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Rank
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
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Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
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Teacher Ratio
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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Average Standard
Score (
2022
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank Change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
061668002100
1571
Bud Carson Middle
Public
6-8
13838 South Yukon Ave.
Hawthorne
90250
Los Angeles County
Hawthorne
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 676-1908
678
28
24.2
63.1%
6 (0.9%)
229 (33.8%)
410 (60.5%)
14 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.2%)
11 (1.6%)
$8,604
36.6
42.3
1386
185
060229609067
1572
Long Valley
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
436-965 Susan Dr.
Doyle
96109
Lassen County
Long Valley District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 827-2395
232
14
16.7
62.9%
164 (70.7%)
3 (1.3%)
39 (16.8%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (8.2%)
36.5
27.2
1887
315
063003013962
1573
Open Valley Independent Study
Public, Alternative
K-12
640 M St.
Patterson
95363
Stanislaus County
Patterson Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 892-4720
151
7
22.6
72.2%
18 (11.9%)
15 (9.9%)
107 (70.9%)
3 (2.0%)
2 (1.3%)
1 (0.7%)
3 (2.0%)
36.5
35.4
1608
35
060223813531
1574
Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori
Public, Charter, Alternative
1-12
951 Palisade St.
Hayward
94542
Alameda County
Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 370-3334
553
25
22.5
26.0%
86 (15.6%)
28 (5.1%)
264 (47.7%)
91 (16.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.1%)
78 (14.1%)
36.5
(n/a)
060930000940
1575
Colfax Elementary
Public
K-8
24825 Ben Taylor Rd.
Colfax
95713
Placer County
Colfax Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 346-2202
342
18
18.9
43.3%
269 (78.7%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (10.8%)
3 (0.9%)
4 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (8.5%)
$9,212
36.5
39.7
1473
102
060147511746
1576
Pathways to College K8
Public, Charter
K-8
9144 Third Ave.
Hesperia
92345
San Bernardino County
Pathways to College K8 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 949-8002
372
21
17.6
59.9%
40 (10.8%)
33 (8.9%)
297 (79.8%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
36.5
24.5
2016
440
062724004131
1577
Charles W. Tewinkle Middle
Public
7-8
3224 California Ave.
Costa Mesa
92626
Orange County
Newport-Mesa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 424-7965
506
31
16.4
82.6%
62 (12.3%)
6 (1.2%)
415 (82.0%)
9 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
11 (2.2%)
36.5
42.3
1383
194
061611002011
1578
Grenada Elementary
Public
K-8
516 Shasta Blvd.
Grenada
96038
Siskiyou County
Grenada Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 436-2233
192
11
18.2
47.9%
140 (72.9%)
1 (0.5%)
22 (11.5%)
2 (1.0%)
9 (4.7%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (9.4%)
$8,204
36.5
54.6
1040
538
060360000272
1579
Foothill Middle
Public
7-8
151 North Fenimore Ave.
Azusa
91702
Los Angeles County
Azusa Unified
No
(n/a)
(n/a)
(n/a)
(626) 815-6600
285
14
20
89.8%
3 (1.1%)
7 (2.5%)
260 (91.2%)
9 (3.2%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.8%)
$6,755
36.5
37.4
1545
34
062187012765
1580
Roosevelt Elementary
Public
K-8
461 West Hickory
Lindsay
93247
Tulare County
Lindsay Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 562-7208
474
20
23.7
78.3%
9 (1.9%)
3 (0.6%)
458 (96.6%)
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,089
36.4
37.8
1536
44
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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 18, 2023, 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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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