California Elementary School Rankings

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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)
060231208762	381	Rocklin Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6532 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 632-6580	420	15	27.5	8.6%	135 (32.1%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.0%)	193 (46.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.7%)								94.8			(n/a)
064104007280	382	Sixth Street Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	15476 Sixth St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 241-0962	240	10	24	80.0%	25 (10.4%)	19 (7.9%)	182 (75.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,740							94.8			(n/a)
060147812541	383	Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2000 La Granada Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 495-7037	414	19	21.3	6.5%	262 (63.3%)	2 (0.5%)	67 (16.2%)	40 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.7%)								94.8	95.3	85	298
060000612911	384	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	46 Green Valley Ct.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 454-7683	241	11	21.9	6.6%	176 (73.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (9.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.4%)	$12,356							94.8	95.9	73	311
062718004094	385	Meadows Elementary	Public	K-6	25577 N. Fedala Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 291-4050	648	25	25.9	32.9%	321 (49.5%)	8 (1.2%)	235 (36.3%)	52 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$10,245							94.8	94.2	93	292
062724008244	386	Eastbluff Elementary	Public	K-6	2627 Vista del Oro	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 515-5920	326	18	18	12.9%	208 (63.8%)	5 (1.5%)	49 (15.0%)	30 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.4%)								94.8	96.3	64	322
062271002905	387	Castlebay Lane Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	19010 Castlebay Ln.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 360-1908	605	25	24.2	21.2%	268 (44.3%)	15 (2.5%)	118 (19.5%)	159 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.4%)	$8,355							94.7			(n/a)
061185001319	388	Murphy Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	16021 Janine Dr.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 789-2150	506	20	25.1	35.0%	67 (13.2%)	6 (1.2%)	374 (73.9%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)								94.7			(n/a)
068450007054	389	Deerfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 936-5650	616	21	29.3	19.6%	96 (15.6%)	13 (2.1%)	105 (17.0%)	328 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.0%)	$5,624							94.7			(n/a)
062886004470	390	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	25 El Camino Moraga	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 258-3099	427	20	21.7	2.8%	237 (55.5%)	11 (2.6%)	28 (6.6%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (17.3%)	$9,181							94.7			(n/a)

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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 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.