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064098006746
1091
Balboa Middle
Public
6-8
247 Hill Rd.
Ventura
93003
Ventura County
Ventura Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 289-1800
1,074
42
25.6
47.9%
386 (35.9%)
10 (0.9%)
578 (53.8%)
48 (4.5%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (3.9%)
$6,467
52.5
56.7
977
114
060015908834
1092
Scott Valley Junior High
Public
6-8
237 Butte St.
Fort Jones
96032
Siskiyou County
Scott Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 468-5565
170
7
23.8
56.5%
102 (60.0%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (14.1%)
1 (0.6%)
14 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (17.1%)
$12,475
52.5
57.4
960
132
062847006433
1093
Oaks Middle
Public
7-8
1221 S. Oaks Ave.
Ontario
91762
San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 988-2050
726
32
22.9
82.4%
16 (2.2%)
16 (2.2%)
654 (90.1%)
24 (3.3%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
12 (1.7%)
$8,076
52.5
48.7
1215
122
060462000423
1094
Benicia Middle
Public
6-8
1100 S.ampton Rd.
Benicia
94510
Solano County
Benicia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 747-8340
986
43
22.6
27.6%
394 (40.0%)
57 (5.8%)
261 (26.5%)
103 (10.4%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.4%)
163 (16.5%)
$6,195
52.4
60.2
900
194
063384005228
1095
California Middle
Public
7-8
1600 Vallejo Way
Sacramento
95818
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5302
783
42
18.8
64.2%
131 (16.7%)
96 (12.3%)
360 (46.0%)
94 (12.0%)
8 (1.0%)
12 (1.5%)
81 (10.3%)
$7,851
52.4
62.6
836
259
063118011836
1096
Riverside Meadows Intermediate
Public
6-8
1751 Cimarron Dr.
Plumas Lake
95961
Yuba County
Plumas Lake Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 743-1271
449
25
17.9
38.1%
170 (37.9%)
29 (6.5%)
146 (32.5%)
42 (9.4%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
59 (13.1%)
$8,658
52.4
50.2
1174
78
062724004110
1097
Costa Mesa High
Public
7-12
2650 Fairview Rd.
Costa Mesa
92626
Orange County
Newport-Mesa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 424-8700
1,776
91
19.5
75.2%
298 (16.8%)
30 (1.7%)
1,222 (68.8%)
114 (6.4%)
4 (0.2%)
25 (1.4%)
81 (4.6%)
52.3
52
1111
14
061005001098
1098
Las Palmas Middle
Public
6-8
641 N. Lark Ellen Ave.
Covina
91722
Los Angeles County
Covina-Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 974-7200
802
35
22.8
76.6%
37 (4.6%)
19 (2.4%)
680 (84.8%)
61 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.6%)
$7,523
52.3
44.5
1320
222
061665002092
1099
Hart-Ransom Elementary
Public
K-8
3930 Shoemake Ave.
Modesto
95358
Stanislaus County
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 523-9979
737
34
21.8
45.0%
261 (35.4%)
5 (0.7%)
404 (54.8%)
31 (4.2%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
32 (4.3%)
$10,359
52.2
65.8
763
336
060158713910
1100
Golden Valley Orchard
Public, Charter
K-8
6550 Filbert Ave.
Orangevale
95662
Sacramento County
Golden Valley Orchard District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 987-1490
279
11
25.3
29.7%
206 (73.8%)
1 (0.4%)
49 (17.6%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (7.2%)
52.2
61.8
858
242
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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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