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)
060744003367	2382	Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	25142 Hidden Hills Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 495-0050	344	14	24.5	62.2%	65 (18.9%)	8 (2.3%)	224 (65.1%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	$10,747							53.2			(n/a)
063099004798	2383	Pleasant Valley School of Engineering and Arts	Public	K-8	700 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 383-5340	542	26	20.8	55.2%	96 (17.7%)	14 (2.6%)	373 (68.8%)	31 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	$8,868							53.2	46.9	689	1694
060003701550	2384	Ferndale Elementary	Public	K-8	164 Shaw Ave.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 786-5300	339	17	19.4	54.6%	237 (69.9%)	2 (0.6%)	73 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,978							53.1	36.6	840	1544
060170503964	2385	Guajome Park Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 N. Santa Fe Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Guajome Park Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 631-8500	1,347	75	18	55.7%	275 (20.4%)	16 (1.2%)	906 (67.3%)	35 (2.6%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (7.6%)								53.1			(n/a)
064071006717	2386	Vallecitos Elementary	Public	K-8	5211 Fifth St.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Vallecitos Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 728-7092	178	9	19.7	83.7%	18 (10.1%)	1 (0.6%)	157 (88.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,755							53.1			(n/a)
060224112782	2387	ISANA Octavia Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3010 Estara Ave.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	ISANA Octavia Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 344-3622	415	18	23	53.7%	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	367 (88.4%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)								53.1			(n/a)
060224613041	2388	Sierra Foothill Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4952 Sch House Rd.	Catheys Valley	95306	Mariposa County	Sierra Foothill Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 742-6222	136	6	22.6	40.4%	95 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (22.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)								53.1			(n/a)
062532003775	2389	Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy	Public	K-5	930 E. Lemon Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 471-2100	368	17	22.2	57.1%	46 (12.5%)	21 (5.7%)	262 (71.2%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$7,758							53.1	40.2	774	1615
064098006765	2390	Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Public	K-6	760 Jazmin Ave.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 672-2701	393	17	23.8	60.1%	108 (27.5%)	4 (1.0%)	257 (65.4%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$6,823							53	42.2	744	1646
062136002557	2391	Lemoore Elementary	Public	K-6	573 Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 924-6820	494	26	19.2	77.5%	79 (16.0%)	17 (3.4%)	349 (70.6%)	15 (3.0%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.7%)	$9,972							53	46.4	698	1693

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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.
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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.