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060229514247
501
Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego
Public, Charter
K-8
520 E. Carmel St.
San Marcos
92078
San Diego County
Baypoint Preparatory Academy - San Diego District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 203-4383
237
10
24.4
42.6%
54 (22.8%)
8 (3.4%)
131 (55.3%)
19 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (10.5%)
79
83.4
406
95
060250014435
502
Excel Academy Charter
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1 Technology Dr.
Irvine
92618
Orange County
Excel Academy Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(949) 387-7822
967
57
17.1
41.9%
359 (37.1%)
29 (3.0%)
320 (33.1%)
144 (14.9%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.4%)
110 (11.4%)
79
88.5
317
185
060015310937
503
Garfield Elementary
Public
K-8
110 West McLean St.
Alhambra
91801
Los Angeles County
Alhambra Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 943-3380
540
29
18.8
60.7%
22 (4.1%)
5 (0.9%)
303 (56.1%)
182 (33.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (5.2%)
$11,404
79
81.2
459
44
063459005707
504
Castillero Middle
Public
6-8
6384 Leyland Park Dr.
San Jose
95120
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6385
849
39
21.9
29.8%
287 (33.8%)
12 (1.4%)
345 (40.6%)
131 (15.4%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
71 (8.4%)
$11,475
78.9
74.9
584
80
060183213743
505
Kairos Public
Public, Charter
K-8
129 Elm St.
Vacaville
95688
Solano County
Kairos Public District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 453-7234
669
28
24.1
22.3%
364 (54.4%)
10 (1.5%)
151 (22.6%)
48 (7.2%)
4 (0.6%)
4 (0.6%)
88 (13.2%)
78.9
81.7
449
56
062046010657
506
Ingrid B. Lacy Middle
Public
6-8
1427 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica
94044
San Mateo County
Pacifica
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 738-6665
469
25
18.9
20.9%
159 (33.9%)
8 (1.7%)
138 (29.4%)
97 (20.7%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.9%)
61 (13.0%)
$5,997
78.8
78
530
24
062271002903
507
Castelar Street Elementary
Public
K-8
840 Yale St.
Los Angeles
90012
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 626-3674
611
30
20.3
85.1%
53 (8.7%)
24 (3.9%)
180 (29.5%)
315 (51.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (6.4%)
$8,841
78.8
75.5
572
65
062271008888
508
Arroyo Seco Museum Science
Public
K-8
4805 Sycamore Terr.
Los Angeles
90042
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 254-5141
428
21
20.3
72.4%
34 (7.9%)
3 (0.7%)
376 (87.9%)
8 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.6%)
$10,877
78.8
74.5
594
86
060606000542
509
Lipman Middle
Public
6-8
1 Solano St.
Brisbane
94005
San Mateo County
Brisbane Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 467-9541
162
9
17.1
25.3%
34 (21.0%)
4 (2.5%)
48 (29.6%)
56 (34.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (12.3%)
$14,115
78.8
82.6
426
83
060002808272
510
James L. Day Middle
Public
6-8
40775 Camino Campos Verdes
Temecula
92591
Riverside County
Temecula Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 699-8138
924
41
22.3
47.0%
307 (33.2%)
42 (4.5%)
354 (38.3%)
109 (11.8%)
1 (0.1%)
3 (0.3%)
108 (11.7%)
$9,563
78.8
76.1
560
50
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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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