Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
5102	Bret Harte Elementary	Public	K-6	909 Glenn Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1952	867	38	22.7	86.5%	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	819 (94.5%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	$24,258			$22,364			$1,894	17	20.4	4821	281		062513003727
5103	Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	415	18	23	77.3%	10 (2.4%)	71 (17.1%)	302 (72.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)								17	16.7	5149	46		063255005047
5104	Elite Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Whitney Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Elite Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 652-3142	612	29	20.9	62.1%	17 (2.8%)	343 (56.0%)	213 (34.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.3%)	$32,884			$32,170			$714	16.9	13.2	5458	354		060248514376
5105	Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary	Public	K-8	6324 North Alturas Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7493	720	32	22.8	75.4%	16 (2.2%)	74 (10.3%)	462 (64.2%)	113 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.9%)	$7,707			$2,914			$4,793	16.9	21.3	4745	360		063801011779
5106	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci	Public, Charter	K-6	325 South Downs St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 375-1010	239	13	19.1	52.3%	68 (28.5%)	13 (5.4%)	125 (52.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	$24,365			$22,676			$1,689	16.9	26.5	4248	858		060193108706
5107	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	2515 Estate Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8285	501	21	24.4	83.8%	31 (6.2%)	69 (13.8%)	232 (46.3%)	102 (20.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	53 (10.6%)	$18,137			$15,358			$2,779	16.9	11.3	5602	495		062223008879
5108	Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary	Public	K-5	6900 Calhoun Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-6700	423	19	22.8	96.9%	15 (3.5%)	7 (1.7%)	374 (88.4%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$45,598			$42,442			$3,156	16.9	30.5	3889	1219		062271012677
5109	Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	256	20	12.7	84.4%	44 (17.2%)	2 (0.8%)	184 (71.9%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)								16.9	19.8	4890	219		060199608658
5110	Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	7655 Juniper Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5480	446	20	22.8	84.8%	12 (2.7%)	43 (9.6%)	381 (85.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,580			$11,352			$2,228	16.9	17.4	5081	29		061392001591
5111	Tumbleweed Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Avenue R-4	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-4166	502	21	24.3	95.0%	8 (1.6%)	35 (7.0%)	447 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$26,926			$25,956			$970	16.9	23.8	4487	624		062958004577
5112	Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$23,835			$21,940			$1,895	16.9	11	5624	512		062781004208
5113	Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.5	78.1%	91 (11.2%)	50 (6.2%)	627 (77.1%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$24,136			$20,034			$4,102	16.9	22.5	4635	478		060363009714
5114	Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$32,364			$27,802			$4,562	16.9	14.3	5369	255		063459005730
5115	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	738	27	27.3	93.1%	25 (3.4%)	265 (35.9%)	420 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	$6,753			$4,290			$2,463	16.8	17.4	5083	32		062088009560
5116	Cooley Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Cooley Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5023	530	23	22.8	80.6%	19 (3.6%)	96 (18.1%)	391 (73.8%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$20,777			$18,192			$2,585	16.8	22.6	4624	492		060939010300
5117	McManus (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-5	988 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3128	397	22	18	77.6%	147 (37.0%)	12 (3.0%)	157 (39.5%)	21 (5.3%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.1%)	$26,697			$25,186			$1,511	16.8	33.7	3630	1487		060837000822
5118	Hort Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 Park Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5330	590	30	19.8	89.3%	52 (8.8%)	17 (2.9%)	511 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,388			$22,746			$4,642	16.8	16.1	5203	85		060363000305
5119	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	507	24	21.1	68.2%	359 (70.8%)	4 (0.8%)	100 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$22,353			$21,652			$701	16.8	9.3	5712	593		062397003609
5120	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	399	21	19	99.5%	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$57,067			$53,134			$3,933	16.8	10.7	5650	530		062271003244
5121	Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	5201 First St	Empire	95351	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-2970	384	16	24	89.6%	42 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	325 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	$1,649			$398			$1,251	16.8	10.7	5646	525		061269001430
5122	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	983	40	24.5	70.9%	33 (3.4%)	110 (11.2%)	593 (60.3%)	184 (18.7%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	36 (3.7%)	$14,529			$13,264			$1,265	16.8	18.9	4944	178		062361007749
