Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 5856)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
2901	Donn B. Chenoweth Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Parsons Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6620	722	29	24.8	59.6%	138 (19.1%)	33 (4.6%)	433 (60.0%)	65 (9.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.4%)	$23,075			$22,070			$1,005	44.8	43.6	2955	54		062460003688
2902	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-5	70 South Jackson Ave.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	506	17	29.7	75.9%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	430 (85.0%)	57 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)								44.7	49.1	2602	300		060237913747
2903	Theuerkauf Elementary	Public	K-5	1625 San Luis Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6925	308	15	20.5	38.6%	54 (17.5%)	3 (1.0%)	145 (47.1%)	63 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.0%)	$51,618			$51,226			$392	44.7	46.8	2747	156		062628006933
2904	Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	10129 Austin Dr.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5895	378	17	22.2	69.8%	65 (17.2%)	52 (13.8%)	191 (50.5%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	$20,511			$19,038			$1,473	44.7	49.2	2595	309		062025002634
2905	Billy Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-5	14429 Condon Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-6140	471	23	20.4	87.5%	15 (3.2%)	37 (7.9%)	378 (80.3%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	17 (3.6%)	$35,975			$33,446			$2,529	44.7	37.1	3362	457		062121002540
2906	El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	1525 West Fifth St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 986-6402	476	26	18.3	89.9%	23 (4.8%)	28 (5.9%)	398 (83.6%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$46,475			$44,208			$2,267	44.7	35.6	3473	567		062847004396
2907	California iInspire Academy	Public	K-6	1080 North California St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6104	699	25	27.9	83.1%	23 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	649 (92.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$13,636			$12,118			$1,518	44.7	42.9	3001	94		062865004419
2908	Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	257 Coronado Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6897	320	15	21.3	68.1%	43 (13.4%)	53 (16.6%)	177 (55.3%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.1%)	$27,269			$24,438			$2,831	44.7	43	2995	87		062250002742
2909	Ben Lomond Elementary	Public	K-5	621 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4101	506	23	22.4	75.1%	23 (4.5%)	22 (4.3%)	412 (81.4%)	36 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$28,212			$26,796			$1,416	44.7	51.4	2489	420		061005001088
2910	Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	80 Fieldcrest Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1252	321	15	21.4	54.5%	43 (13.4%)	6 (1.9%)	131 (40.8%)	122 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.3%)	$25,507			$23,632			$1,875	44.6	33.2	3668	758		061887002291
2911	High Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2150 Cushing Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 564-6700	444	19	23.3	48.6%	118 (26.6%)	32 (7.2%)	226 (50.9%)	40 (9.0%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								44.6	52.6	2424	487		060242913878
2912	Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	275	14	19.6	70.9%	66 (24.0%)	10 (3.6%)	144 (52.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.1%)	$41,390			$38,644			$2,746	44.6	55	2286	626		062271002986
2913	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	951 Palisade St.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 370-3334	643	18	34.9	37.9%	94 (14.6%)	23 (3.6%)	297 (46.2%)	91 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	131 (20.4%)								44.6	49	2609	304		060223813531
2914	Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	124	7	17.7	75.0%	43 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (55.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$21,172			$19,372			$1,800	44.6	37.5	3335	421		062415003641
2915	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4736 Huntington Dr. South	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3148	252	17	14.4	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	63 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.7%)	$64,605			$61,934			$2,671	44.6	51	2505	410		060192512271
2916	Pathways Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	150 Professional Center Dr. St	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Pathways Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 585-6510	348	17	20.1	45.7%	158 (45.4%)	9 (2.6%)	119 (34.2%)	19 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.8%)								44.6	49.3	2587	329		060208810685
2917	Beech Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	9206 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5060	615	27	23.1	86.8%	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	591 (96.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,913			$15,290			$2,623	44.5	36.2	3425	508		061392011837
