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Rank
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
062271012493
2401
New Open World Academy K-12
Public, Alternative
K-12
3201 W. Eighth St.
Los Angeles
90005
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 480-3700
968
49
19.8
96.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,772
17.3
23.8
2042
359
062805004242
2402
Bret Harte Middle
Public
6-9
3700 Coolidge Ave.
Oakland
94602
Alameda County
Oakland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 879-2206
446
31
14.1
85.7%
21 (4.7%)
163 (36.5%)
153 (34.3%)
48 (10.8%)
1 (0.2%)
8 (1.8%)
51 (11.4%)
$9,536
17.3
16.3
2384
18
062223002650
2403
Houston
Public
K-8
4600 E. Acampo Rd.
Acampo
95220
San Joaquin County
Lodi Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 331-7475
150
8
17.8
82.7%
27 (18.0%)
0 (0.0%)
109 (72.7%)
2 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (8.0%)
$12,478
17.3
9.5
2649
246
060160114270
2404
Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
8922 Beech Ave.
Fontana
92335
San Bernardino County
Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 245-3222
214
9
24
88.3%
24 (11.2%)
4 (1.9%)
171 (79.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.1%)
17.3
8.3
2685
281
061455004484
2405
Elizabeth Terronez Middle
Public
6-8
2300 S. Willow
Fresno
93725
Fresno County
Fresno Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 253-6570
638
38
16.9
88.7%
19 (3.0%)
51 (8.0%)
408 (63.9%)
141 (22.1%)
7 (1.1%)
2 (0.3%)
10 (1.6%)
$10,203
17.3
19.2
2252
153
061260001423
2406
Alpha Technology Middle
Public
6-8
8920 Elwyn Ave.
Elverta
95626
Sacramento County
Elverta Joint Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 991-4726
81
3
25.9
75.3%
33 (40.7%)
2 (2.5%)
41 (50.6%)
3 (3.7%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$11,382
17.3
17.4
2335
71
060939000945
2407
Joe Baca
Public
7-8
1640 S. Lilac Ave.
Bloomington
92316
San Bernardino County
Colton Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 580-5014
753
39
19.1
90.8%
10 (1.3%)
25 (3.3%)
705 (93.6%)
8 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.5%)
$6,585
17.3
15.8
2410
3
060169112844
2408
Community School for Creative Education
Public, Charter
K-8
2111 International Blvd.
Oakland
94606
Alameda County
Community School for Creative Education District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 686-4131
183
8
22.8
76.0%
7 (3.8%)
20 (10.9%)
106 (57.9%)
20 (10.9%)
2 (1.1%)
4 (2.2%)
24 (13.1%)
17.2
15
2447
39
062825004361
2409
Jefferson Middle
Public
6-8
823 Acacia St.
Oceanside
92058
San Diego County
Oceanside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 966-4700
466
26
18
94.2%
24 (5.2%)
9 (1.9%)
404 (86.7%)
7 (1.5%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
20 (4.3%)
$13,449
17.2
17.4
2337
72
063705014527
2410
Soledad Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
690 Main St.
Soledad
93960
Monterey County
Soledad Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(831) 678-6300
50
3
16.6
72.0%
1 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
48 (96.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.0%)
17.2
(n/a)
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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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Educational resources:
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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