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)
064356010156	3312	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11021 Sunnyside Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 790-3270	566	23	24.6	67.5%	262 (46.3%)	8 (1.4%)	276 (48.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	$6,434							36.9			(n/a)
063255005026	3313	Ellerhorst Elementary	Public	K-6	3501 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 231-1426	334	17	19.6	26.9%	76 (22.8%)	22 (6.6%)	154 (46.1%)	37 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.2%)	$6,530							36.9			(n/a)
061425001639	3314	Fremont Elementary	Public	3-5	306 E. Tuolumne St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 834-6130	440	17	25.8	70.9%	33 (7.5%)	6 (1.4%)	358 (81.4%)	34 (7.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$9,607							36.9	39.5	787	2527
062955011029	3315	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	67-700 Verona Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 416-0032	637	31	20.5	95.1%	80 (12.6%)	8 (1.3%)	489 (76.8%)	26 (4.1%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.1%)	$12,641							36.9			(n/a)
063468005843	3316	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	250 Dutton Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 618-4360	389	19	20.7	60.2%	43 (11.1%)	37 (9.5%)	247 (63.5%)	36 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.9%)	$6,710							36.9			(n/a)
062547003813	3317	Wilcox Elementary	Public	K-5	816 Donna Way	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 728-1833	475			73.7%	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (90.3%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$7,403							36.8	25.8	1035	2282
062308003527	3318	Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	379	20	19	82.1%	56 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	306 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$5,503							36.8			(n/a)
060795000761	3319	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	7955 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 987-2541	456	18	24.9	73.5%	66 (14.5%)	35 (7.7%)	304 (66.7%)	19 (4.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	$7,516							36.8			(n/a)
062271011625	3320	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	524	26	20.5	94.3%	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	512 (97.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,534							36.7			(n/a)
063132004864	3321	La Verne Science and Technology Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	250 W. La Verne Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4684	332	17	19.5	90.1%	13 (3.9%)	38 (11.4%)	254 (76.5%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$75,837							36.7			(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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.