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121
Lawton Alternative
Public
K-8
1570 31st Ave.
San Francisco
94122
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 759-2832
597
29
20.5
46.6%
34 (5.7%)
15 (2.5%)
35 (5.9%)
437 (73.2%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
73 (12.2%)
$6,103
96.1
97.5
78
43
063459005703
122
Bret Harte Middle
Public
6-8
7050 Bret Harte Dr.
San Jose
95120
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6270
914
43
21.4
12.3%
237 (25.9%)
20 (2.2%)
130 (14.2%)
456 (49.9%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
67 (7.3%)
$10,757
96.1
96.6
107
15
063492005902
123
Bowditch Middle
Public
6-8
1450 Tarpon St.
Foster City
94404
San Mateo County
San Mateo-Foster City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 312-7680
908
47
19.4
7.2%
187 (20.6%)
6 (0.7%)
120 (13.2%)
491 (54.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
102 (11.2%)
$6,726
96.1
96.9
103
20
063492005914
124
North Shoreview Montessori
Public
K-8
1301 Cypress Ave.
San Mateo
94401
San Mateo County
San Mateo-Foster City
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 312-7588
291
13
22.3
13.4%
86 (29.6%)
0 (0.0%)
62 (21.3%)
89 (30.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.0%)
50 (17.2%)
$7,581
96.1
98
58
66
060744011266
125
Vista del Mar Middle
Public
6-8
1130 Avenue Talega
San Clemente
92673
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5955
549
27
20.5
16.6%
396 (72.1%)
2 (0.4%)
72 (13.1%)
22 (4.0%)
3 (0.5%)
1 (0.2%)
53 (9.7%)
$10,418
96.1
95.9
120
5
062271013968
126
Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM
Public
6-12
2328 St. James Place
Los Angeles
90007
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 900-4532
758
37
20.6
38.1%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,662
96
95.8
126
063570006093
127
Lincoln Middle
Public
6-8
1501 California Ave.
Santa Monica
90403
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 393-9227
854
46
18.7
22.4%
465 (54.4%)
50 (5.9%)
163 (19.1%)
79 (9.3%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
93 (10.9%)
$6,711
96
95.1
147
20
063525008474
128
Quail Lake Environmental Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
4087 North Quail Lake Dr.
Clovis
93611
Fresno County
Sanger Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 524-6720
596
26
23.2
31.2%
210 (35.2%)
9 (1.5%)
208 (34.9%)
130 (21.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
38 (6.4%)
$8,325
95.9
95.3
143
15
068450013996
129
Beacon Park
Public
K-8
200 Cultivate
Irvine
92618
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 936-8400
1,035
36
28.3
14.1%
186 (18.0%)
11 (1.1%)
84 (8.1%)
653 (63.1%)
1 (0.1%)
1 (0.1%)
99 (9.6%)
$6,153
95.9
96.4
109
20
060181112647
130
Cottonwood Creek Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
3425 Brush St.
Cottonwood
96022
Shasta County
Cottonwood Creek Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 347-7200
261
11
23.3
31.8%
214 (82.0%)
1 (0.4%)
22 (8.4%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (8.0%)
95.8
89.7
284
154
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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 10, 2024, 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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