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Score (
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Average Standard
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2022
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2022
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Rank Change from
2022
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2023
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060002910590
671
Warm Springs Middle
Public
6-8
39245 Calle de Fortuna
Murrieta
92563
Riverside County
Murrieta Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 696-3503
841
36
23.2
53.9%
236 (28.1%)
49 (5.8%)
397 (47.2%)
71 (8.4%)
3 (0.4%)
8 (1.0%)
75 (8.9%)
70.6
71.1
664
7
060774009121
672
Castaic Middle
Public
7-8
28900 Hillcrest Pkwy.
Castaic
91384
Los Angeles County
Castaic Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 257-4550
431
20
21.3
47.3%
162 (37.6%)
13 (3.0%)
210 (48.7%)
25 (5.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.6%)
$4,840
70.6
72.9
617
55
061470008142
673
Fruitvale Junior High
Public
7-8
2114 Calloway Dr.
Bakersfield
93312
Kern County
Fruitvale Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 589-3933
652
35
18.3
53.5%
241 (37.0%)
23 (3.5%)
328 (50.3%)
36 (5.5%)
12 (1.8%)
1 (0.2%)
11 (1.7%)
$6,000
70.5
60.2
901
228
062454014053
674
Harvest Hill S.T.E.A.M. Academy
Public
K-8
31600 Pat Rd.
Winchester
92596
Riverside County
Menifee Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 325-6000
1,298
53
24.4
45.0%
288 (22.2%)
116 (8.9%)
530 (40.8%)
147 (11.3%)
4 (0.3%)
10 (0.8%)
203 (15.6%)
$8,615
70.4
62.5
840
166
061111001231
675
Palm Desert Charter Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
74-200 Rutledge Way
Palm Desert
92260
Riverside County
Desert Sands Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 862-4320
1,347
50
26.9
60.3%
482 (35.8%)
26 (1.9%)
670 (49.7%)
94 (7.0%)
4 (0.3%)
2 (0.1%)
69 (5.1%)
$9,712
70.3
70.8
670
5
062271003089
676
Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle
Public
6-8
9351 Paso Robles Ave.
Northridge
91325
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 678-4100
898
45
20
73.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,895
70.3
66.1
756
80
060166505708
677
Chico Country Day
Public, Charter
K-8
102 W. 11th St.
Chico
95928
Butte County
Chico Country Day District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 895-2650
566
24
23.5
25.3%
388 (68.6%)
8 (1.4%)
84 (14.8%)
25 (4.4%)
6 (1.1%)
1 (0.2%)
51 (9.0%)
70.3
83
420
257
062271003267
678
Palms Middle
Public
6-8
10860 Woodbine St.
Los Angeles
90034
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 253-7600
1,244
57
21.9
65.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,217
70.2
77.9
530
148
060480000464
679
Piedmont Middle
Public
6-8
955 Piedmont Rd.
San Jose
95132
Santa Clara County
Berryessa Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 923-1945
625
27
23.1
31.4%
36 (5.8%)
9 (1.4%)
230 (36.8%)
312 (49.9%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.8%)
31 (5.0%)
$11,495
70.2
75.5
576
103
062409008671
680
Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts
Public, Charter
7-12
1917 B St.
Marysville
95901
Yuba County
Marysville Joint Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 749-6157
362
23
15.5
53.6%
133 (36.7%)
2 (0.6%)
124 (34.3%)
35 (9.7%)
1 (0.3%)
5 (1.4%)
62 (17.1%)
70.2
66.4
749
69
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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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