Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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
5602	Chavez (Cesar) Elementary	Public	K-5	825 Shotwell St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5765	397	16	24.5	74.1%	5 (1.3%)	10 (2.5%)	368 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	$24,567			$2,595			$21,972	10.5	11	5630	28		063441005623
5603	James Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	80-845 Avenue 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3850	403	17	23.7	93.5%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	$22,309			$3,505			$18,804	10.5	15.5	5261	342		061111009785
5604	Eastin Arcola Elementary	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$24,915			$3,410			$21,505	10.5	28	4112	1492		062334013804
5605	Global Family Elementary	Public	K-5	2035 40th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2114	446	20	22.3	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	425 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$26,335			$3,515			$22,820	10.5	12.8	5496	109		062805012053
5606	Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	$21,568			$1,769			$19,799	10.4	12.7	5506	100		060261000157
5607	Rio Plaza Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Simon Way	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3121	455	17	26.7	88.4%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,180			$2,043			$26,137	10.4	16.2	5198	409		063276005091
5608	Barack Obama Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Barack Obama Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-4590	360	18	20.5	96.9%	1 (0.3%)	179 (49.7%)	171 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$23,639			$3,242			$20,397	10.4	8.5	5750	142		060201812404
5609	Harder Elementary	Public	K-6	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3840	671	30	22.6	80.3%	8 (1.2%)	49 (7.3%)	482 (71.8%)	79 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	21 (3.1%)	$20,551			$2,871			$17,680	10.4	10.9	5633	24		061674002115
5610	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	455 Athens St.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4709	300	14	22.2	69.7%	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	250 (83.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$25,118			$2,011			$23,107	10.4	7.9	5778	168		063441005597
5611	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,336			$773			$24,563	10.4	18.4	4989	622		063531005985
5612	San Joaquin Elementary	Public	K-8	8535 South Ninth	San Joaquin	93660	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 693-4321	518	24	21.2	96.1%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	502 (96.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,939			$2,243			$11,696	10.4	18	5024	588		069113410217
5613	Snow Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Foster Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3666	402	18	22.3	89.3%	41 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (86.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,745			$1,729			$14,016	10.3	15.4	5269	344		062664004033
5614	Riverbank Elementary	Public	K-8	1100 Carrie St.	West Sacramento	95605	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7700	599	35	17.2	88.5%	87 (14.5%)	20 (3.3%)	353 (58.9%)	103 (17.2%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)								10.3	10.2	5676	62		064158012263
5615	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$354			$00			$354	10.3	16.7	5151	464		060192114227
5616	Castle Rock	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1260 Glenn St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0390	315	15	21.2	72.7%	173 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (22.2%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$13,351			$00			$13,351	10.3	18.9	4947	669		069106308694
5617	Dover Elementary	Public	K-5	301 East Alaska Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-3794	463	20	23.1	81.4%	24 (5.2%)	70 (15.1%)	267 (57.7%)	44 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	51 (11.0%)	$15,960			$1,666			$14,294	10.3	11.5	5584	33		061336013984
5618	A. J. Dorsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Bal Harbor Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7400	284	14	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	263 (92.6%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$23,068			$3,288			$19,780	10.3	11.7	5574	44		060231000103
5619	Merquin Elementary	Public	K-5	20316 West Third Ave.	Stevinson	95374	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-4938	126	7	18	74.6%	14 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$21,519			$1,096			$20,423	10.3	14.4	5360	259		061722002178
5620	Phoenix Academy	Public	K-8	20700 Thunderbird Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-7011	1,213	58	20.8	87.1%	179 (14.8%)	200 (16.5%)	765 (63.1%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.5%)	$20,111			$2,755			$17,356	10.3	6.6	5823	203		060001712663
5621	Barona Indian Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1095 Barona Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Barona Indian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 443-0948	86	6	14.3	54.7%	14 (16.3%)	1 (1.2%)	27 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (38.4%)	2 (2.3%)	9 (10.5%)	$21,070			$2,874			$18,196	10.3	42.6	3025	2596		060181410631
5622	Puesta del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	15887 Academy St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2028	609	28	21.7	92.1%	36 (5.9%)	115 (18.9%)	412 (67.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.4%)	$20,951			$4,187			$16,764	10.2	8.9	5734	112		064104010133
