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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from Federal Funds
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Total from State and Local Funds
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Score (
2024
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Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
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063432005411
1841
Audubon K-8
Public
K-8
8111 San Vicente
San Diego
92114
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 344-5800
472
22
21.4
84.5%
18 (3.8%)
29 (6.1%)
373 (79.0%)
28 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
21 (4.4%)
$8,960
29.2
30.4
1805
36
063276005092
1842
Rio Real Elementary
Public
K-8
1140 Kenney St.
Oxnard
93036
Ventura County
Rio Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 485-3117
753
33
22.6
64.9%
18 (2.4%)
2 (0.3%)
728 (96.7%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
$6,632
29.2
38.2
1523
319
062250002708
1843
Jessie Nelson Academy
Public
6-8
1951 Cherry Ave.
Signal Hill
90755
Los Angeles County
Long Beach Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 591-6041
818
36
22.6
79.1%
15 (1.8%)
100 (12.2%)
491 (60.0%)
180 (22.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.2%)
30 (3.7%)
$7,699
29.2
30.2
1811
32
060636000553
1844
Buena Park Middle
Public
6-8
6931 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena Park
90620
Orange County
Buena Park Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 522-8491
638
31
20.7
87.5%
26 (4.1%)
25 (3.9%)
515 (80.7%)
56 (8.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
15 (2.4%)
$7,674
29.2
27.8
1920
76
064116006797
1845
Ivanhoe Elementary
Public
K-8
16030 Avenue 332
Ivanhoe
93235
Tulare County
Visalia Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 730-7849
521
23
22.4
85.0%
19 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
486 (93.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (3.1%)
$7,744
29.2
33
1700
145
062775004201
1846
Nuestro Elementary
Public
K-8
3934 Broadway Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Nuestro Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 822-5100
171
9
19
34.5%
92 (53.8%)
0 (0.0%)
45 (26.3%)
20 (11.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (8.2%)
$11,450
29.2
42.5
1388
458
060251114421
1847
Garvey/Allen Visual & Performing Arts Academy for STEM
Public, Charter
5-8
23750 Alessandro Blvd.
Moreno Valley
92553
Riverside County
Garvey/Allen Visual & Perf Arts Academy for STEM District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 384-2015
201
10
20.1
69.2%
1 (0.5%)
140 (69.7%)
47 (23.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.5%)
29.2
26.1
1990
143
061288001457
1848
Hidden Valley Middle
Public
6-8
2700 Reed Rd.
Escondido
92027
San Diego County
Escondido Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 432-2457
809
45
18.1
90.5%
36 (4.4%)
8 (1.0%)
716 (88.5%)
23 (2.8%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (3.1%)
$8,028
29.1
24
2101
253
064158014575
1849
Washington Unified Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual
K-8
1100 Clarendon St.
West Sacramento
95691
Yolo County
Washington Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(916) 375-7600
54
6
9
83.3%
8 (14.8%)
5 (9.3%)
18 (33.3%)
14 (25.9%)
1 (1.9%)
1 (1.9%)
7 (13.0%)
29.1
20.6
2236
387
060962001002
1850
Whaley Middle
Public
6-8
14401 South Gibson Ave.
Compton
90221
Los Angeles County
Compton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 898-6070
480
20
23.5
95.2%
1 (0.2%)
42 (8.8%)
432 (90.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.8%)
29.1
39.5
1475
375
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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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