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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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Is Magnet
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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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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064068002907
581
Avery Middle
Public
6-8
4545 Moran Rd.
Avery
95224
Calaveras County
Vallecito Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 795-8520
198
11
18
60.6%
137 (69.2%)
0 (0.0%)
46 (23.2%)
1 (0.5%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
11 (5.6%)
$8,003
75
70.3
677
96
063588006143
582
PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue
Public
K-8
9303 Prospect Ave.
Santee
92071
San Diego County
Santee
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 956-5200
564
23
24.7
49.3%
222 (39.4%)
14 (2.5%)
233 (41.3%)
33 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
61 (10.8%)
$9,103
74.9
71.3
659
77
063459005707
583
Castillero Middle
Public
6-8
6384 Leyland Park Dr.
San Jose
95120
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6385
881
37
23.5
31.0%
275 (31.2%)
18 (2.0%)
378 (42.9%)
146 (16.6%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
61 (6.9%)
$11,475
74.9
77.1
545
38
060645000576
584
John Muir Middle
Public
6-8
1111 N. Kenneth Rd.
Burbank
91504
Los Angeles County
Burbank Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 729-3800
1,492
58
25.6
35.3%
1,003 (67.2%)
27 (1.8%)
242 (16.2%)
134 (9.0%)
2 (0.1%)
7 (0.5%)
74 (5.0%)
$11,366
74.9
76.5
558
26
060212908302
585
Greater San Diego Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
14545 Lyons Valley Rd.
Jamul
91935
San Diego County
Greater San Diego Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 669-3050
183
7
26.5
44.8%
70 (38.3%)
10 (5.5%)
83 (45.4%)
4 (2.2%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (7.1%)
74.9
73.7
600
15
060256511992
586
Yuba River Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
10085 Adam Ave.
Grass Valley
95945
Nevada County
Yuba River Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 272-6060
315
14
22.1
46.3%
247 (78.4%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (9.2%)
4 (1.3%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
33 (10.5%)
74.8
(n/a)
062493003723
587
Millville Elementary
Public
K-8
8570 Brookdale Rd.
Millville
96062
Shasta County
Millville Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 547-4471
241
10
23
32.4%
180 (74.7%)
4 (1.7%)
28 (11.6%)
5 (2.1%)
3 (1.2%)
2 (0.8%)
19 (7.9%)
$9,508
74.7
81.5
444
143
060219710398
588
Santa Ynez Valley Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1224 Tyndall St.
Santa Ynez
93460
Santa Barbara County
Santa Ynez Valley Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 686-7360
165
10
16.5
21.8%
91 (55.2%)
1 (0.6%)
33 (20.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (23.6%)
74.7
74.1
596
8
060330008624
589
Fine Arts Academy
Public
4-8
6100 Olmeda Ave.
Atascadero
93422
San Luis Obispo County
Atascadero Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 460-2500
183
9
20.6
37.2%
129 (70.5%)
1 (0.5%)
40 (21.9%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
9 (4.9%)
$9,983
74.6
72.2
635
46
060146413054
590
Community Montessori
Public, Charter
K-8
1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143
Escondido
92026
San Diego County
Community Montessori District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 743-7880
762
30
25.4
27.0%
375 (49.2%)
3 (0.4%)
183 (24.0%)
55 (7.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
143 (18.8%)
74.6
80.5
464
126
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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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