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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
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Average Standard
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2022
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Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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060003612523
451
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
3700 Del Paso Rd.
Sacramento
95834
Sacramento County
Natomas Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 567-5740
513
23
22.2
38.2%
71 (13.8%)
28 (5.5%)
110 (21.4%)
257 (50.1%)
3 (0.6%)
9 (1.8%)
35 (6.8%)
$8,741
81.5
86.3
355
96
060241013640
452
Discovery Charter II
Public, Charter
K-8
762 Sunset Glen Dr.
San Jose
95123
Santa Clara County
Discovery Charter II District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 300-1358
488
20
24.8
13.5%
162 (33.2%)
24 (4.9%)
109 (22.3%)
118 (24.2%)
4 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
70 (14.3%)
81.5
78.4
520
68
060242411940
453
Nevada City School of the Arts
Public, Charter
K-8
13032 Bitney Springs Rd. Bldg.
Nevada City
95959
Nevada County
Nevada City School of the Arts District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 273-7736
431
27
16.1
48.5%
320 (74.2%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (13.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
52 (12.1%)
81.4
79.6
489
36
060221014050
454
Kinetic Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
721 Utica Ave.
Huntington Beach
92648
Orange County
Kinetic Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 465-4565
327
20
16.7
28.7%
196 (59.9%)
4 (1.2%)
72 (22.0%)
24 (7.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (9.2%)
81.4
72.8
619
165
062871012315
455
Orcutt Academy Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
500 Dyer St.
Orcutt
93455
Santa Barbara County
Orcutt Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 938-8900
767
34
22.2
28.0%
318 (41.5%)
14 (1.8%)
318 (41.5%)
32 (4.2%)
3 (0.4%)
3 (0.4%)
75 (9.8%)
$7,441
81.3
73.3
608
153
060166408673
456
Alameda Community Learning Center
Public, Charter
6-12
1900 Third St.
Alameda
94501
Alameda County
Alameda Community Learning Center District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 995-4300
398
18
22
33.9%
104 (26.1%)
43 (10.8%)
64 (16.1%)
131 (32.9%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.3%)
50 (12.6%)
81.3
70.8
668
212
063432005536
457
Pershing Middle
Public
6-8
8204 San Carlos Dr.
San Diego
92119
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 362-3550
777
31
24.8
30.4%
387 (49.8%)
38 (4.9%)
231 (29.7%)
44 (5.7%)
2 (0.3%)
4 (0.5%)
69 (8.9%)
$8,415
81.2
82
434
23
060015310937
458
Garfield Elementary
Public
K-8
110 W. McLean St.
Alhambra
91801
Los Angeles County
Alhambra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 943-3380
574
33
17.4
54.9%
24 (4.2%)
9 (1.6%)
326 (56.8%)
189 (32.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (4.5%)
$11,404
81.2
75.4
579
121
060964001007
459
Colina Middle
Public
6-8
1500 E. Hillcrest Dr.
Thousand Oaks
91362
Ventura County
Conejo Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 495-7429
812
38
21.1
29.6%
405 (49.9%)
16 (2.0%)
288 (35.5%)
58 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
44 (5.4%)
$5,824
81.1
83.2
415
44
062532003777
460
Clifton Middle
Public
6-8
226 S. Ivy Ave.
Monrovia
91016
Los Angeles County
Monrovia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 471-2600
589
26
22.4
42.1%
115 (19.5%)
22 (3.7%)
376 (63.8%)
35 (5.9%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
36 (6.1%)
$7,393
81.1
77.7
532
72
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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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