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Rank
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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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
)
069113410215
1961
Cantua Elementary
Public
K-8
29288 W. Clarkson
Cantua Creek
93608
Fresno County
Golden Plains Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 829-3331
179
9
19
98.3%
4 (2.2%)
3 (1.7%)
172 (96.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$6,295
26.7
10.5
2622
661
062271003030
1962
Henry T. Gage Middle
Public
6-8
2880 E. Gage Ave.
Huntington Park
90255
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 826-1500
1,195
64
18.5
96.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,647
26.7
29.7
1790
172
062334010953
1963
Jack G. Desmond Middle
Public
7-8
26490 Martin St.
Madera
93638
Madera County
Madera Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 674-1775
761
41
18.5
90.5%
32 (4.2%)
8 (1.1%)
702 (92.2%)
4 (0.5%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.1%)
$1,794
26.5
28.6
1840
123
060182912427
1964
Big Picture Educational Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1207 S. Trinity St.
Fresno
93706
Fresno County
Big Picture Educational Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 420-1234
494
28
17.3
59.3%
27 (5.5%)
70 (14.2%)
375 (75.9%)
6 (1.2%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (2.8%)
26.5
16.4
2380
416
061288001456
1965
Mission Middle
Public
6-8
939 E. Mission Ave.
Escondido
92026
San Diego County
Escondido Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 432-2452
906
51
17.7
94.0%
12 (1.3%)
10 (1.1%)
851 (93.9%)
18 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (1.7%)
$7,762
26.4
25.6
1969
4
061336007282
1966
Crystal Middle
Public
6-8
400 Whispering Bay Ln.
Suisun City
94585
Solano County
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 435-5800
622
27
22.7
65.0%
43 (6.9%)
132 (21.2%)
306 (49.2%)
69 (11.1%)
2 (0.3%)
7 (1.1%)
63 (10.1%)
$6,320
26.4
25.8
1958
8
062586003893
1967
Twentynine Palms Junior High
Public
7-8
5798 Utah Trail
Twentynine Palms
92277
San Bernardino County
Morongo Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 367-9507
413
24
17.4
63.2%
157 (38.0%)
54 (13.1%)
151 (36.6%)
23 (5.6%)
6 (1.5%)
13 (3.1%)
9 (2.2%)
$7,036
26.4
24.9
1999
32
060231000106
1968
Aptitud Community Academy at Goss
Public, Charter
K-8
2475 Van Winkle Ln.
San Jose
95116
Santa Clara County
Alum Rock Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 928-7656
422
21
20.5
88.9%
4 (0.9%)
8 (1.9%)
364 (86.3%)
42 (10.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
$14,203
26.4
19
2267
299
063462005824
1969
Sylvan Middle
Public
6-8
7085 Auburn Blvd.
Citrus Heights
95621
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 971-7873
647
30
21.2
70.8%
307 (47.4%)
37 (5.7%)
226 (34.9%)
26 (4.0%)
3 (0.5%)
5 (0.8%)
43 (6.6%)
$7,368
26.4
26.3
1934
35
063213004968
1970
Hoover Elementary
Public
K-8
701 Charter St.
Redwood City
94063
San Mateo County
Redwood City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 482-2408
648
29
22.6
80.4%
12 (1.9%)
5 (0.8%)
617 (95.2%)
5 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (0.9%)
3 (0.5%)
26.3
25.9
1949
21
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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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