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Type
Grades
Address
City
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Score (
2023
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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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062271014456
2241
Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Public
6-12
9171 Telfair Ave.
Sun Valley
91352
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 394-4600
293
24
12
93.2%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20.4
20.7
2186
55
060004707390
2242
North Elementary
Public
K-8
2875 Holly Dr.
Tracy
95376
San Joaquin County
Tracy Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 830-3350
789
36
22
76.8%
38 (4.8%)
40 (5.1%)
568 (72.0%)
93 (11.8%)
6 (0.8%)
13 (1.6%)
30 (3.8%)
$7,383
20.4
16.6
2372
130
060006908612
2243
Valley Center Middle
Public
6-8
28102 N. Lake Wohlford Rd.
Valley Center
92082
San Diego County
Valley Center-Pauma Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 751-4295
756
36
21
40.7%
170 (22.5%)
1 (0.1%)
466 (61.6%)
17 (2.2%)
62 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (5.3%)
$10,706
20.3
21.7
2145
98
061692012275
2244
Rancho Viejo Middle
Public
6-8
985 N. Cawston Ave.
Hemet
92545
Riverside County
Hemet Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 765-6287
975
43
22.4
87.6%
126 (12.9%)
101 (10.4%)
687 (70.5%)
19 (1.9%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
38 (3.9%)
$6,469
20.3
19.3
2250
6
060196012908
2245
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
810 E. 111th Pl.
Los Angeles
90059
Los Angeles County
Animo James B. Taylor Charter Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 568-8613
518
19
27.5
97.1%
3 (0.6%)
71 (13.7%)
442 (85.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20.3
21.5
2153
92
061944010238
2246
Daisy Gibson Elementary
Public
K-8
9650 E. Palmdale Blvd.
Palmdale
93591
Los Angeles County
Keppel Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 944-6590
662
24
27.1
79.8%
16 (2.4%)
21 (3.2%)
622 (94.0%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20.3
18.6
2280
34
063432005539
2247
Riley/New Dawn
Public, Alternative
K-12
5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.
San Diego
92111
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 302-3340
135
21
6.4
76.3%
29 (21.5%)
21 (15.6%)
64 (47.4%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (14.1%)
$33,646
20.3
(n/a)
061104010438
2248
Denair Charter Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3460 Lester Rd.
Denair
95316
Stanislaus County
Denair Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 634-0917
167
12
13.5
53.3%
68 (40.7%)
2 (1.2%)
84 (50.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (5.4%)
1 (0.6%)
3 (1.8%)
$12,098
20.2
15.3
2431
183
061401012023
2249
Forestville Academy
Public, Charter
2-8
6321 Highway 116
Forestville
95436
Sonoma County
Forestville Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 887-2279
170
10
17.3
40.0%
103 (60.6%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (32.9%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (5.9%)
20.2
23.1
2081
168
060218011207
2250
School of Arts and Enterprise
Public, Charter
6-12
295 N. Garey Ave.
Pomona
91768
Los Angeles County
School of Arts and Enterprise District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 622-0699
667
37
17.9
75.7%
58 (8.7%)
28 (4.2%)
527 (79.0%)
13 (1.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (5.7%)
20.2
22.5
2108
142
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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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