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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
Student/
Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
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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061974002378
1801
Kings River Elementary
Public
K-8
3961 Ave. 400
Kingsburg
93631
Tulare County
Kings River Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 897-7209
405
20
20.2
88.1%
22 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
379 (93.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$12,531
30.3
32.8
1684
117
060161614251
1802
California Virtual Academy at Fresno
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
California Virtual Academy at Fresno District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(805) 581-0202
1,184
42
28.2
74.5%
282 (23.8%)
118 (10.0%)
681 (57.5%)
56 (4.7%)
17 (1.4%)
6 (0.5%)
24 (2.0%)
30.2
44.7
1313
489
060169411634
1803
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
603 E. 115th St.
Los Angeles
90059
Los Angeles County
Alliance Jack H. Skirball Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 905-1377
400
18
22
98.3%
1 (0.3%)
78 (19.5%)
319 (79.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
30.2
28.6
1842
39
062271009152
1804
Pio Pico Middle
Public
6-8
1512 S. Arlington Ave.
Los Angeles
90019
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 733-8801
212
17
12.8
98.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,997
30.2
36.1
1587
217
062250002708
1805
Jessie Nelson Academy
Public
6-8
1951 Cherry Ave.
Signal Hill
90755
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 591-6041
834
34
24.6
70.3%
14 (1.7%)
101 (12.1%)
515 (61.8%)
173 (20.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
30 (3.6%)
$7,699
30.2
29.1
1818
13
063066012371
1806
Valadez Middle School Academy
Public
6-8
161 E. La Jolla St.
Placentia
92870
Orange County
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 986-7440
621
30
20.9
93.4%
19 (3.1%)
8 (1.3%)
574 (92.4%)
16 (2.6%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,320
30.1
22.8
2096
290
063462005793
1807
Lichen K-8
Public
K-8
8319 Lichen Dr.
Citrus Heights
95621
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 971-5237
492
23
21
66.7%
203 (41.3%)
20 (4.1%)
215 (43.7%)
15 (3.0%)
3 (0.6%)
11 (2.2%)
25 (5.1%)
$8,027
30.1
23.4
2062
255
061839002257
1808
La Tijera K-8 Academy of Excellence Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1415 N. La Tijera Blvd.
Inglewood
90302
Los Angeles County
Inglewood Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 680-5260
604
27
22
70.5%
0 (0.0%)
352 (58.3%)
215 (35.6%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
32 (5.3%)
30.1
34.1
1648
160
063315005135
1809
Chemawa Middle
Public
7-8
8830 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside
92503
Riverside County
Riverside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 352-8244
798
36
22.4
90.4%
55 (6.9%)
28 (3.5%)
674 (84.5%)
18 (2.3%)
4 (0.5%)
3 (0.4%)
15 (1.9%)
$8,153
30.1
27.7
1869
60
062553003341
1810
Seaside Middle
Public
7-8
999 Coe Ave.
Seaside
93955
Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 899-7080
491
27
18.4
86.2%
31 (6.3%)
24 (4.9%)
396 (80.7%)
28 (5.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.8%)
8 (1.6%)
$5,147
30.1
24.3
2021
211
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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection
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