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Type
Grades
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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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Total from Federal Funds
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Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2024
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Average Standard
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2023
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Rank (
2023
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2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
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062271003215
1431
Florence Nightingale Middle
Public
6-8
3311 North Figueroa St.
Los Angeles
90065
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 224-4800
759
45
16.9
85.5%
15 (2.0%)
18 (2.4%)
560 (73.8%)
146 (19.2%)
1 (0.1%)
0 (0.0%)
19 (2.5%)
$11,694
40.8
38.1
1525
94
061233007234
1432
T. R. Smedberg Middle
Public
7-8
8239 Kingsbridge Dr.
Sacramento
95829
Sacramento County
Elk Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 681-7525
1,046
47
22
68.7%
98 (9.4%)
106 (10.1%)
266 (25.4%)
462 (44.2%)
6 (0.6%)
15 (1.4%)
93 (8.9%)
$6,641
40.7
38.5
1509
77
064212006890
1433
Joe Walker Middle
Public
6-8
5632 West Ave. L-8
Lancaster
93536
Los Angeles County
Westside Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 943-3258
818
34
23.7
61.5%
238 (29.1%)
96 (11.7%)
399 (48.8%)
22 (2.7%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
59 (7.2%)
$9,579
40.7
47.8
1227
206
061839002257
1434
La Tijera K-8 Academy of Excellence Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1415 North La Tijera Blvd.
Inglewood
90302
Los Angeles County
Inglewood Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 680-5260
556
23
24.1
88.1%
0 (0.0%)
329 (59.2%)
191 (34.4%)
2 (0.4%)
2 (0.4%)
3 (0.5%)
29 (5.2%)
40.7
30.1
1814
380
060173003557
1435
Horizon Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
873 First St.
Lincoln
95648
Placer County
Horizon Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 408-5200
1,572
60
26.4
55.2%
747 (47.5%)
88 (5.6%)
429 (27.3%)
68 (4.3%)
3 (0.2%)
8 (0.5%)
226 (14.4%)
40.7
47.9
1226
209
062994012340
1436
CIS Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
2925 East Siera Madre Blvd.
Pasadena
91107
Los Angeles County
Pasadena Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(626) 396-5883
235
17
14.1
83.0%
42 (17.9%)
34 (14.5%)
145 (61.7%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
6 (2.6%)
$10,409
40.6
(n/a)
060185110983
1437
California Connections Academy Southern California
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
33272 Valle Rd.
San Juan Capistrano
92675
Orange County
California Connections Academy Southern California District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(949) 461-1667
5,189
168
30.9
55.5%
1,252 (24.1%)
429 (8.3%)
2,417 (46.6%)
210 (4.0%)
12 (0.2%)
15 (0.3%)
820 (15.8%)
40.5
46.7
1263
174
063315005138
1438
Matthew Gage Middle
Public
7-8
6400 Lincoln Ave.
Riverside
92506
Riverside County
Riverside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 788-7350
857
40
21.3
39.4%
187 (21.8%)
36 (4.2%)
586 (68.4%)
16 (1.9%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.2%)
26 (3.0%)
$8,148
40.5
48.7
1206
232
060819005854
1439
Oak Knoll Alternative
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
1505 South Sunflower Ave.
Glendora
91740
Los Angeles County
Charter Oak Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(626) 852-7972
112
5
22.3
65.2%
22 (19.6%)
3 (2.7%)
79 (70.5%)
4 (3.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.6%)
$16,035
40.4
46.2
1283
156
063462005775
1440
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8
Public
K-8
2950 Hurley Way
Sacramento
95864
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 979-8960
863
37
23.4
64.1%
162 (18.8%)
94 (10.9%)
416 (48.2%)
125 (14.5%)
6 (0.7%)
6 (0.7%)
54 (6.3%)
$7,595
40.4
22.7
2150
710
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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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Educational resources:
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
SchoolDigger data sources
: 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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