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)
063153004889	1401	Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	13910 Midland Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 748-0047	627	27	23	31.6%	295 (47.0%)	7 (1.1%)	198 (31.6%)	55 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.5%)	$7,228							75.1			(n/a)
061026001118	1402	El Rincon Elementary	Public	K-5	11177 Overland Ave.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 842-4340	590	26	23	34.4%	130 (22.0%)	122 (20.7%)	158 (26.8%)	78 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	98 (16.6%)	$6,251							75.1	71.2	375	1027
062706004082	1403	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	400	18	22.2	23.0%	66 (16.5%)	5 (1.3%)	172 (43.0%)	101 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	52 (13.0%)	$10,101							75			(n/a)
063588006139	1404	Carlton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	9353 Wethersfield Rd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Santee	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 956-4500	821	38	21.8	29.2%	449 (54.7%)	7 (0.9%)	214 (26.1%)	44 (5.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (12.4%)	$9,843							75	77	306	1098
061440007479	1405	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	402	20	19.8	42.5%	79 (19.7%)	19 (4.7%)	74 (18.4%)	205 (51.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.5%)	$10,107							75			(n/a)
060212908302	1406	Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	191	9	21.2	43.5%	69 (36.1%)	12 (6.3%)	89 (46.6%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)								74.9			(n/a)
062271003286	1407	Pomelo Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	7633 March Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 887-9700	553	25	22.1	24.2%	287 (51.9%)	20 (3.6%)	124 (22.4%)	67 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.9%)	$9,600							74.9			(n/a)
062100012182	1408	Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 N. Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	337	16	21	17.5%	241 (71.5%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.6%)	$6,850							74.9	72.3	361	1047
060001300805	1409	Antelope Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	6185 Springview Dr.	Rocklin	95677	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 632-1095	474	23	21	33.1%	211 (44.5%)	20 (4.2%)	138 (29.1%)	33 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (14.8%)	$6,524							74.8			(n/a)
060002911044	1410	Antelope Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36105 Murrieta Oaks Ave.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 445-4110	741	33	22.7	27.1%	299 (40.4%)	48 (6.5%)	265 (35.8%)	54 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.6%)								74.8			(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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Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.