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Type
Grades
Address
City
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Is Charter
Is Magnet
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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2022
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2022
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061980007085
2211
Central Valley Home
Public, Virtual, Charter
K-8
1776 Sixth Ave.
Kingsburg
93631
Fresno County
Kingsburg Elementary Charter
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(559) 897-6740
125
5
25
85.6%
26 (20.8%)
1 (0.8%)
86 (68.8%)
1 (0.8%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (8.0%)
$5,343
20.9
36.5
1570
641
063417005354
2212
Curtis Middle
Public
7-8
1050 N. Delrosa Dr.
San Bernardino
92410
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 388-6332
703
32
22.2
95.2%
11 (1.6%)
50 (7.1%)
616 (87.6%)
9 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
16 (2.3%)
$6,607
20.8
18.1
2303
91
060150712162
2213
ISANA Himalia Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
4607 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles
90011
Los Angeles County
ISANA Himalia Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 231-7005
630
27
22.9
88.1%
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
623 (98.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.8%)
20.8
27.1
1891
322
060187603939
2214
Charter School of San Diego
Public, Charter
6-12
10170 Huennekens St.
San Diego
92121
San Diego County
Charter School of San Diego District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 678-2020
1,415
46
30.6
72.4%
245 (17.3%)
127 (9.0%)
864 (61.1%)
54 (3.8%)
3 (0.2%)
6 (0.4%)
101 (7.1%)
20.8
25.3
1978
236
061233001412
2215
James Rutter Middle
Public
7-8
7350 Palmer House Dr.
Sacramento
95828
Sacramento County
Elk Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 422-7590
847
44
19
64.7%
36 (4.3%)
107 (12.6%)
324 (38.3%)
295 (34.8%)
3 (0.4%)
31 (3.7%)
51 (6.0%)
$7,591
20.8
21.7
2143
72
060215413004
2216
KIPP Scholar Academy
Public, Charter
5-8
1729 W. MLK Jr. Blvd.
Los Angeles
90062
Los Angeles County
KIPP Scholar Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 292-2272
362
19
19.1
94.5%
0 (0.0%)
166 (45.9%)
179 (49.4%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (4.4%)
20.8
31
1736
480
063213004971
2217
McKinley Institute of Technology
Public
6-8
400 Duane St.
Redwood City
94062
San Mateo County
Redwood City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 482-2410
331
18
18.6
83.4%
9 (2.7%)
4 (1.2%)
307 (92.7%)
4 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.5%)
2 (0.6%)
20.8
26.8
1903
314
062460003696
2218
Tenaya Middle
Public
7-8
760 W. Eighth St.
Merced
95341
Merced County
Merced City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 385-6687
563
22
25
94.7%
20 (3.6%)
19 (3.4%)
485 (86.1%)
29 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
9 (1.6%)
$8,080
20.8
19.9
2229
11
062781004208
2219
Christopher Elementary
Public
K-8
565 Coyote Rd.
San Jose
95111
Santa Clara County
Oak Grove Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 227-8550
415
16
25.9
61.2%
21 (5.1%)
1 (0.2%)
342 (82.4%)
42 (10.1%)
2 (0.5%)
4 (1.0%)
3 (0.7%)
$12,071
20.7
30.5
1756
463
062553003832
2220
Los Arboles Middle
Public
7-8
294 Hillcrest Ave.
Marina
93933
Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 384-3550
396
22
18.2
78.5%
48 (12.1%)
31 (7.8%)
245 (61.9%)
44 (11.1%)
2 (0.5%)
15 (3.8%)
4 (1.0%)
$4,973
20.6
23.5
2056
164
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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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