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School
Type
Grades
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City
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Total from State and Local Funds
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2022
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060245114255
1511
California Virtual Academy at Maricopa
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
50 Moreland Rd.
Simi Valley
93065
Ventura County
California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(805) 581-0202
1,130
41
27.4
75.0%
380 (33.6%)
137 (12.1%)
520 (46.0%)
53 (4.7%)
12 (1.1%)
7 (0.6%)
21 (1.9%)
38.4
42.9
1372
139
060197414221
1512
Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles
Public, Charter
6-10
1100 W. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles
90044
Los Angeles County
Vox Collegiate of Los Angeles District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 902-7133
182
7
26.1
96.2%
1 (0.5%)
32 (17.6%)
149 (81.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
38.4
17.3
2342
830
063204004929
1513
Sequoia Middle
Public
4-8
1805 Sequoia St.
Redding
96001
Shasta County
Redding Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 225-0020
411
22
18.8
69.3%
254 (61.8%)
17 (4.1%)
70 (17.0%)
13 (3.2%)
25 (6.1%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (7.5%)
$7,874
38.4
42.9
1371
142
069100205704
1514
Hearthstone
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
2280 6th St.
Oroville
95965
Butte County
Butte County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 532-5848
163
14
11.5
84.7%
97 (59.5%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (23.9%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.1%)
1 (0.6%)
20 (12.3%)
$11,208
38.4
23.3
2072
558
060154914363
1515
Pivot Charter School North Valley II
Public, Virtual, Charter
6-12
1350 E. Ninth St. Ste. 150
Chico
95928
Butte County
Pivot Charter School North Valley II District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(530) 636-4479
87
7
12.8
65.5%
51 (58.6%)
1 (1.1%)
19 (21.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (16.1%)
38.3
27.3
1881
366
062955004981
1516
James Workman Middle
Public
6-8
69-300 30th Ave.
Cathedral City
92234
Riverside County
Palm Springs Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 770-8540
1,028
45
22.8
98.6%
71 (6.9%)
14 (1.4%)
849 (82.6%)
58 (5.6%)
5 (0.5%)
2 (0.2%)
29 (2.8%)
$12,792
38.3
34
1653
137
060194513029
1517
Palmdale Aerospace Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3300 E. Palmdale Blvd.
Palmdale
93550
Los Angeles County
Palmdale Aerospace Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 273-3680
2,278
89
25.5
54.7%
104 (4.6%)
129 (5.7%)
1,918 (84.2%)
70 (3.1%)
7 (0.3%)
1 (0.0%)
47 (2.1%)
38.3
30.3
1759
242
063276005092
1518
Rio Real Elementary
Public
K-8
1140 Kenney St.
Oxnard
93036
Ventura County
Rio Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 485-3117
744
33
22.8
62.0%
15 (2.0%)
1 (0.1%)
724 (97.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
$6,632
38.2
25.9
1948
430
060858000854
1519
Chualar Elementary
Public
K-8
24285 Lincoln St.
Chualar
93925
Monterey County
Chualar Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 679-2313
278
14
19.1
90.6%
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
272 (97.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
$13,111
38.2
38.3
1514
5
062271003215
1520
Florence Nightingale Middle
Public
6-8
3311 N. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles
90065
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 224-4800
790
46
17.3
93.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,694
38.1
37.1
1557
37
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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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Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.
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