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2022
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060005201476
1481
Catherine L. Zane Middle
Public
6-8
2155 S St.
Eureka
95501
Humboldt County
Eureka City Schools
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 441-2470
433
22
19.3
72.7%
179 (41.3%)
8 (1.8%)
118 (27.3%)
50 (11.5%)
18 (4.2%)
5 (1.2%)
55 (12.7%)
39.3
42
1400
81
060173514296
1482
California Creative Learning Academy Middle School
Public, Charter
6-8
2709 Media Center Dr.
Los Angeles
90065
Los Angeles County
Los Feliz Charter Middle School for the Arts District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 539-2810
122
6
20.3
50.0%
36 (29.5%)
4 (3.3%)
70 (57.4%)
5 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.7%)
39.2
32.8
1683
201
062955004564
1483
Raymond Cree Middle
Public
6-8
1011 Vista Chino
Palm Springs
92262
Riverside County
Palm Springs Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 416-8283
708
35
20.3
97.6%
88 (12.4%)
67 (9.5%)
503 (71.0%)
21 (3.0%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
25 (3.5%)
$13,740
39.2
39.1
1494
11
061203012660
1484
Imperial Valley Home School Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
2370 Main St.
El Centro
92243
Imperial County
El Centro Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 335-5100
135
5
27
51.9%
15 (11.1%)
5 (3.7%)
113 (83.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
$7,676
39.2
63.3
819
665
062211002622
1485
Junction K-8
Public
K-8
298 Junction Ave.
Livermore
94551
Alameda County
Livermore Valley Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 606-4720
861
40
21.6
52.7%
150 (17.4%)
18 (2.1%)
632 (73.4%)
36 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
22 (2.6%)
$8,371
39.1
45.1
1301
184
064347007030
1486
Barry Elementary
Public
K-8
1255 Barry Rd.
Yuba City
95991
Sutter County
Yuba City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 822-5220
597
29
20.6
70.9%
161 (27.0%)
7 (1.2%)
274 (45.9%)
120 (20.1%)
4 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
29 (4.9%)
$8,131
39.1
41.2
1429
57
060188512347
1487
Magnolia Science Academy 5
Public, Charter
6-12
18238 Sherman Way
Reseda
91335
Los Angeles County
Magnolia Science Academy 5 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 705-5676
238
13
17.7
71.8%
9 (3.8%)
3 (1.3%)
212 (89.1%)
12 (5.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
39.1
36.2
1582
95
060402013771
1488
Barstow STEM Academy
Public
5-8
310 Mountain View
Barstow
92311
San Bernardino County
Barstow Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 255-6150
396
14
28.8
54.3%
73 (18.4%)
30 (7.6%)
247 (62.4%)
8 (2.0%)
1 (0.3%)
8 (2.0%)
29 (7.3%)
$5,880
39.1
57.1
968
520
063846006464
1489
Columbia Middle
Public
6-8
739 Morse Ave.
Sunnyvale
94085
Santa Clara County
Sunnyvale
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 522-8247
587
36
16.2
46.5%
69 (11.8%)
11 (1.9%)
339 (57.8%)
98 (16.7%)
21 (3.6%)
11 (1.9%)
38 (6.5%)
$14,325
39.1
43.3
1359
130
063441005663
1490
San Francisco Community Alternative
Public
K-8
125 Excelsior Ave.
San Francisco
94112
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 469-4739
275
13
22
45.1%
68 (24.7%)
28 (10.2%)
110 (40.0%)
31 (11.3%)
1 (0.4%)
3 (1.1%)
33 (12.0%)
$6,103
39
30.3
1758
268
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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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