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)
060173713667	3182	Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 W. Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	424	26	16.4	59.9%	115 (27.1%)	10 (2.4%)	247 (58.3%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.8%)								38.7			(n/a)
062667004045	3183	Kimball	Public	K-6	302 W. 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	397	15	26.4	71.0%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	378 (95.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$5,488							38.7			(n/a)
060192014108	3184	KIPP Corazon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8616 Long Beach Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	KIPP Corazon Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 457-5051	1,039	48	21.6	83.7%	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	1,017 (97.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)								38.7			(n/a)
060241412026	3185	River Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	555 Leslie St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	River Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 467-1855	238	9	25.7	38.7%	150 (63.0%)	4 (1.7%)	59 (24.8%)	10 (4.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								38.7			(n/a)
060214310866	3186	Gabriella Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1435 Logan St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 413-5741	437	24	18.1	57.4%	14 (3.2%)	7 (1.6%)	397 (90.8%)	15 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								38.7			(n/a)
060173408436	3187	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	470	21	22.1	44.0%	282 (60.0%)	18 (3.8%)	104 (22.1%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (10.9%)								38.7	33.6	888	2299
063375005201	3188	Hollingworth Elementary	Public	K-6	3003 E. Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 598-3661	371	19	19.1	61.2%	9 (2.4%)	17 (4.6%)	279 (75.2%)	53 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)								38.7			(n/a)
061062010456	3189	Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 759-2100	413	20	21	37.5%	117 (28.3%)	8 (1.9%)	245 (59.3%)	23 (5.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)								38.7			(n/a)
060133205105	3190	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-8	5816 Pioneer Way	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-1940	603	24	25.3	89.9%	187 (31.0%)	63 (10.4%)	216 (35.8%)	50 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	71 (11.8%)								38.7			(n/a)
060006501239	3191	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 N. Eaton Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 595-7260	611	22	27.7	81.7%	34 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	559 (91.5%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,883							38.6			(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.
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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.