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063522005964
2241
San Ysidro Middle
Public
7-8
4345 Otay Mesa Rd.
San Ysidro
92173
San Diego County
San Ysidro Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 428-5551
531
26
20.7
62.3%
4 (0.8%)
3 (0.6%)
521 (98.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$6,741
20.4
28.3
1890
351
063459005731
2242
Muwekma Ohlone Middle
Public
6-8
850 North Second St.
San Jose
95112
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6267
630
32
19.4
68.1%
33 (5.2%)
11 (1.7%)
527 (83.7%)
37 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.3%)
20 (3.2%)
$13,500
20.4
22.7
2149
93
060133201984
2243
Foothill Ranch Middle
Public
7-8
5001 Diablo Dr.
Sacramento
95842
Sacramento County
Twin Rivers Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 566-3440
453
20
23
93.8%
88 (19.4%)
64 (14.1%)
184 (40.6%)
71 (15.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.9%)
41 (9.1%)
20.4
25.6
2019
224
061104008654
2244
Denair Middle
Public
6-8
3701 Lester Rd.
Denair
95316
Stanislaus County
Denair Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 632-2510
250
12
20
56.8%
122 (48.8%)
0 (0.0%)
96 (38.4%)
2 (0.8%)
13 (5.2%)
1 (0.4%)
16 (6.4%)
$7,512
20.4
21.4
2203
41
063801001375
2245
Taft Elementary
Public
K-8
419 Downing Ave.
Stockton
95206
San Joaquin County
Stockton Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 933-7285
465
22
21.3
83.7%
6 (1.3%)
42 (9.0%)
348 (74.8%)
47 (10.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.3%)
$7,991
20.4
19.3
2306
61
061899002299
2246
Carquinez Middle
Public
6-8
1099 Pomona St.
Crockett
94525
Contra Costa County
John Swett Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 787-1081
254
14
17.7
79.5%
28 (11.0%)
33 (13.0%)
108 (42.5%)
45 (17.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
40 (15.7%)
20.3
18.3
2362
116
069113410217
2247
San Joaquin Elementary
Public
K-8
8535 South Ninth
San Joaquin
93660
Fresno County
Golden Plains Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 693-4321
543
27
20.4
87.3%
3 (0.6%)
7 (1.3%)
530 (97.6%)
3 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$5,398
20.3
14.7
2523
276
060257514623
2248
KIPP University Park
Public, Charter
K-8
820 North American St.
Stockton
95202
San Joaquin County
KIPP University Park District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 741-7924
33
4
8.2
90.9%
4 (12.1%)
11 (33.3%)
17 (51.5%)
1 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20.3
(n/a)
061734014557
2249
Rancho Santana
Public
K-8
1454 Santana Ranch Dr.
Hollister
95023
San Benito County
Hollister
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 630-6300
605
25
24.5
42.0%
96 (15.9%)
5 (0.8%)
456 (75.4%)
17 (2.8%)
2 (0.3%)
7 (1.2%)
22 (3.6%)
20.2
34
1666
583
063117004819
2250
Chester Junior/Senior High
Public
7-12
612 First St.
Chester
96020
Plumas County
Plumas Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 258-2126
132
10
13.1
63.6%
104 (78.8%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (9.1%)
4 (3.0%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (7.6%)
20.2
40.1
1458
792
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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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