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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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060195000083
5611
Bardin Elementary
Public
K-6
425 Bardin Rd.
Salinas
93905
Monterey County
Alisal Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 753-5730
590
26
22.6
94.6%
5 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
540 (91.5%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
41 (6.9%)
$3,772
11.2
12.1
5595
16
061269001430
5612
Empire Elementary
Public
K-6
5201 First St
Empire
95357
Stanislaus County
Empire Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 521-2970
375
16
23.1
86.7%
46 (12.3%)
2 (0.5%)
318 (84.8%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.9%)
$10,936
11.2
11.4
5648
36
060363000307
5613
Longfellow Elementary
Public
K-6
1900 Stockton St.
Bakersfield
93305
Kern County
Bakersfield City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 631-5350
746
36
20.7
94.5%
47 (6.3%)
76 (10.2%)
606 (81.2%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (1.3%)
$8,122
11.2
9.8
5739
126
063471005847
5614
Colonial Acres Elementary
Public
K-5
17115 Meekland Ave.
Hayward
94541
Alameda County
San Lorenzo Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 317-4500
466
19
23.9
84.1%
15 (3.2%)
27 (5.8%)
357 (76.6%)
40 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.5%)
19 (4.1%)
$7,242
11.2
9
5783
169
060179113883
5615
KIPP Ignite Academy
Public, Charter
K-4
9110 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles
90002
Los Angeles County
KIPP Ignite Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 486-6402
413
14
29.5
95.6%
1 (0.2%)
176 (42.6%)
225 (54.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.2%)
11.2
8.5
5798
183
063789006390
5616
Standard Elementary
Public
K-5
115 E. Minner Ave.
Bakersfield
93308
Kern County
Standard Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 392-2120
575
31
18.5
95.7%
248 (43.1%)
33 (5.7%)
276 (48.0%)
5 (0.9%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
9 (1.6%)
$6,776
11.1
12.1
5591
25
060206013037
5617
iLEAD Lancaster Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
254 E. Ave. K-4
Lancaster
93535
Los Angeles County
iLEAD Lancaster Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 722-4287
741
30
25
74.2%
97 (13.1%)
229 (30.9%)
325 (43.9%)
5 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
83 (11.2%)
11.1
10.1
5725
108
060570000517
5618
Borrego Springs Elementary
Public
K-5
1315 Palm Canyon Dr.
Borrego Springs
92004
San Diego County
Borrego Springs Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 767-5333
154
6
28
83.8%
11 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
136 (88.3%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.9%)
$10,665
11.1
12.9
5535
83
060907000924
5619
Mecca Elementary
Public
K-6
65250 Coahuilla St.
Mecca
92254
Riverside County
Coachella Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 396-2143
707
33
21.2
96.9%
4 (0.6%)
3 (0.4%)
695 (98.3%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
$14,008
11.1
14
5442
177
062991004659
5620
Cesar E Chavez Elementary
Public
K-6
500 Tuolumne St.
Parlier
93648
Fresno County
Parlier Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 646-3595
452
23
19.6
98.5%
4 (0.9%)
4 (0.9%)
439 (97.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.4%)
$7,601
11.1
10.5
5698
78
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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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