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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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Score (
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2022
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062046002470
281
Vallemar Elementary
Public
K-8
377 Reina del Mar Ave.
Pacifica
94044
San Mateo County
Pacifica
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 738-6655
490
21
23.3
15.7%
191 (39.0%)
3 (0.6%)
153 (31.2%)
67 (13.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
76 (15.5%)
$5,423
89.8
79.7
487
206
061437013199
282
College Connection Academy
Public
7-8
1855 Lucretia Ave.
San Jose
95122
Santa Clara County
Franklin-McKinley Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 347-4827
199
11
17.7
31.2%
4 (2.0%)
1 (0.5%)
61 (30.7%)
129 (64.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.5%)
89.7
97.7
62
220
060181112647
283
Cottonwood Creek Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
3425 Brush St.
Cottonwood
96022
Shasta County
Cottonwood Creek Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 347-7200
261
11
23.3
31.8%
214 (82.0%)
1 (0.4%)
22 (8.4%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (8.0%)
89.7
88.7
302
19
068450014305
284
Cadence Park
Public
K-8
750 Benchmark
Irvine
92618
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 404-1300
924
35
26.3
19.2%
162 (17.5%)
22 (2.4%)
123 (13.3%)
494 (53.5%)
4 (0.4%)
6 (0.6%)
113 (12.2%)
89.7
88.3
312
28
060215914091
285
Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
703 C St.
Union City
94587
Alameda County
Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 874-1119
494
44
11.1
27.1%
121 (24.5%)
18 (3.6%)
77 (15.6%)
191 (38.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
85 (17.2%)
89.7
93.6
181
104
061455008844
286
Edison Computech
Public
7-8
555 E. Belgravia
Fresno
93706
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 457-2640
798
32
24.6
71.1%
81 (10.2%)
44 (5.5%)
573 (71.8%)
70 (8.8%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
23 (2.9%)
$7,192
89.5
94.9
144
142
060156008300
287
Classical Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
2950 S. Bear Valley Pkwy.
Escondido
92025
San Diego County
Classical Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 546-0101
1,531
54
28.2
24.1%
837 (54.7%)
24 (1.6%)
388 (25.3%)
91 (5.9%)
3 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
186 (12.1%)
89.4
87.3
336
49
062256011704
288
Penryn Elementary
Public
K-8
6885 English Colony Way
Penryn
95663
Placer County
Loomis Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 663-3993
242
10
23.4
10.7%
212 (87.6%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (7.0%)
4 (1.7%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.3%)
$7,384
89.4
96.1
109
179
063432005532
289
Pacific Beach Middle
Public
6-8
4676 Ingraham St.
San Diego
92109
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 221-5600
579
30
19.2
38.5%
250 (43.2%)
7 (1.2%)
182 (31.4%)
44 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
92 (15.9%)
$8,203
89.3
91.3
243
46
062937004531
290
Pacific Grove Middle
Public
6-8
835 Forest Ave.
Pacific Grove
93950
Monterey County
Pacific Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 646-6568
420
25
16.5
18.3%
237 (56.4%)
7 (1.7%)
83 (19.8%)
65 (15.5%)
8 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (4.5%)
$10,165
89.3
90.2
276
14
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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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