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)
060964001029	541	Weathersfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3151 Darlington Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 492-3563	368	18	20.6	16.6%	197 (53.5%)	5 (1.4%)	121 (32.9%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	$8,044							92.8			(n/a)
063153007679	542	Shoal Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	11775 Shoal Creek Dr.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 613-9080	480	20	24.3	14.0%	190 (39.6%)	10 (2.1%)	71 (14.8%)	147 (30.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	$7,578							92.7			(n/a)
063066004776	543	Woodsboro Elementary	Public	K-6	7575 E. Woodsboro Ave.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 986-7040	492	20	24.6	37.8%	151 (30.7%)	5 (1.0%)	162 (32.9%)	132 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.7%)	$6,194							92.7			(n/a)
063386005295	544	De Portola Elementary	Public	K-6	27031 Preciados Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(949) 586-5830	537	21	25.4	12.1%	301 (56.1%)	2 (0.4%)	89 (16.6%)	68 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.0%)	$5,734							92.7			(n/a)
060627000550	545	William Brooks Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Park Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 933-6618	386	16	24.1	10.1%	255 (66.1%)	2 (0.5%)	62 (16.1%)	32 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.0%)	$9,315							92.7			(n/a)
063432003952	546	Kumeyaay Elementary	Public	K-5	6475 Antigua Blvd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 279-1022	374	17	22	24.9%	173 (46.3%)	5 (1.3%)	88 (23.5%)	50 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (15.2%)	$9,612							92.7			(n/a)
064015006633	547	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-5	11112 Coronel Rd.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 730-7381	512	19	26.9	7.2%	244 (47.7%)	1 (0.2%)	108 (21.1%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.4%)	$9,777							92.7			(n/a)
060003204958	548	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	448	19	23.5	14.5%	159 (35.5%)	10 (2.2%)	117 (26.1%)	76 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.8%)	$10,333							92.6			(n/a)
063441005639	549	Lawton Alternative	Public	K-8	1570 31st Ave.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 759-2832	597	25	24	45.2%	36 (6.0%)	19 (3.2%)	35 (5.9%)	426 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (12.9%)	$6,103							92.6			(n/a)
063132010534	550	Pantera Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Pantera Dr.	Diamond Bar	91765	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4475	434	22	20	47.5%	18 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	139 (32.0%)	250 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	$5,065							92.6			(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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.