Best Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 5817)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1801	Pleasant Grove	Public	K-8	3075 Howsley Rd.	Pleasant Grove	95668	Sutter County	Pleasant Grove Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 655-3235	161	8	20.1	37.9%	108 (67.1%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.6%)	$29,496			$498			$28,998	65.5	61.7	1979	178		063090004791
1802	K. I. Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Winston Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4195	760	29	26.2	47.2%	156 (20.5%)	60 (7.9%)	274 (36.1%)	138 (18.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	123 (16.2%)	$14,343			$486			$13,857	65.5	74.9	1375	427		061336001523
1803	Baywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Ninth St.	Los Osos	93402	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 534-2856	342	15	22.8	48.5%	163 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (37.4%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.0%)	$15,800			$1,652			$14,148	65.5	59	2116	313		063480005867
1804	John Ehrhardt Elementary	Public	K-6	8900 Old Creek Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7259	827	35	23.6	70.5%	133 (16.1%)	114 (13.8%)	224 (27.1%)	232 (28.1%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.2%)	101 (12.2%)	$17,232			$626			$16,606	65.5	64.7	1853	49		061233010293
1805	Kidinnu Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1025 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Kidinnu Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 938-4864	433	17	25.4	89.8%	426 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,376			$728			$15,648	65.5	53.5	2394	589		060249514409
1806	Briarwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 Townsend Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1300	288	14	20.4	39.9%	40 (13.9%)	8 (2.8%)	139 (48.3%)	89 (30.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$37,093			$1,117			$35,976	65.5	56.2	2241	435		063543006036
1807	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	851 Santa Clara Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0308	408	16	25.5	44.1%	77 (18.9%)	25 (6.1%)	252 (61.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$19,340			$1,325			$18,015	65.4	60	2072	265		060876000891
1808	Normal Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Ward Rd.	San Diego	92116	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 584-6000	275	12	22.9	85.8%	9 (3.3%)	35 (12.7%)	210 (76.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$28,718			$3,075			$25,643	65.4	59.2	2105	297		063432011765
1809	Bethune K-8	Public	K-8	6835 Benjamin Holt Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5800	520	23	22.6	72.1%	8 (1.5%)	26 (5.0%)	121 (23.3%)	308 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.0%)	$20,977			$1,893			$19,084	65.4	70.8	1562	247		063432008963
1810	Bandini Street Elementary	Public	K-5	425 North Bandini St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-4593	232	11	21	87.5%	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.7%)	193 (83.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	$31,470			$4,265			$27,205	65.4	58.6	2139	329		062271002837
1811	La Patera Elementary	Public	K-6	555 North La Patera Ln.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1280	369	20	18.4	45.0%	119 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (56.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.7%)	$22,390			$597			$21,793	65.3	54.7	2330	519		061551001974
1812	Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	9900 South Wadsworth Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-2677	487	25	19.4	97.1%	6 (1.2%)	100 (20.5%)	362 (74.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$28,996			$2,859			$26,137	65.3	48.5	2670	858		062271003219
1813	Cahuenga Elementary	Public	K-5	220 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 386-6303	355	21	16.9	86.8%	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	219 (61.7%)	107 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$26,573			$3,187			$23,386	65.3	61.7	1981	168		062271002883
1814	Gus Franklin Junior	Public	K-5	13125 Hopland St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	509	22	23.1	56.0%	24 (4.7%)	56 (11.0%)	370 (72.7%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.3%)	$22,816			$1,177			$21,639	65.3	53.2	2410	596		060171013092
1815	John R. Peterson Elementary	Public	K-5	20661 Farnsworth Ln.	Huntington Beach	92646	Orange County	Huntington Beach City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-1515	477	21	22.7	46.1%	217 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (30.6%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (17.2%)	$18,587			$1,308			$17,279	65.2	77.2	1271	544		061803007190
1816	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	4690 Limerick Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1800	180	10	18	74.4%	37 (20.6%)	5 (2.8%)	97 (53.9%)	21 (11.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.0%)	$29,352			$2,466			$26,886	65.2	80.6	1136	680		063432005548
