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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
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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Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
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
)
061455001771
1581
Tenaya Middle
Public
7-8
1239 W. Mesa Ave.
Fresno
93711
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 451-4570
816
40
20.2
65.6%
182 (22.3%)
86 (10.5%)
434 (53.2%)
52 (6.4%)
9 (1.1%)
3 (0.4%)
49 (6.0%)
$9,159
36.2
31.7
1717
136
062271003058
1582
Griffith Middle
Public
6-8
4765 E. Fourth St.
Los Angeles
90022
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 266-7400
1,189
63
18.8
93.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,600
36.2
39.6
1475
107
069113501028
1583
Vista Verde Middle
Public
6-8
25777 Krameria St.
Moreno Valley
92551
Riverside County
Val Verde Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 490-4690
880
39
22.4
80.5%
38 (4.3%)
220 (25.0%)
538 (61.1%)
47 (5.3%)
3 (0.3%)
4 (0.5%)
30 (3.4%)
$6,692
36.1
36.2
1580
3
060212813970
1584
Equitas Academy 4
Public, Charter
5-8
2501 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles
90057
Los Angeles County
Equitas Academy 4 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 201-5934
390
18
21.3
92.6%
2 (0.5%)
7 (1.8%)
370 (94.9%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.3%)
36.1
31.3
1726
142
069102108529
1585
Monterey County Home Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
901 Blanco Cir.
Salinas
93901
Monterey County
Monterey County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 755-0331
241
14
16.9
64.7%
52 (21.6%)
1 (0.4%)
181 (75.1%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
3 (1.2%)
$11,038
36.1
25.6
1968
383
061692002150
1586
Cottonwood
Public
K-8
44260 Sage Rd.
Aguanga
92536
Riverside County
Hemet Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 767-3870
185
10
17.7
69.7%
74 (40.0%)
4 (2.2%)
92 (49.7%)
6 (3.2%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.2%)
$12,334
36.1
40.4
1449
137
062580009159
1587
Vista Heights Middle
Public
6-8
23049 Old Lake Dr.
Moreno Valley
92557
Riverside County
Moreno Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 571-4300
1,382
63
21.8
58.2%
108 (7.8%)
203 (14.7%)
966 (69.9%)
37 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (0.7%)
59 (4.3%)
$8,557
36
34.3
1635
48
060220714250
1588
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
43414 Business Park Dr.
Temecula
92590
Riverside County
Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(866) 354-8302
693
57
12
51.2%
160 (23.1%)
95 (13.7%)
338 (48.8%)
27 (3.9%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (10.0%)
36
48.5
1220
368
060363000292
1589
Chipman Junior High
Public
7-8
2905 Eissler St.
Bakersfield
93306
Kern County
Bakersfield City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 631-5210
727
33
21.8
71.8%
128 (17.6%)
41 (5.6%)
526 (72.4%)
14 (1.9%)
7 (1.0%)
1 (0.1%)
10 (1.4%)
$7,349
36
26.4
1929
340
060681000613
1590
Flying Hills School of Arts
Public
K-8
1251 Finch St.
El Cajon
92020
San Diego County
Cajon Valley Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 588-3132
727
28
25.7
65.6%
243 (33.4%)
63 (8.7%)
306 (42.1%)
15 (2.1%)
3 (0.4%)
9 (1.2%)
87 (12.0%)
$10,894
36
39.6
1479
111
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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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