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301
Marvin Elementary
Public
K-5
5720 Brunswick Ave.
San Diego
92120
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 583-1355
520
19
28
26.0%
249 (47.9%)
16 (3.1%)
133 (25.6%)
31 (6.0%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
89 (17.1%)
$7,738
95.5
92.9
511
210
060001908443
302
James Dougherty Elementary
Public
K-5
5301 Hibernia Dr.
Dublin
94568
Alameda County
Dublin Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 803-4444
782
34
22.9
5.2%
82 (10.5%)
17 (2.2%)
59 (7.5%)
572 (73.1%)
5 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
47 (6.0%)
$5,899
95.5
96.5
233
69
063441005614
303
Peabody (George) Elementary
Public
K-5
251 Sixth Ave.
San Francisco
94118
San Francisco County
San Francisco Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(415) 750-8480
269
12
23.3
20.1%
97 (36.1%)
3 (1.1%)
30 (11.2%)
79 (29.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.7%)
58 (21.6%)
$6,103
95.5
97.4
157
146
063513007356
304
Bollinger Canyon Elementary
Public
K-5
2300 Talavera Dr.
San Ramon
94583
Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 242-3200
497
23
21.5
7.0%
102 (20.5%)
5 (1.0%)
46 (9.3%)
290 (58.4%)
7 (1.4%)
2 (0.4%)
45 (9.1%)
$7,124
95.5
97.5
148
156
061656002088
305
Happy Valley Elementary
Public
K-6
3125 Branciforte Dr.
Santa Cruz
95065
Santa Cruz County
Happy Valley Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 429-1456
120
6
18.7
10.0%
91 (75.8%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (8.3%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (15.0%)
$12,688
95.5
96.4
237
68
061314007788
306
Tom Matsumoto Elementary
Public
K-6
4121 Mackin Woods Ln.
San Jose
95135
Santa Clara County
Evergreen Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 223-4873
757
31
24.6
11.5%
30 (4.0%)
11 (1.5%)
96 (12.7%)
572 (75.6%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
44 (5.8%)
$6,000
95.5
97.1
180
126
064128006842
307
Walnut Elementary
Public
K-5
841 South Glenwick
Walnut
91789
Los Angeles County
Walnut Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 594-1820
671
26
25.3
27.9%
10 (1.5%)
2 (0.3%)
100 (14.9%)
526 (78.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.1%)
32 (4.8%)
$7,997
95.5
94.8
369
62
062271003260
308
Palisades Charter Elementary
Public, Charter
K-5
800 Via de La Paz
Pacific Palisades
90272
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 454-3700
428
20
21.4
10.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$9,595
95.5
93.2
490
182
060780000749
309
Proctor Elementary
Public
K-5
17520 Redwood Rd.
Castro Valley
94546
Alameda County
Castro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 537-0630
584
24
24.3
22.6%
151 (25.9%)
8 (1.4%)
120 (20.5%)
205 (35.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
99 (17.0%)
$5,194
95.4
95.8
291
18
063066004755
310
Brookhaven Elementary
Public
K-6
1851 North Brookhaven Ave.
Placentia
92870
Orange County
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 986-7110
469
17
27.5
28.8%
170 (36.2%)
5 (1.1%)
149 (31.8%)
130 (27.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.0%)
$6,050
95.4
95.3
336
26
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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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