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Type
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City
Zip
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Teacher Ratio
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Score (
2024
)
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
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2024
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063588006139
511
Carlton Oaks Elementary
Public
K-8
9353 Wethersfield Rd.
Santee
92071
San Diego County
Santee
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 956-4500
877
39
22.4
24.5%
451 (51.4%)
7 (0.8%)
260 (29.6%)
45 (5.1%)
2 (0.2%)
3 (0.3%)
109 (12.4%)
$9,843
78.6
82.6
423
88
060210413059
512
Escalon Charter Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1520 Yosemite Ave.
Escalon
95320
San Joaquin County
Escalon Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 838-3591
338
16
21.5
26.0%
212 (62.7%)
3 (0.9%)
105 (31.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
16 (4.7%)
78.6
63
819
307
064023008651
513
Orchard View
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
700 Watertrough Rd.
Sebastopol
95472
Sonoma County
Twin Hills Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(707) 823-4709
228
14
16.5
23.7%
149 (65.4%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (21.5%)
5 (2.2%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (7.0%)
$7,281
78.6
79.6
496
17
061185001314
514
Granada Middle
Public
6-8
15337 Lemon Dr.
Whittier
90604
Los Angeles County
East Whittier City Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 464-2330
1,066
50
21.3
43.7%
127 (11.9%)
12 (1.1%)
848 (79.5%)
39 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
39 (3.7%)
78.6
81.8
442
72
060151213958
515
Sutter Peak Charter Academy
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
3934 Broadway Rd.
Live Oak
95953
Sutter County
Sutter Peak Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 468-4044
642
23
27.9
49.1%
406 (63.2%)
17 (2.6%)
130 (20.2%)
52 (8.1%)
9 (1.4%)
3 (0.5%)
25 (3.9%)
78.6
72.4
631
116
060750000715
516
Valley Middle
Public
6-8
1645 Magnolia Ave.
Carlsbad
92008
San Diego County
Carlsbad Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 331-5300
788
39
20
24.4%
437 (55.5%)
8 (1.0%)
243 (30.8%)
23 (2.9%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
71 (9.0%)
$7,318
78.4
86.5
348
168
060162212388
517
High Technical Middle North County
Public, Charter
6-8
1460 West San Marcos Blvd.
San Marcos
92078
San Diego County
High Technical Middle North County District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 759-2750
332
17
19.5
51.2%
107 (32.2%)
5 (1.5%)
173 (52.1%)
16 (4.8%)
2 (0.6%)
3 (0.9%)
26 (7.8%)
78.4
71.6
650
133
063315012406
518
Frank Augustus Miller Middle
Public
7-8
17925 Krameria Ave.
Riverside
92504
Riverside County
Riverside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 789-8181
844
33
25.6
26.2%
284 (33.6%)
48 (5.7%)
374 (44.3%)
98 (11.6%)
3 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (4.4%)
$7,824
78.4
77.4
540
22
060744011903
519
Capistrano Home/Virtual
Public, Virtual
K-8
32972 Calle Perfecto
San Juan Capistrano
92675
Orange County
Capistrano Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(949) 234-9374
91
6
15.2
37.4%
59 (64.8%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (18.7%)
5 (5.5%)
2 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.8%)
$10,218
78.2
95.5
136
383
062751004138
520
North Cow Creek Elementary
Public
K-8
10619 Swede Creek Rd.
Palo Cedro
96073
Shasta County
North Cow Creek Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 549-4488
256
12
21.8
21.1%
195 (76.2%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (7.4%)
2 (0.8%)
12 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (10.9%)
$9,014
78.2
69.3
693
173
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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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: 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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