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Type
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Average Standard
Score (
2024
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Average Standard
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2023
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2023
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062949009599
2821
Linscott Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
220 Elm St.
Watsonville
95076
Santa Cruz County
Pajaro Valley Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 728-6301
259
11
23.5
61.8%
31 (12.0%)
1 (0.4%)
214 (82.6%)
4 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.4%)
8 (3.1%)
45.6
50.5
2504
317
060209114186
2822
Grow Academy Shafter
Public, Charter
K-8
471 West Los Angeles St.
Shafter
93263
Kern County
Grow Academy Shafter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 630-7220
801
32
25.4
74.7%
72 (9.0%)
7 (0.9%)
714 (89.1%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (0.6%)
45.6
40.3
3105
283
063543006041
2823
Kathryn Hughes Elementary
Public
K-5
4949 Calle de Escuela
Santa Clara
95054
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 423-1500
270
15
18
57.8%
32 (11.9%)
13 (4.8%)
111 (41.1%)
95 (35.2%)
3 (1.1%)
2 (0.7%)
14 (5.2%)
$11,437
45.6
47.2
2685
138
061488001875
2824
Riverdale Elementary
Public
K-6
13222 Lewis St.
Garden Grove
92843
Orange County
Garden Grove Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(714) 663-6563
494
19
25.8
87.0%
9 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
393 (79.6%)
79 (16.0%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.2%)
$11,968
45.6
34.1
3569
745
063525005972
2825
Jefferson Elementary
Public
K-6
1110 Tucker St.
Sanger
93657
Fresno County
Sanger Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 524-6250
496
21
23.7
90.3%
10 (2.0%)
3 (0.6%)
472 (95.2%)
5 (1.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.0%)
$10,787
45.5
44.4
2862
37
061218001373
2826
Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences
Public
K-5
8200 Serapis Ave.
Pico Rivera
90660
Los Angeles County
El Rancho Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 801-7620
394
15
26.2
79.4%
4 (1.0%)
3 (0.8%)
384 (97.5%)
2 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
$4,772
45.5
34.8
3517
691
060444000398
2827
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Public
K-6
10027 East Rose St.
Bellflower
90706
Los Angeles County
Bellflower Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(562) 804-6521
465
20
23.7
82.2%
28 (6.0%)
75 (16.1%)
299 (64.3%)
42 (9.0%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.9%)
16 (3.4%)
$8,884
45.5
40.4
3099
272
062271002869
2828
Brooklyn Avenue
Public
K-8
4620 Cesar Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles
90022
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 269-8161
465
25
18.6
93.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,364
45.5
36.3
3411
583
062136014547
2829
Freedom Elementary
Public
K-6
755 North 19Th Ave.
Lemoore
93245
Kings County
Lemoore Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 924-6800
416
19
21.5
71.2%
62 (14.9%)
11 (2.6%)
295 (70.9%)
23 (5.5%)
7 (1.7%)
1 (0.2%)
17 (4.1%)
45.5
44.8
2839
10
063459005706
2830
Rachel Carson Elementary
Public
K-5
4245 Meg Dr.
San Jose
95136
Santa Clara County
San Jose Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 535-6287
180
12
15.5
43.3%
38 (21.1%)
7 (3.9%)
79 (43.9%)
35 (19.4%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (11.1%)
$12,799
45.4
46.4
2731
99
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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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