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Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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vs
2022
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ID
Rank
(of
2802
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School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
Student/
Teacher Ratio
Free/Disc Lunch
Recipients
White
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More Races
Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
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
)
062949014508
1891
PVUSD Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
250 East Beach St.
Watsonville
95076
Santa Cruz County
Pajaro Valley Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(831) 786-2482
152
7
20.3
71.7%
30 (19.7%)
1 (0.7%)
117 (77.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.3%)
28.2
17.9
2315
424
062409003627
1892
Foothill Intermediate
Public
6-8
5351 Fruitland Rd.
Marysville
95901
Yuba County
Marysville Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(530) 741-6130
229
11
20.2
49.3%
160 (69.9%)
2 (0.9%)
34 (14.8%)
3 (1.3%)
10 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (8.7%)
28.2
20.7
2187
295
062274012358
1893
Crossroads Alternative Education Center
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
929 West Pacheco Blvd.
Los Banos
93635
Merced County
Los Banos Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(209) 826-4013
141
8
18.8
68.8%
25 (17.7%)
1 (0.7%)
109 (77.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.1%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.4%)
$11,983
28.2
16.9
2357
464
060004707399
1894
Earle E. Williams Middle
Public
6-8
1600 Tennis Ln.
Tracy
95376
San Joaquin County
Tracy Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 830-3345
784
39
19.9
59.9%
112 (14.3%)
48 (6.1%)
474 (60.5%)
118 (15.1%)
4 (0.5%)
7 (0.9%)
20 (2.6%)
$6,792
28.2
32.7
1687
207
060236401220
1895
Darnall Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
6020 Hughes St.
San Diego
92115
San Diego County
Darnall Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 582-1822
467
21
22.7
77.5%
3 (0.6%)
43 (9.2%)
374 (80.1%)
31 (6.6%)
2 (0.4%)
3 (0.6%)
11 (2.4%)
28.2
28.9
1826
69
069102010960
1896
Merced Scholars Charter
Public, Charter, Alternative
K-12
1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H
Merced
95341
Merced County
Merced County Office of Education
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 381-5165
281
18
15.3
79.7%
49 (17.4%)
12 (4.3%)
203 (72.2%)
7 (2.5%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.7%)
7 (2.5%)
$9,544
28.1
26.1
1941
45
060168213762
1897
MethodSchools
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
38750 Sky Canyon Dr.
Murrieta
92563
Riverside County
MethodSchools District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(760) 224-0758
342
17
19.9
39.8%
152 (44.4%)
32 (9.4%)
111 (32.5%)
8 (2.3%)
5 (1.5%)
2 (0.6%)
32 (9.4%)
28.1
28.6
1839
58
063398005333
1898
El Sausal Middle
Public
7-8
1155 East Alisal St.
Salinas
93905
Monterey County
Salinas Union High
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 796-7200
1,035
47
21.9
95.7%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1,020 (98.6%)
10 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.4%)
$9,080
28.1
34.2
1645
253
063432014500
1899
Mountain View
Public
K-8
3550 Logan Ave.
San Diego
92113
San Diego County
San Diego Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(619) 344-6210
147
9
16.3
78.2%
12 (8.2%)
1 (0.7%)
124 (84.4%)
3 (2.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.4%)
28.1
(n/a)
063339014640
1900
Hillside Innovation Academy
Public, Virtual
K-8
29955 Watson Rd.
Menifee
92585
Riverside County
Romoland Elementary
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(951) 926-9244
163
12
13.7
73.6%
13 (8.0%)
14 (8.6%)
124 (76.1%)
4 (2.5%)
1 (0.6%)
1 (0.6%)
6 (3.7%)
28.1
(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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: 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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