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2061
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
24.3
28.1
1896
165
063801006427
2062
Nightingale Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
1721 Carpenter Rd.
Stockton
95206
San Joaquin County
Stockton Unified
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(209) 933-7260
413
16
25.5
77.5%
3 (0.7%)
36 (8.7%)
341 (82.6%)
26 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
6 (1.5%)
$10,950
24.3
19.4
2303
241
063697005084
2063
Quail Valley Middle
Public
6-8
10058 Arrowhead Rd.
Phelan
92371
San Bernardino County
Snowline Joint Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(760) 868-2623
878
41
21.5
72.2%
160 (18.2%)
77 (8.8%)
570 (64.9%)
7 (0.8%)
7 (0.8%)
6 (0.7%)
51 (5.8%)
$7,877
24.3
26.9
1961
102
062271002853
2064
Berendo Middle
Public
6-8
1157 South Berendo St.
Los Angeles
90006
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(213) 739-5600
623
37
17
98.4%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$11,464
24.3
20.5
2244
180
060239713684
2065
New Horizons Charter Academy
Public, Charter
K-8
5955 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood
91601
Los Angeles County
New Horizons Charter Academy District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 655-9602
256
12
22.2
82.0%
40 (15.6%)
13 (5.1%)
172 (67.2%)
15 (5.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.3%)
24.2
28.4
1878
187
064140006847
2066
Thomas Jefferson Middle
Public
6-8
305 Griffith Ave.
Wasco
93280
Kern County
Wasco Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(661) 758-7140
532
29
18.2
94.9%
10 (1.9%)
4 (0.8%)
513 (96.4%)
4 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$7,207
24.2
23.9
2110
44
064074006736
2067
Hogan Middle
Public
6-8
850 Rosewood Ave.
Vallejo
94591
Solano County
Vallejo City Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(707) 556-3510
867
37
23.3
84.7%
42 (4.8%)
212 (24.5%)
396 (45.7%)
149 (17.2%)
3 (0.3%)
26 (3.0%)
38 (4.4%)
24.2
20.4
2245
178
060245313403
2068
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12
Public, Charter
6-8
131 East 50th St.
Los Angeles
90011
Los Angeles County
Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 12 District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(323) 238-7270
493
18
27.2
98.6%
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.6%)
488 (99.0%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
24.2
20.6
2235
167
060360000273
2069
Gladstone Middle
Public
6-8
1340 North Enid
Covina
91722
Los Angeles County
Azusa Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(626) 815-3600
629
36
17.3
90.5%
10 (1.6%)
7 (1.1%)
592 (94.1%)
17 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (0.5%)
$6,053
24.2
(n/a)
062553003341
2070
Seaside Middle
Public
7-8
999 Coe Ave.
Seaside
93955
Monterey County
Monterey Peninsula Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(831) 899-7080
491
27
18.4
86.2%
31 (6.3%)
24 (4.9%)
396 (80.7%)
28 (5.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (0.8%)
8 (1.6%)
$5,147
24.2
30.1
1816
254
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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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