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Roosevelt Middle
Public
6-8
460 Arguello Blvd.
San Francisco
94118
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 750-8446
666
32
20.5
38.6%
135 (20.3%)
20 (3.0%)
66 (9.9%)
336 (50.5%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.6%)
104 (15.6%)
$6,103
92.4
88.2
315
94
064251011320
222
Rio Norte Junior High
Public
7-8
28771 Rio Norte Dr.
Santa Clarita
91354
Los Angeles County
William S. Hart Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 295-3700
1,123
47
23.6
11.3%
437 (38.9%)
51 (4.5%)
257 (22.9%)
286 (25.5%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
88 (7.8%)
$10,609
92.3
91.5
235
13
060744012093
223
Carl Hankey Middle
Public
6-8
27252 Nubles
Mission Viejo
92692
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5315
190
12
15.7
52.1%
71 (37.4%)
4 (2.1%)
77 (40.5%)
16 (8.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
20 (10.5%)
$12,158
92.3
80
479
256
063153009425
224
Bernardo Heights Middle
Public
6-8
12990 Paseo Lucido
San Diego
92128
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 485-4850
1,416
62
23
13.8%
600 (42.4%)
38 (2.7%)
258 (18.2%)
340 (24.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
171 (12.1%)
$6,505
92.3
90.3
274
50
062271013175
225
Porter Ranch Community
Public
K-8
12450 Mason Ave.
Northridge
91326
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 709-7100
1,363
53
25.7
18.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,425
92.3
90.1
279
54
064125013866
226
Tice Creek
Public
K-8
1847 Newell Ave.
Walnut Creek
94595
Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 746-5515
424
20
21.3
3.5%
211 (49.8%)
2 (0.5%)
47 (11.1%)
83 (19.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
80 (18.9%)
$6,320
92.3
94.5
153
73
060149313752
227
Downtown Charter Academy
Public, Charter
6-8
2000 Dennison St.
Oakland
94606
Alameda County
Downtown Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 535-1580
259
12
22.3
76.8%
1 (0.4%)
12 (4.6%)
41 (15.8%)
200 (77.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.9%)
92.3
92.3
216
11
063288008953
228
Weston Elementary
Public
K-8
1660 Stanley Dr.
Ripon
95366
San Joaquin County
Ripon Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 599-7113
451
19
23.7
30.4%
210 (46.6%)
6 (1.3%)
158 (35.0%)
37 (8.2%)
5 (1.1%)
1 (0.2%)
34 (7.5%)
$9,205
92.3
86.7
342
114
062994013343
229
Sierra Madre Middle
Public
6-8
160 N. Canon Ave.
Sierra Madre
91024
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 396-5910
574
24
23.5
44.6%
205 (35.7%)
33 (5.7%)
160 (27.9%)
118 (20.6%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
53 (9.2%)
$8,284
92.3
90.7
262
33
060744007270
230
Newhart Middle
Public
6-8
25001 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo
92692
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 855-0162
1,038
53
19.4
34.3%
467 (45.0%)
13 (1.3%)
284 (27.4%)
119 (11.5%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
151 (14.5%)
$9,940
92.2
91.6
234
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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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