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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
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Phone
# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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060870000884
1721
Cinnabar Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
286 Skillman Ln.
Petaluma
94952
Sonoma County
Cinnabar Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 765-4345
186
9
20.6
66.7%
40 (21.5%)
3 (1.6%)
140 (75.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
$12,596
32.3
35.4
1606
115
060246812643
1722
Valley Charter Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
14646 Sherman Way
Van Nuys
91405
Los Angeles County
Valley Charter Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 988-9128
228
10
22.8
68.4%
42 (18.4%)
3 (1.3%)
163 (71.5%)
15 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
4 (1.8%)
32.3
34.7
1626
96
062250002713
1723
Franklin Classical Middle
Public
6-8
540 Cerritos Ave.
Long Beach
90802
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 435-4952
1,095
47
23.1
76.0%
22 (2.0%)
126 (11.5%)
844 (77.1%)
79 (7.2%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
19 (1.7%)
$7,320
32.3
37.6
1540
183
060186213508
1724
Kepler Neighborhood
Public, Charter
K-8
1462 BRd.way St.
Fresno
93721
Fresno County
Kepler Neighborhood District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 495-0849
369
18
21
78.9%
53 (14.4%)
44 (11.9%)
233 (63.1%)
6 (1.6%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (8.1%)
32.3
33.2
1672
52
063864006489
1725
National City Middle
Public
7-8
1701 D Ave.
National City
91950
San Diego County
Sweetwater Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 336-2600
698
28
24.6
93.0%
56 (8.0%)
4 (0.6%)
575 (82.4%)
45 (6.4%)
2 (0.3%)
4 (0.6%)
11 (1.6%)
$7,880
32.3
30.1
1769
44
062271010863
1726
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex
Public
6-12
5225 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate
90280
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 357-7521
928
41
22.5
89.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,223
32.3
42.9
1370
356
062985007134
1727
Frank J. Zamboni
Public
6-8
15733 S. Orange Ave.
Paramount
90723
Los Angeles County
Paramount Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 602-8048
737
37
20
94.8%
2 (0.3%)
31 (4.2%)
696 (94.4%)
4 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.4%)
$4,142
32.3
26.9
1902
175
063276005089
1728
Rio del Valle Middle
Public
6-8
3100 Rose Ave.
Oxnard
93036
Ventura County
Rio Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 485-3119
633
34
18.7
67.5%
45 (7.1%)
7 (1.1%)
542 (85.6%)
34 (5.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.6%)
$6,917
32.3
28.1
1856
128
060160911846
1729
Sierra Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1931 N. Fine Ave.
Fresno
93727
Fresno County
Sierra Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 490-4290
321
26
12.2
76.0%
56 (17.4%)
12 (3.7%)
231 (72.0%)
6 (1.9%)
8 (2.5%)
1 (0.3%)
7 (2.2%)
32.3
33.1
1676
53
062271003363
1730
South Gate Middle
Public
6-8
4100 Firestone Blvd.
South Gate
90280
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 568-4000
1,342
65
20.6
93.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,522
32.3
30.1
1767
37
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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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