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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
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Average Standard
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2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
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2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
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061336008837
1641
Oakbrook Academy of the Arts
Public
K-8
700 Oakbrook Dr.
Fairfield
94534
Solano County
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 863-7930
557
24
23.2
36.3%
110 (19.7%)
51 (9.2%)
188 (33.8%)
124 (22.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.9%)
78 (14.0%)
$5,695
34.6
37.2
1552
89
062460003307
1642
Herbert H. Cruickshank Middle
Public
7-8
601 Mercy Ave.
Merced
95340
Merced County
Merced City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 385-6330
616
19
32.3
57.5%
142 (23.1%)
30 (4.9%)
331 (53.7%)
74 (12.0%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
35 (5.7%)
$8,470
34.5
39.9
1463
179
060243000129
1643
Arizona Middle
Public
6-8
11045 Arizona Ave.
Riverside
92503
Riverside County
Alvord Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 358-1675
891
40
22.1
87.2%
65 (7.3%)
52 (5.8%)
707 (79.3%)
52 (5.8%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.4%)
8 (0.9%)
$7,690
34.5
33.4
1668
25
060006002208
1644
Emilie J. Ross Middle
Public
6-8
7448 Fox Rd.
Hughson
95326
Stanislaus County
Hughson Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 883-4425
438
20
22.4
51.8%
181 (41.3%)
1 (0.2%)
244 (55.7%)
9 (2.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$6,816
34.4
25
1996
352
062825011922
1645
Cesar Chavez Middle
Public
6-8
202 Oleander Dr.
Oceanside
92057
San Diego County
Oceanside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 966-4900
670
31
21.3
85.4%
53 (7.9%)
22 (3.3%)
512 (76.4%)
33 (4.9%)
1 (0.1%)
20 (3.0%)
29 (4.3%)
$12,382
34.4
34.1
1647
2
060276014049
1646
Lassen-Antelope Volcanic Academy (LAVA)
Public, Charter
5-8
1660 Monroe St.
Red Bluff
96080
Tehama County
Antelope Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 727-9495
94
4
21.3
75.5%
68 (72.3%)
1 (1.1%)
21 (22.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
$9,563
34.4
20.7
2185
539
060524012774
1647
American River Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
6620 Wentworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown
95634
El Dorado County
Black Oak Mine Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 333-8340
228
9
26.6
41.2%
187 (82.0%)
1 (0.4%)
18 (7.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
4 (1.8%)
16 (7.0%)
$8,434
34.4
52.5
1097
550
069113710341
1648
Tenaya Elementary
Public
K-8
19177 Highway 120
Groveland
95321
Tuolumne County
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 962-7846
179
12
14.8
58.1%
125 (69.8%)
5 (2.8%)
40 (22.3%)
3 (1.7%)
5 (2.8%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,466
34.3
27
1892
244
063117004827
1649
Quincy Junior/Senior High
Public
7-12
6 Quincy Junction Rd.
Quincy
95971
Plumas County
Plumas Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 283-6510
340
17
20.2
48.2%
243 (71.5%)
5 (1.5%)
29 (8.5%)
4 (1.2%)
12 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
46 (13.5%)
34.3
50.3
1169
480
060962000974
1650
Carver Elementary
Public
K-8
1425 E. 120th St.
Los Angeles
90059
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6150
335
14
24.6
71.6%
2 (0.6%)
73 (21.8%)
253 (75.5%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.8%)
34.3
43.3
1362
288
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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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