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2022
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062193002604
791
Lakeside Middle
Public
6-8
11000 E. Kenney St.
Norwalk
90650
Los Angeles County
Little Lake City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 868-9442
514
26
19.4
74.3%
24 (4.7%)
7 (1.4%)
449 (87.4%)
25 (4.9%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.6%)
$11,856
64
62.1
850
59
061089011598
792
La Vina Middle
Public
6-8
1331 Browning Rd.
Delano
93215
Kern County
Delano Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 721-3601
533
29
18.6
79.7%
8 (1.5%)
4 (0.8%)
419 (78.6%)
92 (17.3%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.5%)
$7,117
64
62.3
845
53
062271003287
793
George K. Porter Middle
Public
6-8
15960 Kingsbury St.
Granada Hills
91344
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 920-2050
995
46
21.4
65.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,219
63.9
60.9
879
86
060342004672
794
Peggy Heller Elementary
Public
K-8
201 Lake View Dr.
Atwater
95301
Merced County
Atwater Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 357-6517
707
32
22.1
64.2%
151 (21.4%)
5 (0.7%)
498 (70.4%)
31 (4.4%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (2.7%)
$3,809
63.9
64
800
6
060133205105
795
Pioneer Elementary
Public
K-8
5816 Pioneer Way
Sacramento
95841
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-1940
639
26
24.7
88.6%
198 (31.0%)
60 (9.4%)
221 (34.6%)
67 (10.5%)
3 (0.5%)
15 (2.3%)
75 (11.7%)
63.8
54.7
1039
244
061233011062
796
Edward Harris Junior Middle
Public
7-8
8691 Power Inn Rd.
Elk Grove
95624
Sacramento County
Elk Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 688-0080
1,192
54
21.9
49.6%
80 (6.7%)
173 (14.5%)
265 (22.2%)
501 (42.0%)
11 (0.9%)
45 (3.8%)
117 (9.8%)
$7,058
63.8
62
852
56
060834000811
797
Chicago Park Elementary
Public
K-8
15725 Mt. Olive Rd.
Grass Valley
95945
Nevada County
Chicago Park Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 346-2153
121
6
18.8
56.2%
94 (77.7%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (14.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (6.6%)
$9,693
63.7
41.6
1412
615
062271002987
798
Emerson Community Charter
Public, Charter
6-8
1650 Selby Ave.
Los Angeles
90024
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 234-3100
492
24
20.6
50.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,340
63.7
61.5
869
71
063271005085
799
Rio Bravo-Greeley Elementary
Public
5-8
6601 Enos Ln.
Bakersfield
93314
Kern County
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 589-2505
414
21
20.1
52.4%
177 (42.8%)
3 (0.7%)
217 (52.4%)
9 (2.2%)
3 (0.7%)
2 (0.5%)
3 (0.7%)
$6,725
63.7
62.5
841
42
060006306868
800
Waterford Junior
Public
7-8
12916 Bentley St.
Waterford
95386
Stanislaus County
Waterford Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 874-2382
262
12
21.3
89.3%
65 (24.8%)
2 (0.8%)
179 (68.3%)
9 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.7%)
$11,342
63.7
43.4
1354
554
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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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