2918	Fenton Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	11828 Gain St.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	Fenton Avenue Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7482	746	34	21.9	82.7%	14 (1.9%)	28 (3.8%)	687 (92.1%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)								44.5	44.5	2890	28		060212603000
2919	Pioneer Tk-8	Public	K-8	5816 Pioneer Way	Sacramento	95841	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1940	648	25	25.4	86.6%	183 (28.2%)	55 (8.5%)	222 (34.3%)	95 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.6%)	$19,275			$17,248			$2,027	44.5	42.8	3015	96		060133205105
2920	Georgetown Elementary	Public	K-6	6530 Wentworth Springs Rd.	Georgetown	95634	El Dorado County	Black Oak Mine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 333-8320	229	9	24.6	52.0%	170 (74.2%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (16.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	$24,267			$22,794			$1,473	44.5	24	4457	1537		060524000494
2921	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2925 Fletcher Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6775	401	17	23	55.1%	163 (40.6%)	1 (0.2%)	192 (47.9%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	$18,377			$17,502			$875	44.4	44.1	2916	5		063684006262
2922	Ira Harbison	Public	K-6	3235 EastEighth St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8200	393	17	23.1	76.6%	8 (2.0%)	12 (3.1%)	242 (61.6%)	105 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	$27,982			$25,906			$2,076	44.4	37.2	3353	431		062667004044
2923	Empower Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	Empower Language Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 292-1304	153	7	21.8	50.3%	23 (15.0%)	5 (3.3%)	116 (75.8%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)								44.4	35.8	3453	530		060237513803
2924	El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	5020 San Simeon Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 692-5574	350	17	20.5	46.6%	57 (16.3%)	3 (0.9%)	260 (74.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	$35,540			$34,886			$654	44.3	42.9	2998	74		061551008345
2925	Levi H. Dickey Elementary	Public	K-6	2840 Parco Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-6693	413	16	25.5	83.8%	30 (7.3%)	9 (2.2%)	354 (85.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$19,616			$18,292			$1,324	44.3	41.2	3109	184		060846007677
2926	Bracher Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Chromite Dr.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1200	269	16	17.2	33.5%	29 (10.8%)	15 (5.6%)	140 (52.0%)	57 (21.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	21 (7.8%)	$51,297			$50,380			$917	44.3	53.1	2395	531		063543006034
2927	Hidden Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	25142 Hidden Hills Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 495-0050	330	16	20.6	76.1%	58 (17.6%)	2 (0.6%)	223 (67.6%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)	$20,482			$18,224			$2,258	44.3	48.1	2658	269		060744003367
2928	Paularino Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 Paularino Ave.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7950	371	23	15.8	70.6%	63 (17.0%)	8 (2.2%)	242 (65.2%)	28 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.5%)	$22,635			$20,562			$2,073	44.3	46.6	2755	173		062724004127
2929	Vail Elementary	Public	K-5	29835 Mira Loma Dr.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7140	563	25	22.5	64.8%	142 (25.2%)	37 (6.6%)	300 (53.3%)	31 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (8.2%)	$21,207			$19,652			$1,555	44.3	43.2	2982	53		060002809502
2930	Glen Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 North Sunflower Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 331-5341	428	20	21.4	75.2%	56 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	332 (77.6%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$23,429			$22,234			$1,195	44.3	47.6	2698	232		060819000802
2931	Mable Barron	Public	K-8	6835 Cumberland Pl.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8795	657	30	22.2	77.0%	84 (12.8%)	88 (13.4%)	364 (55.4%)	54 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (9.9%)	$19,712			$18,610			$1,102	44.3	32.8	3701	770		062169002580
2932	Cortada Elementary	Public	K-6	3111 North Potrero Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2391	322	16	20.1	92.9%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (84.2%)	48 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,865			$20,100			$2,765	44.2	48.2	2650	282		061209001348
2933	Navigator Elementary	Public	K-5	10679 Bear Hollow Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2420	431	22	19.8	50.8%	122 (28.3%)	31 (7.2%)	114 (26.5%)	87 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	74 (17.2%)	$20,406			$19,394			$1,012	44.2	44.1	2918	15		061389011729
