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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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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
)
062271012440
2131
Young Oak Kim Academy
Public
6-8
615 S. Shatto Pl.
Los Angeles
90005
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 739-6500
786
38
20.5
99.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,719
23
27.4
1878
253
061077001192
2132
Crescent Elk Middle
Public
6-8
994 G St.
Crescent City
95531
Del Norte County
Del Norte County Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 464-0320
491
25
19.5
72.1%
219 (44.6%)
3 (0.6%)
130 (26.5%)
29 (5.9%)
72 (14.7%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (7.5%)
$11,869
22.9
17.3
2340
208
060962000970
2133
Ralph Bunche Elementary
Public
K-8
16223 S. Haskins Ln.
Carson
90746
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6120
248
9
27.6
56.9%
1 (0.4%)
83 (33.5%)
161 (64.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.2%)
22.9
47.8
1237
896
060193710408
2134
Lighthouse Community Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
444 Hegenberger St.
Oakland
94621
Alameda County
Lighthouse Community Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 562-8801
544
27
19.8
94.7%
12 (2.2%)
40 (7.4%)
475 (87.3%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
12 (2.2%)
22.9
18.8
2275
141
062250008025
2135
Powell Academy for Success
Public
K-8
150 Victoria St.
Long Beach
90805
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 631-8794
806
35
23
72.7%
10 (1.2%)
205 (25.4%)
523 (64.9%)
24 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (2.9%)
21 (2.6%)
$79,332
22.9
28.5
1844
291
060196310651
2136
Venture Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2829 Transworld Dr.
Stockton
95206
San Joaquin County
Venture Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 468-5940
1,644
80
20.5
64.7%
214 (13.0%)
110 (6.7%)
1,155 (70.3%)
90 (5.5%)
9 (0.5%)
10 (0.6%)
55 (3.3%)
22.8
19.2
2256
120
062217002639
2137
Livingston Middle
Public
6-8
101 F St.
Livingston
95334
Merced County
Livingston Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 394-5450
833
35
23.6
78.2%
28 (3.4%)
6 (0.7%)
702 (84.3%)
83 (10.0%)
7 (0.8%)
1 (0.1%)
6 (0.7%)
22.7
21.5
2152
15
063801010316
2138
Wilson Elementary
Public
K-8
150 E. Mendocino Ave.
Stockton
95204
San Joaquin County
Stockton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 933-7325
348
14
24.1
80.2%
26 (7.5%)
33 (9.5%)
240 (69.0%)
21 (6.0%)
5 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (6.6%)
$7,845
22.7
16.2
2392
254
063459005731
2139
Muwekma Ohlone Middle
Public
6-8
850 N. Second St.
San Jose
95112
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6267
630
32
19.4
68.1%
33 (5.2%)
11 (1.7%)
527 (83.7%)
37 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
20 (3.2%)
$13,500
22.7
20.5
2198
59
063462005775
2140
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8
Public
K-8
2950 Hurley Way
Sacramento
95864
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 979-8960
816
36
22.9
70.7%
163 (20.0%)
96 (11.8%)
398 (48.8%)
105 (12.9%)
7 (0.9%)
4 (0.5%)
41 (5.0%)
$7,595
22.7
17.9
2311
171
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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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