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Type
Grades
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City
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Average Standard
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2022
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2022
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063375005205
1291
Killian Elementary
Public
K-6
19100 E. Killian St.
Rowland Heights
91748
Los Angeles County
Rowland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 964-6409
452
18
25.8
70.8%
8 (1.8%)
2 (0.4%)
164 (36.3%)
257 (56.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
17 (3.8%)
76.5
80.6
1168
123
062805008679
1292
Melrose Leadership Academy
Public
K-8
4730 Fleming Ave.
Oakland
94619
Alameda County
Oakland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 879-2152
656
33
19.6
47.1%
114 (17.4%)
32 (4.9%)
432 (65.9%)
8 (1.2%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
65 (9.9%)
$6,843
76.5
64.3
1837
545
062772004193
1293
Pleasant Valley Elementary
Public
K-5
755 Sutro Ave.
Novato
94947
Marin County
Novato Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 897-5104
433
17
25.4
8.3%
278 (64.2%)
1 (0.2%)
87 (20.1%)
8 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
59 (13.6%)
$6,232
76.5
82.2
1086
207
062250002700
1294
Bixby Elementary
Public
K-5
5251 E. Stearns St.
Long Beach
90815
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 498-3794
523
19
28.2
29.8%
80 (15.3%)
54 (10.3%)
307 (58.7%)
35 (6.7%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.6%)
43 (8.2%)
$9,192
76.5
63.8
1853
559
064245006943
1295
Mill Elementary
Public
K-5
4030 S. Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier
90601
Los Angeles County
Whittier City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 789-3190
310
13
23.1
61.0%
9 (2.9%)
4 (1.3%)
280 (90.3%)
7 (2.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.9%)
$4,873
76.5
70.6
1584
289
060141402792
1296
Santa Barbara Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
6100 Stow Canyon Rd.
Goleta
93117
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 967-6522
283
13
21.7
24.4%
167 (59.0%)
2 (0.7%)
70 (24.7%)
13 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (11.0%)
$10,855
76.5
75.9
1363
67
062769004163
1297
Escalona Elementary
Public
K-5
15135 Escalona Rd.
La Mirada
90638
Los Angeles County
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 210-2745
439
19
23
41.5%
64 (14.6%)
5 (1.1%)
303 (69.0%)
35 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
31 (7.1%)
$12,066
76.4
80.8
1154
143
060001609097
1298
Valencia Elementary
Public
K-6
541 W. 22nd St.
Upland
91784
San Bernardino County
Upland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 949-7830
587
24
24.2
39.9%
260 (44.3%)
10 (1.7%)
206 (35.1%)
83 (14.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
26 (4.4%)
$11,028
76.4
86.6
870
428
062628013928
1299
Gabriela Mistral Elementary
Public
K-5
505 Escuela Ave.
Mountain View
94040
Santa Clara County
Mountain View Whisman
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 526-3575
347
16
22.2
50.7%
56 (16.1%)
0 (0.0%)
247 (71.2%)
12 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (9.2%)
76.4
78.9
1235
64
060247705457
1300
Sebastopol Independent Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N
Sebastopol
95472
Sonoma County
Sebastopol Independent Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 824-9700
269
15
18.5
30.5%
210 (78.1%)
2 (0.7%)
23 (8.6%)
11 (4.1%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (7.1%)
76.4
74.1
1451
151
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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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Educational resources:
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