5123	San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$21,906			$19,896			$2,010	16.8	15	5305	182		060426010807
5124	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4500	498	20	24.3	78.9%	105 (21.1%)	67 (13.5%)	196 (39.4%)	48 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	46 (9.2%)	$22,886			$19,674			$3,212	16.8	22.5	4627	497		063384005218
5125	Collegeville Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 South Jack Tone Rd.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 941-2007	162	12	14	74.1%	17 (10.5%)	2 (1.2%)	139 (85.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$22,315			$21,560			$755	16.8	24.4	4425	700		061284009364
5126	Eliot Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Old Gilroy St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4300	481	21	23.4	78.0%	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	405 (84.2%)	9 (1.9%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.7%)	$19,821			$18,630			$1,191	16.8	20	4870	256		061518001910
5127	Mercey Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 South Mercey Springs Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-0302	608	22	27.6	89.3%	30 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	555 (91.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$26,376			$25,208			$1,168	16.8	18.4	4995	132		062274013433
5128	Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$27,454			$22,606			$4,848	16.7	16.3	5190	62		060363000321
5129	Cameron Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4333 Hackberry Ln.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2302	406	17	23.8	80.0%	134 (33.0%)	33 (8.1%)	126 (31.0%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.9%)	$25,874			$22,422			$3,452	16.7	17	5120	9		063462005758
5130	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	425 East Harrison Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4600	328	18	18.7	93.3%	18 (5.5%)	37 (11.3%)	254 (77.4%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$44,026			$42,556			$1,470	16.7	14.2	5375	245		063132004845
5131	Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	615	26	23.6	93.5%	43 (7.0%)	81 (13.2%)	457 (74.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	$22,495			$20,894			$1,601	16.7	16.3	5194	63		060639009330
5132	Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	640 West Cross Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7270	574	26	22	93.4%	37 (6.4%)	7 (1.2%)	519 (90.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$20,603			$19,184			$1,419	16.7	9.8	5694	562		063987006615
5133	Guinn (James M.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 South Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8911	600	26	23	62.2%	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	529 (88.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.3%)	$31,486			$30,712			$774	16.7	23.2	4562	571		060261000152
5134	Aptitud Community Academy at Goss	Public	K-8	2475 Van Winkle Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7656	386	20	19.5	89.1%	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	336 (87.0%)	40 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$20,132			$19,176			$956	16.7	27.9	4118	1016		060231000106
5135	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$26,973			$24,926			$2,047	16.7	13.1	5475	340		061111001232
5136	Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	625 Maine Ave.	Long Beach	90802	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 590-8481	426	18	24.3	90.1%	7 (1.6%)	60 (14.1%)	332 (77.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$28,412			$25,608			$2,804	16.7	18.7	4960	176		062250002711
5137	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	316 36th Ave.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7555	469	22	21.8	76.5%	32 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (76.5%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	28 (6.0%)	$24,178			$22,698			$1,480	16.6	20.3	4828	309		063492005911
5138	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 East San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	326	14	23.2	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (87.1%)	36 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,349			$18,174			$1,175	16.6	17.9	5041	97		060231000121
5139	Fred L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Anchorage St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3541	572	26	22.2	85.5%	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	505 (88.3%)	48 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$22,410			$20,908			$1,502	16.6	16.4	5175	36		061785002207
5140	La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$29,145			$27,208			$1,937	16.6	14.9	5316	176		060243000133
5141	Turner Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 East Clay Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6540	585	28	21.1	93.7%	20 (3.4%)	68 (11.6%)	296 (50.6%)	170 (29.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	$26,495			$24,030			$2,465	16.6	16.7	5150	9		061455001774
5142	Riviera Elementary	Public	K-5	10505 Fairway Dr.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 277-6050	287	13	22	65.9%	157 (54.7%)	3 (1.0%)	80 (27.9%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.9%)	$27,602			$26,170			$1,432	16.6	16.8	5142			061932004574