1817	River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	331	15	22.5		159 (48.0%)	4 (1.2%)	110 (33.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.4%)	$15,694			$277			$15,417	65.2	81	1114	703		060190812801
1818	Parker (Jean) Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Broadway St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7990	128	6	20.2	75.0%	5 (3.9%)	11 (8.6%)	26 (20.3%)	76 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	$34,070			$2,084			$31,986	65.1	64.1	1882	64		063441005630
1819	Atwater Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3271 Silver Lake Blvd.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 665-5941	332	19	17.4	60.2%	55 (16.6%)	7 (2.1%)	203 (61.1%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.3%)	$28,767			$2,001			$26,766	65.1	73.5	1449	370		062271002828
1820	Magnolia Science Academy 7	Public, Charter	K-5	18355 Roscoe Blvd.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 7 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-0585	272	11	24.7	83.1%	38 (14.0%)	14 (5.1%)	188 (69.1%)	30 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$25,108			$931			$24,177	65.1	52.7	2450	630		060225412235
1821	Repetto Elementary	Public	K-8	650 South Grandridge Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 570-6240	739	30	24.3	42.4%	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	267 (36.1%)	411 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	$21,782			$1,456			$20,326	65.1	68.5	1665	156		060015310944
1822	Ocean Grove Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	16900 North Highway Nine	Boulder Creek	95667	Santa Cruz County	Ocean Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-3566	3,378	144	23.4		1,263 (37.4%)	38 (1.1%)	1,010 (29.9%)	350 (10.4%)	3 (0.1%)	26 (0.8%)	685 (20.3%)	$10,869			$100			$10,769	65.1	76.5	1311	511		060147211464
1823	La Tercera Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 Albin Way	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4303	295	13	23.6	37.3%	157 (53.2%)	8 (2.7%)	107 (36.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	$20,369			$1,311			$19,058	65	62	1962	139		062832004384
1824	Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	K-5	8200 Serapis Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7620	376	14	26.8	82.2%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	366 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,090			$918			$21,172	65	55.5	2272	448		061218001373
1825	Lincoln Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	635 Groveland Ln.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5292	484	19	25.4	23.3%	260 (53.7%)	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.6%)	38 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.0%)	$15,544			$1,416			$14,128	65	60.9	2021	196		064214011847
1826	Los Feliz Science/Technical/Engineer/Math/Medicine Magnet	Public	K-5	1740 North New Hampshire Ave.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-0674	428	19	22.5	81.1%	138 (32.2%)	6 (1.4%)	208 (48.6%)	51 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)	$20,436			$2,033			$18,403	65	53	2431	605		062271003152
1827	Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	788	31	25.4	66.9%	78 (9.9%)	16 (2.0%)	662 (84.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	$16,413			$480			$15,933	64.9	58.9	2125	298		061146001266
1828	Louis G. Zeyen Elementary	Public	K-6	12081 South Magnolia St.	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6535	230	10	24.2	80.0%	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	107 (46.5%)	98 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	$21,401			$1,088			$20,313	64.9	67.7	1704	124		061488001889
1829	Crestview Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Crosby Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6715	248	11	22.5	51.2%	112 (45.2%)	8 (3.2%)	117 (47.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$17,182			$951			$16,231	64.9	65.8	1805	24		063684006252
1830	Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2055 West 24th St.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0278	441	23	19.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	46 (10.4%)	368 (83.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$34,180			$3,221			$30,959	64.9	59	2117	287		062271003410
1831	Junction Elementary	Public	K-8	9087 Deschutes Rd.	Palo Cedro	96073	Shasta County	Junction Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 547-3274	416	23	18.3	34.9%	334 (80.3%)	7 (1.7%)	40 (9.6%)	13 (3.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$14,677			$489			$14,188	64.9	68.4	1669	162		061920002308
1832	Haskell Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	15850 Tulsa St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 366-6431	560	26	21.5	74.8%	66 (11.8%)	14 (2.5%)	398 (71.1%)	50 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$22,745			$2,026			$20,719	64.9	63.3	1911	79		062271003074
