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060203413656
1171
Gateway International
Public, Charter
K-8
900 Morse Ave.
Sacramento
95864
Sacramento County
Gateway International District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(916) 286-1985
592
28
21.4
75.5%
426 (72.0%)
22 (3.7%)
58 (9.8%)
29 (4.9%)
3 (0.5%)
11 (1.9%)
43 (7.3%)
50
44.4
1327
156
062865014496
1172
OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy
Public, Virtual, Alternative
K-12
250 South Yorba
Orange
92869
Orange County
Orange Unified
No
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(714) 628-5467
243
14
17.9
43.6%
70 (28.8%)
7 (2.9%)
136 (56.0%)
17 (7.0%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.8%)
10 (4.1%)
49.9
66.2
758
414
062181002590
1173
Waterloo Elementary
Public
5-8
7007 North Pezzi Rd.
Stockton
95215
San Joaquin County
Linden Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 931-0818
333
15
21.7
63.1%
134 (40.2%)
0 (0.0%)
185 (55.6%)
3 (0.9%)
3 (0.9%)
2 (0.6%)
6 (1.8%)
$5,773
49.9
42.6
1381
208
060240014025
1174
Feather River Charter
Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative
K-12
4305 South Meridian Rd.
Meridian
95957
Sutter County
Feather River Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(626) 932-1802
2,562
87
29.3
38.1%
1,771 (69.1%)
49 (1.9%)
373 (14.6%)
74 (2.9%)
1 (0.0%)
13 (0.5%)
274 (10.7%)
49.9
51.4
1125
49
060186512528
1175
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4
Public, Charter
6-8
9719 South Main St.
Los Angeles
90003
Los Angeles County
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 451-3009
464
19
24
97.6%
2 (0.4%)
9 (1.9%)
445 (95.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.5%)
49.8
39.6
1473
298
061839002248
1176
Centinela Tk-8 Elementary
Public
K-8
1123 Marlborough Ave.
Inglewood
90302
Los Angeles County
Inglewood Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 680-5440
540
20
27.6
86.9%
5 (0.9%)
74 (13.7%)
447 (82.8%)
3 (0.6%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (1.7%)
49.8
53.9
1060
116
062334003547
1177
La Vina Elementary
Public
K-8
8594 Road 23
Madera
93637
Madera County
Madera Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(559) 673-5194
209
11
19.4
96.7%
6 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
199 (95.2%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.0%)
$1,537
49.7
59.9
906
271
062454010582
1178
Bell Mountain Middle
Public
6-8
28525 La Piedra Dr.
Menifee
92584
Riverside County
Menifee Union
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(951) 301-8496
1,090
46
23.8
63.1%
229 (21.0%)
66 (6.1%)
496 (45.5%)
73 (6.7%)
2 (0.2%)
7 (0.6%)
217 (19.9%)
$10,567
49.7
51.2
1129
49
064098006743
1179
Anacapa Middle
Public
6-8
100 South Mills Rd.
Ventura
93003
Ventura County
Ventura Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 289-7900
635
27
23.5
68.8%
110 (17.3%)
6 (0.9%)
474 (74.6%)
24 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (3.3%)
$6,993
49.6
34
1667
488
060194313176
1180
Almond Acres Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
1145 Niblick Rd.
Paso Robles
93446
San Luis Obispo County
Almond Acres Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(805) 221-8550
471
24
19.9
45.6%
263 (55.8%)
3 (0.6%)
155 (32.9%)
4 (0.8%)
2 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
44 (9.3%)
49.6
48.5
1213
33
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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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