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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Teacher Ratio
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063777006383
891
Springville Elementary
Public
K-8
35424 Ward Ave.
Springville
93265
Tulare County
Springville Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 539-2605
329
16
20.4
59.6%
210 (63.8%)
2 (0.6%)
88 (26.7%)
2 (0.6%)
7 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (6.1%)
$9,730
60.4
58.5
929
38
060962000983
892
Jefferson Elementary
Public
K-8
2508 E. 133rd St.
Compton
90222
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6190
705
27
26.4
67.5%
4 (0.6%)
23 (3.3%)
669 (94.9%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.4%)
5 (0.7%)
60.3
55
1027
135
063386007199
893
SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
25952 Cordillera Dr.
Mission Viejo
92691
Orange County
Saddleback Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(949) 830-3400
202
13
15
40.1%
87 (43.1%)
4 (2.0%)
50 (24.8%)
36 (17.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
23 (11.4%)
60.3
62.9
832
61
063025004724
894
Petaluma Junior High
Public
7-8
700 Bantam Way
Petaluma
94952
Sonoma County
Petaluma Joint Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 778-4724
451
22
20.5
41.0%
271 (60.1%)
3 (0.7%)
144 (31.9%)
3 (0.7%)
2 (0.4%)
3 (0.7%)
19 (4.2%)
$7,551
60.3
62.8
835
59
064251006962
895
Sierra Vista Junior High
Public
7-8
19425 W. Stillmore St.
Canyon Country
91351
Los Angeles County
William S. Hart Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 252-3113
991
53
18.6
34.8%
247 (24.9%)
47 (4.7%)
642 (64.8%)
39 (3.9%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (1.5%)
$11,256
60.2
63.6
813
82
062949004536
896
Aptos Junior High
Public
7-8
1001 Hntngtn Dr.
Aptos
95003
Santa Cruz County
Pajaro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 688-3234
594
27
22.3
51.9%
246 (41.4%)
3 (0.5%)
310 (52.2%)
12 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
22 (3.7%)
60.1
58.6
927
31
063255005053
897
Fred T. Korematsu Middle
Public
7-8
7125 Donal Ave.
El Cerrito
94530
Contra Costa County
West Contra Costa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 231-1449
681
31
22
32.9%
211 (31.0%)
85 (12.5%)
219 (32.2%)
94 (13.8%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
65 (9.5%)
$6,690
60.1
51.3
1139
242
062308003522
898
Judkins Middle
Public
7-8
680 Wadsworth St.
Pismo Beach
93449
San Luis Obispo County
Lucia Mar Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 474-3600
458
24
18.7
64.2%
181 (39.5%)
3 (0.7%)
236 (51.5%)
12 (2.6%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
17 (3.7%)
$4,683
60
63.3
820
78
062271003416
899
Lake Balboa College Preparatory Magnet K-12
Public, Alternative
K-12
6701 Balboa Blvd.
Lake Balboa
91406
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 342-6133
587
28
20.6
84.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,554
60
61.4
871
28
061980009558
900
Rafer Johnson Junior High
Public, Charter
7-8
1300 Stroud Ave.
Kingsburg
93631
Fresno County
Kingsburg Elementary Charter
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 897-1091
442
23
19
69.5%
106 (24.0%)
0 (0.0%)
306 (69.2%)
16 (3.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (2.9%)
$5,761
60
52
1112
212
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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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