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)
060236614333	2212	JCS - Pine Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28876 Old Highway 80	Pine Valley	91962	San Diego County	JCS - Pine Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 473-1300	188	9	20.1	46.8%	136 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)								56.5	54.3	591	1621
062532003779	2213	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	402 W. Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 471-2300	514	22	23.3	47.1%	75 (14.6%)	22 (4.3%)	377 (73.3%)	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$6,010							56.5	59.4	521	1692
060182314328	2214	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16530 Lost Canyon Rd.	Santa Clarita	91387	Los Angeles County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,329	53	25	40.8%	518 (39.0%)	54 (4.1%)	557 (41.9%)	77 (5.8%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (8.7%)								56.5			(n/a)
062271002955	2215	Denker Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 W. 162nd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 327-9420	656	32	20.8	73.8%	14 (2.1%)	63 (9.6%)	411 (62.7%)	122 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	$10,066							56.5			(n/a)
060154412705	2216	KIPP Comienza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Roseberry Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	KIPP Comienza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 589-1450	1,048	49	21.3	92.6%	4 (0.4%)	12 (1.1%)	1,017 (97.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)								56.5			(n/a)
061752002191	2217	Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	613 W. Teapot Dome Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 784-1064	232	12	19.3	72.0%	70 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (64.7%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$10,220							56.5	67	423	1794
062748004137	2218	Spring Grove Elementary	Public	K-8	500 Spring Grove Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	North County Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 637-3745	720	34	21.1	43.5%	217 (30.1%)	1 (0.1%)	441 (61.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.9%)	$7,678							56.4			(n/a)
060962000983	2219	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-8	2508 E. 133rd St.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6190	714	28	25.5	86.4%	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.4%)	676 (94.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)								56.4			(n/a)
061350001541	2220	La Paloma Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Heald Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 731-4220	504	25	20.1	65.3%	125 (24.8%)	2 (0.4%)	348 (69.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.2%)	$6,711							56.4			(n/a)
060229814132	2221	Sparrow Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4207 Spring Gardens Rd.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Sparrow Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 439-6327	369	15	23.8	22.8%	188 (50.9%)	4 (1.1%)	124 (33.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (8.1%)								56.4	46.2	700	1521

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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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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.