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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Teacher Ratio
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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
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Average Standard
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)
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2022
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SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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060157800869
1041
Mueller Charter (Robert L.)
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
715 I St.
Chula Vista
91910
San Diego County
Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 422-6192
1,606
72
22.3
77.0%
84 (5.2%)
27 (1.7%)
1,445 (90.0%)
26 (1.6%)
2 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
21 (1.3%)
54.5
50.5
1161
120
062271003395
1042
Thirty-Second Street USC Performing Arts
Public, Alternative
K-12
822 W. 32nd St.
Los Angeles
90007
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 748-0126
891
45
19.8
88.9%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,843
54.5
28
1864
822
060363013744
1043
Paul L. Cato Middle
Public
6-8
4115 Vineland Rd.
Bakersfield
93306
Kern County
Bakersfield City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 631-5245
629
25
25.5
56.9%
105 (16.7%)
21 (3.3%)
459 (73.0%)
24 (3.8%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
18 (2.9%)
$7,032
54.5
43.4
1356
313
060218208027
1044
PUC Community Charter Mid and PUC Community Charter Early College High
Public, Charter
6-12
11500 Eldridge Ave.
Lake View Terrace
91342
Los Angeles County
PUC Community Charter Mid & PUC Community Charter Early Col
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 485-0951
784
38
20.5
89.4%
6 (0.8%)
8 (1.0%)
761 (97.1%)
6 (0.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
54.4
58.1
942
102
062271003128
1045
Ernest Lawrence Middle
Public
6-8
10100 Variel Ave.
Chatsworth
91311
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 678-7900
1,073
51
21.2
67.9%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,974
54.4
61
877
168
062847009417
1046
Central Language Academy
Public
K-8
415 E. G St.
Ontario
91764
San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 983-8522
733
30
24.8
68.1%
21 (2.9%)
24 (3.3%)
665 (90.7%)
7 (1.0%)
5 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.5%)
$6,954
54.4
63.8
810
236
060146112419
1047
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2840 W. 1st St.
Santa Ana
92703
Orange County
Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 479-0115
502
32
15.8
81.7%
46 (9.2%)
12 (2.4%)
427 (85.1%)
13 (2.6%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
54.4
39.8
1468
421
060744000694
1048
Marco Forster Middle
Public
6-8
25601 Camino del Avion
San Juan Capistrano
92675
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5907
1,082
53
20.4
70.3%
285 (26.3%)
2 (0.2%)
735 (67.9%)
8 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
50 (4.6%)
$10,276
54.3
46.9
1256
208
062553013758
1049
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula
Public
K-8
225 Normandy Rd.
Seaside
93955
Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 899-1100
314
16
19.6
75.2%
24 (7.6%)
5 (1.6%)
276 (87.9%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
4 (1.3%)
3 (1.0%)
$8,839
54.3
33.9
1657
608
064116013978
1050
Ridgeview Middle
Public
7-8
3315 N. Akers St.
Visalia
93291
Tulare County
Visalia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 622-3308
863
34
25.2
55.5%
168 (19.5%)
5 (0.6%)
561 (65.0%)
72 (8.3%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (6.3%)
$59,489
54.2
58.8
922
128
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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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: 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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