5623	Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	4720 Forest Pkwy.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4675	409	16	25.4	85.3%	17 (4.2%)	109 (26.7%)	137 (33.5%)	87 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	32 (7.8%)	$20,671			$3,367			$17,304	10.2	9.7	5697	74		063384005273
5624	TEAM Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	600 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	TEAM Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	511	21	24.3	85.7%	10 (2.0%)	103 (20.2%)	361 (70.6%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	$22,488			$3,857			$18,631	10.2	10.5	5665	41		060184612900
5625	Butte Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	615 West Third St.	Dorris	96023	Siskiyou County	Butte Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 397-3900	219	8	28	86.8%	76 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	130 (59.4%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$6,794			$1,313			$5,481	10.2	13.1	5469	156		060658000592
5626	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	98.0%	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$26,378			$4,479			$21,899	10.2	13.1	5474	152		062805004265
5627	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Tenth St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6400	471	22	21.4	96.2%	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.5%)	448 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,769			$4,367			$19,402	10.2	10.9	5636	9		063417005371
5628	ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	334	17	19.6	94.3%	19 (5.7%)	32 (9.6%)	256 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)	$18,347			$2,286			$16,061	10.2	13.9	5399	229		060171111105
5629	Ponderosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2135 South Mountain View Ave.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8926	785	32	24.9	67.4%	19 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	698 (88.9%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	32 (4.1%)	$18,895			$1,553			$17,342	10.2	11.2	5608	21		060261012518
5630	Foothill Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1370 Oak Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-3458	556	22	25.2	89.6%	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	507 (91.2%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$19,159			$2,718			$16,441	10.1	11.5	5589	41		064119011400
5631	Terry Elementary	Public	K-6	12906 South Fowler Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6710	224	9	24.5	97.3%	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	205 (91.5%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								10.1	10.5	5661	30		063627006189
5632	Stanislaus County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1336 Stonum Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 541-2217	462	45	10.3	55.8%	118 (25.5%)	26 (5.6%)	255 (55.2%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (8.0%)	$71,505			$13			$71,492	10.1	7.5	5790	158		069104107228
5633	Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-6	21 Bay Farms Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6977	391	19	20.8	96.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)								10	12.1	5551	82		062949009600
5634	Central Elementary	Public	K-6	1290 Ebony Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5000	350	13	26.9	73.7%	16 (4.6%)	15 (4.3%)	294 (84.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.4%)	$20,076			$2,079			$17,997	10	13.8	5410	224		063738006317
5635	Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8841	304	17	18.4	62.2%	14 (4.6%)	8 (2.6%)	204 (67.1%)	37 (12.2%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22 (7.2%)	$23,397			$4,077			$19,320	10	22.1	4666	969		063753006346
5636	Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Williams St.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5840	452	22	20.5	98.9%	8 (1.8%)	32 (7.1%)	411 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,529			$2,785			$16,744	10	7.9	5781	145		060363000323
5637	Cedar Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	841 Cedar Ln.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6112	554	24	23	90.4%	125 (22.6%)	15 (2.7%)	303 (54.7%)	58 (10.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.7%)	$14,362			$3,051			$11,311	10	11.5	5586	51		062409003623
5638	August Schilling Elementary	Public	K-5	36901 Spruce St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3800	344	17	20.2	55.5%	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.3%)	239 (69.5%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$19,948			$757			$19,191	9.9	14.7	5338	300		062706004090
5639	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 Del Rey Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7941	644	26	24.7	96.3%	21 (3.3%)	123 (19.1%)	479 (74.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$19,635			$4,085			$15,550	9.9	10.3	5672	33		064104006771
5640	Coyle Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6330 Coyle Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8012	331	14	23.6	81.9%	131 (39.6%)	22 (6.6%)	115 (34.7%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	35 (10.6%)	$20,705			$4,408			$16,297	9.9	13.3	5450	190		063462005767
