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School
Type
Grades
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City
Zip
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Score (
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Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
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2023
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060144210121
2001
Upper Lake Middle
Public
6-8
725 Old Lucerne Rd.
Upper Lake
95485
Lake County
Upper Lake Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 275-0223
178
11
16.7
82.0%
98 (55.1%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (31.5%)
2 (1.1%)
12 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (5.6%)
$8,227
25.8
27.6
1872
129
064116006805
2002
Royal Oaks Elementary
Public
K-8
1323 Clover Dr.
Visalia
93277
Tulare County
Visalia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 730-7787
617
27
22.9
80.1%
94 (15.2%)
10 (1.6%)
462 (74.9%)
20 (3.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (4.7%)
$8,790
25.7
(n/a)
062076002491
2003
Lakeside Elementary
Public
K-8
9100 Jersey Ave.
Hanford
93230
Kings County
Lakeside Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 582-2868
238
14
17
92.9%
11 (4.6%)
12 (5.0%)
210 (88.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
$11,574
25.7
39.8
1471
532
061926004980
2004
Mira Loma Middle
Public
7-8
5051 Steve St.
Riverside
92509
Riverside County
Jurupa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 360-2883
694
35
19.6
86.9%
42 (6.1%)
7 (1.0%)
624 (89.9%)
5 (0.7%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
14 (2.0%)
$10,782
25.7
20.2
2213
209
060200611480
2005
Northwest Prep Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2590 Piner Rd.
Santa Rosa
95401
Sonoma County
Northwest Prep Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 522-3320
124
7
17.2
49.2%
45 (36.3%)
4 (3.2%)
53 (42.7%)
5 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (10.5%)
25.7
25.9
1951
54
060256214589
2006
Bostonia Global
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1390 BRd.way
El Cajon
92021
San Diego County
Bostonia Global District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 588-3121
1,144
48
23.7
63.6%
212 (18.5%)
48 (4.2%)
802 (70.1%)
8 (0.7%)
3 (0.3%)
2 (0.2%)
69 (6.0%)
25.6
(n/a)
060522007440
2007
Black Butte Junior High
Public
6-8
7946 Ponderosa Way
Shingletown
96088
Shasta County
Black Butte Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 474-3441
75
4
21.3
65.3%
45 (60.0%)
1 (1.3%)
15 (20.0%)
1 (1.3%)
3 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (13.3%)
25.6
11.7
2580
573
062619008913
2008
Twin Lakes Elementary
Public
1-8
3900 Gilman Rd.
El Monte
91732
Los Angeles County
Mountain View Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 652-4400
682
34
19.8
78.4%
3 (0.4%)
5 (0.7%)
624 (91.5%)
48 (7.0%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
25.6
22.4
2115
107
060133201984
2009
Foothill Ranch Middle
Public
7-8
5001 Diablo Dr.
Sacramento
95842
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-3440
453
20
23
93.8%
88 (19.4%)
64 (14.1%)
184 (40.6%)
71 (15.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
41 (9.1%)
25.6
17.5
2330
321
063384006327
2010
Capital City Independent Study
Public, Alternative
K-12
7222 24th St.
Sacramento
95822
Sacramento County
Sacramento City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 395-5020
614
29
21
81.6%
57 (9.3%)
101 (16.4%)
278 (45.3%)
111 (18.1%)
2 (0.3%)
12 (2.0%)
52 (8.5%)
$8,748
25.6
35.2
1616
394
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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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