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Grades
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Total from Federal Funds
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
2023
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Average Standard
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2022
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060228408546
81
Ocsa
Public, Charter
7-12
1010 N. Main St.
Santa Ana
92701
Orange County
OCSA District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 560-9000
2,252
133
16.9
12.4%
596 (26.5%)
23 (1.0%)
481 (21.4%)
758 (33.7%)
1 (0.0%)
4 (0.2%)
360 (16.0%)
97.4
98.3
39
42
062457003683
82
Hillview Middle
Public
6-8
1100 Elder Ave.
Menlo Park
94025
San Mateo County
Menlo Park City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 326-4341
867
57
15.3
9.6%
463 (53.4%)
8 (0.9%)
183 (21.1%)
123 (14.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (0.9%)
81 (9.3%)
$8,464
97.4
97.6
67
15
062785009414
83
Medea Creek Middle
Public
6-8
1002 Doubletree Rd.
Oak Park
91377
Ventura County
Oak Park Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 707-7922
1,007
45
22.6
14.1%
494 (49.1%)
13 (1.3%)
111 (11.0%)
299 (29.7%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
85 (8.4%)
$9,480
97.3
97.2
80
3
064015012571
84
Orchard Hills
Public
K-8
11555 Culver Dr.
Irvine
92602
Orange County
Tustin Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 430-2078
1,373
47
29
14.9%
251 (18.3%)
13 (0.9%)
125 (9.1%)
864 (62.9%)
3 (0.2%)
6 (0.4%)
111 (8.1%)
$9,678
97.3
97.5
70
14
063438005575
85
Earl Warren Middle
Public
7-8
155 Stevens St.
Solana Beach
92075
San Diego County
San Dieguito Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 755-1558
517
20
25.5
17.0%
334 (64.6%)
2 (0.4%)
98 (19.0%)
19 (3.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
62 (12.0%)
$7,865
97.3
96.8
89
4
068450013238
86
Jeffrey Trail Middle
Public
7-8
155 Visions
Irvine
92620
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-5000
1,077
40
27.1
17.8%
165 (15.3%)
21 (1.9%)
111 (10.3%)
677 (62.9%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
99 (9.2%)
$5,257
97.2
96.8
90
4
061488001861
87
Sarah McGarvin Intermediate
Public
7-8
9802 Bishop Pl.
Westminster
92683
Orange County
Garden Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 663-6218
694
26
26.3
74.1%
34 (4.9%)
2 (0.3%)
149 (21.5%)
494 (71.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.6%)
11 (1.6%)
$11,670
97.2
95.3
127
40
060714013993
88
Steindorf STEAM K-8 Magnet
Public
K-8
3001 Ross Ave.
San Jose
95124
Santa Clara County
Cambrian
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 377-3022
490
20
23.9
7.6%
162 (33.1%)
10 (2.0%)
58 (11.8%)
189 (38.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
70 (14.3%)
$5,864
97.2
97.6
69
19
063429005402
89
Central Middle
Public
6-8
757 Cedar St.
San Carlos
94070
San Mateo County
San Carlos Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 508-7321
427
20
21
11.2%
247 (57.8%)
1 (0.2%)
76 (17.8%)
53 (12.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
49 (11.5%)
$11,916
97.1
96.7
94
5
063513008460
90
Diablo Vista Middle
Public
6-8
4100 Camino Tassajara
Danville
94506
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 855-7600
889
37
24.2
7.4%
267 (30.0%)
17 (1.9%)
72 (8.1%)
444 (49.9%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
84 (9.4%)
$6,035
97.1
97.9
57
33
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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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