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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
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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
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063255010198
2501
Vista Independent Study / Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
2625 Barnard Rd.
San Pablo
94806
Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(510) 231-1431
568
42
13.6
49.1%
72 (12.7%)
128 (22.5%)
259 (45.6%)
74 (13.0%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.5%)
30 (5.3%)
$5,465
14.9
33.1
1673
828
060285004440
2502
Black Diamond Middle
Public
7-8
4730 Sterling Hill Dr.
Antioch
94531
Contra Costa County
Antioch Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 776-5500
369
16
23.2
67.8%
31 (8.4%)
116 (31.4%)
147 (39.8%)
48 (13.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.1%)
23 (6.2%)
$7,327
14.9
12.1
2568
66
062922004507
2503
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Public
K-8
301 N. Marquita St.
Oxnard
93030
Ventura County
Oxnard
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 385-1524
879
42
21
96.4%
15 (1.7%)
3 (0.3%)
857 (97.5%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
$3,922
14.8
14.1
2487
16
069100808479
2504
William Finch
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
607 E. Tehama St.
Orland
95963
Glenn County
Glenn County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 865-1683
153
7
23.4
69.9%
63 (41.2%)
0 (0.0%)
76 (49.7%)
1 (0.7%)
3 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (6.5%)
$14,349
14.8
(n/a)
060225113738
2505
Downtown College Preparatory Middle
Public, Charter
5-8
1402 Monterey Hwy.
San Jose
95110
Santa Clara County
Downtown College Preparatory Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 271-8120
294
8
35.2
79.3%
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.0%)
272 (92.5%)
11 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
4 (1.4%)
14.8
14
2495
10
060001409077
2506
Hesperia Junior High
Public
7-8
10275 Cypress Ave.
Hesperia
92345
San Bernardino County
Hesperia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 244-9386
1,164
50
23.3
65.7%
108 (9.3%)
76 (6.5%)
944 (81.1%)
10 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (0.9%)
15 (1.3%)
$8,139
14.8
17.7
2319
187
060133205096
2507
Frederick Joyce Elementary
Public
K-8
6050 Watt Ave.
North Highlands
95660
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-1880
509
24
21.6
94.3%
82 (16.1%)
70 (13.8%)
186 (36.5%)
100 (19.6%)
2 (0.4%)
9 (1.8%)
60 (11.8%)
14.8
10.3
2629
122
060255514590
2508
New Hope Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
201 Jessie Ave.
Sacramento
95838
Sacramento County
New Hope Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 704-8317
207
13
16.3
86.5%
21 (10.1%)
44 (21.3%)
118 (57.0%)
16 (7.7%)
2 (1.0%)
6 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14.7
(n/a)
062513003742
2509
Mark Twain Junior High
Public
7-8
707 Emerald Ave.
Modesto
95351
Stanislaus County
Modesto City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 574-1918
715
32
22.6
92.0%
36 (5.0%)
18 (2.5%)
562 (78.6%)
49 (6.9%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.4%)
46 (6.4%)
$12,321
14.7
11.6
2585
76
069113410217
2510
San Joaquin Elementary
Public
K-8
8535 S. Ninth
San Joaquin
93660
Fresno County
Golden Plains Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 693-4321
543
27
20.4
87.3%
3 (0.6%)
7 (1.3%)
530 (97.6%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$5,398
14.7
11.2
2600
90
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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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