5143	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Rosswood Dr.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5208	348	14	24.8	78.7%	154 (44.3%)	11 (3.2%)	137 (39.4%)	14 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	$27,899			$25,322			$2,577	16.6	23.7	4492	651		063462005781
5144	Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Schmidt Rd.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4600	438	22	20.3	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	417 (95.2%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,710			$19,984			$11,726	16.6	15.3	5275	131		062619003917
5145	Los Angeles Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 734-8233	406	20	20.3	95.6%	6 (1.5%)	10 (2.5%)	374 (92.1%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	$53,276			$49,418			$3,858	16.6	24.1	4450	695		062271002143
5146	Tyrrell Elementary	Public	K-6	27000 Tyrrell Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3935	597	25	23.8	82.1%	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	491 (82.2%)	56 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	$27,102			$24,276			$2,826	16.5	15	5301	155		061674008146
5147	William McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West Johnston St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5028	495	22	22.3	88.3%	7 (1.4%)	9 (1.8%)	474 (95.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$22,082			$19,342			$2,740	16.5	20.4	4817	330		060939000953
5148	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 North California St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6450	412	23	17.9	95.6%	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	359 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	$21,183			$19,608			$1,575	16.5	22.2	4661	487		063417005382
5149	Meridian Elementary	Public	K-8	15898 Central St.	Meridian	95957	Sutter County	Meridian Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 696-2604	78	4	19.5	76.9%	33 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (44.9%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	$15,606			$14,618			$988	16.5			(n/a)		062469003704
5150	Father Keith B. Kenny	Public	K-6	3525 Martin Luther King Jr. Bl	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4570	254	10	26.6	87.0%	22 (8.7%)	56 (22.0%)	129 (50.8%)	22 (8.7%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.7%)	$27,557			$24,006			$3,551	16.5	15	5306	156		063384001089
5151	Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	909	46	19.9	94.1%	118 (13.0%)	26 (2.9%)	725 (79.8%)	10 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	$23,200			$21,600			$1,600	16.5	18.5	4987	164		060002712772
5152	Thomas Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 North Millbrook Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7270	859	36	23.6	90.2%	62 (7.2%)	76 (8.8%)	532 (61.9%)	137 (15.9%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	38 (4.4%)	$24,287			$21,984			$2,303	16.5	18.8	4950	202		061455001772
5153	Valley Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	240 Pine St.	Valley Springs	95252	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2141	383	16	23.9	58.7%	215 (56.1%)	1 (0.3%)	138 (36.0%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.7%)	$23,827			$22,152			$1,675	16.5	25.9	4289	864		060687000631
5154	Howard Pence Elementary	Public	K-6	877 Via Tonga Ct.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 662-8100	419	17	24.6	71.8%	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	379 (90.5%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$22,841			$21,178			$1,663	16.4	16	5217	63		063738006324
5155	Skyline North Elementary	Public	K-5	36968 Camarillo Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6090	322	14	23.1	74.2%	77 (23.9%)	29 (9.0%)	187 (58.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	17 (5.3%)	$21,309			$17,900			$3,409	16.4	16.1	5206	51		060402000365
5156	Eugene Padan Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Padan School Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6235	751	31	24.6	71.8%	159 (21.2%)	69 (9.2%)	382 (50.9%)	43 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	90 (12.0%)	$16,790			$15,192			$1,598	16.4	17.6	5064	92		064059006706
5157	Rancho Cordova Elementary	Public	K-5	2562 Chassella Way	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9165	407	21	19.4	77.6%	68 (16.7%)	25 (6.1%)	242 (59.5%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	45 (11.1%)	$24,426			$22,816			$1,610	16.4	14.2	5376	219		061389001578
5158	Daisy Gibson Elementary	Public	K-8	9650 East Palmdale Blvd.	Palmdale	93591	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-6590	714	27	26.4	77.2%	22 (3.1%)	9 (1.3%)	679 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,628			$10,750			$1,878	16.4	22.8	4598	560		061944010238
5159	Hart Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21040 Hart St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6222	699	32	21.8	96.6%	14 (2.0%)	17 (2.4%)	622 (89.0%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$37,778			$34,784			$2,994	16.4	22.5	4630	529		062271003072
5160	Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	13427 Cahuenga Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-7731	793	34	23.3	89.4%	47 (5.9%)	110 (13.9%)	589 (74.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	$23,828			$22,442			$1,386	16.4	18.7	4972	188		064104006774
5161	Michael J. Castori Elementary	Public	K-6	1801 South Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3420	545	23	23.6	92.3%	38 (7.0%)	79 (14.5%)	290 (53.2%)	92 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.4%)	$22,398			$19,244			$3,154	16.4	14.6	5341	180		060133204154
