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)
060001412171	5534	Mission Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	13065 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 949-8265	856	36	24.1	68.8%	107 (12.5%)	84 (9.8%)	626 (73.1%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	$5,953							12.9			(n/a)
060570000517	5535	Borrego Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1315 Palm Canyon Dr.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 767-5333	150	5	27.4	84.7%	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (88.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$10,665							12.9			(n/a)
062958004576	5536	Tamarisk Elementary	Public	K-5	1843 E. Ave. Q5	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 225-9647	730	28	25.8	95.6%	24 (3.3%)	153 (21.0%)	525 (71.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)								12.9			(n/a)
064074006723	5537	Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1025 Corcoran Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 556-8740	673	27	25	73.3%	18 (2.7%)	187 (27.8%)	321 (47.7%)	109 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	14 (2.1%)								12.9			(n/a)
060182411916	5538	Higher Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Higher Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 286-5183	484	20	24.8	81.6%	51 (10.5%)	110 (22.7%)	205 (42.4%)	79 (16.3%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.3%)								12.9			(n/a)
064116006810	5539	Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	500 S. Garden	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 730-7795	265	14	19.3	92.5%	19 (7.2%)	10 (3.8%)	219 (82.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$10,904							12.9	6.5	1415	4124
061176001297	5540	Earlimart Elementary	Public	K-5	192 S. Church Rd.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 849-2651	536	33	16.2	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	519 (96.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,242							12.9			(n/a)
062805012053	5541	Global Family Elementary	Public	K-5	2035 40th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2114	420	19	22.1	98.6%	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	397 (94.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$7,213							12.9			(n/a)
060681000617	5542	Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W. Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3139	664	29	22.8	62.5%	185 (27.9%)	101 (15.2%)	299 (45.0%)	54 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.3%)	$11,415							12.9			(n/a)
063459005711	5543	Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 E. Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	223	12	18.7	70.0%	10 (4.5%)	4 (1.8%)	192 (86.1%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$13,450							12.9	13.3	1336	4207

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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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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.