2934	Lincrest Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Phillips Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5260	595	27	21.8	73.9%	173 (29.1%)	7 (1.2%)	262 (44.0%)	89 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	$18,221			$16,546			$1,675	44.2	40.7	3141	207		064347007036
2935	Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	$15,086			$13,846			$1,240	44.2	38.9	3241	306		061734002179
2936	Curtis Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18755 Standard Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Curtis Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1428	410	20	20.3	51.7%	305 (74.4%)	6 (1.5%)	66 (16.1%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	$36,021			$33,864			$2,157	44.2	31.3	3827	891		061032001155
2937	Ione Olson Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Beach Rd.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3590	409	21	19.9	68.2%	97 (23.7%)	20 (4.9%)	188 (46.0%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	43 (10.5%)	$21,349			$19,482			$1,867	44.2	28.9	4030	1093		062553003840
2938	CORE Butte Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2847 Notre Dame Blvd.	Chico	95928	Butte County	CORE Butte Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 894-3952	916	53	17.1	53.4%	647 (70.6%)	10 (1.1%)	162 (17.7%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (8.3%)								44.2	53.4	2379	559		060184311953
2939	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14350 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Desert Trails Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7680	345	20	17.2	76.5%	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	280 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.5%)								44.2	48.9	2618	321		060204403819
2940	Irene B. West Elementary	Public	K-6	8625 Serio Way	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-4362	1,063	45	23.6	73.0%	112 (10.5%)	117 (11.0%)	186 (17.5%)	543 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.7%)	75 (7.1%)	$22,248			$21,198			$1,050	44.2	55.7	2253	687		061233010595
2941	Golden Hill K-8	Public	K-8	1240 33rd St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 236-5600	464	20	23.1	69.0%	72 (15.5%)	7 (1.5%)	346 (74.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.1%)	$30,121			$27,814			$2,307	44.1	43.2	2983	42		063432011157
2942	Agnes J. Johnson Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	73 School Rd.	Weott	95571	Humboldt County	Agnes J. Johnson Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 946-2347	91	5	18	74.7%	70 (76.9%)	1 (1.1%)	14 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$27,568			$26,920			$648	44.1			(n/a)		060254306363
2943	Sherman Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 Fruitdale Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 795-1140	524	22	23.8	59.0%	37 (7.1%)	5 (1.0%)	468 (89.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$24,696			$23,368			$1,328	44.1	44.3	2908	35		060720007427
2944	Bishop Elementary	Public	K-5	450 North Sunnyvale Ave.	Sunnyvale	94085	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8229	465	26	18.1	42.8%	39 (8.4%)	8 (1.7%)	321 (69.0%)	64 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	24 (5.2%)	$35,644			$34,418			$1,226	44.1	35.4	3485	541		063846006456
2945	Lake Arrowhead Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Golden Rule Ln.	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-0387	450	19	23.6	54.2%	216 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	213 (47.3%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$20,764			$18,466			$2,298	44.1	44.8	2873	72		063261005070
2946	Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Dayton Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3600	340	15	22.9	71.2%	28 (8.2%)	8 (2.4%)	116 (34.1%)	170 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	$20,324			$18,196			$2,128	44.1	53.1	2393	553		063471007484
2947	Luther Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	609 East Alexander Ave.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6674	716	28	25.6	70.9%	130 (18.2%)	20 (2.8%)	430 (60.1%)	75 (10.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.5%)	$22,307			$21,388			$919	44.1	45.6	2825	122		062460003693
2948	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2021 South Encina	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7783	618	29	21.4	68.4%	100 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	464 (75.1%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$16,733			$15,086			$1,647	44	44.8	2872	76		064116006800
2949	Gregory Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Corritone Ct.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 827-3770	409	16	25.5	47.4%	102 (24.9%)	20 (4.9%)	135 (33.0%)	83 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.9%)								44	58.2	2134	815		062637002956
2950	Frontier Elementary	Public	K-6	6691 Silverthorne Cir.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1840	379	15	25.2	86.0%	82 (21.6%)	45 (11.9%)	155 (40.9%)	30 (7.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	56 (14.8%)	$21,923			$19,432			$2,491	44	43.2	2979	29		060133205097