5162	Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	$19,830			$18,704			$1,126	16.4	15.9	5222	60		063393005329
5163	Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	133	8	17.7	97.7%	45 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$49,517			$46,948			$2,569	16.3	11.1	5619	456		062382003596
5164	Lugo Elementary	Public	K-6	4345 Pendleton Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1493	318	17	19.2	89.3%	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	302 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,194			$17,310			$2,884	16.3	15.9	5220	56		062316003535
5165	Kingswood K-8	Public	K-8	5700 Primrose Dr.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5246	546	27	20	81.1%	155 (28.4%)	49 (9.0%)	258 (47.3%)	31 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	$27,473			$24,810			$2,663	16.3	16.8	5141	24		063462005788
5166	Wakefield Elementary	Public	K-6	400 South Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0895	601	29	20.7	78.9%	34 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	533 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$20,305			$18,592			$1,713	16.3	14.2	5374	208		060015811512
5167	Tranquillity Elementary	Public	K-8	6116 South Daniels	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-5517	209	13	16.3	88.0%	4 (1.9%)	3 (1.4%)	201 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,256			$18,994			$4,262	16.2	13.8	5408	241		069113410218
5168	French Camp Elementary	Public	K-8	241 East Fourth St.	French Camp	95231	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6370	581	24	24.3	83.8%	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	514 (88.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$18,588			$18,086			$502	16.2	15.2	5289	121		062361003578
5169	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	393	22	18.1	91.3%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (92.6%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$21,715			$21,250			$465	16.2	20.6	4798	371		060133902076
5170	Cucamonga Elementary	Public	K-5	8677 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1318	452	24	18.9	82.3%	49 (10.8%)	60 (13.3%)	320 (70.8%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$28,096			$26,778			$1,318	16.2	21.4	4742	428		061630001110
5171	Pacific Avenue Academy of Music	Public	K-6	6110 45th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7877	352	16	22	83.2%	28 (8.0%)	9 (2.6%)	298 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$31,196			$29,716			$1,480	16.2	19.9	4871	300		061926002316
5172	Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	1331 Cole Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6510	380	18	21.1	95.5%	19 (5.0%)	36 (9.5%)	300 (78.9%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.7%)	$20,319			$18,484			$1,835	16.2	11.1	5617	445		063417005353
5173	Eucalyptus Elementary	Public	K-6	11224 10th Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-0815	737	32	23	86.8%	28 (3.8%)	60 (8.1%)	623 (84.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$20,984			$19,420			$1,564	16.2	13.2	5466	293		060001409076
5174	Carl E. Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-5	7255 Eighth St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-7281	490	18	27	93.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	429 (87.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$20,809			$19,576			$1,233	16.1	18.7	4962	212		060636000556
5175	La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	621 West North Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2250	541	24	22.5	87.2%	39 (7.2%)	13 (2.4%)	450 (83.2%)	18 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$21,814			$20,838			$976	16.1	17.1	5106	69		062241002682
5176	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								16.1	20.8	4787	389		060158510381
5177	Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	591	23	26.2	64.8%	39 (6.6%)	15 (2.5%)	534 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,798			$10,810			$1,988	16.1	17.8	5046	131		061944002332
5178	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1005 West Weldon	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2910	443	26	17.2	91.6%	28 (6.3%)	24 (5.4%)	352 (79.5%)	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)	$33,456			$29,428			$4,028	16.1	17.5	5073	105		061455001728
5179	Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	$20,246			$18,608			$1,638	16	18	5030	149		060558009319
5180	Herman Leimbach Elementary	Public	K-6	8101 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-2120	659	30	21.9	86.9%	28 (4.2%)	130 (19.7%)	247 (37.5%)	201 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	37 (5.6%)	$25,879			$24,716			$1,163	16	15.7	5239	59		061233001404
5181	Neil Hafley Elementary	Public	K-8	849 Northgate Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7215	799	31	25.9	61.5%	156 (19.5%)	30 (3.8%)	495 (62.0%)	85 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (2.9%)	$14,228			$13,610			$618	16	15.8	5227	46		062361008160
5182	New Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	26675 North Sacramento Blvd.	Thornton	95686	San Joaquin County	New Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 794-2376	164	9	18.9	78.0%	9 (5.5%)	2 (1.2%)	148 (90.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$35,382			$28,428			$6,954	16	23.9	4481	701		062697004075