1833	Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	613 West Teapot Dome Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-1064	237	10	23.7	55.3%	66 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	157 (66.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$17,408			$589			$16,819	64.8	61.9	1970	137		061752002191
1834	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	333 Wretham Dr.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6205	806	36	22.3	43.1%	383 (47.5%)	34 (4.2%)	215 (26.7%)	72 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	98 (12.2%)	$15,275			$1,202			$14,073	64.8	75.2	1358	476		064059010329
1835	Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	435 Saratoga Ave.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4300	368	18	20.6	37.5%	79 (21.5%)	14 (3.8%)	169 (45.9%)	72 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.7%)	$34,145			$769			$33,376	64.8	57.2	2203	368		063543006054
1836	Lakeland Elementary	Public	K-5	11224 Bombardier Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8887	315	15	21	77.5%	17 (5.4%)	9 (2.9%)	258 (81.9%)	29 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$21,022			$1,472			$19,550	64.8	74.4	1401	435		062193002603
1837	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2702 Sugar Plum Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4958	493	21	23.4	48.3%	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	160 (32.5%)	270 (54.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	$19,669			$652			$19,017	64.8	64.3	1870	33		061314001491
1838	Virginia Road Elementary	Public	K-5	2925 Virginia Rd.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-0570	217	13	16.6	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	64 (29.5%)	146 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$36,312			$3,768			$32,544	64.8	60.4	2043	205		062271003440
1839	Fammatre Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	2800 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-5480	482	21	23.5	21.8%	154 (32.0%)	2 (0.4%)	180 (37.3%)	82 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	61 (12.7%)	$15,721			$1,480			$14,241	64.8	68.6	1664	175		060714000652
1840	Rio del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	839	33	25.7	54.6%	104 (12.4%)	23 (2.7%)	558 (66.5%)	97 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.6%)	$10,537			$1,479			$9,058	64.7	66.5	1765	75		063276014252
1841	Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	416	18	23	87.5%	24 (5.8%)	16 (3.8%)	276 (66.3%)	76 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$21,122			$2,019			$19,103	64.7	60.9	2020	179		063603006166
1842	Ridgepoint Tk-8	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	650	27	23.9	86.9%	182 (28.0%)	77 (11.8%)	233 (35.8%)	73 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (10.8%)	$16,817			$1,698			$15,119	64.7	63.3	1913	71		060133208952
1843	Ranch Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Trabuco Pl.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4978	449	22	20.4	63.5%	22 (4.9%)	35 (7.8%)	283 (63.0%)	77 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.7%)	$15,884			$1,342			$14,542	64.7	61.8	1976	133		063132010001
1844	Toluca Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4840 Cahuenga Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-3339	503	24	20.9	65.4%	98 (19.5%)	35 (7.0%)	278 (55.3%)	33 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	$28,055			$2,117			$25,938	64.7	72.7	1482	362		062271003400
1845	Arroyo Seco Elementary	Public	K-5	5280 Irene Way	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4700	584	30	19.7	22.4%	269 (46.1%)	9 (1.5%)	184 (31.5%)	72 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.2%)	$16,920			$2,977			$13,943	64.6	67.7	1705	140		062211002620
1846	Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	2835 Club Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-4101	506	25	20.2	34.2%	230 (45.5%)	8 (1.6%)	114 (22.5%)	75 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.4%)	$15,603			$340			$15,263	64.6	66.4	1768	78		060001308256
1847	Quantum Academy	Public	K-8	420 North Falconer Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2220	289	13	22	54.3%	76 (26.3%)	9 (3.1%)	163 (56.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	$15,396			$1,238			$14,158	64.6	60.9	2016	169		061288013863
1848	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	8926 Sunland Blvd.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Fenton Charter Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 962-3636	313	15	20.8	80.5%	35 (11.2%)	7 (2.2%)	263 (84.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,587			$1,609			$17,978	64.6	62.5	1938	90		060245613900
1849	Ron Nunn Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Central Blvd.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6380	702	28	25	—	205 (29.2%)	51 (7.3%)	227 (32.3%)	126 (17.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	86 (12.3%)	$17,848			$1,274			$16,574	64.5	66	1791	58		060591010194
