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Type
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City
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Average Standard
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060147711630
1081
New Heights Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
2202 W. MLK Jr Blvd.
Los Angeles
90008
Los Angeles County
New Heights Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 508-0155
405
19
21.3
90.4%
0 (0.0%)
89 (22.0%)
308 (76.0%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.5%)
53
45.3
1296
215
062271002873
1082
Luther Burbank Middle
Public
6-8
6460 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles
90042
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 340-4400
904
54
16.6
86.4%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,223
52.9
44.1
1335
253
060003701550
1083
Ferndale Elementary
Public
K-8
164 Shaw Ave.
Ferndale
95536
Humboldt County
Ferndale Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 786-5300
344
19
18.5
48.5%
243 (70.6%)
2 (0.6%)
71 (20.6%)
2 (0.6%)
19 (5.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.0%)
$11,978
52.9
58.8
921
162
060237111073
1084
Heritage Peak Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
631 L St.
Rio Linda
95673
Sacramento County
Heritage Peak Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(866) 992-9033
1,106
45
24.6
46.5%
640 (57.9%)
58 (5.2%)
249 (22.5%)
88 (8.0%)
17 (1.5%)
5 (0.5%)
48 (4.3%)
52.8
49.1
1202
118
062241002690
1085
Vandenberg Middle
Public
7-8
Mountain View Blvd.
Lompoc
93437
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 742-2700
594
29
20.4
52.0%
187 (31.5%)
13 (2.2%)
324 (54.5%)
23 (3.9%)
7 (1.2%)
2 (0.3%)
37 (6.2%)
$8,493
52.8
56.1
998
87
063678006229
1086
Loyalton High
Public
7-12
700 Fourth St.
Loyalton
96118
Sierra County
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 993-4454
161
12
13.9
31.7%
120 (74.5%)
2 (1.2%)
26 (16.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (6.8%)
$16,653
52.7
42.3
1387
301
060226004112
1087
Sonoma Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
17202 Sonoma Hwy.
Sonoma
95476
Sonoma County
Sonoma Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 935-4232
211
10
21
34.6%
92 (43.6%)
2 (0.9%)
107 (50.7%)
2 (0.9%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
6 (2.8%)
52.7
53.1
1080
7
060285011904
1088
Orchard Park
Public
K-8
5150 Live Oak Ave.
Oakley
94561
Contra Costa County
Antioch Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 779-7445
716
31
23
66.6%
142 (19.8%)
114 (15.9%)
374 (52.2%)
43 (6.0%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.7%)
36 (5.0%)
$6,552
52.7
46.4
1270
182
061970012321
1089
Kings Canyon Online
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
39500 Dunlap Rd.
Dunlap
93621
Fresno County
Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(559) 305-7320
136
7
20.7
86.8%
33 (24.3%)
1 (0.7%)
90 (66.2%)
4 (2.9%)
3 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.7%)
$19,213
52.6
(n/a)
060133208952
1090
Ridgepoint Elementary
Public
K-8
4680 Monument Dr.
Sacramento
95842
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-1950
664
27
24.5
86.9%
171 (25.8%)
105 (15.8%)
239 (36.0%)
56 (8.4%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.5%)
81 (12.2%)
52.6
49.2
1199
109
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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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SchoolDigger data sources
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