5183	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	425 North Cambridge	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6103	415	18	22.5	85.5%	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	365 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$15,105			$13,558			$1,547	16	24.7	4399	784		062865004420
5184	Addams Elementary	Public	K-6	2117 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93728	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2510	748	34	21.7	96.0%	46 (6.1%)	51 (6.8%)	555 (74.2%)	45 (6.0%)	16 (2.1%)	8 (1.1%)	26 (3.5%)	$29,656			$27,216			$2,440	16	15.7	5241	57		061455001703
5185	Sierra Preparatory Academy	Public	K-8	2021 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3500	697	40	17.3	94.1%	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	681 (97.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$34,251			$33,232			$1,019	16	12.6	5507	322		063531006007
5186	Northern Summit Academy Shasta	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2301 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Northern Summit Academy Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 338-1399	215	15	14.5	67.4%	144 (67.0%)	1 (0.5%)	37 (17.2%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.6%)	$29,580			$28,812			$768	16	21.2	4756	430		060233813799
5187	Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	282	14	20.1	84.4%	132 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	117 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	$34,242			$31,988			$2,254	16	25.4	4331	856		062304003514
5188	Ramon Garza Elementary	Public	K-5	2901 Center St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5290	658	32	20.3	95.9%	17 (2.6%)	18 (2.7%)	615 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$28,354			$23,316			$5,038	16	16.1	5210	22		060363009712
5189	Williamson Elementary	Public	K-5	2275 Benita Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9185	489	23	21.7	80.2%	148 (30.3%)	34 (7.0%)	185 (37.8%)	60 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	49 (10.0%)	$20,344			$19,094			$1,250	15.9	13.6	5431	242		061389001584
5190	Tara Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1428	317	14	22.6	67.5%	38 (12.0%)	47 (14.8%)	166 (52.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)								15.9	13.2	5464	274		063255005063
5191	San Marcos Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Tiger Way	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2430	546	24	22.7	87.2%	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$30,721			$29,524			$1,197	15.9	19.9	4880	311		063488005892
5192	Standard Elementary	Public	K-5	115 East Minner Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2120	627	30	20.8	94.7%	216 (34.4%)	40 (6.4%)	355 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$26,195			$24,424			$1,771	15.9	15.4	5271	79		063789006390
5193	Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,208			$14,642			$2,566	15.9	16.8	5138	55		060195000083
5194	Desert Knolls Elementary	Public	K-6	18213 Symeron Dr.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 242-3441	582	27	21.5	77.3%	142 (24.4%)	54 (9.3%)	350 (60.1%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	$25,636			$23,502			$2,134	15.9	10.3	5674	480		060001709103
5195	Harriette Kirschen Elementary	Public	K-6	1900 Kirschen Dr.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 576-4611	503	22	22.5	92.6%	23 (4.6%)	8 (1.6%)	428 (85.1%)	29 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$25,973			$24,030			$1,943	15.9	14.8	5324	129		062513008903
5196	Blanchard Elementary	Public	K-6	115 Peck Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8866	317	17	18.6	83.9%	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	296 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,529			$14,856			$2,673	15.9	12.4	5525	329		060142106106
5197	Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	318	15	21.4	67.9%	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.4%)	158 (49.7%)	60 (18.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)								15.8	20.7	4793	404		063255005060
5198	Lighthouse Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	444 Hegenberger St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8801	549	29	18.8	92.2%	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.9%)	483 (88.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)								15.8	18.2	5008	190		060193710408
5199	Granite Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	9371 Granite Hill	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2725	382	18	21.1	84.6%	34 (8.9%)	5 (1.3%)	329 (86.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$27,073			$26,176			$897	15.8	22.6	4622	577		061926000992
5200	Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Eighth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4400	508	22	23	74.0%	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	416 (81.9%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (10.4%)	$25,771			$25,244			$527	15.8	17.6	5065	135		061518001912
5201	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-6	1605 West Arroyo Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4568	479	22	21.7	93.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (1.9%)	453 (94.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,441			$25,914			$1,527	15.8	22.8	4595	606		063132004837

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