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Type
Grades
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City
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Score (
2023
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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
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2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
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063459005699
4971
Anne Darling Elementary
Public
K-5
333 N. 33rd St.
San Jose
95133
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6209
295
16
18.7
74.2%
16 (5.4%)
4 (1.4%)
251 (85.1%)
18 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.0%)
$13,211
18.6
16.8
5187
216
063994006624
4972
Tulelake Basin Elementary
Public
K-6
461 Second St.
Tulelake
96134
Siskiyou County
Tulelake Basin Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 667-2294
237
10
23.8
79.7%
43 (18.1%)
1 (0.4%)
174 (73.4%)
1 (0.4%)
5 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.5%)
$12,262
18.5
23.4
4509
463
061608008852
4973
Oak Avenue Elementary
Public
K-6
1239 Oak Ave.
Greenfield
93927
Monterey County
Greenfield Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 674-5916
681
28
24.3
80.3%
5 (0.7%)
5 (0.7%)
666 (97.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
$5,746
18.5
16.8
5192
219
063162004901
4974
Princeton Elementary
Public
K-6
428 Norman Rd.
Princeton
95970
Colusa County
Princeton Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 439-2501
69
4
17.2
68.1%
30 (43.5%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (47.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (7.2%)
18.5
(n/a)
062250002767
4975
Whittier Elementary
Public
K-5
1761 Walnut Ave.
Long Beach
90813
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 599-6263
579
23
25.1
73.2%
11 (1.9%)
56 (9.7%)
403 (69.6%)
96 (16.6%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
10 (1.7%)
$7,927
18.5
15
5362
387
061288011129
4976
Farr Avenue Elementary
Public
K-5
933 Farr Ave.
Escondido
92026
San Diego County
Escondido Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 735-3049
551
29
19.1
89.1%
16 (2.9%)
2 (0.4%)
517 (93.8%)
7 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.6%)
$8,000
18.5
27.5
4094
882
062271003195
4977
Monte Vista Street Elementary
Public
2-5
5423 Monte Vista St.
Los Angeles
90042
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 254-7261
224
12
18.6
93.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,380
18.5
27.1
4134
843
060238912683
4978
Arts In Action Community Charter
Public, Charter
K-5
5115 Via Corona St.
Los Angeles
90022
Los Angeles County
Arts In Action Community Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 266-4371
385
19
20.7
64.9%
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
380 (98.7%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
18.5
15.5
5319
341
062958009608
4979
Mesquite Elementary
Public
K-5
37622 43rd St. E.
Palmdale
93552
Los Angeles County
Palmdale Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 285-8376
640
23
27.3
89.2%
38 (5.9%)
65 (10.2%)
511 (79.8%)
5 (0.8%)
5 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
15 (2.3%)
$269
18.5
16.8
5182
203
061692011022
4980
Academy of Innovation K-8
Public, Virtual
K-8
26866 San Jacinto St.
Hemet
92543
Riverside County
Hemet Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(951) 765-5193
239
12
19.9
90.4%
36 (15.1%)
28 (11.7%)
152 (63.6%)
4 (1.7%)
3 (1.3%)
3 (1.3%)
13 (5.4%)
$10,210
18.4
14.5
5402
422
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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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