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1821
Grow Academy Arvin
Public, Charter
K-8
901 Nectarine Ct.
Arvin
93203
Kern County
Grimmway Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 855-8200
824
35
23.3
91.7%
19 (2.3%)
10 (1.2%)
788 (95.6%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.4%)
29.7
28.9
1832
11
060159910869
1822
ISANA Nascent Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
3417 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles
90018
Los Angeles County
ISANA Nascent Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 298-1869
524
24
21.9
90.1%
1 (0.2%)
127 (24.2%)
382 (72.9%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
10 (1.9%)
29.7
38.4
1512
310
062181002586
1823
Glenwood Elementary
Public
K-8
2005 N. Alpine Rd.
Stockton
95215
San Joaquin County
Linden Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 931-3229
397
16
24.5
76.8%
72 (18.1%)
2 (0.5%)
299 (75.3%)
10 (2.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (3.3%)
$6,930
29.7
25.8
1957
134
064059009002
1824
Vaca Pena Middle
Public
7-8
200 Keith Way
Vacaville
95687
Solano County
Vacaville Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 453-6270
689
35
19.8
52.7%
178 (25.8%)
47 (6.8%)
317 (46.0%)
69 (10.0%)
3 (0.4%)
7 (1.0%)
67 (9.7%)
$7,196
29.7
30.5
1754
70
062271002850
1825
Belvedere Middle
Public
6-8
312 N. Record Ave.
Los Angeles
90063
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 266-5400
727
38
18.9
96.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,850
29.7
29.3
1810
15
063417005361
1826
Golden Valley Middle
Public
6-8
3800 Waterman Ave.
San Bernardino
92404
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 881-8168
754
37
20.2
92.2%
40 (5.3%)
64 (8.5%)
621 (82.4%)
7 (0.9%)
1 (0.1%)
5 (0.7%)
16 (2.1%)
$6,192
29.6
30
1774
52
062547003800
1827
La Merced Intermediate
Public
6-8
215 E. Avenida de la Merced
Montebello
90640
Los Angeles County
Montebello Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 722-7262
848
45
18.7
70.2%
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
805 (94.9%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (4.4%)
$5,430
29.6
31.1
1731
96
063384005219
1828
Albert Einstein Middle
Public
7-8
9325 Mirandy Dr.
Sacramento
95826
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5310
671
29
23.1
73.8%
156 (23.2%)
125 (18.6%)
247 (36.8%)
54 (8.0%)
3 (0.4%)
13 (1.9%)
73 (10.9%)
$7,467
29.6
28.8
1836
8
064116006808
1829
Valley Oak Middle
Public
7-8
2000 N. Lovers Ln.
Visalia
93292
Tulare County
Visalia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 730-7681
946
41
23.2
73.3%
123 (13.0%)
8 (0.8%)
742 (78.4%)
32 (3.4%)
5 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (3.8%)
$6,978
29.6
30.6
1753
76
063680006238
1830
Murray Middle
Public
6-8
200 E. Drummond Ave.
Ridgecrest
93555
Kern County
Sierra Sands Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 499-1820
690
31
22.5
46.2%
351 (50.9%)
40 (5.8%)
233 (33.8%)
28 (4.1%)
7 (1.0%)
3 (0.4%)
27 (3.9%)
29.5
43.7
1347
483
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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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