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060221813348
2531
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles
Public, Charter
6-8
8001 Santa Fe Ave.
Walnut Park
90255
Los Angeles County
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 800-2739
291
14
20.1
98.3%
1 (0.3%)
4 (1.4%)
286 (98.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14.3
11.5
2586
55
060220802893
2532
Oakland Charter Academy
Public, Charter
6-8
4215 Foothill Blvd.
Oakland
94601
Alameda County
Oakland Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 532-6751
226
5
46.1
85.0%
14 (6.2%)
9 (4.0%)
196 (86.7%)
4 (1.8%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
14.3
14.2
2484
48
060235808692
2533
Manzanita Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
461 33rd St.
Richmond
94804
Contra Costa County
Manzanita Middle District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 222-3500
82
5
16.3
63.4%
0 (0.0%)
7 (8.5%)
72 (87.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.7%)
14.3
15.7
2416
117
061647008707
2534
Hanford Elementary Community Day
Public
K-8
1412 Dawn Ln.
Hanford
93230
Kings County
Hanford Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 585-3878
13
3
4.3
76.9%
3 (23.1%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (69.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (7.7%)
$64,301
14.2
(n/a)
063801006436
2535
Van Buren Elementary
Public
K-8
1628 E. Tenth St.
Stockton
95206
San Joaquin County
Stockton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 933-7305
528
20
26.4
91.3%
7 (1.3%)
74 (14.0%)
382 (72.3%)
44 (8.3%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (3.8%)
$7,363
14.2
7.2
2708
173
060001209206
2536
Grizzly Hill
Public
K-8
16661 Old Mill Rd.
Nevada City
95959
Nevada County
Twin Ridges Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 265-9052
94
5
18.8
81.9%
71 (75.5%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (13.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (9.6%)
14.2
(n/a)
063384005280
2537
Sam Brannan Middle
Public
7-8
5301 Elmer Way
Sacramento
95822
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5360
337
17
20.1
84.3%
18 (5.3%)
85 (25.2%)
146 (43.3%)
37 (11.0%)
1 (0.3%)
10 (3.0%)
40 (11.9%)
$9,881
14.2
12.4
2556
19
060185412022
2538
Antelope Valley Learning Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
37212 47th St. E.
Palmdale
93552
Los Angeles County
Antelope Valley Learning Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 272-0044
1,013
37
27
83.9%
86 (8.5%)
118 (11.6%)
754 (74.4%)
4 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
43 (4.2%)
14.1
9.1
2664
126
060687008803
2539
Toyon Middle
Public
6-8
3412 Double Spring Rd.
Valley Springs
95252
Calaveras County
Calaveras Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 754-2137
531
24
22.4
46.3%
318 (59.9%)
2 (0.4%)
150 (28.2%)
4 (0.8%)
7 (1.3%)
2 (0.4%)
48 (9.0%)
$6,294
14.1
20.7
2189
350
060250214438
2540
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc
Public, Charter
7-12
16030 Amar Rd.
City Of Industry
91744
Los Angeles County
Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 204-2500
2,354
84
27.9
87.4%
211 (9.0%)
304 (12.9%)
1,648 (70.0%)
39 (1.7%)
5 (0.2%)
13 (0.6%)
113 (4.8%)
14.1
9.6
2647
107
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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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