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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Average Standard
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2022
)
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2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
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2023
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063864006482
1381
Granger Junior High
Public
7-9
2101 Granger Ave.
National City
91950
San Diego County
Sweetwater Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 472-6000
794
35
22.4
83.6%
49 (6.2%)
15 (1.9%)
538 (67.8%)
147 (18.5%)
4 (0.5%)
7 (0.9%)
34 (4.3%)
$7,499
42.5
31.5
1719
338
063204014118
1382
Stellar Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
5885 E. Bonnyview Rd.
Redding
96001
Shasta County
Redding Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 245-7730
200
14
14.5
44.0%
143 (71.5%)
1 (0.5%)
34 (17.0%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (9.0%)
$8,371
42.5
55.8
1003
379
062775004201
1383
Nuestro Elementary
Public
K-8
3934 BRd.way Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Nuestro Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 822-5100
184
9
20.4
41.8%
96 (52.2%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (28.8%)
13 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (12.0%)
$11,450
42.5
44.9
1303
80
062583003880
1384
Martin Murphy Middle
Public
6-8
141 Avenida Espana
San Jose
95139
Santa Clara County
Morgan Hill Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 201-6260
550
25
21.6
40.9%
96 (17.5%)
12 (2.2%)
295 (53.6%)
104 (18.9%)
2 (0.4%)
3 (0.5%)
35 (6.4%)
$4,684
42.4
49.5
1191
193
060524000495
1385
Golden Sierra Junior Senior High
Public
7-12
5101 Garden Valley Rd.
Garden Valley
95633
El Dorado County
Black Oak Mine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 333-8330
488
27
18.3
39.1%
385 (78.9%)
2 (0.4%)
63 (12.9%)
9 (1.8%)
11 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (3.7%)
$11,238
42.4
41.3
1423
38
060006700730
1386
Caruthers Elementary
Public
K-8
13699 S. Quince
Caruthers
93609
Fresno County
Caruthers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 864-6500
859
46
18.7
87.3%
76 (8.8%)
2 (0.2%)
739 (86.0%)
28 (3.3%)
5 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
8 (0.9%)
$9,470
42.4
42.5
1381
5
062187009389
1387
Lincoln Elementary
Public
K-8
851 N. Stanford Ave.
Lindsay
93247
Tulare County
Lindsay Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 562-2571
397
19
20.8
83.9%
20 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
370 (93.2%)
6 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$7,800
42.4
38.5
1511
124
062271003439
1388
Virgil Middle
Public
6-8
152 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles
90004
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 368-2800
1,017
56
18
96.9%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,964
42.4
34.6
1630
242
064212006889
1389
Del Sur Senior Elementary
Public
K-8
9023 W. Ave. H
Lancaster
93536
Los Angeles County
Westside Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 942-0488
741
27
27
55.9%
243 (32.8%)
55 (7.4%)
402 (54.3%)
7 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (4.6%)
$9,579
42.3
26.7
1917
528
062004002397
1390
Knightsen Elementary
Public
K-8
1923 Delta Rd.
Knightsen
94548
Contra Costa County
Knightsen Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 625-0073
272
13
20.7
30.1%
120 (44.1%)
2 (0.7%)
134 (49.3%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.1%)
$9,897
42.3
60.9
878
512
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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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