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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Average Standard
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2022
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062361003578
2271
French Camp Elementary
Public
K-8
241 E. Fourth St.
French Camp
95231
San Joaquin County
Manteca Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 938-6370
604
26
23.2
79.1%
49 (8.1%)
6 (1.0%)
530 (87.7%)
8 (1.3%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
9 (1.5%)
$6,390
19.8
16.8
2363
92
063432007316
2272
Clark Middle
Public
6-8
4388 Thorn St.
San Diego
92105
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 344-4200
799
32
25
91.7%
16 (2.0%)
64 (8.0%)
591 (74.0%)
106 (13.3%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.4%)
17 (2.1%)
$8,324
19.8
18.3
2296
24
062271003378
2273
Sun Valley Magnet
Public
6-12
7330 Bakman Ave.
Sun Valley
91352
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 255-5100
1,245
75
16.6
95.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,007
19.8
19.5
2244
29
062271012483
2274
Sal Castro Middle
Public
6-8
1575 W. 2nd St.
Los Angeles
90026
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 241-4416
329
20
16.7
98.5%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,094
19.8
21.2
2163
111
062088005857
2275
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies
Public, Virtual
K-8
44034 13th St. W.
Lancaster
93534
Los Angeles County
Lancaster Elementary
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(661) 488-7600
481
18
26.3
95.0%
36 (7.5%)
132 (27.4%)
265 (55.1%)
15 (3.1%)
5 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (5.8%)
$8,462
19.8
9.4
2655
380
062271003324
2276
San Fernando Middle
Public
6-8
130 N. Brand Blvd.
San Fernando
91340
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 837-5400
524
33
16
96.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,716
19.8
16.3
2388
112
061632502064
2277
Sparks Middle
Public
7-8
15100 Giordano St.
La Puente
91744
Los Angeles County
Hacienda la Puente Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 933-5001
351
16
22.3
74.4%
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
328 (93.4%)
21 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
19.7
30.1
1768
509
062250002765
2278
Washington Middle
Public
6-8
1450 Cedar Ave.
Long Beach
90813
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 591-2434
941
41
22.9
77.0%
10 (1.1%)
102 (10.8%)
778 (82.7%)
30 (3.2%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
19 (2.0%)
$7,443
19.7
20
2220
58
062250007299
2279
Avalon K-12
Public, Alternative
K-12
200 Falls Canyon Rd.
Avalon
90704
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 510-0790
451
30
15
52.3%
78 (17.3%)
0 (0.0%)
364 (80.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
8 (1.8%)
$15,601
19.7
21.4
2157
122
060654000588
2280
Burrel Elementary
Public
K-8
16704 S. Jameson Ave.
Riverdale
93656
Fresno County
Burrel Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 866-5634
125
9
13.8
85.6%
6 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
116 (92.8%)
3 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,518
19.7
31.5
1720
560
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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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