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060133205023
1001
Westside Preparatory Charter
Public, Charter
7-8
6537 W. Second St.
Rio Linda
95673
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-1990
392
21
18.9
75.0%
105 (26.8%)
31 (7.9%)
181 (46.2%)
41 (10.5%)
3 (0.8%)
3 (0.8%)
27 (6.9%)
56.4
56.3
989
12
060962000984
1002
Kelly Elementary
Public
K-8
2320 E. Alondra Blvd.
Compton
90221
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6410
743
28
26.7
63.0%
1 (0.1%)
67 (9.0%)
668 (89.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.7%)
56.4
56.7
975
27
060242312796
1003
Hardy Brown College Prep
Public, Charter
K-8
655 W. 2nd St.
San Bernardino
92410
San Bernardino County
Hardy Brown College Prep District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 884-1410
317
15
21.1
86.8%
1 (0.3%)
221 (69.7%)
71 (22.4%)
1 (0.3%)
2 (0.6%)
1 (0.3%)
20 (6.3%)
56.2
37.2
1551
548
060263000191
1004
Walker Junior High
Public
7-8
8132 Walker St.
La Palma
90623
Orange County
Anaheim Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 220-4051
846
43
19.5
61.5%
123 (14.5%)
30 (3.5%)
410 (48.5%)
221 (26.1%)
6 (0.7%)
3 (0.4%)
52 (6.1%)
$11,851
56.2
61.6
868
136
060210000092
1005
Joan MacQueen Middle
Public
6-8
2001 Tavern Rd.
Alpine
91901
San Diego County
Alpine Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 445-3245
400
22
18.1
34.0%
206 (51.5%)
6 (1.5%)
110 (27.5%)
4 (1.0%)
20 (5.0%)
1 (0.3%)
51 (12.8%)
$7,359
56.2
40.3
1455
450
063636006193
1006
Sequoia Elementary Charter
Public, Charter
K-7
23958 Ave. 324
Lemon Cove
93286
Tulare County
Sequoia Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 564-2106
326
17
19.1
43.6%
199 (61.0%)
0 (0.0%)
109 (33.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (5.2%)
$7,954
56.1
31.5
1721
715
060846007676
1007
Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental
Public
K-8
11880 Roswell Ave.
Chino
91710
San Bernardino County
Chino Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 628-6497
644
30
21.1
68.3%
106 (16.5%)
5 (0.8%)
497 (77.2%)
16 (2.5%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
18 (2.8%)
$10,641
56
60.6
889
118
060230404403
1008
Paradise Charter Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
6473 Clark Rd.
Paradise
95969
Butte County
Paradise Charter Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 872-7277
143
7
20.3
31.5%
114 (79.7%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (13.3%)
3 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (4.9%)
56
71.1
665
343
060411007263
1009
Don Julian Elementary
Public
K-8
13855 Don Julian Rd.
La Puente
91746
Los Angeles County
Bassett Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 931-2900
552
23
24.1
93.7%
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
522 (94.6%)
25 (4.5%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$2,425
55.9
47.4
1245
236
061209001357
1010
Rio Hondo Elementary
Public
K-8
11425 Wildflower Rd.
Arcadia
91006
Los Angeles County
El Monte City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 575-2308
653
33
19.6
79.2%
20 (3.1%)
4 (0.6%)
505 (77.3%)
118 (18.1%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.5%)
2 (0.3%)
$7,300
55.9
56.1
995
15
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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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