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City
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061488001826
171
Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
Public
7-8
12345 Springdale St.
Garden Grove
92845
Orange County
Garden Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 663-6466
629
27
23.4
40.9%
198 (31.5%)
5 (0.8%)
195 (31.0%)
171 (27.2%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
57 (9.1%)
$12,184
94.1
92.8
204
33
060744008538
172
Don Juan Avila Middle
Public
6-8
26278 Wood Canyon Dr.
Aliso Viejo
92656
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 362-0348
916
40
22.6
25.1%
444 (48.5%)
9 (1.0%)
173 (18.9%)
185 (20.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
103 (11.2%)
$9,610
94
93.5
183
11
060744002334
173
Aliso Viejo Middle
Public
6-8
111 Park Ave.
Aliso Viejo
92656
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 831-2622
819
37
21.9
33.9%
425 (51.9%)
12 (1.5%)
171 (20.9%)
126 (15.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.5%)
80 (9.8%)
$9,537
94
92.4
213
40
060239914352
174
OCS - South
Public, Charter
K-8
119 W. Palm St.
Altadena
91001
Los Angeles County
OCS - South District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 229-0993
342
17
20.1
28.9%
134 (39.2%)
29 (8.5%)
116 (33.9%)
30 (8.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (9.1%)
94
(n/a)
060167214001
175
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley
Public, Charter
K-8
22882 Loumont Dr.
Lake Forest
92630
Orange County
Oxford Preparatory Academy - Saddleback Valley District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 540-7800
680
31
22
15.1%
206 (30.3%)
16 (2.4%)
132 (19.4%)
235 (34.6%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
88 (12.9%)
93.9
96.6
95
80
060226813641
176
Rocklin Academy Gateway
Public, Charter
K-8
6550 Lonetree Blvd.
Rocklin
95765
Placer County
Rocklin Academy Gateway District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 778-4550
1,176
51
23.2
11.2%
423 (36.0%)
13 (1.1%)
154 (13.1%)
481 (40.9%)
4 (0.3%)
3 (0.3%)
98 (8.3%)
93.9
95.1
134
42
063213004963
177
Roy Cloud Elementary
Public
K-8
3790 Red Oak Way
Redwood City
94061
San Mateo County
Redwood City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 482-2414
633
30
21.3
16.1%
371 (58.6%)
3 (0.5%)
136 (21.5%)
60 (9.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.6%)
59 (9.3%)
93.9
87.2
338
161
064128006840
178
Suzanne Middle
Public
6-8
525 Suzanne Rd.
Walnut
91789
Los Angeles County
Walnut Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 594-1657
1,120
44
25.2
25.2%
56 (5.0%)
10 (0.9%)
300 (26.8%)
699 (62.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.4%)
51 (4.6%)
$4,830
93.9
93.9
173
5
061884002277
179
Jefferson
Public
5-8
7500 W. Linne Rd.
Tracy
95304
San Joaquin County
Jefferson Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 835-3053
466
20
23.2
15.9%
85 (18.2%)
10 (2.1%)
129 (27.7%)
212 (45.5%)
4 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (5.4%)
$7,283
93.8
89.7
284
105
060846010299
180
Canyon Hills Junior High
Public
7-8
2500 Madrugada Dr.
Chino Hills
91709
San Bernardino County
Chino Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 464-9938
1,030
38
26.8
23.0%
141 (13.7%)
23 (2.2%)
350 (34.0%)
470 (45.6%)
2 (0.2%)
5 (0.5%)
39 (3.8%)
$9,421
93.8
92.6
209
29
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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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