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061665002092
1101
Hart-Ransom Elementary
Public
K-8
3930 Shoemake Ave.
Modesto
95358
Stanislaus County
Hart-Ransom Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 523-9979
737
34
21.8
45.0%
261 (35.4%)
5 (0.7%)
404 (54.8%)
31 (4.2%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
32 (4.3%)
$10,359
52.2
65.8
763
338
060158713910
1102
Golden Valley Orchard
Public, Charter
K-8
6550 Filbert Ave.
Orangevale
95662
Sacramento County
Golden Valley Orchard District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 987-1490
279
11
25.3
29.7%
206 (73.8%)
1 (0.4%)
49 (17.6%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (7.2%)
52.2
61.8
858
244
062712004093
1103
Newcastle Elementary
Public
K-8
8951 Valley View Dr.
Newcastle
95658
Placer County
Newcastle Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 663-3307
151
11
14.3
25.2%
104 (68.9%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (20.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (10.6%)
$13,548
52.2
80
476
627
062025002441
1104
Parkway Sports and Health Science Academy
Public
6-8
9009 Park Plaza Dr.
La Mesa
91942
San Diego County
La Mesa-Spring Valley
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 668-5810
626
30
21.1
53.0%
208 (33.2%)
41 (6.5%)
289 (46.2%)
33 (5.3%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.2%)
51 (8.1%)
$6,068
52.2
61.6
866
238
060429014572
1105
Summerwind Trails
Public
K-8
1020 Poinsettia Cir.
Calimesa
92320
Riverside County
Beaumont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 845-1631
1,057
46
23.1
50.3%
314 (29.7%)
85 (8.0%)
518 (49.0%)
78 (7.4%)
7 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
55 (5.2%)
52.1
(n/a)
063723006305
1106
Sonora Elementary
Public
K-8
830 Greenley Rd.
Sonora
95370
Tuolumne County
Sonora Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 532-5491
724
36
20.2
43.4%
520 (71.8%)
7 (1.0%)
134 (18.5%)
15 (2.1%)
16 (2.2%)
1 (0.1%)
31 (4.3%)
52.1
56.7
976
130
062922012389
1107
Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary
Public
K-8
3101 Dunkirk Dr.
Oxnard
93035
Ventura County
Oxnard
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 385-1584
920
40
23
70.9%
33 (3.6%)
6 (0.7%)
842 (91.5%)
24 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
14 (1.5%)
$3,853
52
44.2
1332
225
063459005723
1108
John Muir Middle
Public
6-8
1260 Branham Ln.
San Jose
95118
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6281
787
37
21.3
51.5%
132 (16.8%)
30 (3.8%)
489 (62.1%)
79 (10.0%)
2 (0.3%)
2 (0.3%)
53 (6.7%)
$12,005
52
48.7
1216
108
060168312119
1109
Lifeline Education Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
225 South Santa Fe Ave.
Compton
90221
Los Angeles County
Lifeline Education Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 885-1872
704
31
22.4
92.0%
1 (0.1%)
108 (15.3%)
592 (84.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.3%)
52
39
1495
386
062847014641
1110
Online Academy
Public, Virtual
K-8
1515 South Bon View Ave.
Ontario
91761
San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(909) 418-6436
184
13
14.1
82.1%
6 (3.3%)
11 (6.0%)
150 (81.5%)
11 (6.0%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.2%)
52
(n/a)
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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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