2951	Cottonwood	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3921 Sandstone Drive Ste. A	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Cottonwood District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 285-2003	3,563	123	29	42.5%	2,481 (69.6%)	58 (1.6%)	553 (15.5%)	111 (3.1%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	344 (9.7%)								44	48.8	2626	325		060252414444
2952	Christian Sorensen Science Academy	Public	K-5	11493 East Rosehedge Dr.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Whittier City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3220	446	18	24.1	79.6%	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	409 (91.7%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$18,466			$14,710			$3,756	44	50.5	2533	419		064245006947
2953	Eaton Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 East Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4470	512	26	19.8	71.7%	108 (21.1%)	19 (3.7%)	289 (56.4%)	49 (9.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.6%)	$28,864			$25,782			$3,082	44	48.1	2656	297		061455001722
2954	Julia Morgan Elementary	Public	K-6	3777 A. G. Spanos Blvd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8453	407	17	24.4	66.6%	51 (12.5%)	44 (10.8%)	177 (43.5%)	86 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.8%)	$16,884			$14,656			$2,228	44	42.7	3021	67		062223010652
2955	Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy	Public	K-6	10411 South Dale St.	Stanton	90680	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-6324	601	26	23.5	86.9%	24 (4.0%)	12 (2.0%)	447 (74.4%)	90 (15.0%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.7%)	$17,327			$15,102			$2,225	43.9	42.5	3034	79		062343003562
2956	Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-5	15080 Miller Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5470	426	19	22.9	78.6%	37 (8.7%)	37 (8.7%)	291 (68.3%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,091			$10,128			$1,963	43.9	41.4	3100	144		061392002600
2957	Hillside Elementary	Public	K-8	800 Treasure Hills Dr.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 822-4141	310	14	21.8	31.3%	123 (39.7%)	7 (2.3%)	120 (38.7%)	24 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.6%)	$17,985			$17,256			$729	43.9	47.9	2676	281		060011614261
2958	Melrose Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	4730 Fleming Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2152	722	36	20.1	54.6%	108 (15.0%)	23 (3.2%)	510 (70.6%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	$23,811			$21,954			$1,857	43.9	60.5	2045	913		062805008679
2959	President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 West 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	362	23	15.7	73.5%	15 (4.1%)	43 (11.9%)	258 (71.3%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$55,245			$52,470			$2,775	43.9	34.4	3569	610		062271003291
2960	Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	$23,123			$21,636			$1,487	43.9	35.5	3481	521		061288001452
2961	Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	K-5	25390 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0380	639	32	19.7	85.8%	23 (3.6%)	101 (15.8%)	470 (73.6%)	20 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	$19,754			$17,818			$1,936	43.9	39.9	3180	219		069113510290
2962	Mammoth Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Meridan Blvd.	Mammoth Lakes	93546	Mono County	Mammoth Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 934-9315	505	27	18.7	45.9%	195 (38.6%)	0 (0.0%)	293 (58.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$27,509			$26,328			$1,181	43.8	42.3	3046	84		062353003567
2963	Emory Elementary	Public	K-6	1915 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5300	399	16	24.9	71.4%	20 (5.0%)	11 (2.8%)	311 (77.9%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$22,101			$20,628			$1,473	43.8	45.7	2821	142		063738006318
2964	Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8800	257	10	25.7	52.5%	84 (32.7%)	14 (5.4%)	82 (31.9%)	28 (10.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.7%)	$32,337			$30,314			$2,023	43.8	59.4	2097	867		063432005489
2965	Barry Elementary	Public	K-8	1255 Barry Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5220	596	31	18.9	72.5%	173 (29.0%)	7 (1.2%)	264 (44.3%)	119 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.9%)	$18,938			$16,764			$2,174	43.8	44.8	2874	91		064347007030
2966	M. Robert Adkison Elementary	Public	K-6	1824 Nadine Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1600	531	21	25.2	88.9%	28 (5.3%)	6 (1.1%)	442 (83.2%)	39 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.7%)	$22,589			$19,732			$2,857	43.7	36.6	3399	433		060813011491
2967	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	110 Ellis St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4750	368	15	24.5	50.8%	125 (34.0%)	6 (1.6%)	172 (46.7%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.9%)	$23,332			$22,356			$976	43.7	55.8	2245	722		063023004720
