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)
060217514235	2422	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive	Public, Charter	K-8	5862 C St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Allegiance STEAM Academy - Thrive District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 465-5404	888	40	22.2	26.9%	120 (13.5%)	33 (3.7%)	522 (58.8%)	171 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)								52.4			(n/a)
063315005130	2423	Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	2433 Central Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 788-7451	649	26	25.3	64.3%	181 (27.9%)	51 (7.9%)	388 (59.8%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$7,296							52.4			(n/a)
060254306363	2424	Agnes J. Johnson Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	73 Sch Rd.	Weott	95571	Humboldt County	Agnes J. Johnson Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 946-2347	103	5	22.8	61.2%	84 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)								52.4	54.2	592	1832
060157800869	2425	Mueller Charter (Robert L.)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	715 I St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 422-6192	1,613	69	23.4	65.7%	95 (5.9%)	35 (2.2%)	1,431 (88.7%)	32 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.1%)								52.4			(n/a)
062781004210	2426	Del Roble Elementary	Public	K-6	5345 Avenida Almendros	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 225-5675	503	23	21.8	18.3%	39 (7.8%)	12 (2.4%)	372 (74.0%)	50 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$11,171							52.4			(n/a)
061173001295	2427	Durham Elementary	Public	K-5	9421 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 895-4695	439	19	23.1	42.6%	310 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$9,275							52.3	67.8	416	2011
062865004447	2428	Prospect Elementary	Public	K-6	379 N. Virage St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 997-6271	381	14	26.9	66.9%	25 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (83.2%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$5,178							52.3			(n/a)
060939000958	2429	Terrace View Elementary	Public	K-6	22731 Grand Terrace Rd.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 580-5016	690	29	23.4	34.8%	151 (21.9%)	26 (3.8%)	485 (70.3%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$5,746							52.3			(n/a)
062271002823	2430	Mid-City's Prescott School of Enriched Sciences	Public	1-5	3150 W. Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 731-9346	186	8	23.2	72.6%	12 (6.5%)	34 (18.3%)	122 (65.6%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$13,427							52.3			(n/a)
060962000990	2431	Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 N. Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	490	19	25.7	86.3%	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	460 (93.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								52.3			(n/a)

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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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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.