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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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Per Pupil Expenditures:
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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
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061152001285
1231
Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)
Public
K-8
733 Euclid Ave.
Duarte
91010
Los Angeles County
Duarte Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 599-5300
428
23
18.6
71.5%
7 (1.6%)
10 (2.3%)
379 (88.6%)
24 (5.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (1.9%)
$7,086
47.8
44.9
1304
73
061518011203
1232
Solorsano Middle
Public
6-8
7121 Grenache Way
Gilroy
95020
Santa Clara County
Gilroy Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(669) 205-5000
780
36
21.7
50.3%
107 (13.7%)
11 (1.4%)
519 (66.5%)
88 (11.3%)
2 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (6.5%)
47.8
49.4
1195
37
062847004393
1233
De Anza Middle
Public
7-8
1450 South Sultana Ave.
Ontario
91761
San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 986-8577
530
34
15.6
82.5%
11 (2.1%)
14 (2.6%)
494 (93.2%)
6 (1.1%)
4 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
$7,904
47.7
41.8
1404
171
061440007479
1234
Circle of Independent Learning
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4700 Calaveras Ave.
Fremont
94538
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 797-0100
401
21
19
33.9%
80 (20.0%)
11 (2.7%)
87 (21.7%)
197 (49.1%)
4 (1.0%)
8 (2.0%)
14 (3.5%)
$10,107
47.7
74.2
594
640
060813013777
1235
Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary
Public
K-8
4927 Central Ave.
Ceres
95307
Stanislaus County
Ceres Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 556-1500
509
21
24.2
62.7%
120 (23.6%)
2 (0.4%)
367 (72.1%)
8 (1.6%)
7 (1.4%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.8%)
$9,701
47.7
44
1340
105
061389014548
1236
Innovations Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
10886 Gadsten Way
Rancho Cordova
95670
Sacramento County
Folsom-Cordova Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(916) 294-2445
171
16
10.6
34.5%
44 (25.7%)
22 (12.9%)
53 (31.0%)
26 (15.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (15.2%)
47.6
(n/a)
060172211576
1237
Richmond College Preparatory
Public, Charter
K-8
214 South 11th St.
Richmond
94804
Contra Costa County
Richmond College Preparatory District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 235-2066
562
16
35.1
72.8%
1 (0.2%)
102 (18.1%)
441 (78.5%)
3 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.9%)
10 (1.8%)
47.6
51.8
1120
117
063747006331
1238
South Fork Elementary
Public
K-8
5225 Kelso Valley Rd.
Weldon
93283
Kern County
South Fork Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 378-4000
344
17
20.1
70.9%
222 (64.5%)
0 (0.0%)
77 (22.4%)
4 (1.2%)
8 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (9.6%)
$13,042
47.6
54.5
1044
194
060756000726
1239
Carpinteria Middle
Public
6-8
5351 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria
93013
Santa Barbara County
Carpinteria Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 684-4544
406
27
15
80.8%
65 (16.0%)
2 (0.5%)
326 (80.3%)
7 (1.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.2%)
$7,363
47.5
51.8
1122
117
060948000962
1240
Columbia Elementary
Public
K-8
22540 Parrotts Ferry Rd.
Columbia
95310
Tuolumne County
Columbia Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 533-7700
437
23
19.3
55.1%
300 (68.6%)
7 (1.6%)
81 (18.5%)
9 (2.1%)
16 (3.7%)
3 (0.7%)
20 (4.6%)
$9,172
47.5
36.3
1577
337
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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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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison
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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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