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School
Type
Grades
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City
Zip
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
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2022
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2022
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060002710588
1211
Canyon Lake Middle
Public
6-8
33005 Canyon Hills Rd.
Lake Elsinore
92532
Riverside County
Lake Elsinore Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 244-2123
955
41
23.4
50.9%
332 (34.8%)
67 (7.0%)
438 (45.9%)
37 (3.9%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
76 (8.0%)
$6,786
48.4
56
1001
210
062805004303
1212
Montera Middle
Public
6-8
5555 Ascot Dr.
Oakland
94611
Alameda County
Oakland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 879-3211
642
41
15.6
56.1%
136 (21.2%)
164 (25.5%)
167 (26.0%)
55 (8.6%)
3 (0.5%)
8 (1.2%)
105 (16.4%)
$6,498
48.4
49.7
1188
24
060004807412
1213
Daniel Lewis Middle
Public
6-8
900 Creston Rd.
Paso Robles
93446
San Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 769-1450
665
33
20.3
64.1%
273 (41.1%)
7 (1.1%)
356 (53.5%)
5 (0.8%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (3.3%)
48.3
52.5
1094
119
063680512899
1214
Sierra Junior High
Public
7-8
33326 Lodge Rd.
Tollhouse
93667
Fresno County
Sierra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 855-8311
185
10
18.9
36.2%
103 (55.7%)
1 (0.5%)
43 (23.2%)
5 (2.7%)
22 (11.9%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.9%)
$3,897
48.2
50.1
1176
38
063132011672
1215
Cortez Elementary
Public
K-8
1300 N. Dudley
Pomona
91768
Los Angeles County
Pomona Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 397-4750
608
27
22.5
92.4%
13 (2.1%)
15 (2.5%)
569 (93.6%)
6 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.7%)
$4,938
48.2
47.2
1248
33
060164711849
1216
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology
Public, Charter
6-12
2560 Darwin St.
Hayward
94545
Alameda County
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 300-1560
775
28
27.4
61.8%
24 (3.1%)
32 (4.1%)
515 (66.5%)
125 (16.1%)
1 (0.1%)
37 (4.8%)
41 (5.3%)
48.2
45.8
1285
69
063078004785
1217
Edwin Markham Middle
Public
6-8
2800 Moulton Dr.
Placerville
95667
El Dorado County
Placerville Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 622-0403
391
19
20.3
64.2%
220 (56.3%)
2 (0.5%)
131 (33.5%)
2 (0.5%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (7.7%)
$9,928
48.1
60.1
903
314
063171008944
1218
Olive Peirce Middle
Public
7-8
1521 Hanson Ln.
Ramona
92065
San Diego County
Ramona City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 787-2400
788
38
20.8
62.4%
374 (47.5%)
5 (0.6%)
369 (46.8%)
4 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (4.4%)
$5,768
48.1
60.4
896
322
060001609090
1219
Foothill Knolls Academy of Innovation
Public
K-8
1245 Veterans Ct.
Upland
91786
San Bernardino County
Upland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 949-7740
568
22
25.5
68.7%
113 (19.9%)
33 (5.8%)
360 (63.4%)
26 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (6.0%)
$11,429
48.1
41.3
1421
202
064059006703
1220
Willis Jepson Middle
Public
7-8
580 Elder St.
Vacaville
95688
Solano County
Vacaville Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 453-6280
925
43
21.6
41.2%
374 (40.4%)
43 (4.6%)
376 (40.6%)
41 (4.4%)
4 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
84 (9.1%)
$5,951
48.1
52.5
1095
125
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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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