5641	Prescott Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Campbell St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2183	135	6	22.5	94.8%	8 (5.9%)	77 (57.0%)	34 (25.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	$35,080			$5,951			$29,129	9.9	14.4	5363	278		062805004309
5642	California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	540	26	20.7	85.9%	42 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (84.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$19,811			$2,377			$17,434	9.8	10.2	5678	36		060006105114
5643	Elm Street Elementary	Public	K-5	450 East Elm St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1533	471	22	21.9	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,452			$1,867			$16,585	9.8	8.4	5753	110		062922006804
5644	Heaton Elementary	Public	K-6	1533 North San Pablo Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2920	515	27	19.3	95.0%	23 (4.5%)	55 (10.7%)	393 (76.3%)	27 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$23,062			$4,180			$18,882	9.8	8.3	5757	113		061455001735
5645	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Folsom Blvd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 739-8520	222	13	16.8	91.4%	0 (0.0%)	119 (53.6%)	63 (28.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.9%)	$28,560			$3,296			$25,264	9.8	5.6	5852	207		060159811189
5646	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	591	25	23.6	85.4%	45 (7.6%)	63 (10.7%)	416 (70.4%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$16,075			$1,646			$14,429	9.7	10.8	5640	6		061336001518
5647	H. A. Hyde Elementary	Public	K-5	125 Alta Vista St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6243	476	23	21	91.6%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	458 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								9.7	15.6	5246	401		062949004542
5648	Pauma Elementary	Public	K-8	33158 Cole Grade Rd.	Pauma Valley	92061	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3741	245	11	22.2	76.7%	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$17,357			$1,604			$15,753	9.7	8.5	5749	101		060006908610
5649	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	255 West 13th St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6370	531	28	18.9	98.1%	2 (0.4%)	65 (12.2%)	446 (84.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$23,695			$4,615			$19,080	9.7	8.1	5765	116		063417005366
5650	Alicia Reyes Elementary	Public	K-6	123 South N St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6761	540	22	24.6	96.3%	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.4%)	495 (91.7%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$18,282			$2,395			$15,887	9.7	16.3	5189	461		062460009581
5651	Lime Street Elementary	Public	K-6	16852 Lime St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-0512	887	36	24.6	86.6%	84 (9.5%)	134 (15.1%)	643 (72.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$38,881			$5,807			$33,074	9.7	10.6	5656	5		060001409082
5652	Calabasas Elementary	Public	K-6	202 Calabasas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6368	512	23	22	97.1%	23 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	482 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)								9.6	10.3	5673	21		062949004539
5653	Esparto Elementary	Public	K-5	17120 Omega St.	Esparto	95627	Yolo County	Esparto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 787-3417	454	20	22.7	74.2%	81 (17.8%)	9 (2.0%)	343 (75.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$21,108			$2,380			$18,728	9.6	12.6	5513	140		061293001469
5654	Yucca Elementary	Public	K-5	38440 Second St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-5052	495	19	25.7	96.2%	18 (3.6%)	117 (23.6%)	332 (67.1%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$19,824			$2,845			$16,979	9.6	7.4	5798	144		062958004578
5655	O. S. Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-8	1680 Foley Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7700	427	19	22	85.0%	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	378 (88.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$22,597			$2,834			$19,763	9.6	13.1	5468	187		060231000107
5656	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	136 North Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7349	519	22	23.7	94.2%	20 (3.9%)	50 (9.6%)	433 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$13,605			$472			$13,133	9.6	11.6	5581	75		063444005693
5657	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,868			$2,662			$18,206	9.5	8.3	5759	102		060363000309
5658	Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Redwood Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3075	878	35	25.2	91.1%	305 (34.7%)	58 (6.6%)	382 (43.5%)	99 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	26 (3.0%)	$20,300			$3,014			$17,286	9.5	12.1	5547	111		060681000618
5659	Ann Soldo Elementary	Public	K-5	1140 Menasco Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-1310	377	19	19.4	92.8%	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	355 (94.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								9.5	14.8	5326	333		062949008368
5660	Bel Air Elementary	Public	K-5	663 Canal Rd.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-2606	328	12	27.3	81.1%	14 (4.3%)	40 (12.2%)	223 (68.0%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.3%)	$2,076			$624			$1,452	9.5	9.3	5714	54		062637003936
5661	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1286 Runnymede St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Aspire East Palo Alto Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 614-9100	496	20	24.5	90.7%	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.8%)	428 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	18 (3.6%)	$20,815			$2,465			$18,350	9.5	9.1	5727	66		060160414051
