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063525008475
1021
Sanger Academy Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
2207 Ninth St.
Sanger
93657
Fresno County
Sanger Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 524-6840
619
29
21.2
68.3%
28 (4.5%)
3 (0.5%)
559 (90.3%)
22 (3.6%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
5 (0.8%)
$8,702
54.7
61.8
855
166
060251314419
1022
Mission Vista Academy
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1440 Beaumont Ave
Beaumont
92223
Riverside County
Mission Vista Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(951) 456-1981
5,686
178
31.9
43.9%
2,442 (42.9%)
181 (3.2%)
2,424 (42.6%)
146 (2.6%)
17 (0.3%)
28 (0.5%)
445 (7.8%)
54.6
49.5
1182
160
060306000241
1023
Arcohe Elementary
Public
K-8
11755 Ivie Rd.
Herald
95638
Sacramento County
Arcohe Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 748-2313
501
23
21.8
30.5%
231 (46.1%)
4 (0.8%)
204 (40.7%)
13 (2.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
48 (9.6%)
$10,753
54.6
50.8
1139
116
060147711630
1024
New Heights Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
2202 West Martin Luther King J
Los Angeles
90008
Los Angeles County
New Heights Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 508-0155
406
20
20.3
91.4%
2 (0.5%)
95 (23.4%)
305 (75.1%)
3 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
54.6
53
1083
59
060756000726
1025
Carpinteria Middle
Public
6-8
5351 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria
93013
Santa Barbara County
Carpinteria Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 684-4544
402
28
14.5
77.4%
69 (17.2%)
3 (0.7%)
313 (77.9%)
4 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.7%)
$7,363
54.6
47.5
1239
214
060006204236
1026
Oakdale Junior High
Public
7-8
400 Maag Ave.
Oakdale
95361
Stanislaus County
Oakdale Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 847-2294
800
35
22.7
40.3%
415 (51.9%)
8 (1.0%)
331 (41.4%)
17 (2.1%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
25 (3.1%)
$6,430
54.5
46.8
1259
233
060639014239
1027
Dolores S. Whitley Tk-8
Public
K-8
2923 McKee Rd.
Bakersfield
93313
Kern County
Panama-Buena Vista Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 885-6600
1,092
48
22.6
86.4%
67 (6.1%)
52 (4.8%)
765 (70.1%)
168 (15.4%)
5 (0.5%)
5 (0.5%)
30 (2.7%)
54.5
60.8
882
145
062271003200
1028
Mt. Gleason Middle
Public
6-8
10965 Mt. Gleason Ave.
Sunland
91040
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 951-2580
748
38
19.4
83.0%
289 (38.6%)
9 (1.2%)
406 (54.3%)
24 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
18 (2.4%)
$11,406
54.4
41.1
1423
395
062454009402
1029
Menifee Valley Middle
Public
6-8
26255 Garbani Rd.
Menifee
92584
Riverside County
Menifee Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 672-6400
919
42
22
64.3%
209 (22.7%)
63 (6.9%)
474 (51.6%)
48 (5.2%)
3 (0.3%)
7 (0.8%)
114 (12.4%)
$9,197
54.4
56.4
1000
29
062133002556
1030
Vista La Mesa Academy
Public
K-8
3900 Violet St.
La Mesa
91941
San Diego County
Lemon Grove
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 825-5645
531
22
24
71.4%
59 (11.1%)
85 (16.0%)
314 (59.1%)
44 (8.3%)
4 (0.8%)
4 (0.8%)
21 (4.0%)
54.4
44.6
1321
291
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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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