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060744014392
111
Esencia Middle
Public
6-8
5 Aprender St.
Rancho Mission Viejo
92694
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-9900
229
13
17.8
20.1%
121 (52.8%)
4 (1.7%)
55 (24.0%)
31 (13.5%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (7.4%)
96.3
90.9
257
146
061389001571
112
Folsom Middle
Public
6-8
500 Blue Ravine Rd.
Folsom
95630
Sacramento County
Folsom-Cordova Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 294-9040
1,340
54
24.8
6.6%
600 (44.8%)
20 (1.5%)
158 (11.8%)
457 (34.1%)
4 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
100 (7.5%)
$6,138
96.3
96.5
99
13
063417005380
113
Richardson PREP High Middle
Public
6-8
455 S. K St.
San Bernardino
92410
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 388-6438
602
25
23.7
86.5%
27 (4.5%)
25 (4.2%)
527 (87.5%)
16 (2.7%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
5 (0.8%)
$8,397
96.3
94.8
147
34
062283003495
114
Raymond J. Fisher Middle
Public
6-8
19195 Fisher Ave.
Los Gatos
95032
Santa Clara County
Los Gatos Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 335-2300
1,012
57
17.6
4.2%
561 (55.4%)
7 (0.7%)
74 (7.3%)
273 (27.0%)
4 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
91 (9.0%)
$8,939
96.2
95.4
126
12
062037002455
115
Thurston Middle
Public
6-8
2100 Park Ave.
Laguna Beach
92651
Orange County
Laguna Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 497-7785
537
34
15.9
21.0%
397 (73.9%)
1 (0.2%)
65 (12.1%)
24 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (9.3%)
$17,146
96.2
95.3
129
14
061692012464
116
Western Center Academy
Public, Charter
6-12
2345 Searl Pkwy.
Hemet
92543
Riverside County
Hemet Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 766-9030
746
30
25
56.3%
283 (37.9%)
34 (4.6%)
313 (42.0%)
66 (8.8%)
7 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (5.6%)
$9,989
96.2
93.3
191
75
063441005580
117
Giannini (A.P.) Middle
Public
6-8
3151 Ortega St.
San Francisco
94122
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 759-2770
1,192
46
25.8
34.1%
229 (19.2%)
36 (3.0%)
119 (10.0%)
630 (52.9%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.4%)
172 (14.4%)
$6,103
96
92.9
203
86
060903012015
118
Granite Ridge Intermediate
Public
7-8
2770 E. International Ave.
Fresno
93730
Fresno County
Clovis Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 327-5300
1,118
43
26.1
24.9%
455 (40.7%)
29 (2.6%)
313 (28.0%)
258 (23.1%)
5 (0.4%)
3 (0.3%)
54 (4.8%)
$5,481
96
95
141
23
060744011266
119
Vista del Mar Middle
Public
6-8
1130 Ave. Talega
San Clemente
92673
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5955
549
27
20.5
16.6%
396 (72.1%)
2 (0.4%)
72 (13.1%)
22 (4.0%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
53 (9.7%)
$10,418
95.9
95.2
133
14
060177000049
120
Lincoln Middle
Public
6-8
1250 Fernside Blvd.
Alameda
94501
Alameda County
Alameda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 748-4018
876
35
25.2
20.9%
288 (32.9%)
17 (1.9%)
112 (12.8%)
270 (30.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
186 (21.2%)
$14,652
95.9
94.6
152
32
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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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