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060188810393
1261
Discovery Charter
Public, Charter
5-8
51 E. Beverly Pl.
Tracy
95376
San Joaquin County
Discovery Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 290-0511
365
15
23.8
23.0%
75 (20.5%)
16 (4.4%)
194 (53.2%)
53 (14.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
24 (6.6%)
46.7
39.9
1466
205
060184114353
1262
JCS - Manzanita
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
5300 Jackson Dr.
La Mesa
91942
San Diego County
JCS - Manzanita District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 303-4344
228
13
17.8
56.6%
81 (35.5%)
7 (3.1%)
103 (45.2%)
6 (2.6%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
27 (11.8%)
46.7
59.5
910
352
064098006747
1263
Lemon Grove
Public
K-8
450 Valmore Ave.
Ventura
93003
Ventura County
Ventura Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 289-1817
279
14
19.9
65.2%
111 (39.8%)
4 (1.4%)
138 (49.5%)
6 (2.2%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (6.5%)
$10,870
46.7
(n/a)
064308007901
1264
Douglass Middle
Public
7-8
525 Granada Dr.
Woodland
95695
Yolo County
Woodland Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 666-2191
808
38
21.1
76.0%
105 (13.0%)
14 (1.7%)
576 (71.3%)
84 (10.4%)
4 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%)
24 (3.0%)
$6,426
46.6
36.2
1578
314
064230006924
1265
Westwood High
Public
7-12
Fourth and Greenwood Sts.
Westwood
96137
Lassen County
Westwood Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 256-2311
85
7
11.9
69.4%
60 (70.6%)
4 (4.7%)
12 (14.1%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (9.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$10,312
46.6
58.3
934
331
060639011597
1266
Stonecreek Junior High
Public
7-8
8000 Akers Rd.
Bakersfield
93313
Kern County
Panama-Buena Vista Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 834-4521
1,036
49
21.2
79.4%
108 (10.4%)
61 (5.9%)
667 (64.4%)
136 (13.1%)
1 (0.1%)
7 (0.7%)
55 (5.3%)
$10,973
46.6
42.1
1394
128
061632507159
1267
Fairgrove Academy
Public
K-8
15540 Fairgrove Ave.
La Puente
91744
Los Angeles County
Hacienda la Puente Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 933-8500
742
29
25.5
75.3%
15 (2.0%)
2 (0.3%)
667 (89.9%)
37 (5.0%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
18 (2.4%)
46.5
56.6
983
284
069102311877
1268
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
111 New Mohawk Rd.
Nevada City
95959
Nevada County
Nevada County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 478-1815
202
10
20.5
27.2%
144 (71.3%)
2 (1.0%)
28 (13.9%)
1 (0.5%)
4 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (11.4%)
$8,688
46.5
53.7
1065
203
062769002165
1269
Reginald M. Benton Middle
Public
6-8
15709 E. Olive Branch Rd.
La Mirada
90638
Los Angeles County
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 210-2500
678
29
23.1
45.4%
109 (16.1%)
17 (2.5%)
469 (69.2%)
56 (8.3%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
24 (3.5%)
$12,272
46.5
48
1230
39
060170113671
1270
Empire Springs Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
27740 Jefferson Ave.
Temecula
92590
Riverside County
Empire Springs Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 252-8800
1,497
56
26.8
51.6%
501 (33.5%)
91 (6.1%)
760 (50.8%)
59 (3.9%)
12 (0.8%)
7 (0.5%)
67 (4.5%)
46.5
50.6
1156
114
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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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