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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
064182006870
1161
Waukena Joint Union Elementary
Public
K-8
19113 Rd. 28
Tulare
93274
Tulare County
Waukena Joint Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 686-3328
214
10
21.4
77.6%
16 (7.5%)
0 (0.0%)
198 (92.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,868
50.2
54.4
1051
110
062121002544
1162
Will Rogers Middle
Public
6-8
4110 W. 154th St.
Lawndale
90260
Los Angeles County
Lawndale Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 676-1197
799
35
22.6
67.2%
21 (2.6%)
113 (14.1%)
574 (71.8%)
57 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.6%)
29 (3.6%)
$8,019
50.1
50.3
1171
9
061336014474
1163
Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun
Public, Virtual
K-8
1100 Civic Center Dr.
Fairfield
94533
Solano County
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(707) 438-6973
310
14
22.4
57.1%
24 (7.7%)
52 (16.8%)
111 (35.8%)
58 (18.7%)
2 (0.6%)
8 (2.6%)
54 (17.4%)
50.1
49.8
1187
24
064212010911
1164
Anaverde Hills
Public
K-8
2902 Greenbrier St.
Palmdale
93551
Los Angeles County
Westside Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 575-9923
659
25
26
60.4%
67 (10.2%)
95 (14.4%)
423 (64.2%)
39 (5.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (5.0%)
$9,579
50.1
35.1
1617
453
060147905673
1165
AIMS College Prep Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
171 12th St.
Oakland
94607
Alameda County
American Indian Public Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 893-8701
225
9
24
63.1%
9 (4.0%)
74 (32.9%)
31 (13.8%)
101 (44.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.4%)
50
71.9
645
520
060657011526
1166
Summit Charter Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
175 S. Mathew St.
Porterville
93257
Tulare County
Burton Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 782-5902
2,378
105
22.7
58.8%
318 (13.4%)
8 (0.3%)
1,890 (79.5%)
46 (1.9%)
29 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
87 (3.7%)
$6,320
50
44.7
1311
145
061683002144
1167
Heber Elementary
Public
5-8
1052 Heber Ave.
Heber
92249
Imperial County
Heber Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 337-6530
540
24
22.5
69.6%
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
536 (99.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
49.9
48.3
1227
60
062205002614
1168
Live Oak Middle
Public
6-8
2082 Pennington Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Live Oak Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 695-5435
389
22
17.5
74.8%
82 (21.1%)
2 (0.5%)
238 (61.2%)
60 (15.4%)
3 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.0%)
$6,187
49.8
38
1525
357
063684006269
1169
Sinaloa Middle
Public
6-8
601 Royal Ave.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
Simi Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 520-6830
775
33
23.2
49.2%
355 (45.8%)
18 (2.3%)
315 (40.6%)
55 (7.1%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
30 (3.9%)
$7,424
49.8
48.8
1213
44
062825004373
1170
Santa Margarita Elementary
Public
K-8
1 Carnes Rd.
Oceanside
92058
San Diego County
Oceanside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 901-7900
541
24
22.9
66.4%
199 (36.8%)
37 (6.8%)
218 (40.3%)
18 (3.3%)
2 (0.4%)
5 (0.9%)
61 (11.3%)
$12,675
49.8
64.2
788
382
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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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