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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
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District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
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 (
2024
)
Average Standard
Score (
2023
)
Rank (
2023
)
Rank Change from
2023
SchoolDigger Rating (
2024
)
061288001456
1951
Mission Middle
Public
6-8
939 East Mission Ave.
Escondido
92026
San Diego County
Escondido Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 432-2452
906
51
17.7
94.0%
12 (1.3%)
10 (1.1%)
851 (93.9%)
18 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (1.7%)
$7,762
26.9
26.4
1974
23
063462005793
1952
Lichen K-8
Public
K-8
8319 Lichen Dr.
Citrus Heights
95621
Sacramento County
San Juan Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 971-5237
492
23
21
66.7%
203 (41.3%)
20 (4.1%)
215 (43.7%)
15 (3.0%)
3 (0.6%)
11 (2.2%)
25 (5.1%)
$8,027
26.9
30.1
1813
139
060163012695
1953
Magnolia Science Academy Bell
Public, Charter
6-8
6411 Orchard Ave.
Bell
90201
Los Angeles County
Magnolia Science Academy Bell District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 826-3925
384
21
18.5
80.7%
25 (6.5%)
1 (0.3%)
353 (91.9%)
4 (1.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
26.9
32.9
1703
250
063315005135
1954
Chemawa Middle
Public
7-8
8830 Magnolia Ave.
Riverside
92503
Riverside County
Riverside Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 352-8244
798
36
22.4
90.4%
55 (6.9%)
28 (3.5%)
674 (84.5%)
18 (2.3%)
4 (0.5%)
3 (0.4%)
15 (1.9%)
$8,153
26.8
30.1
1815
139
063132010000
1955
Vejar Elementary
Public
K-8
950 West Grand Ave.
Pomona
91766
Los Angeles County
Pomona Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(909) 397-4985
783
36
21.4
95.3%
8 (1.0%)
24 (3.1%)
715 (91.3%)
28 (3.6%)
3 (0.4%)
1 (0.1%)
4 (0.5%)
$4,919
26.8
30.5
1801
154
062271011649
1956
William Jefferson Clinton Middle
Public
6-8
3500 South Hill St.
Los Angeles
90007
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 235-7200
603
35
17.1
98.5%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,524
26.8
19.2
2313
357
062964004599
1957
Felix J. Appleby Elementary
Public
K-8
10321 Vernon Ave.
Blythe
92225
Riverside County
Palo Verde Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 922-7174
632
28
22.5
84.0%
87 (13.8%)
39 (6.2%)
482 (76.3%)
2 (0.3%)
5 (0.8%)
2 (0.3%)
15 (2.4%)
$4,964
26.8
32.9
1707
250
060000109444
1958
High Desert
Public
5-8
3620 Antelope Woods Rd.
Acton
93510
Los Angeles County
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 269-0310
306
11
27.1
64.1%
127 (41.5%)
8 (2.6%)
158 (51.6%)
3 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (3.3%)
26.8
26.2
1985
27
063682007258
1959
Yermo Elementary
Public
K-8
38280 Gleason St.
Yermo
92398
San Bernardino County
Silver Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 254-2931
340
21
16.2
82.6%
120 (35.3%)
13 (3.8%)
161 (47.4%)
7 (2.1%)
4 (1.2%)
6 (1.8%)
29 (8.5%)
$4,385
26.8
18
2373
414
060202510845
1960
Ivy Academia
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
5975 Shoup Ave.
Woodland Hills
91367
Los Angeles County
Ivy Academia District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 716-0771
522
21
24.7
77.6%
41 (7.9%)
55 (10.5%)
352 (67.4%)
43 (8.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
29 (5.6%)
26.8
45.3
1305
655
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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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