0.0%)
47 (62.7%)
3 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (5.3%)
97
96.4
104
9
068450007060
96
Lakeside Middle
Public
7-8
3 Lemongrass
Irvine
92604
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 559-1601
635
25
25.3
18.0%
202 (31.8%)
10 (1.6%)
85 (13.4%)
265 (41.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
72 (11.3%)
$6,253
97
97.9
51
45
063153011134
97
Oak Valley Middle
Public
6-8
16055 Winecreek Rd.
San Diego
92127
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 487-2939
1,515
62
24.6
8.7%
503 (33.2%)
22 (1.5%)
117 (7.7%)
709 (46.8%)
2 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
160 (10.6%)
$6,377
97
97.6
68
29
061704002162
98
Hermosa Valley Elementary
Public
5-8
1645 Valley Dr.
Hermosa Beach
90254
Los Angeles County
Hermosa Beach City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 937-5888
608
25
23.9
7.1%
389 (64.0%)
5 (0.8%)
79 (13.0%)
31 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
101 (16.6%)
$9,615
96.9
94.7
150
52
060964010454
99
Sycamore Canyon
Public
K-8
4601 Via Rio
Newbury Park
91320
Ventura County
Conejo Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 498-1573
977
42
23
4.8%
539 (55.2%)
8 (0.8%)
108 (11.1%)
235 (24.1%)
5 (0.5%)
3 (0.3%)
79 (8.1%)
$6,353
96.9
95.9
116
17
064128009654
100
South Pointe Middle
Public
6-8
20671 Larkstone Dr.
Walnut
91789
Los Angeles County
Walnut Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 595-8171
879
36
24.4
26.2%
31 (3.5%)
5 (0.6%)
162 (18.4%)
635 (72.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
45 (5.1%)
$6,250
96.9
97.1
85
15
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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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