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11
Covington Elementary
Public
K-6
205 Covington Rd.
Los Altos
94024
Santa Clara County
Los Altos Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 947-1100
441
23
18.8
4.1%
128 (29.0%)
6 (1.4%)
25 (5.7%)
218 (49.4%)
1 (0.2%)
3 (0.7%)
60 (13.6%)
$14,697
99.2
99.2
14
3
060241511442
12
Bullis Charter
Public, Charter
K-8
102 W. Portola Ave.
Los Altos
94022
Santa Clara County
Bullis Charter District
Yes
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 947-4100
1,058
70
15
1.9%
192 (18.1%)
1 (0.1%)
44 (4.2%)
637 (60.2%)
1 (0.1%)
2 (0.2%)
181 (17.1%)
99.2
99.3
10
2
061440001677
13
Mission San Jose Elementary
Public
K-6
43545 Bryant St.
Fremont
94539
Alameda County
Fremont Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(510) 656-1200
456
20
22.8
10.5%
14 (3.1%)
4 (0.9%)
14 (3.1%)
409 (89.7%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.1%)
$7,676
99.2
98.9
29
16
062961004594
14
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Public
K-5
1711 Stanford Ave.
Stanford
94305
Santa Clara County
Palo Alto Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(650) 856-1622
358
19
18.4
6.4%
134 (37.4%)
9 (2.5%)
41 (11.5%)
120 (33.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
53 (14.8%)
$14,797
99.2
98.7
38
24
062886007077
15
Wagner Ranch Elementary
Public
K-5
350 Camino Pablo
Orinda
94563
Contra Costa County
Orinda Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(925) 258-0016
447
21
21.2
2.0%
218 (48.8%)
3 (0.7%)
30 (6.7%)
136 (30.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (13.4%)
$9,880
99.2
98.9
32
17
061074012091
16
Ocean Air
Public
K-6
11444 Canter Heights Dr.
San Diego
92130
San Diego County
Del Mar Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 481-4040
510
24
21.2
4.5%
172 (33.7%)
4 (0.8%)
34 (6.7%)
248 (48.6%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (0.8%)
47 (9.2%)
$11,780
99.2
99.3
8
8
063591006147
17
Argonaut Elementary
Public
K-5
13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.
Saratoga
95070
Santa Clara County
Saratoga Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(408) 867-4773
342
14
24.4
2.9%
24 (7.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.9%)
261 (76.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
46 (13.5%)
$8,245
99.2
99.4
5
12
062013009386
18
Palm Crest Elementary
Public
K-6
5025 Palm Dr.
La Canada
91011
Los Angeles County
La Canada Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(818) 952-8360
599
27
22.3
4.3%
232 (38.7%)
2 (0.3%)
69 (11.5%)
209 (34.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
87 (14.5%)
$11,724
99.1
99
21
3
062271003256
19
Overland Avenue Elementary
Public
K-5
10650 Ashby Ave.
Los Angeles
90064
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Unified
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(310) 838-7308
446
20
22.3
10.3%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,355
99.1
98.9
33
14
061074008591
20
Sage Canyon
Public
K-6
5290 Harvest Run Dr.
San Diego
92130
San Diego County
Del Mar Union Elementary
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(858) 481-7844
503
24
20.9
2.6%
235 (46.7%)
2 (0.4%)
46 (9.1%)
185 (36.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
35 (7.0%)
$12,208
99.1
99
20
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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 18, 2023, 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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