1850	Old River Elementary	Public	K-8	30 Learning Ln.	Brentwood	94548	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 626-3330	332	15	22.5	15.4%	153 (46.1%)	10 (3.0%)	125 (37.7%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.5%)	$12,896			$872			$12,024	64.5	63.6	1899	49		062004014006
1851	Lake Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Lake Canyon Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 744-5200	466	21	22.4	51.1%	158 (33.9%)	3 (0.6%)	252 (54.1%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$17,669			$1,574			$16,095	64.5	65.9	1799	52		061479011069
1852	Cummings Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	24220 Bear Valley Rd. Hc80	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2190	560	21	26.6	39.6%	330 (58.9%)	2 (0.4%)	182 (32.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)								64.4	71.4	1539	313		063888010110
1853	Mission Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 York St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	Mission Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 508-9626	491	24	20.5	83.7%	14 (2.9%)	28 (5.7%)	410 (83.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	$20,815			$1,418			$19,397	64.4	60.3	2048	195		060223612768
1854	Frost (Earl) Elementary	Public	K-6	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	313	12	26	33.2%	51 (16.3%)	12 (3.8%)	133 (42.5%)	81 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	$18,606			$1,006			$17,600	64.4	60.9	2017	163		062781004213
1855	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,397	70	20		29 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1,353 (96.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$15,589			$469			$15,120	64.4	63.9	1887	32		060207107649
1856	Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Fairfield Ave.	Travis AFB	94535	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-2070	421	20	21.4	45.6%	119 (28.3%)	44 (10.5%)	117 (27.8%)	46 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	91 (21.6%)	$17,082			$477			$16,605	64.4	71.4	1541	315		063963005418
1857	Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-5	2401 14th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2364	522	27	19.3	44.4%	175 (33.5%)	61 (11.7%)	217 (41.6%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (7.5%)								64.4	60.9	2018	161		063570006100
1858	Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 759-2100	457	21	21.9	52.7%	114 (24.9%)	7 (1.5%)	270 (59.1%)	26 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	$22,994			$1,296			$21,698	64.4	59.3	2096	238		061062010456
1859	Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	698	34	20.7	50.3%	257 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	318 (45.6%)	54 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.7%)	$22,869			$2,667			$20,202	64.4	69.3	1632	227		063213004962
1860	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community	Public, Charter	K-8	19722 Collier St.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 346-5100	724	33	21.9	18.4%	471 (65.1%)	24 (3.3%)	151 (20.9%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	$17,309			$347			$16,962	64.3	65.1	1834	26		060149008724
1861	Malloch Elementary	Public	K-6	2251 West Morris Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4530	495	24	20.8	52.7%	159 (32.1%)	47 (9.5%)	234 (47.3%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.9%)	$20,208			$2,409			$17,799	64.3	58	2170	309		061455001750
1862	Palmyra GATE Magnet	Public	K-6	1325 East Palmyra Ave.	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6207	429	19	22.1	77.4%	49 (11.4%)	9 (2.1%)	324 (75.5%)	25 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$17,443			$1,337			$16,106	64.3	59.3	2097	235		062865004442
1863	Gold River Discovery Center K-8	Public	K-8	2200 Roaring Camp Dr.	Gold River	95670	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5349	712	30	23.4	31.2%	414 (58.1%)	20 (2.8%)	135 (19.0%)	56 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	82 (11.5%)	$18,228			$1,221			$17,007	64.2	72.5	1499	364		063462002560
1864	Gold Trail	Public	4-8	889 Cold Springs Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2595	274	13	20.7		220 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,344			$1,238			$15,106	64.2	64.7	1856	8		061545001963
1865	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1978 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4430	717	30	23.9	68.6%	204 (28.5%)	15 (2.1%)	427 (59.6%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.3%)	$19,313			$1,144			$18,169	64.2	69.2	1642	223		061350009817
1866	Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3567	747	29	25.7	72.7%	60 (8.0%)	13 (1.7%)	637 (85.3%)	22 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	$17,909			$504			$17,405	64.2	61.1	2011	145		061146001274
