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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
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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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063204004927
1911
Juniper
Public
K-8
375 Ellis St.
Redding
96001
Shasta County
Redding Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 225-0045
248
13
19
79.4%
139 (56.0%)
7 (2.8%)
59 (23.8%)
1 (0.4%)
13 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (11.7%)
$10,020
27.8
31.1
1730
181
060636000553
1912
Buena Park Middle
Public
6-8
6931 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena Park
90620
Orange County
Buena Park Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 522-8491
705
38
18.3
86.2%
29 (4.1%)
35 (5.0%)
555 (78.7%)
66 (9.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
18 (2.6%)
$7,674
27.8
20.3
2209
297
063398000677
1913
Harden Middle
Public
7-8
1561 McKinnon St.
Salinas
93906
Monterey County
Salinas Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 796-7300
1,096
51
21.6
92.2%
22 (2.0%)
9 (0.8%)
1,002 (91.4%)
40 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
22 (2.0%)
$9,544
27.7
25.5
1971
58
060133201992
1914
Rio Linda Preparatory Academy
Public
7-8
1101 G St.
Rio Linda
95673
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-2720
318
17
18.5
86.8%
109 (34.3%)
8 (2.5%)
128 (40.3%)
38 (11.9%)
4 (1.3%)
2 (0.6%)
29 (9.1%)
27.7
24.8
2003
89
062025013954
1915
Trust Blended Learning
Public, Virtual
K-8
9009 Park Pl.aza Dr.
La Mesa
91942
San Diego County
La Mesa-Spring Valley
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(619) 771-6080
121
7
16.1
69.4%
14 (11.6%)
10 (8.3%)
79 (65.3%)
6 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
11 (9.1%)
$12,837
27.7
34.8
1624
291
062271013108
1916
San Fernando Institute of Applied Media
Public
6-8
130 N. Brand Blvd.
San Fernando
91340
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 837-5455
360
21
17.3
94.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,765
27.7
20.9
2174
258
060985001046
1917
Auburndale Intermediate
Public
7-8
1255 River Rd.
Corona
92880
Riverside County
Corona-Norco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 736-3231
592
28
21.4
87.8%
35 (5.9%)
22 (3.7%)
502 (84.8%)
18 (3.0%)
2 (0.3%)
3 (0.5%)
9 (1.5%)
$11,063
27.7
32.5
1693
224
062271003422
1918
Van Nuys Middle
Public
6-8
5435 Vesper Ave.
Van Nuys
91411
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 267-5900
869
46
18.8
92.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,833
27.7
22.4
2111
193
064200009463
1919
Edgewood Middle
Public
6-8
1625 W. Durness
West Covina
91790
Los Angeles County
West Covina Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 939-4900
571
29
20
69.7%
13 (2.3%)
17 (3.0%)
469 (82.1%)
61 (10.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (1.9%)
$9,368
27.6
29.6
1799
120
062361009916
1920
Stella Brockman Elementary
Public
K-8
763 Silverado Dr.
Manteca
95337
San Joaquin County
Manteca Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 858-7200
717
29
24.3
49.0%
128 (17.9%)
29 (4.0%)
387 (54.0%)
124 (17.3%)
4 (0.6%)
9 (1.3%)
36 (5.0%)
$5,740
27.6
36.2
1579
341
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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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Educational resources:
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