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Type
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062825004366
701
North Terrace Elementary
Public
K-8
141 Santa Rosa Dr.
Oceanside
92058
San Diego County
Oceanside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 901-7500
766
31
24.6
61.5%
283 (36.9%)
40 (5.2%)
310 (40.5%)
23 (3.0%)
3 (0.4%)
13 (1.7%)
94 (12.3%)
$12,250
68.7
71.1
663
38
063288010027
702
Colony Oak Elementary
Public
K-8
22241 S. Murphy Rd.
Ripon
95366
San Joaquin County
Ripon Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 599-7145
442
18
24.2
22.9%
262 (59.3%)
2 (0.5%)
135 (30.5%)
18 (4.1%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
23 (5.2%)
$9,275
68.6
69.2
702
061970010781
703
Thomas Law Reed Elementary
Public
K-8
1400 N. Frankwood Ave.
Reedley
93654
Fresno County
Kings Canyon Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 305-7300
559
24
23
82.3%
44 (7.9%)
3 (0.5%)
491 (87.8%)
9 (1.6%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (1.8%)
$6,807
68.6
66.3
752
49
062949009599
704
Linscott Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
220 Elm St.
Watsonville
95076
Santa Cruz County
Pajaro Valley Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 728-6301
259
11
23.5
61.8%
31 (12.0%)
1 (0.4%)
214 (82.6%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
8 (3.1%)
68.5
67.2
738
34
060177000057
705
Will C. Wood Middle
Public
6-8
420 Grand St.
Alameda
94501
Alameda County
Alameda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 748-4015
610
29
20.7
54.6%
142 (23.3%)
39 (6.4%)
132 (21.6%)
187 (30.7%)
2 (0.3%)
6 (1.0%)
97 (15.9%)
$16,212
68.4
73.6
604
101
060197810975
706
Stone Bridge
Public, Charter
K-8
1019 2nd Ave.
Napa
94558
Napa County
Stone Bridge District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 252-5522
267
10
26.7
12.7%
191 (71.5%)
1 (0.4%)
39 (14.6%)
10 (3.7%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (9.4%)
68.4
90.5
271
435
060245810461
707
Oakland School for the Arts
Public, Charter
6-12
530 18th St.
Oakland
94612
Alameda County
Oakland School for the Arts District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 873-8800
779
37
21
33.2%
226 (29.0%)
150 (19.3%)
159 (20.4%)
36 (4.6%)
4 (0.5%)
3 (0.4%)
188 (24.1%)
68.4
70.7
672
35
063867001828
708
Elizabeth Ustach Middle
Public
6-8
2701 Kodiak Dr.
Modesto
95355
Stanislaus County
Sylvan Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 552-3000
1,008
49
20.7
51.3%
280 (27.8%)
20 (2.0%)
482 (47.8%)
137 (13.6%)
2 (0.2%)
13 (1.3%)
74 (7.3%)
68.3
72.6
626
82
060250814423
709
Monarch River Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2293 E. Crabtree Ave.
Porterville
93257
Tulare County
Monarch River Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(559) 754-1442
1,125
34
32.7
45.3%
560 (49.8%)
27 (2.4%)
375 (33.3%)
25 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
133 (11.8%)
68.3
56.2
991
282
064098006749
710
Cabrillo Middle
Public
6-8
1426 E. Santa Clara St.
Ventura
93001
Ventura County
Ventura Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 641-5155
801
29
27.9
40.0%
398 (49.7%)
9 (1.1%)
306 (38.2%)
28 (3.5%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
53 (6.6%)
$5,811
68.3
72.7
621
89
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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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