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241
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
2120 San Diego Ave.
San Diego
92110
San Diego County
Old Town Academy K-8 Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 574-6225
239
9
26.5
17.6%
101 (42.3%)
11 (4.6%)
80 (33.5%)
13 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.8%)
32 (13.4%)
91.8
96.8
92
149
061569001980
242
Grant Elementary
Public
K-8
8835 Swasey Dr.
Redding
96001
Shasta County
Grant Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 243-0561
643
33
19.3
18.4%
499 (77.6%)
1 (0.2%)
65 (10.1%)
21 (3.3%)
13 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (6.8%)
$10,560
91.8
90.3
275
33
060223312016
243
University Preparatory Academy Charter
Public, Charter
7-12
2315 Canoas Garden Ave.
San Jose
95125
Santa Clara County
University Preparatory Academy Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 723-1839
713
38
19
30.0%
48 (6.7%)
125 (17.5%)
136 (19.1%)
346 (48.5%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.4%)
54 (7.6%)
91.7
91.6
233
10
060480000466
244
Sierramont Middle
Public
6-8
3155 Kimlee Dr.
San Jose
95132
Santa Clara County
Berryessa Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 923-1955
677
29
23.3
24.1%
38 (5.6%)
10 (1.5%)
142 (21.0%)
452 (66.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
33 (4.9%)
$11,979
91.7
94.1
164
80
063513005944
245
Charlotte Wood Middle
Public
6-8
600 El Capitan Dr.
Danville
94526
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 855-4400
878
38
23.2
4.9%
525 (59.8%)
5 (0.6%)
98 (11.2%)
153 (17.4%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
95 (10.8%)
$6,148
91.7
90.7
261
16
063942002213
246
Jefferson Middle
Public
6-8
21717 Talisman St.
Torrance
90503
Los Angeles County
Torrance Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 533-4794
638
26
24.4
24.9%
132 (20.7%)
38 (6.0%)
167 (26.2%)
217 (34.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
82 (12.9%)
$4,778
91.7
91.2
248
2
060363007101
247
Downtown Elementary
Public
K-8
2021 M St.
Bakersfield
93301
Kern County
Bakersfield City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 631-5920
323
15
22
31.3%
105 (32.5%)
13 (4.0%)
180 (55.7%)
14 (4.3%)
3 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.5%)
$8,654
91.6
91.5
237
10
060744000696
248
Niguel Hills Middle
Public
6-8
29070 Shark Bay
Laguna Niguel
92677
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5360
721
37
19.3
43.3%
401 (55.6%)
6 (0.8%)
226 (31.3%)
35 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
51 (7.1%)
$10,704
91.6
90.6
265
17
060001809108
249
Hayfork Elementary
Public
K-8
6930 State Highway 3
Hayfork
96041
Trinity County
Mountain Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 628-5294
238
11
21.6
80.7%
135 (56.7%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (6.3%)
55 (23.1%)
9 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (10.1%)
$14,445
91.4
82.3
429
180
061233012284
250
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle
Public
7-8
8365 Whitelock Pkwy.
Elk Grove
95757
Sacramento County
Elk Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 683-7680
982
46
21.3
29.0%
150 (15.3%)
98 (10.0%)
190 (19.3%)
422 (43.0%)
1 (0.1%)
9 (0.9%)
112 (11.4%)
$6,988
91.4
88.3
314
64
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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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