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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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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
)
063417011106
1791
Cesar E. Chavez Middle
Public
6-8
6650 N. Magnolia Ave.
San Bernardino
92407
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 386-2050
1,069
48
22.2
87.2%
65 (6.1%)
56 (5.2%)
906 (84.8%)
21 (2.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
19 (1.8%)
$6,286
30.6
26.9
1901
110
060962000980
1792
Emerson Elementary
Public
K-8
1011 E. Caldwell St.
Compton
90221
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6170
580
24
24.6
64.7%
2 (0.3%)
100 (17.2%)
461 (79.5%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.6%)
7 (1.2%)
30.5
26.3
1933
141
060196412477
1793
iQ Academy California-Los Angeles
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
iQ Academy California-Los Angeles District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(805) 581-0202
1,289
55
23.4
74.6%
194 (15.1%)
285 (22.1%)
685 (53.1%)
76 (5.9%)
21 (1.6%)
11 (0.9%)
17 (1.3%)
30.5
45.6
1287
506
061986002385
1794
Kirkwood Elementary
Public
K-8
2049 Kirkwood Rd.
Corning
96021
Tehama County
Kirkwood Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 824-7773
102
5
20.4
45.1%
80 (78.4%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (21.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,954
30.5
87.4
333
1461
063132010000
1795
Vejar Elementary
Public
K-8
950 W. Grand Ave.
Pomona
91766
Los Angeles County
Pomona Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 397-4985
783
36
21.4
95.3%
8 (1.0%)
24 (3.1%)
715 (91.3%)
28 (3.6%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.5%)
$4,919
30.5
29.8
1785
10
062954004558
1796
Palermo
Public
6-8
7350 Bulldog Way
Palermo
95968
Butte County
Palermo Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 533-4708
404
25
16.4
77.5%
176 (43.6%)
3 (0.7%)
144 (35.6%)
16 (4.0%)
11 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (13.4%)
$10,816
30.5
23.9
2038
242
060173203245
1797
Accelerated
Public, Charter
K-8
4000 S. Main St.
Los Angeles
90037
Los Angeles County
Accelerated District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 235-6343
773
34
22.4
83.8%
7 (0.9%)
6 (0.8%)
759 (98.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
30.4
17.4
2332
535
060245914335
1798
Aurum Preparatory Academy
Public, Charter
6-8
1034 66th Ave.
Oakland
94621
Alameda County
Aurum Preparatory Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 763-8974
146
9
17.1
85.6%
2 (1.4%)
59 (40.4%)
82 (56.2%)
2 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
30.4
18.4
2288
490
063432005411
1799
Audubon K-8
Public
K-8
8111 San Vicente
San Diego
92114
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 344-5800
452
21
21.5
83.8%
17 (3.8%)
31 (6.9%)
352 (77.9%)
27 (6.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.7%)
22 (4.9%)
$8,960
30.4
38.4
1513
286
062847004414
1800
Vina Danks Middle
Public
7-8
1020 N. Vine Ave.
Ontario
91762
San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 983-2691
626
34
18.3
90.3%
17 (2.7%)
8 (1.3%)
586 (93.6%)
4 (0.6%)
3 (0.5%)
2 (0.3%)
6 (1.0%)
$9,109
30.3
29.3
1811
11
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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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