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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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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
)
060285000216
2391
Park Middle
Public
6-8
1 Spartan Way
Antioch
94509
Contra Costa County
Antioch Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 779-7420
996
42
23.7
84.9%
110 (11.0%)
192 (19.3%)
563 (56.5%)
54 (5.4%)
4 (0.4%)
23 (2.3%)
50 (5.0%)
$6,729
17.6
18.5
2284
107
063417014659
2392
Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1885 E Lynwood Dr
San Bernardino
92404
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino City Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(909) 888-0763
954
53
18
91.2%
49 (5.1%)
119 (12.5%)
731 (76.6%)
18 (1.9%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.4%)
31 (3.2%)
17.6
(n/a)
063864006491
2393
Southwest Middle
Public
7-8
2710 Iris St.
San Diego
92154
San Diego County
Sweetwater Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 628-4000
441
21
21.1
78.2%
33 (7.5%)
11 (2.5%)
381 (86.4%)
6 (1.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.0%)
$9,453
17.5
14.3
2482
89
062958008933
2394
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy
Public
6-8
3243 E. Ave. R-8
Palmdale
93550
Los Angeles County
Palmdale Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 273-0847
865
41
21.2
91.6%
26 (3.0%)
95 (11.0%)
705 (81.5%)
10 (1.2%)
8 (0.9%)
2 (0.2%)
19 (2.2%)
$1,067
17.5
17.1
2347
47
062271002983
2395
Elizabeth Learning Center
Public, Alternative
K-12
4811 Elizabeth St.
Cudahy
90201
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 271-3600
1,389
78
17.7
97.5%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,445
17.5
20.8
2179
216
060190610666
2396
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
149 N. White Rd.
San Jose
95127
Santa Clara County
Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 275-7190
391
17
22.9
91.6%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
391 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
17.5
9.5
2653
257
060897000902
2397
Washington
Public
5-8
129 S. Washington St.
Cloverdale
95425
Sonoma County
Cloverdale Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 894-1940
401
22
18
54.6%
127 (31.7%)
1 (0.2%)
236 (58.9%)
7 (1.7%)
9 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (5.2%)
17.4
21.1
2166
231
061968002361
2398
Chalone Peaks Middle
Public
6-8
667 Meyer St.
King City
93930
Monterey County
King City Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 385-4400
887
41
21.6
90.4%
27 (3.0%)
1 (0.1%)
842 (94.9%)
14 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.3%)
$11,021
17.4
18.5
2285
113
062922004502
2399
Driffill Elementary
Public
K-8
910 S. E St.
Oxnard
93030
Ventura County
Oxnard
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 385-1530
1,003
51
19.5
92.5%
14 (1.4%)
3 (0.3%)
979 (97.6%)
3 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
$3,630
17.4
14.5
2474
75
060558009315
2400
El Camino Junior High
Public
7-8
219 W. El Camino
Santa Maria
93458
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria-Bonita
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 361-7800
779
45
17.1
90.9%
6 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
769 (98.7%)
4 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,079
17.3
18.3
2292
108
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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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