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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Average Standard
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2022
)
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2022
)
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2022
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2023
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062136003169
941
Liberty Middle
Public
7-8
1000 Liberty Dr.
Lemoore
93245
Kings County
Lemoore Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 924-6860
666
32
20.9
77.2%
100 (15.0%)
20 (3.0%)
468 (70.3%)
32 (4.8%)
11 (1.7%)
3 (0.5%)
32 (4.8%)
$10,025
58.6
63.8
809
132
063099004804
942
Monte Vista Middle
Public
6-8
888 N. Lantana St.
Camarillo
93010
Ventura County
Pleasant Valley
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 383-5335
680
34
20
40.4%
238 (35.0%)
21 (3.1%)
313 (46.0%)
44 (6.5%)
7 (1.0%)
4 (0.6%)
52 (7.6%)
$7,288
58.6
58.9
920
22
064251003268
943
La Mesa Junior High
Public
7-8
26623 May Way
Santa Clarita
91351
Los Angeles County
William S. Hart Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 250-0022
1,014
54
18.7
39.3%
245 (24.2%)
98 (9.7%)
537 (53.0%)
107 (10.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
25 (2.5%)
$11,270
58.5
60.4
894
49
062871004465
944
Orcutt Junior High
Public
7-8
608 Pinal St.
Santa Maria
93455
Santa Barbara County
Orcutt Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 938-8700
468
22
20.9
33.8%
187 (40.0%)
5 (1.1%)
217 (46.4%)
9 (1.9%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (10.5%)
$7,076
58.5
64.7
780
164
063321012712
945
Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
101 Roberts Ferry Rd.
Waterford
95386
Stanislaus County
Roberts Ferry Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 874-2331
171
8
21.4
53.8%
91 (53.2%)
0 (0.0%)
64 (37.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (9.4%)
$12,003
58.4
63.2
824
121
062511003725
946
Mission Elementary
Public
K-8
36825 Foothill Rd.
Soledad
93960
Monterey County
Mission Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 678-3524
122
8
15.2
17.2%
24 (19.7%)
2 (1.6%)
93 (76.2%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
58.4
66.4
750
196
064245006944
947
Wallen L. Andrews Elementary
Public
K-8
1010 S. Caraway Dr.
Whittier
90601
Los Angeles County
Whittier City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 789-3140
578
26
22.1
47.8%
23 (4.0%)
4 (0.7%)
497 (86.0%)
31 (5.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (3.8%)
$4,886
58.4
58.8
924
23
060180211787
948
California Virtual Academy San Mateo
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
California Virtual Academy San Mateo District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(805) 581-0202
1,009
35
29
50.8%
291 (28.8%)
109 (10.8%)
338 (33.5%)
204 (20.2%)
8 (0.8%)
18 (1.8%)
41 (4.1%)
58.3
67.9
728
220
063207011101
949
Beattie Middle
Public
6-8
7800 Orange St.
Highland
92346
San Bernardino County
Redlands Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 307-2400
1,097
50
21.7
69.6%
233 (21.2%)
61 (5.6%)
606 (55.2%)
135 (12.3%)
2 (0.2%)
2 (0.2%)
57 (5.2%)
$6,191
58.3
63.2
826
123
062295007772
950
A. M. Thomas Middle
Public
6-8
20979 Lobos Ct.
Lost Hills
93249
Kern County
Lost Hills Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 797-2626
82
4
21.1
74.4%
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
81 (98.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,236
58.3
36.9
1561
611
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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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