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)
060188012013	911	American Indian Public Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	643	25	26.2	63.1%	34 (5.3%)	261 (40.6%)	62 (9.6%)	269 (41.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)								85.7	86.7	186	725
063441005631	912	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Irving St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2821	486	21	23.1	31.9%	116 (23.9%)	5 (1.0%)	50 (10.3%)	235 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	78 (16.0%)	$6,103							85.7			(n/a)
060001311009	913	Ruhkala Elementary	Public	K-6	6530 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 632-6560	313	14	22.6	14.7%	169 (54.0%)	5 (1.6%)	79 (25.2%)	22 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.1%)	$6,354							85.7			(n/a)
063570007360	914	Santa Monica Alternative (K-8)	Public	K-8	2525 Fifth St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 396-2640	333	17	20	15.3%	155 (46.5%)	24 (7.2%)	77 (23.1%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.5%)	$7,658							85.7			(n/a)
061350001543	915	Mary Fay Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-8	110 Marine Dr.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 731-4050	756	34	22.5	28.4%	362 (47.9%)	59 (7.8%)	225 (29.8%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	93 (12.3%)	$6,395							85.7			(n/a)
061551001972	916	Isla Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	6875 El Colegio Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 685-4418	472	25	18.8	39.4%	129 (27.3%)	6 (1.3%)	240 (50.8%)	63 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$14,702							85.7			(n/a)
062271003283	917	Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	242	12	20.1	39.3%	44 (18.2%)	27 (11.2%)	115 (47.5%)	18 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.7%)	$11,694							85.7			(n/a)
061233011060	918	Arlene Hein Elementary	Public	K-6	6820 Bellaterra Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 714-0654	976	40	24.4	28.8%	158 (16.2%)	71 (7.3%)	192 (19.7%)	417 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	126 (12.9%)	$6,462							85.6	82.7	240	678
062450003677	919	Pearl Zanker Elementary	Public	K-6	1585 Fallen Leaf Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 635-2882	576	25	22.8	29.5%	20 (3.5%)	26 (4.5%)	90 (15.6%)	385 (66.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	47 (8.2%)	$6,111							85.6			(n/a)
060166213201	920	Kavod Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6991 Balboa Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Kavod Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 386-0887	403	24	16.7	26.8%	206 (51.1%)	34 (8.4%)	101 (25.1%)	29 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.4%)								85.6	89.1	166	754

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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

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.