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81
Frank S. Greene Junior Middle
Public
6-8
750 North California Ave.
Palo Alto
94303
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 494-8120
760
52
14.5
15.3%
232 (30.5%)
17 (2.2%)
178 (23.4%)
226 (29.7%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (1.6%)
94 (12.4%)
$15,049
97.3
97.7
69
12
060744011701
82
Arroyo Vista Middle
Public
6-8
23371 Arroyo Vista
Rancho Santa Margarita
92688
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 234-5951
330
16
20.2
20.0%
191 (57.9%)
4 (1.2%)
40 (12.1%)
53 (16.1%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (12.1%)
$10,412
97.3
95.9
122
40
061296011095
83
Day Creek Intermediate
Public
6-8
12345 Coyote Dr.
Etiwanda
91739
San Bernardino County
Etiwanda Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 803-3300
1,272
57
22.1
23.4%
264 (20.8%)
56 (4.4%)
404 (31.8%)
448 (35.2%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
97 (7.6%)
$5,493
97.2
97.6
74
9
060015310941
84
Monterey Highlands Elementary
Public
K-8
400 Casuda Canyon Dr.
Monterey Park
91754
Los Angeles County
Alhambra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 570-6220
919
38
23.8
44.1%
20 (2.2%)
4 (0.4%)
315 (34.3%)
533 (58.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
46 (5.0%)
$11,278
97.2
97.5
77
7
060002507535
85
Manhattan Beach Middle
Public
6-8
1501 North Redondo Ave.
Manhattan Beach
90266
Los Angeles County
Manhattan Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 545-4878
1,123
55
20.5
5.4%
635 (56.5%)
9 (0.8%)
164 (14.6%)
155 (13.8%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
158 (14.1%)
$10,278
97.2
96.6
106
21
060184204029
86
San Carlos Charter Learning Center
Public, Charter
K-8
750 Dartmouth Ave.
San Carlos
94070
San Mateo County
San Carlos Charter Learning Center District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 508-7343
367
19
19.3
4.6%
176 (48.0%)
2 (0.5%)
38 (10.4%)
92 (25.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
58 (15.8%)
97.1
94.3
168
82
062785009414
87
Medea Creek Middle
Public
6-8
1002 Doubletree Rd.
Oak Park
91377
Ventura County
Oak Park Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 707-7922
1,057
44
23.9
11.8%
552 (52.2%)
13 (1.2%)
112 (10.6%)
288 (27.2%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.3%)
89 (8.4%)
$9,480
97.1
97.3
84
3
063174004911
88
R. Roger Rowe Middle
Public
6-8
5927 La Granada
Rancho Santa Fe
92067
San Diego County
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 756-1141
212
18
11.7
3.8%
144 (67.9%)
2 (0.9%)
26 (12.3%)
18 (8.5%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
20 (9.4%)
$5,566
97
98.7
31
57
068450007060
89
Lakeside Middle
Public
7-8
3 Lemongrass
Irvine
92604
Orange County
Irvine Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(949) 559-1601
652
27
24.5
21.8%
188 (28.8%)
12 (1.8%)
87 (13.3%)
295 (45.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (10.6%)
$6,253
97
97
97
8
062574003851
90
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
Public
6-8
1010 Camino Pablo
Moraga
94556
Contra Costa County
Moraga Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 376-7206
622
31
20
5.3%
286 (46.0%)
10 (1.6%)
65 (10.5%)
118 (19.0%)
1 (0.2%)
2 (0.3%)
137 (22.0%)
$6,952
97
97.8
64
26
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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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