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Grades
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City
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371
Lexington Junior High
Public
7-8
4351 Orange Ave.
Cypress
90630
Orange County
Anaheim Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 220-4201
1,283
52
24.7
49.2%
228 (17.8%)
37 (2.9%)
436 (34.0%)
509 (39.7%)
5 (0.4%)
6 (0.5%)
62 (4.8%)
$10,361
85.2
89
297
74
061584002001
372
Hillcrest Middle
Public, Charter
6-8
725 Bloomfield Rd.
Sebastopol
95472
Sonoma County
Gravenstein Union Elementary
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 823-7653
278
17
16.5
39.9%
156 (56.1%)
1 (0.4%)
61 (21.9%)
12 (4.3%)
2 (0.7%)
4 (1.4%)
42 (15.1%)
$10,156
85
88.5
308
64
063153004888
373
Meadowbrook Middle
Public
6-8
12320 Meadowbrook Ln.
Poway
92064
San Diego County
Poway Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 748-0802
1,030
45
22.9
24.8%
378 (36.7%)
19 (1.8%)
282 (27.4%)
227 (22.0%)
2 (0.2%)
1 (0.1%)
119 (11.6%)
$6,905
85
84.9
390
17
063828010707
374
Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Public, Charter
7-12
17555 Tuolumne Rd.
Tuolumne
95379
Tuolumne County
Summerville Union High
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 928-4228
194
9
20.5
38.1%
125 (64.4%)
1 (0.5%)
40 (20.6%)
5 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
22 (11.3%)
84.9
58.1
939
565
061647002079
375
Jefferson Academy
Public
K-8
1264 Middleton St.
Hanford
93230
Kings County
Hanford Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 585-3700
486
18
27
48.1%
63 (13.0%)
6 (1.2%)
402 (82.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (2.9%)
$9,417
84.9
79.2
498
123
063570014384
376
Malibu Middle
Public
6-8
30237 Morning View Dr.
Malibu
90265
Los Angeles County
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 457-6801
255
17
14.8
11.8%
194 (76.1%)
4 (1.6%)
36 (14.1%)
10 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (4.3%)
$9,536
84.9
91.6
232
144
060001909278
377
Wells Middle
Public
6-8
6800 Penn Dr.
Dublin
94568
Alameda County
Dublin Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 828-6227
963
47
20.3
13.8%
246 (25.5%)
42 (4.4%)
180 (18.7%)
376 (39.0%)
2 (0.2%)
9 (0.9%)
108 (11.2%)
$7,085
84.9
85.9
367
10
062046002458
378
Cabrillo Elementary
Public
K-8
601 Crespi Dr.
Pacifica
94044
San Mateo County
Pacifica
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 738-6660
548
23
23.8
12.8%
275 (50.2%)
1 (0.2%)
130 (23.7%)
51 (9.3%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
88 (16.1%)
$5,904
84.9
80.1
475
97
063513008976
379
Venture (Alternative)
Public, Alternative
K-12
10540 Albion Rd.
San Ramon
94582
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 479-1200
128
13
9.6
15.6%
61 (47.7%)
5 (3.9%)
16 (12.5%)
30 (23.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
14 (10.9%)
$11,686
84.8
95.1
136
243
062628006931
380
Crittenden Middle
Public
6-8
1701 Rock St.
Mountain View
94043
Santa Clara County
Mountain View Whisman
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 903-6945
537
32
16.8
25.3%
128 (23.8%)
14 (2.6%)
222 (41.3%)
97 (18.1%)
2 (0.4%)
6 (1.1%)
68 (12.7%)
84.8
85.2
384
4
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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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: 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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