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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Score (
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)
Average Standard
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2022
)
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2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
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063132004854
4451
Barfield Elementary
Public
K-6
2181 N. San Antonio Ave.
Pomona
91767
Los Angeles County
Pomona Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 397-4575
297
13
22.8
95.6%
9 (3.0%)
27 (9.1%)
247 (83.2%)
13 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$11,385
23.9
20.5
4802
351
062586003885
4452
Joshua Tree Elementary
Public
K-6
6051 Sunburst Dr.
Joshua Tree
92252
San Bernardino County
Morongo Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 366-8459
276
13
21.9
77.9%
128 (46.4%)
16 (5.8%)
109 (39.5%)
3 (1.1%)
5 (1.8%)
2 (0.7%)
13 (4.7%)
$7,096
23.9
19.7
4894
442
060011607170
4453
Chawanakee Academy Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
45077 Rd. 200
O Neals
93645
Madera County
Chawanakee Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 868-4200
206
10
21.6
51.0%
136 (66.0%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (21.4%)
3 (1.5%)
8 (3.9%)
1 (0.5%)
13 (6.3%)
$9,702
23.9
20
4865
412
060006908614
4454
Valley Center Elementary
Public
3-5
28751 Cole Grade Rd.
Valley Center
92082
San Diego County
Valley Center-Pauma Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 749-1631
448
19
23.1
64.3%
94 (21.0%)
5 (1.1%)
279 (62.3%)
2 (0.4%)
46 (10.3%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (4.9%)
$11,377
23.9
22.7
4570
116
060384000348
4455
Central Elementary
Public
K-5
295 N. San Gorgonio Ave.
Banning
92220
Riverside County
Banning Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 922-0264
783
32
24.4
89.0%
51 (6.5%)
53 (6.8%)
615 (78.5%)
35 (4.5%)
9 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (2.6%)
$5,027
23.9
19.1
4947
492
063393005326
4456
Monterey Park Elementary
Public
K-6
410 San Miguel Ave.
Salinas
93901
Monterey County
Salinas City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 753-5640
517
23
22.4
70.2%
42 (8.1%)
4 (0.8%)
441 (85.3%)
6 (1.2%)
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
20 (3.9%)
$7,215
23.9
24.7
4376
80
062271002855
4457
Bertrand Avenue Elementary
Public
K-5
7021 Bertrand Ave.
Reseda
91335
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 342-1103
305
15
20.3
89.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,731
23.8
22.6
4582
125
061473006099
4458
Maple Elementary
Public
K-6
244 E. Valencia Dr.
Fullerton
92832
Orange County
Fullerton Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 447-7590
315
12
26.2
89.8%
12 (3.8%)
6 (1.9%)
280 (88.9%)
10 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.2%)
$6,761
23.8
31.4
3753
705
063492005911
4459
Laurel Elementary
Public
K-5
316 36th Ave.
San Mateo
94403
San Mateo County
San Mateo-Foster City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 312-7555
527
24
21.9
54.3%
59 (11.2%)
2 (0.4%)
358 (67.9%)
52 (9.9%)
1 (0.2%)
13 (2.5%)
42 (8.0%)
$8,160
23.8
35.3
3436
1023
060243614343
4460
Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
19740 Grand Ave.
Lake Elsinore
92530
Riverside County
Julia Lee Performing Arts Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 595-4500
428
20
21.4
58.9%
69 (16.1%)
59 (13.8%)
268 (62.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
30 (7.0%)
23.8
17.1
5147
687
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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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