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)
061233008276	1832	Joseph Sims Elementary	Public	K-6	3033 Buckminster Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 683-7445	800	38	21	33.8%	172 (21.5%)	80 (10.0%)	231 (28.9%)	200 (25.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.1%)	106 (13.3%)	$7,854							64.4	63.3	470	1362
063588006141	1833	Hill Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	9665 Jeremy St.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-5000	682	32	21.4	30.8%	393 (57.6%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (27.3%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	$9,380							64.3	55.1	577	1256
061551006622	1834	Brandon Elementary	Public	K-6	195 Brandon Dr.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 571-3770	434	24	18.3	33.4%	154 (35.5%)	7 (1.6%)	232 (53.5%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$14,375							64.3			(n/a)
063597006159	1835	Santa Clarita Elementary	Public	K-6	27177 Seco Canyon Rd.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 294-5340	346	13	26.6	51.2%	117 (33.8%)	17 (4.9%)	168 (48.6%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	$11,317							64.3			(n/a)
060348013170	1836	Alta Vista Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	173 Oak St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Auburn Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 885-7067	131	6	20.2	34.4%	96 (73.3%)	1 (0.8%)	20 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.3%)	9 (6.9%)	$12,970							64.3	52.9	605	1231
062805008679	1837	Melrose Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	4730 Fleming Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2152	619	33	18.9	50.9%	99 (16.0%)	37 (6.0%)	406 (65.6%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.3%)	$6,843							64.3			(n/a)
063488007719	1838	Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Cassou Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 290-2588	669	30	22.1	39.8%	215 (32.1%)	4 (0.6%)	366 (54.7%)	37 (5.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.7%)	$10,839							64.3			(n/a)
060194313176	1839	Almond Acres Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1145 Niblick Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Almond Acres Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 467-2095	402	21	19.1	26.9%	245 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (30.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)								64.2	63.5	464	1375
062271002874	1840	Burbank Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	12215 Albers St.	North Hollywood	91607	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 763-6497	304	14	21.7	75.7%	61 (20.1%)	14 (4.6%)	177 (58.2%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.2%)	$12,917							64.1			(n/a)
062380003595	1841	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2452 El Centro Blvd.	East Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 656-2407	185	10	18.5	40.0%	111 (60.0%)	1 (0.5%)	59 (31.9%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$14,188							64	61.2	494	1347

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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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Educational resources:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.