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School
Type
Grades
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City
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District
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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
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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
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2023
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060006414357
1841
Porterville Military Academy
Public, Charter
6-12
900 W. Pioneer Ave.
Porterville
93257
Tulare County
Porterville Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 782-7300
288
14
20.1
85.1%
58 (20.1%)
2 (0.7%)
214 (74.3%)
3 (1.0%)
3 (1.0%)
1 (0.3%)
6 (2.1%)
29.1
16.1
2397
556
060004810395
1842
Paso Robles Independent Study Center
Public
K-8
2405 Spring St.
Paso Robles
93446
San Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 769-1620
47
4
11.4
48.9%
14 (29.8%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (57.4%)
1 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (10.6%)
29.1
(n/a)
062703010391
1843
Delta Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
31400 S. Koster Rd.
Tracy
95304
San Joaquin County
New Jerusalem Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 830-6363
798
49
16.4
48.7%
253 (31.7%)
46 (5.8%)
401 (50.3%)
28 (3.5%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
64 (8.0%)
$10,700
29.1
27.7
1870
27
062361004004
1844
Joshua Cowell Elementary
Public
K-8
740 Pestana Ave.
Manteca
95336
San Joaquin County
Manteca Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 858-7310
709
29
24
55.9%
136 (19.2%)
33 (4.7%)
353 (49.8%)
136 (19.2%)
5 (0.7%)
15 (2.1%)
31 (4.4%)
$5,523
29.1
34.6
1629
215
063918006544
1845
Nelson Avenue Middle
Public
6-8
2255 Sixth St.
Oroville
95965
Butte County
Thermalito Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 538-2940
457
22
20.3
84.9%
184 (40.3%)
9 (2.0%)
73 (16.0%)
137 (30.0%)
15 (3.3%)
2 (0.4%)
37 (8.1%)
$8,590
29.1
26.8
1908
63
062769002145
1846
Corvallis Middle
Public
6-8
11032 E. Leffingwell Rd.
Norwalk
90650
Los Angeles County
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 210-4125
636
24
26.5
73.7%
15 (2.4%)
26 (4.1%)
546 (85.8%)
28 (4.4%)
1 (0.2%)
5 (0.8%)
15 (2.4%)
$12,631
29
30
1775
71
064245006936
1847
Walter F. Dexter Middle
Public
6-8
11532 E. Floral Dr.
Whittier
90601
Los Angeles County
Whittier City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 789-3090
677
30
22.4
74.9%
27 (4.0%)
8 (1.2%)
614 (90.7%)
5 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
20 (3.0%)
$5,313
29
25
1994
147
060154810840
1848
New Designs Charter
Public, Charter
6-12
2303 S. Figueroa Way
Los Angeles
90007
Los Angeles County
New Designs Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 765-9084
744
26
28.8
82.1%
3 (0.4%)
27 (3.6%)
432 (58.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
282 (37.9%)
28.9
23
2087
239
062223002659
1849
Morada Middle
Public
7-8
5001 E.view Dr.
Stockton
95212
San Joaquin County
Lodi Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 953-8490
746
36
20.5
84.5%
51 (6.8%)
53 (7.1%)
292 (39.1%)
291 (39.0%)
3 (0.4%)
11 (1.5%)
45 (6.0%)
$10,976
28.9
30
1776
73
063432005525
1850
Montgomery Middle
Public
6-8
2470 Ulric St.
San Diego
92111
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 397-6600
357
19
18.5
82.4%
26 (7.3%)
31 (8.7%)
218 (61.1%)
65 (18.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (4.8%)
$9,665
28.9
26.7
1913
63
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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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