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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
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# Students
Full-time Teachers
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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
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41
Gale Ranch Middle
Public
6-8
6400 Main Branch Rd.
San Ramon
94582
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 479-1500
1,075
41
26
8.8%
89 (8.3%)
31 (2.9%)
61 (5.7%)
831 (77.3%)
6 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
56 (5.2%)
$5,550
98.3
98.3
38
3
064314007013
42
Woodside Elementary
Public
K-8
3195 Woodside Rd.
Woodside
94062
San Mateo County
Woodside Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 851-1571
371
32
11.4
7.8%
230 (62.0%)
5 (1.3%)
69 (18.6%)
20 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
46 (12.4%)
$26,398
98.3
98.9
30
12
061719002172
43
Crocker Middle
Public
6-8
2600 Ralston Ave.
Hillsborough
94010
San Mateo County
Hillsborough City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 342-6331
435
34
12.7
2.8%
216 (49.7%)
1 (0.2%)
14 (3.2%)
153 (35.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
50 (11.5%)
$20,943
98.3
98
49
6
062271003305
44
Richland Avenue Elementary
Public
K-7
11562 Richland Ave.
Los Angeles
90064
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 473-0467
297
15
20.4
13.1%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,481
98.3
(n/a)
064032006680
45
Union Middle
Public
6-8
2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd.
San Jose
95124
Santa Clara County
Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 371-0366
1,012
42
24
5.3%
465 (45.9%)
9 (0.9%)
102 (10.1%)
342 (33.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
93 (9.2%)
$7,779
98.2
97.9
53
8
061308007707
46
Willma Cavitt Junior High
Public
7-8
7200 Fuller Dr.
Granite Bay
95746
Placer County
Eureka Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 791-4152
360
15
23.4
6.1%
228 (63.3%)
3 (0.8%)
38 (10.6%)
54 (15.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (10.0%)
$10,173
98.2
98.1
46
060196212855
47
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County
Public, Charter
K-8
23000 Via Santa Maria
Mission Viejo
92691
Orange County
Oxford Preparatory Academy - South Orange County District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 305-6111
846
36
23.6
13.6%
363 (42.9%)
11 (1.3%)
153 (18.1%)
236 (27.9%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
79 (9.3%)
98.2
97.7
64
17
061440001670
48
John M. Horner Middle
Public
6-8
4350 Irvington Ave.
Fremont
94538
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 656-4000
1,562
63
24.8
17.0%
74 (4.7%)
18 (1.2%)
147 (9.4%)
1,282 (82.1%)
5 (0.3%)
3 (0.2%)
33 (2.1%)
$6,921
98.2
98.2
45
3
062970008514
49
Ridgecrest Intermediate
Public
6-8
28915 N.bay Rd.
Rancho Palos Verdes
90275
Los Angeles County
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 544-2747
890
35
25.7
9.6%
211 (23.7%)
17 (1.9%)
98 (11.0%)
463 (52.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
99 (11.1%)
$5,452
98.2
98.3
40
9
063432007688
50
Marshall Middle
Public
6-8
9700 Ave. of Nations
San Diego
92131
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 549-5400
1,317
52
25.4
16.4%
501 (38.0%)
18 (1.4%)
152 (11.5%)
451 (34.2%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
193 (14.7%)
$6,814
98.1
97.4
77
27
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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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