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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Phone
# Students
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Teacher Ratio
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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
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Rank Change from
2023
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2024
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060985007209
831
Cesar Chavez Academy
Public
K-8
1150 Paseo Grande
Corona
92882
Riverside County
Corona-Norco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 736-4640
1,037
40
25.7
79.5%
189 (18.2%)
19 (1.8%)
733 (70.7%)
67 (6.5%)
1 (0.1%)
7 (0.7%)
21 (2.0%)
$4,320
62.3
62
848
17
060200508596
832
Julian Charter
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1704 Cape Horn
Julian
92036
San Diego County
Julian Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(760) 765-3847
206
16
12.8
45.1%
92 (44.7%)
3 (1.5%)
80 (38.8%)
5 (2.4%)
3 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (10.7%)
62.3
67.4
736
96
062061002475
833
Lake Elementary
Public
K-8
4672 County Road North
Orland
95963
Glenn County
Lake Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 865-1255
194
9
21.5
40.7%
123 (63.4%)
1 (0.5%)
65 (33.5%)
2 (1.0%)
2 (1.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
62.2
68.1
720
113
063459005710
834
Willow Glen Middle
Public
6-8
2105 Cottle Ave.
San Jose
95125
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6277
1,168
47
24.7
40.7%
378 (32.4%)
26 (2.2%)
595 (50.9%)
74 (6.3%)
2 (0.2%)
4 (0.3%)
89 (7.6%)
$11,509
62.2
66.1
761
73
060148412812
835
PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High
Public, Charter
6-12
13361 Glenoaks Blvd.
Sylmar
91342
Los Angeles County
PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Di
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 356-2795
802
39
20.5
95.3%
16 (2.0%)
3 (0.4%)
755 (94.1%)
5 (0.6%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (2.7%)
62.1
61
872
37
062376003594
836
Maple Elementary
Public
K-8
29161 Fresno Ave.
Shafter
93263
Kern County
Maple Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 746-4439
285
13
22.6
60.0%
62 (21.8%)
0 (0.0%)
221 (77.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,945
62.1
55.9
1013
177
060224112782
837
ISANA Octavia Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
3010 Estara Ave.
Los Angeles
90065
Los Angeles County
ISANA Octavia Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 344-3622
356
17
21
86.5%
2 (0.6%)
3 (0.8%)
327 (91.9%)
20 (5.6%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.6%)
62
62.8
826
11
060202707493
838
Antioch Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
3325 Hacienda Way
Antioch
94509
Contra Costa County
Antioch Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 755-7311
207
11
19.5
27.5%
57 (27.5%)
23 (11.1%)
70 (33.8%)
42 (20.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
14 (6.8%)
61.9
69.8
687
151
062308003522
839
Judkins Middle
Public
7-8
680 Wadsworth St.
Pismo Beach
93449
San Luis Obispo County
Lucia Mar Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 474-3600
450
25
17.8
58.0%
188 (41.8%)
1 (0.2%)
219 (48.7%)
6 (1.3%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (6.4%)
$4,683
61.8
60
900
61
063132004849
840
Lexington Elementary
Public
K-8
550 West Lexington Ave.
Pomona
91766
Los Angeles County
Pomona Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 397-4616
535
27
19.8
94.0%
12 (2.2%)
14 (2.6%)
489 (91.4%)
11 (2.1%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.1%)
$4,933
61.8
68
722
118
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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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