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2061
Cardozo Middle
Public
6-8
3525 Santa Fe St.
Riverbank
95367
Stanislaus County
Riverbank Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 869-2591
502
30
16.7
61.4%
73 (14.5%)
3 (0.6%)
398 (79.3%)
4 (0.8%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.0%)
$9,829
24.5
25
1997
64
060369000327
2062
Charles D. Jones Middle
Public
6-8
14250 E. Merced Ave.
Baldwin Park
91706
Los Angeles County
Baldwin Park Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 962-8312
468
29
16
92.9%
9 (1.9%)
5 (1.1%)
418 (89.3%)
35 (7.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$7,912
24.5
26.7
1912
150
064258007899
2063
Laytonville Elementary
Public
K-8
150 Ramsey Rd.
Laytonville
95454
Mendocino County
Laytonville Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 984-6123
226
12
19.2
68.1%
129 (57.1%)
0 (0.0%)
46 (20.4%)
6 (2.7%)
26 (11.5%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (8.4%)
$13,879
24.5
33
1679
384
060016010252
2064
Rivergold Elementary
Public
K-8
31800 Rd. 400
Coarsegold
93614
Madera County
Yosemite Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 658-7566
392
18
22.4
56.1%
260 (66.3%)
2 (0.5%)
88 (22.4%)
10 (2.6%)
10 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (5.6%)
$5,507
24.5
39
1497
567
063579007870
2065
Gavilan View Middle
Public
6-8
18250 Van Buren Ave.
Salinas
93906
Monterey County
Santa Rita Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 443-7212
587
28
20.8
70.9%
36 (6.1%)
1 (0.2%)
524 (89.3%)
14 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
9 (1.5%)
$4,843
24.5
30.2
1764
301
060194014169
2066
Grossmont Secondary
Public, Charter
7-12
111 Fletcher Pkwy.
El Cajon
92020
San Diego County
Grossmont Secondary District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 678-2020
257
8
34.1
69.3%
52 (20.2%)
19 (7.4%)
155 (60.3%)
5 (1.9%)
2 (0.8%)
1 (0.4%)
21 (8.2%)
24.5
42.6
1379
687
060797007667
2067
El Capitan Middle
Public
7-8
4443 W. Weldon Ave.
Fresno
93722
Fresno County
Central Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 276-5270
699
34
20.2
86.1%
45 (6.4%)
52 (7.4%)
492 (70.4%)
99 (14.2%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.3%)
$5,431
24.4
28.6
1841
226
064308007005
2068
Lee Middle
Public
7-8
520 W. St.
Woodland
95695
Yolo County
Woodland Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 662-0251
607
32
18.8
80.2%
93 (15.3%)
10 (1.6%)
453 (74.6%)
17 (2.8%)
9 (1.5%)
4 (0.7%)
20 (3.3%)
$8,455
24.4
25.3
1977
91
062519003765
2069
Modoc Middle
Public
6-8
906 W. Fourth St.
Alturas
96101
Modoc County
Modoc Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 233-7201
192
10
18.3
67.2%
127 (66.1%)
3 (1.6%)
36 (18.8%)
3 (1.6%)
12 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (5.2%)
$6,673
24.4
37.1
1554
515
062958007529
2070
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy
Public
6-8
37315 60th St. E.
Palmdale
93552
Los Angeles County
Palmdale Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 533-7400
891
44
20.1
91.5%
22 (2.5%)
122 (13.7%)
714 (80.1%)
17 (1.9%)
4 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
11 (1.2%)
$254
24.4
23.6
2049
21
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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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