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Grades
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491
San Diego Global Vision Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
3430 Sch St.
San Diego
92116
San Diego County
School District Global Vision Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 600-5321
417
21
19.8
61.4%
50 (12.0%)
79 (18.9%)
237 (56.8%)
8 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
42 (10.1%)
79.7
77
549
58
060188012013
492
American Indian Public Charter School II
Public, Charter
K-8
171 12th St.
Oakland
94607
Alameda County
American Indian Public Charter II District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 893-8701
625
17
36.6
67.4%
22 (3.5%)
282 (45.1%)
55 (8.8%)
245 (39.2%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
17 (2.7%)
79.7
63.6
812
320
062271003299
493
Walter Reed Middle
Public
6-8
4525 Irvine Ave.
North Hollywood
91602
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 487-7600
1,463
62
23.7
51.9%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,996
79.7
76.6
552
59
063441005585
494
Aptos Middle
Public
6-8
105 Aptos Ave.
San Francisco
94127
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 469-4520
848
38
22.3
49.8%
89 (10.5%)
61 (7.2%)
210 (24.8%)
369 (43.5%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.5%)
114 (13.4%)
$6,103
79.7
81.2
449
45
064023008651
495
Orchard View
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
700 Watertrough Rd.
Sebastopol
95472
Sonoma County
Twin Hills Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(707) 823-4709
216
13
16.3
20.4%
141 (65.3%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (22.7%)
8 (3.7%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
12 (5.6%)
$7,281
79.6
92.9
202
293
060903008810
496
Kastner Intermediate
Public
7-8
7676 N. First St.
Fresno
93720
Fresno County
Clovis Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 327-2500
1,133
50
22.6
55.6%
311 (27.4%)
57 (5.0%)
595 (52.5%)
106 (9.4%)
6 (0.5%)
6 (0.5%)
48 (4.2%)
$5,778
79.6
78
525
29
062865007195
497
McPherson Magnet
Public
K-8
333 S. Prospect St.
Orange
92869
Orange County
Orange Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 997-6384
848
33
26
40.3%
218 (25.7%)
12 (1.4%)
452 (53.3%)
105 (12.4%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
57 (6.7%)
$5,766
79.6
71.4
657
160
060780000740
498
Canyon Middle
Public
6-8
19600 Cull Canyon Rd.
Castro Valley
94552
Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 538-8833
1,332
61
21.8
39.6%
263 (19.7%)
81 (6.1%)
378 (28.4%)
413 (31.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (0.7%)
187 (14.0%)
$5,663
79.5
80.6
463
35
062052002473
499
Lagunitas Elementary
Public
K-8
One Lagunitas Sch Rd.
San Geronimo
94963
Marin County
Lagunitas Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 488-4118
129
8
15.9
14.0%
95 (73.6%)
1 (0.8%)
18 (14.0%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (10.1%)
$15,498
79.5
71.7
652
153
060222610833
500
Ocean Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
12870 Panama St.
Los Angeles
90066
Los Angeles County
Ocean Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 827-5511
552
22
25
16.5%
278 (50.4%)
12 (2.2%)
140 (25.4%)
31 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
91 (16.5%)
79.4
91.5
236
264
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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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