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ID
Rank
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2788
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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
Student/
Teacher Ratio
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White
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
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
)
063315005160
2161
University Heights Middle
Public
7-8
1155 Massachusetts Ave.
Riverside
92507
Riverside County
Riverside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 788-7388
804
36
22.1
92.4%
44 (5.5%)
82 (10.2%)
633 (78.7%)
26 (3.2%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
16 (2.0%)
$9,160
22.1
29.9
1781
380
061674002137
2162
Winton Middle
Public
7-8
119 Winton Ave.
Hayward
94540
Alameda County
Hayward Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 723-3140
498
24
21
83.3%
15 (3.0%)
43 (8.6%)
372 (74.7%)
38 (7.6%)
2 (0.4%)
10 (2.0%)
18 (3.6%)
22.1
19
2266
104
063384005262
2163
Kit Carson International Academy
Public
7-12
5301 N St.
Sacramento
95819
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 277-6750
536
27
19.6
65.3%
142 (26.5%)
61 (11.4%)
248 (46.3%)
29 (5.4%)
7 (1.3%)
5 (0.9%)
42 (7.8%)
$10,385
22.1
25.8
1956
207
060558011436
2164
Kunst (Tommie) Junior High
Public
7-8
930 Hidden Pines Way
Santa Maria
93458
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria-Bonita
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 361-5800
1,030
56
18.3
61.1%
29 (2.8%)
4 (0.4%)
960 (93.2%)
30 (2.9%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (0.6%)
$8,708
22.1
23.5
2055
109
060189714356
2165
Scale Leadership Academy - East
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
14816 Central Ave.
Chino
91710
San Bernardino County
Scale Leadership Academy - East District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(888) 315-4660
956
30
32.2
58.8%
345 (36.1%)
132 (13.8%)
303 (31.7%)
57 (6.0%)
2 (0.2%)
5 (0.5%)
112 (11.7%)
22.1
26.2
1938
227
062922004240
2166
R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering
Public
6-8
701 N. Juanita Ave.
Oxnard
93030
Ventura County
Oxnard
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 385-1536
1,044
56
18.5
90.4%
32 (3.1%)
3 (0.3%)
972 (93.1%)
32 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.4%)
22
21.9
2133
33
062088008717
2167
Amargosa Creek Middle
Public
6-8
44333 27th St. W.
Lancaster
93536
Los Angeles County
Lancaster Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 729-6064
973
48
20.2
90.3%
95 (9.8%)
243 (25.0%)
563 (57.9%)
28 (2.9%)
4 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
39 (4.0%)
$8,500
22
26.9
1898
269
062271003017
2168
Foshay Learning Center
Public, Alternative
K-12
3751 S. Harvard Blvd.
Los Angeles
90018
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 373-2700
1,721
85
20.1
93.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$8,799
22
26.6
1922
246
062664004032
2169
Silverado Middle
Public
6-8
1133 Coombsville Rd.
Napa
94558
Napa County
Napa Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 253-3688
868
39
22
77.3%
195 (22.5%)
5 (0.6%)
629 (72.5%)
13 (1.5%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
23 (2.6%)
$6,796
22
23
2088
81
062994010533
2170
McKinley
Public
K-8
325 S. Oak Knoll Ave.
Pasadena
91101
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 396-5630
648
30
21.3
82.6%
45 (6.9%)
120 (18.5%)
418 (64.5%)
44 (6.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (3.1%)
$5,890
22
36.6
1567
603
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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. Attendance Areas provided by
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