2968	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,511	108	23.3	37.1%	778 (31.0%)	87 (3.5%)	1,036 (41.3%)	152 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	447 (17.8%)								43.7	51.4	2488	480		060174311860
2969	Nancy R. Kordyak Elementary	Public	K-5	4580 Mango Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-4203	718	32	22.5	62.3%	61 (8.5%)	67 (9.3%)	539 (75.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	$21,906			$19,984			$1,922	43.7	49.1	2599	370		063237012561
2970	Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 West 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	316	17	18.6	89.9%	2 (0.6%)	206 (65.2%)	79 (25.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)								43.7	23.8	4486	1516		060242312796
2971	Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Hemlock St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6245	413	19	21.6	58.4%	191 (46.2%)	13 (3.1%)	142 (34.4%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$23,201			$21,132			$2,069	43.7	42.9	2999	28		064059006702
2972	Chatom Elementary	Public	K-5	7221 Clayton Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-8500	391	17	23	75.2%	114 (29.2%)	1 (0.3%)	260 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$17,180			$15,660			$1,520	43.6	51.7	2466	506		060825000808
2973	Redwood Coast Montessori	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1611 Peninsula Dr.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Redwood Coast Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 832-4194	218	19	11.2	47.7%	134 (61.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (12.8%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (19.7%)	$32,093			$31,842			$251	43.6	65	1818	1155		060192214287
2974	KIPP Comienza Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	6410 Rita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	KIPP Comienza Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 886-2355	1,075	46	23.6	88.0%	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	1,049 (97.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)								43.6	52.1	2449	525		060154412705
2975	Julien Elementary	Public	K-6	1924 East Canal Dr.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0891	826	35	23.6	56.7%	331 (40.1%)	4 (0.5%)	427 (51.7%)	32 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.4%)	$15,069			$14,186			$883	43.6	44.3	2910	65		060015811510
2976	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	8929 Kauffman Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Aspire Firestone Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 249-5740	330	17	19.3	95.8%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	316 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)								43.6	57.9	2151	825		060226212761
2977	North Shore Elementary	Public	K-5	765 North Stanfield Cutoff	Big Bear Lake	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 866-7501	517	22	23.1	70.4%	212 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	278 (53.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)								43.6	49.5	2583	394		060423000384
2978	Jack Franscioni Elementary	Public	K-6	779 Orchard Ln.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6340	439	17	25.8	85.4%	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	416 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$23,894			$22,060			$1,834	43.5	33	3688	710		063705011698
2979	Rancho Mirage Elementary	Public	K-5	42-985 Indian Trail Rd.	Rancho Mirage	92270	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 836-3680	349	17	20.6	81.7%	92 (26.4%)	8 (2.3%)	227 (65.0%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$24,625			$23,846			$779	43.5	60.5	2049	930		062955004570
2980	Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	325 Meadow Ln.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6840	464	25	18.2	81.9%	54 (11.6%)	10 (2.2%)	356 (76.7%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$23,949			$22,888			$1,061	43.4	36	3438	458		062136002558
2981	Trivium Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1550 South College Dr.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	0	10	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								43.4	38.2	3290	309		060240112941
2982	Tahoe Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	943 Tahoe Island Dr.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2350	395	18	21.9	61.3%	163 (41.3%)	1 (0.3%)	190 (48.1%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	$20,885			$19,462			$1,423	43.4	36.9	3375	393		062064002483
2983	Kwis Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 South Kwis Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2100	305	14	21.7	80.3%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (84.3%)	36 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$26,792			$24,934			$1,858	43.4	39.7	3195	212		061632502048
2984	Danube Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11220 Danube Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 366-6463	259	14	18.5	80.7%	21 (8.1%)	6 (2.3%)	190 (73.4%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.2%)	$49,931			$47,450			$2,481	43.4	34.6	3550	566		062271002948