5662	Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	322	14	22.5	77.3%	18 (5.6%)	10 (3.1%)	262 (81.4%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$21,740			$896			$20,844	9.4	10.7	5652	10		063459010411
5663	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	362	17	21.2	91.7%	14 (3.9%)	11 (3.0%)	271 (74.9%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$24,597			$4,951			$19,646	9.4	14.8	5325	338		063432005501
5664	Alpha: Jose Hernandez	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Jose Hernandez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-1551	440	20	22.1	90.9%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	426 (96.8%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,870			$4,038			$14,832	9.4	7.2	5804	140		060214413757
5665	Belshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Roosevelt Ln.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7495	431	19	22.6	83.3%	55 (12.8%)	73 (16.9%)	257 (59.6%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	19 (4.4%)	$20,550			$2,800			$17,750	9.4	12.2	5539	126		060285000209
5666	Allendale Elementary	Public	K-5	3670 Penniman Ave.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2101	368	17	21.2	97.6%	10 (2.7%)	90 (24.5%)	189 (51.4%)	40 (10.9%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	31 (8.4%)	$25,589			$3,990			$21,599	9.4	16.8	5146	520		062805004238
5667	T. L. Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Southwood Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2824	331	16	20.4	88.5%	33 (10.0%)	3 (0.9%)	253 (76.4%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (3.9%)	$10,115			$1,919			$8,196	9.3	11.3	5596	71		064308007008
5668	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	426	20	21.3	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	423 (99.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,725			$1,281			$24,444	9.3	9.6	5698	30		063531005994
5669	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	479	20	24.5	91.4%	19 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	456 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9.3	12.4	5524	145		062949004541
5670	Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Brockhurst St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2170	281	11	25.5	96.8%	24 (8.5%)	65 (23.1%)	152 (54.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.3%)	$26,715			$4,906			$21,809	9.3	9.2	5718	48		062805004276
5671	Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	88175 74th Ave.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-4112	488	22	22.5	97.1%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	474 (97.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$30,150			$1,415			$28,735	9.3	9.4	5709	38		060907000925
5672	College Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	2551 Sunny Ln.	Bakersfield	93305	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5220	761	36	20.9	94.7%	25 (3.3%)	69 (9.1%)	654 (85.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$19,609			$2,706			$16,903	9.2	10	5688	16		060363000293
5673	Dover Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 19th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1420	458	20	22.9	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	407 (88.9%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	$5,800			$1,694			$4,106	9.2	10.1	5685	12		063255005020
5674	Newmark Elementary	Public	K-6	4121 North Third Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8192	392	17	23	93.4%	13 (3.3%)	49 (12.5%)	317 (80.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,534			$4,497			$17,037	9.2	12.1	5556	118		063417005374
5675	Clover Flat Elementary	Public	K-6	39639 Old Highway 80	Boulevard	91905	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 766-4655	190	8	23.7	61.6%	43 (22.6%)	3 (1.6%)	101 (53.2%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.5%)	$17,412			$1,160			$16,252	9.2	9.3	5711	36		062610003901
5676	Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	608	24	25.3	82.6%	22 (3.6%)	31 (5.1%)	386 (63.5%)	116 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.9%)	22 (3.6%)	$20,110			$3,413			$16,697	9.2	8.5	5746	70		063384005239
5677	Greer Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Bell St.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7157	762	29	26.2	81.5%	133 (17.5%)	169 (22.2%)	206 (27.0%)	182 (23.9%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (8.3%)	$16,871			$3,591			$13,280	9.2	13.5	5436	241		063462005783
5678	Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	4720 Dunkirk Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2122	182	10	19.1	94.0%	3 (1.6%)	98 (53.8%)	63 (34.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.8%)	$35,795			$5,876			$29,919	9.2	11.9	5563	115		062805004269
5679	Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$17,404			$1,895			$15,509	9.2	8.5	5747	68		060426008797
5680	Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	214	12	18.4	70.6%	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	184 (86.0%)	13 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$24,279			$2,593			$21,686	9.1	7.4	5796	116		063459005711
5681	LEAD Elementary	Public	K-5	949 Ocean View Ave.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7550	349	16	21.8	66.5%	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (73.4%)	22 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	29 (8.3%)	$23,961			$3,395			$20,566	9.1	13.6	5429	252		063492005908
