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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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Is Magnet
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
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062712004093
1101
Newcastle Elementary
Public
K-8
8951 Valley View Dr.
Newcastle
95658
Placer County
Newcastle Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 663-3307
151
11
14.3
25.2%
104 (68.9%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (20.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (10.6%)
$13,548
52.2
80
476
625
062025002441
1102
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy
Public
7-8
9009 Park Plaza Dr.
La Mesa
91942
San Diego County
La Mesa-Spring Valley
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 668-5810
626
30
21.1
53.0%
208 (33.2%)
41 (6.5%)
289 (46.2%)
33 (5.3%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
51 (8.1%)
$6,068
52.2
61.6
866
236
060429014572
1103
Summerwind Trails
Public
K-8
1020 Poinsettia Cir.
Calimesa
92320
Riverside County
Beaumont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 845-1631
1,057
46
23.1
50.3%
314 (29.7%)
85 (8.0%)
518 (49.0%)
78 (7.4%)
7 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
55 (5.2%)
52.1
(n/a)
063723006305
1104
Sonora Elementary
Public
K-8
830 Greenley Rd.
Sonora
95370
Tuolumne County
Sonora Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 532-5491
724
36
20.2
43.4%
520 (71.8%)
7 (1.0%)
134 (18.5%)
15 (2.1%)
16 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
31 (4.3%)
52.1
56.7
976
128
062922012389
1105
Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary
Public
K-8
3101 Dunkirk Dr.
Oxnard
93035
Ventura County
Oxnard
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 385-1584
920
40
23
70.9%
33 (3.6%)
6 (0.7%)
842 (91.5%)
24 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
14 (1.5%)
$3,853
52
44.2
1332
227
063459005723
1106
John Muir Middle
Public
6-8
1260 Branham Ln.
San Jose
95118
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6281
787
37
21.3
51.5%
132 (16.8%)
30 (3.8%)
489 (62.1%)
79 (10.0%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
53 (6.7%)
$12,005
52
48.7
1216
110
060168312119
1107
Lifeline Education Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
225 S. Santa Fe Ave.
Compton
90221
Los Angeles County
Lifeline Education Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 885-1872
704
31
22.4
92.0%
1 (0.1%)
108 (15.3%)
592 (84.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
52
39
1495
388
060212214260
1108
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
881 Kuhn Dr.
Chula Vista
91914
San Diego County
Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 463-6801
393
23
17.1
48.1%
15 (3.8%)
14 (3.6%)
331 (84.2%)
25 (6.4%)
2 (0.5%)
1 (0.3%)
5 (1.3%)
52
55.4
1011
97
062353003336
1109
Mammoth Middle
Public
6-8
1600 Meridian Blvd.
Mammoth Lakes
93546
Mono County
Mammoth Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 934-9315
229
13
18
64.2%
76 (33.2%)
0 (0.0%)
142 (62.0%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.9%)
$7,660
51.9
54.8
1033
76
060200912433
1110
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts
Public, Charter
K-8
23151 Palomar St.
Wildomar
92562
Riverside County
Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 678-5217
507
23
21.5
36.9%
99 (19.5%)
15 (3.0%)
182 (35.9%)
6 (1.2%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
202 (39.8%)
51.9
42.8
1373
263
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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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