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062250002747
861
Muir K-8
Public
K-8
3038 Delta Ave.
Long Beach
90810
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 426-5571
1,020
41
24.6
60.0%
19 (1.9%)
112 (11.0%)
688 (67.5%)
156 (15.3%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (1.6%)
29 (2.8%)
$7,689
61.5
61.7
861
061336001528
862
Suisun Valley Elementary
Public
K-8
4985 Lambert Rd.
Fairfield
94534
Solano County
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 421-4338
490
19
25.7
24.9%
197 (40.2%)
23 (4.7%)
152 (31.0%)
60 (12.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
58 (11.8%)
$5,093
61.4
66.6
745
117
062250002726
863
Hughes Middle
Public
6-8
3846 CA Ave.
Long Beach
90807
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 595-0831
1,295
50
25.9
49.0%
105 (8.1%)
237 (18.3%)
609 (47.0%)
223 (17.2%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (1.3%)
104 (8.0%)
$6,646
61.3
62.2
848
15
063684006255
864
Hillside Middle
Public
6-8
2222 E. Fitzgerald Rd.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
Simi Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 520-6810
897
39
23.1
40.4%
298 (33.2%)
10 (1.1%)
407 (45.4%)
124 (13.8%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.4%)
47 (5.2%)
$7,738
61.3
56.2
992
128
069113610298
865
Aromas
Public
K-8
365 Vega St.
Aromas
95004
Monterey County
Aromas - San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 726-5100
381
17
22.4
47.0%
91 (23.9%)
0 (0.0%)
263 (69.0%)
4 (1.0%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.3%)
20 (5.2%)
$11,649
61.2
63
831
34
062814004350
866
Vista View Middle
Public
6-8
16250 Hickory St.
Fountain Valley
92708
Orange County
Ocean View
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 842-0626
588
26
22.2
77.6%
60 (10.2%)
8 (1.4%)
324 (55.1%)
166 (28.2%)
3 (0.5%)
3 (0.5%)
24 (4.1%)
$5,160
61.1
62.2
847
19
060214808303
867
Preuss School UCSD
Public, Charter
6-12
9500 Gilman Dr.
La Jolla
92093
San Diego County
Preuss School UCSD District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 822-3000
839
44
19.1
90.8%
18 (2.1%)
164 (19.5%)
495 (59.0%)
137 (16.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (3.0%)
61.1
63.8
807
60
061209001350
868
Gidley Elementary
Public
K-8
10226 E. Lower Azusa Rd.
El Monte
91731
Los Angeles County
El Monte City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 575-2323
445
26
17.2
83.4%
6 (1.3%)
5 (1.1%)
334 (75.1%)
98 (22.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$7,383
61.1
65.3
771
97
060231011793
869
Adelante Dual Language Academy
Public
K-8
2999 Ridgemont Dr.
San Jose
95127
Santa Clara County
Alum Rock Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 928-1900
491
26
18.7
56.8%
7 (1.4%)
5 (1.0%)
469 (95.5%)
5 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.0%)
$14,108
61
75.8
569
300
060148412812
870
PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High
Public, Charter
6-12
13361 Glenoaks Blvd.
Sylmar
91342
Los Angeles County
PUC Triumph Charter Academy & PUC Triumph Charter High Dist
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 356-2795
796
39
20.3
95.9%
14 (1.8%)
3 (0.4%)
750 (94.2%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (3.3%)
61
42.2
1389
519
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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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