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062169002775
341
Brookside
Public
K-8
2962 Brookside Rd.
Stockton
95219
San Joaquin County
Lincoln Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 953-8641
731
30
24.4
36.9%
193 (26.4%)
58 (7.9%)
226 (30.9%)
199 (27.2%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
49 (6.7%)
$3,242
86.9
92.7
207
134
060004306173
342
Scotts Valley Middle
Public
6-8
8 Bean Creek Rd.
Scotts Valley
95066
Santa Cruz County
Scotts Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 438-0610
481
23
21.3
11.6%
310 (64.4%)
2 (0.4%)
95 (19.8%)
32 (6.7%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (7.9%)
$7,226
86.8
85.8
369
27
064214011705
343
Twelve Bridges Middle
Public
6-8
770 W.view Dr.
Lincoln
95648
Placer County
Western Placer Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 434-5270
882
36
24.8
16.3%
570 (64.6%)
17 (1.9%)
145 (16.4%)
76 (8.6%)
3 (0.3%)
9 (1.0%)
62 (7.0%)
$10,714
86.8
84.6
392
49
062271011654
344
Hesby Oaks Leadership Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
15530 Hesby St.
Encino
91403
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 528-7000
501
21
23.8
14.8%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,860
86.6
93.4
190
154
060227114131
345
Temecula International Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
39600 N. General Kearny Rd.
Temecula
92591
Riverside County
Temecula International Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 816-5506
308
14
21.9
16.2%
112 (36.4%)
12 (3.9%)
102 (33.1%)
12 (3.9%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
67 (21.8%)
86.6
94.1
163
182
060245711159
346
KIPP Summit Academy
Public, Charter
5-8
2005 Via Barrett
San Lorenzo
94580
Alameda County
KIPP Summit Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 258-0106
421
22
19.2
72.2%
14 (3.3%)
11 (2.6%)
200 (47.5%)
186 (44.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
9 (2.1%)
86.5
85.8
372
26
060750000715
347
Valley Middle
Public
6-8
1645 Magnolia Ave.
Carlsbad
92008
San Diego County
Carlsbad Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 331-5300
866
40
21.4
25.6%
493 (56.9%)
6 (0.7%)
264 (30.5%)
22 (2.5%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
77 (8.9%)
$7,318
86.5
80.9
454
107
060169507533
348
San Jose Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
2021 W. Alwood St.
West Covina
91790
Los Angeles County
San Jose Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 856-1693
1,258
56
22.6
49.8%
46 (3.7%)
18 (1.4%)
901 (71.6%)
284 (22.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.2%)
6 (0.5%)
86.4
86.5
349
1
062271009151
349
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Public, Alternative
4-12
18605 Erwin St.
Reseda
91335
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 758-5600
1,786
73
24.3
52.5%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,629
86.1
81
451
102
063753006356
350
Westborough Middle
Public
6-8
2570 W.borough Blvd.
South San Francisco
94080
San Mateo County
South San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 877-8848
491
28
17.5
21.6%
28 (5.7%)
10 (2.0%)
117 (23.8%)
294 (59.9%)
1 (0.2%)
6 (1.2%)
35 (7.1%)
$5,840
86.1
82
432
82
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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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