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School
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City
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Average Standard
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2022
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2022
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SchoolDigger Rating (
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062970004610
71
Palos Verdes Intermediate
Public
6-8
2161 Via Olivera
Palos Verdes Estates
90274
Los Angeles County
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 544-4816
700
33
21.3
8.3%
373 (53.3%)
15 (2.1%)
90 (12.9%)
151 (21.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
71 (10.1%)
$5,757
97.7
97
87
16
062250002749
72
Newcomb Academy
Public
K-8
3351 Val Verde Ave.
Long Beach
90808
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 430-1250
807
36
22.1
16.4%
270 (33.5%)
46 (5.7%)
302 (37.4%)
81 (10.0%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.5%)
102 (12.6%)
$9,370
97.6
97.4
75
3
068450007062
73
Rancho San Joaquin Middle
Public
7-8
4861 Michelson Dr.
Irvine
92612
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-6500
807
32
25.1
19.5%
270 (33.5%)
25 (3.1%)
78 (9.7%)
338 (41.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
93 (11.5%)
$6,160
97.6
97.7
63
10
061296011095
74
Day Creek Intermediate
Public
6-8
12345 Coyote Dr.
Etiwanda
91739
San Bernardino County
Etiwanda Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 803-3300
1,219
53
22.9
39.2%
267 (21.9%)
62 (5.1%)
412 (33.8%)
383 (31.4%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
92 (7.5%)
$5,493
97.6
97.4
74
060141014521
75
Julius Cordes Elementary
Public
K-8
296 East Parco Ave.
Mountain House
95391
San Joaquin County
Lammersville Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 836-7400
878
35
25.3
2.3%
42 (4.8%)
18 (2.1%)
27 (3.1%)
730 (83.1%)
24 (2.7%)
1 (0.1%)
36 (4.1%)
97.5
98.7
32
43
060002109291
76
Sunol Glen Elementary
Public
K-8
11601 Main St.
Sunol
94586
Alameda County
Sunol Glen Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 862-2026
268
12
21.4
10.4%
97 (36.2%)
1 (0.4%)
42 (15.7%)
97 (36.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
30 (11.2%)
97.5
96
113
37
060015310941
77
Monterey Highlands Elementary
Public
K-8
400 Casuda Canyon Dr.
Monterey Park
91754
Los Angeles County
Alhambra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 570-6220
931
37
25
38.7%
16 (1.7%)
2 (0.2%)
332 (35.7%)
533 (57.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
47 (5.0%)
$11,278
97.5
96.2
108
31
063441005639
78
Lawton Alternative
Public
K-8
1570 31st Ave.
San Francisco
94122
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 759-2832
597
29
20.5
46.6%
34 (5.7%)
15 (2.5%)
35 (5.9%)
437 (73.2%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
73 (12.2%)
$6,103
97.5
97.1
86
8
064015014497
79
Legacy Magnet Academy
Public
6-12
15500 Legacy Rd.
Tustin
92782
Orange County
Tustin Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 430-2088
806
29
27.6
30.9%
184 (22.8%)
12 (1.5%)
215 (26.7%)
315 (39.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.4%)
75 (9.3%)
97.5
93.9
171
92
063366005192
80
Ross Elementary
Public
K-8
9 Lagunitas Rd.
Ross
94957
Marin County
Ross Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 457-2705
357
26
13.4
0.8%
292 (81.8%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (6.2%)
7 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (9.5%)
$19,411
97.5
94.9
143
63
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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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