California Elementary School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on 10/24/2022.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 5880)	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	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
062955004571	3152	Vista del Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	2744 N. Via Miraleste	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 416-8176	487	23	21.1	92.4%	41 (8.4%)	13 (2.7%)	417 (85.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,726							39.1			(n/a)
060213011223	3153	Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 E. Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	414	17	24.3	90.1%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	408 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								39.1	20.4	1148	2005
061734002179	3154	Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	740	33	22.6	41.6%	138 (18.6%)	8 (1.1%)	532 (71.9%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.7%)	$7,024							39.1			(n/a)
060000107534	3155	Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-4	3015 W. Sacramento St.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 269-8140	305	14	22.5	60.0%	101 (33.1%)	5 (1.6%)	183 (60.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$6,427							39.1			(n/a)
061455001781	3156	Wishon Elementary	Public	K-6	3857 E. Harvard Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 248-7330	459	24	18.8	94.6%	17 (3.7%)	20 (4.4%)	350 (76.3%)	57 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	$9,136							39.1			(n/a)
064214006899	3157	Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	4730 H St.	Sheridan	95681	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 633-2591	67	3	19.7	52.2%	34 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (43.3%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	$17,478							39			(n/a)
063579010971	3158	New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	564	28	19.8	60.8%	39 (6.9%)	6 (1.1%)	454 (80.5%)	50 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.8%)	$4,908							39			(n/a)
062004002397	3159	Knightsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1923 Delta Rd.	Knightsen	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 625-0073	291	13	22.3	52.6%	115 (39.5%)	1 (0.3%)	143 (49.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.6%)	$9,897							39			(n/a)
063384007242	3160	Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	490	21	23.5	30.0%	267 (54.5%)	21 (4.3%)	114 (23.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.1%)	$6,702							39			(n/a)
061495011804	3161	Shasta Lake	Public	K-8	4620 Vallecito St.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 275-7020	624	31	20.4	73.1%	431 (69.1%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (13.9%)	18 (2.9%)	37 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.1%)	$8,272							39	38	809	2352

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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 24, 2022, 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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.