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City
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771
Newton Middle
Public
6-8
15616 Newton St.
Hacienda Heights
91745
Los Angeles County
Hacienda la Puente Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 933-2400
575
25
23.1
52.9%
18 (3.1%)
4 (0.7%)
493 (85.7%)
53 (9.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.2%)
65.6
58.1
940
169
062967004605
772
Palo Verde Elementary
Public
K-8
9637 Ave. 196
Tulare
93274
Tulare County
Palo Verde Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 688-0648
499
22
22.6
53.9%
28 (5.6%)
3 (0.6%)
463 (92.8%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
$10,428
65.5
37.4
1546
774
060252114432
773
Compass Charter School of Yolo
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R
Thousand Oaks
91361
Ventura County
Compass Charter School of Yolo District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(855) 937-4227
671
28
24.2
39.2%
398 (59.3%)
16 (2.4%)
154 (23.0%)
24 (3.6%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
70 (10.4%)
65.3
61.2
875
102
062046002469
774
Ocean Shore Elementary
Public
K-8
411 Oceana Blvd.
Pacifica
94044
San Mateo County
Pacifica
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 738-6650
412
19
21.5
16.0%
149 (36.2%)
3 (0.7%)
85 (20.6%)
98 (23.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
74 (18.0%)
$6,091
65.3
83.3
414
360
060797007669
775
Houghton-Kearney Elementary
Public
K-8
8905 W. Kearney Blvd.
Fresno
93706
Fresno County
Central Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 276-5285
190
9
21.1
72.6%
43 (22.6%)
0 (0.0%)
125 (65.8%)
20 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.1%)
$6,685
65.2
52.5
1096
321
060178611076
776
The Language Academy of Sacramento
Public, Charter
K-8
2850 49th St.
Sacramento
95817
Sacramento County
The Language Academy of Sacramento District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 277-7137
616
32
19.1
73.9%
19 (3.1%)
10 (1.6%)
575 (93.3%)
4 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.3%)
65.1
63.2
823
47
061146001268
777
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
Public
6-8
9633 Tweedy Ln.
Downey
90240
Los Angeles County
Downey Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 904-3580
1,296
50
25.6
68.4%
54 (4.2%)
16 (1.2%)
1,186 (91.5%)
30 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
8 (0.6%)
$12,791
65
57.5
956
179
062250002697
778
Bancroft Middle
Public
6-8
5301 E. Centralia St.
Long Beach
90808
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 425-7461
854
36
23.9
46.0%
103 (12.1%)
110 (12.9%)
442 (51.8%)
129 (15.1%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (0.8%)
63 (7.4%)
$8,209
64.9
65.6
767
11
060221414240
779
Pivot Charter School Riverside
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
700 N. Main St.
Corona
92878
Riverside County
Pivot Charter School Riverside District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(951) 280-0229
141
10
14.7
52.5%
50 (35.5%)
5 (3.5%)
66 (46.8%)
5 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.3%)
8 (5.7%)
64.6
29.9
1782
1003
060238514024
780
Redding School of the Arts
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
955 Inspiration Pl.
Redding
96003
Shasta County
Redding School of the Arts District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 247-6933
602
31
19.6
30.6%
374 (62.1%)
8 (1.3%)
71 (11.8%)
36 (6.0%)
8 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
105 (17.4%)
64.6
73.5
605
175
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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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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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