2985	Willow Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 El Centro Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3771	472	19	24.8	56.4%	192 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (50.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$15,627			$14,570			$1,057	43.3	48.4	2641	344		062664014216
2986	Windmill Springs Elementary	Public	K-8	2880 Aetna Way	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5600	598	30	19.9	74.7%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (23.9%)	431 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$22,800			$19,874			$2,926	43.3	42.6	3023	37		061437008840
2987	Gehringer Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Simoni Ranch Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7070	663	28	23.5	44.3%	148 (22.3%)	52 (7.8%)	350 (52.8%)	54 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.9%)	$19,057			$18,240			$817	43.3	39.2	3222	235		062808004326
2988	Richfield Elementary	Public	K-8	23875 River Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Richfield Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-3354	253	11	23	52.2%	107 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (53.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$8,894			$7,810			$1,084	43.3	49	2612	376		063240005000
2989	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Whittier St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1236	206	10	20.6	61.7%	6 (2.9%)	5 (2.4%)	102 (49.5%)	80 (38.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	$32,502			$27,694			$4,808	43.3	54.3	2328	661		061887002286
2990	Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	421	20	21	90.7%	21 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	358 (85.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$39,637			$36,648			$2,989	43.3	44.7	2882	108		062271003297
2991	Cobb (William L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2725 California St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3505	134	7	20.6	70.1%	11 (8.2%)	45 (33.6%)	42 (31.3%)	13 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.2%)	$27,691			$25,532			$2,159	43.2	49.1	2605	386		063441005681
2992	Temecula Elementary	Public	K-5	41951 Moraga Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7130	522	22	23.7	72.6%	95 (18.2%)	29 (5.6%)	298 (57.1%)	51 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$23,395			$21,506			$1,889	43.2	41.1	3120	128		060002809506
2993	Westside Union Elementary	Public	K-6	659 K St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-9390	573	24	23.8	80.8%	57 (9.9%)	9 (1.6%)	478 (83.4%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$32,056			$30,854			$1,202	43.2	49.1	2601	392		062274008219
2994	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 Rosemont Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4695	408	20	20.4	63.7%	91 (22.3%)	48 (11.8%)	161 (39.5%)	35 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	64 (15.7%)	$27,859			$24,896			$2,963	43.2	40.2	3165	171		063384005281
2995	Redwood Elementary	Public	K-8	6900 Lake Earl Dr.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0360	452	19	23.2	59.1%	241 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.2%)	14 (3.1%)	48 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.5%)	$18,773			$17,624			$1,149	43.1	47.9	2672	323		061077001198
2996	Holly Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	2995 Rossmore Way	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4975	445	21	21.7	53.7%	15 (3.4%)	5 (1.1%)	225 (50.6%)	174 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$19,602			$18,902			$700	43.1	42.5	3033	37		061314001494
2997	Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary	Public	K-6	6744 Carnelian St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-7120	959	39	24.5	74.9%	114 (11.9%)	79 (8.2%)	580 (60.5%)	160 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$19,406			$18,168			$1,238	43.1	47	2729	268		060985012394
2998	South Oceanside Elementary	Public	K-5	1806 South Horne St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 435-2100	487	18	27	65.7%	175 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (50.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.9%)	$21,690			$20,634			$1,056	43.1	33	3681	683		062825004374
2999	Tom Bradley Global Awareness Magnet	Public	K-5	3875 Dublin Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 292-8195	140	6	23.3	87.1%	0 (0.0%)	74 (52.9%)	52 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (9.3%)	$79,121			$72,170			$6,951	43.1	41	3128	129		062271002967
3000	Loma Vista Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	207 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4302	451	18	24.5	45.9%	101 (22.4%)	4 (0.9%)	329 (72.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$27,786			$26,548			$1,238	43.1	37.8	3317	317		062832013259

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