5682	Higher Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Higher Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5183	519	16	33	78.2%	64 (12.3%)	85 (16.4%)	206 (39.7%)	103 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.8%)	33 (6.4%)	$19,075			$1,245			$17,830	9.1	12.8	5493	189		060182411916
5683	Aspire Slauson Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Slauson Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	303	13	23.1	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	262 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$22,975			$3,078			$19,897	9.1	13	5476	207		060219612950
5684	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	37237 North 100th St. East	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-2148	286	11	26	52.4%	15 (5.2%)	5 (1.7%)	261 (91.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$21,394			$1,956			$19,438	9	15.4	5264	420		061944002333
5685	Helen M. Lehman Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3935	373	15	24.8	90.3%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	298 (79.9%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	10 (2.7%)	$18,448			$1,625			$16,823	9	12.5	5520	165		063581006120
5686	Landmark Elementary	Public	K-5	235 Ohlone Pkwy.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 761-7940	419	23	18.3	91.2%	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	379 (90.5%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								9	8.9	5733	47		062949011461
5687	Sandia Academy	Public	K-8	21331 Sandia Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-5125	848	39	21.6	88.2%	172 (20.3%)	51 (6.0%)	568 (67.0%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (5.2%)	$17,982			$2,309			$15,673	8.9	9.3	5716	29		060001709272
5688	Capital City Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	7222 24th St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-5020	258	20	13.1	76.7%	34 (13.2%)	38 (14.7%)	111 (43.0%)	54 (20.9%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	13 (5.0%)	$26,047			$5,314			$20,733	8.9	14	5394	294		063384006327
5689	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1735 West Sonora	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7320	181	9	20.4	90.6%	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.0%)	146 (80.7%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$18,094			$3,206			$14,888	8.9	12.9	5486	203		063801009447
5690	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-8	750 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7320	736	32	23.2	77.4%	68 (9.2%)	42 (5.7%)	495 (67.3%)	96 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.8%)	$15,378			$2,054			$13,324	8.9	10.1	5683	7		062361003581
5691	Cottage Elementary	Public	K-5	2221 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95825	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2306	502	19	26.4	76.3%	167 (33.3%)	16 (3.2%)	72 (14.3%)	209 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.0%)	$18,777			$4,132			$14,645	8.9	11.1	5618	73		063462005765
5692	Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	350	14	24.3	84.0%	13 (3.7%)	18 (5.1%)	280 (80.0%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$5,616			$1,694			$3,922	8.9	8	5774	82		063255005041
5693	KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)	$47,064			$2,046			$45,018	8.8	12.9	5490	203		060149814322
5694	Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	San Mateo County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	369	22	17.1	90.0%	9 (2.4%)	27 (7.3%)	269 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.5%)	14 (3.8%)	$33,800			$3,289			$30,511	8.8	6.7	5820	126		063186004915
5695	Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	501	22	22.6	94.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	498 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,440			$1,011			$24,429	8.8	10.8	5639	56		063531010265
5696	Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$16,779			$790			$15,989	8.8	19	4935	761		061980007085
5697	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	862	39	22.2	85.8%	210 (24.4%)	53 (6.1%)	540 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	$11,574			$1,944			$9,630	8.8	14.5	5350	347		060220914262
5698	Arlanza Elementary	Public	K-5	5891 Rutland Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1600	431	19	23.2	97.0%	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	416 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,406			$1,470			$17,936	8.8	17.8	5048	650		060243000130
5699	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Oak St.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6261	329	17	19.3	83.0%	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (96.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$23,656			$1,463			$22,193	8.7	13.4	5445	254		063459005743
5700	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	722	35	20.4	81.3%	37 (5.1%)	118 (16.3%)	293 (40.6%)	194 (26.9%)	12 (1.7%)	32 (4.4%)	36 (5.0%)	$22,573			$3,939			$18,634	8.7	7.4	5794	94		063384005231
5701	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	776 South Broadway Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7275	297	12	25	89.2%	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.4%)	256 (86.2%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)	$17,386			$3,404			$13,982	8.7	10.8	5637	64		063801006431

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