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062712011001
351
Newcastle Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
8951 Valley View Dr.
Newcastle
95658
Placer County
Newcastle Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 663-3307
285
11
27
26.0%
208 (73.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (13.7%)
5 (1.8%)
4 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (10.2%)
$13,548
86.1
88.5
309
42
060627000549
352
Camerado Springs Middle
Public
6-8
2480 Merrychase Dr.
Cameron Park
95682
El Dorado County
Buckeye Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 677-1658
479
23
21.2
23.0%
332 (69.3%)
2 (0.4%)
96 (20.0%)
14 (2.9%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
32 (6.7%)
$10,183
86
80.1
470
118
060142806993
353
Richard Henry Dana Middle
Public
6-8
5504 W. 135th St.
Hawthorne
90250
Los Angeles County
Wiseburn Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 725-4700
970
37
26.5
32.9%
103 (10.6%)
162 (16.7%)
550 (56.7%)
59 (6.1%)
2 (0.2%)
5 (0.5%)
89 (9.2%)
$6,257
86
83.1
417
64
063697211114
354
University Preparatory
Public
7-12
13853 Seneca Rd.
Victorville
92392
San Bernardino County
Victor Valley Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 243-5940
1,120
41
27
54.3%
113 (10.1%)
50 (4.5%)
790 (70.5%)
113 (10.1%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
46 (4.1%)
$4,650
86
93.1
194
160
064125006831
355
Walnut Creek Intermediate
Public
6-8
2425 Walnut Blvd.
Walnut Creek
94597
Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 944-6840
985
43
22.9
12.9%
503 (51.1%)
35 (3.6%)
158 (16.0%)
176 (17.9%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
108 (11.0%)
$5,785
86
89.2
290
65
060002811187
356
Erle Stanley Gardner Middle
Public
6-8
45125 Via Del Coronado
Temecula
92592
Riverside County
Temecula Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 699-0080
1,044
44
23.6
23.4%
351 (33.6%)
28 (2.7%)
361 (34.6%)
162 (15.5%)
23 (2.2%)
3 (0.3%)
116 (11.1%)
$9,651
85.9
86.3
359
3
060225211473
357
Dixon Montessori Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
355 N. Almond St.
Dixon
95620
Solano County
Dixon Montessori Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 678-8953
447
19
22.9
23.5%
194 (43.4%)
3 (0.7%)
194 (43.4%)
12 (2.7%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
42 (9.4%)
85.9
77.1
544
187
061662001736
358
Salmon Creek School - A Charter
Public, Charter
2-8
1935 Bohemian Hwy.
Occidental
95465
Sonoma County
Harmony Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 874-1205
144
8
18
27.1%
107 (74.3%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (11.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (14.6%)
$15,171
85.8
78.7
512
154
062250002762
359
Tincher Preparatory
Public
K-8
1701 Petaluma Ave.
Long Beach
90815
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 493-2636
813
33
24.2
32.3%
227 (27.9%)
78 (9.6%)
322 (39.6%)
102 (12.5%)
2 (0.2%)
7 (0.9%)
75 (9.2%)
$8,965
85.6
84.6
393
34
064251006956
360
Arroyo Seco Junior High
Public
7-8
27171 N. Vista Delgado Dr.
Valencia
91354
Los Angeles County
William S. Hart Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 296-0991
1,217
50
24.4
16.7%
475 (39.0%)
44 (3.6%)
467 (38.4%)
142 (11.7%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
85 (7.0%)
$9,524
85.6
86.6
347
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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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