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)
061314011451	291	Carolyn A. Clark Elementary	Public	K-6	3701 Rue Mirassou Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 223-4560	607	29	21.2	15.8%	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	96 (15.8%)	440 (72.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	$6,157							96			(n/a)
062271003459	292	Westwood Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 474-7788	644	31	20.7	12.1%	362 (56.2%)	16 (2.5%)	78 (12.1%)	115 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (10.9%)	$8,776							96			(n/a)
060000608776	293	Wade Thomas Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Ross Ave.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 454-4603	321	14	23.4	9.3%	228 (71.0%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.3%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.9%)	$11,084							95.9	96	72	221
061524001941	294	Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	534	21	25.4	13.9%	297 (55.6%)	6 (1.1%)	78 (14.6%)	108 (20.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.7%)	$6,616							95.9			(n/a)
063429013998	295	Arroyo	Public	4-5	1710 Arroyo Ave.	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 632-8300	279	16	17.1	7.9%	151 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.4%)	41 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.4%)	$11,440							95.9	92.7	118	177
062271013175	296	Porter Ranch Community	Public	K-8	12450 Mason Ave.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 709-7100	1,296	49	26.7	19.6%	346 (26.7%)	54 (4.2%)	224 (17.3%)	490 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (14.0%)	$7,425							95.9			(n/a)
061074001190	297	Del Mar Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	14085 Mango Dr.	Del Mar	92014	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 755-9763	292	15	19.2	11.0%	173 (59.2%)	2 (0.7%)	49 (16.8%)	41 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	$13,247							95.9			(n/a)
060753000720	298	Carmel River Elementary	Public	K-5	Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 624-4609	392	21	18.6	14.3%	237 (60.5%)	4 (1.0%)	57 (14.5%)	34 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.3%)	$16,492							95.9	90.1	154	144
063513005961	299	Walt Disney Elementary	Public	K-5	3250 Pine Valley Rd.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 479-3900	490	18	27.2	8.0%	164 (33.5%)	11 (2.2%)	44 (9.0%)	219 (44.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.2%)	$6,908							95.9			(n/a)
060964001033	300	Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-5	620 W. Velarde Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 492-3531	343	20	17.1	9.3%	196 (57.1%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (25.7%)	30 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	$7,027							95.9			(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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.