1867	Sierra Foothill Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4952 School House Rd.	Catheys Valley	95306	Mariposa County	Sierra Foothill Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-6222	140	6	23.3	37.9%	79 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (33.6%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.9%)	$15,881			$341			$15,540	64.1	59.1	2113	246		060224613041
1868	Nicolas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	39600 North General Kearney Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7180	691	30	23	45.4%	236 (34.2%)	26 (3.8%)	285 (41.2%)	51 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	$17,678			$1,451			$16,227	64.1	63.9	1886	18		060002809684
1869	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37420 Via Mira Mosa	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5085	769	32	24.2	59.4%	222 (28.9%)	38 (4.9%)	343 (44.6%)	70 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	$18,420			$647			$17,773	64.1	64.2	1881	12		060002911239
1870	Nelson Elementary	Public	K-6	1336 West Spruce Ave.	Pinedale	93650	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7600	466	23	20.6	60.1%	117 (25.1%)	33 (7.1%)	266 (57.1%)	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	$15,452			$1,053			$14,399	64.1	59.4	2093	223		060903000915
1871	Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9205 Lakeview Rd.	Lakeside	92040	San Diego County	Lakeside Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 390-2652	666	29	23.2	32.3%	370 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (35.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.4%)	$14,706			$548			$14,158	64.1	65.9	1798	73		062079002495
1872	Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	K-6	20440 Red Poppy Ln.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 697-5757	699	27	25.8	54.6%	199 (28.5%)	24 (3.4%)	362 (51.8%)	46 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (8.9%)	$17,817			$457			$17,360	64.1	71.6	1528	344		063315005007
1873	Halldale Elementary	Public	K-5	21514 Halldale Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 328-3100	425	22	19.3	86.1%	10 (2.4%)	28 (6.6%)	298 (70.1%)	53 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.0%)	$27,361			$2,574			$24,787	64.1	63.4	1904	31		062271003063
1874	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	376	14	26.8	55.9%	74 (19.7%)	73 (19.4%)	73 (19.4%)	79 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.6%)	$26,236			$1,924			$24,312	64.1	77.7	1255	619		062805004251
1875	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Cambridge Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 446-9494	738	33	22.2	46.1%	167 (22.6%)	55 (7.5%)	263 (35.6%)	120 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	126 (17.1%)	$13,748			$262			$13,486	64	51.5	2526	651		063963008998
1876	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	4225 Sanborn Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1513	492	21	23.4	91.3%	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.5%)	473 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,450			$2,869			$21,581	64	61.3	1999	123		062316003541
1877	Kings Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	8125 Steelhead	Kings Beach	96143	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3730	362	18	20	45.0%	146 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	193 (53.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$26,413			$591			$25,822	64	57.9	2174	297		063877006513
1878	Encinita Elementary	Public	K-6	4515 North Encinita Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3155	418	23	18.1	73.9%	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (38.8%)	245 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								64	55.1	2304	426		063357005178
1879	Killian Elementary	Public	K-6	19100 East Killian St.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-6409	469	17	27.7	78.9%	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	167 (35.6%)	275 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	$15,877			$441			$15,436	64	59.7	2081	202		063375005205
1880	Home INstead INnovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	42240 Camino Romo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 294-6150	254	14	17.7	45.7%	75 (29.5%)	13 (5.1%)	101 (39.8%)	21 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	40 (15.7%)	$19,371			$827			$18,544	64	63.1	1919	39		060002814529
1881	Loma Rica Elementary	Public	K-5	5150 Fruitland Rd.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6144	115	6	19.1	52.2%	75 (65.2%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (21.7%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	$20,012			$1,439			$18,573	63.9	61.8	1977	96		062409003631
1882	Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	501	24	20.6	66.3%	69 (13.8%)	33 (6.6%)	276 (55.1%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	57 (11.4%)	$20,068			$1,759			$18,309	63.9	66.8	1752	130		060444000397
1883	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	253 East 14th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7780	409	16	25.4	74.1%	75 (18.3%)	34 (8.3%)	263 (64.3%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$15,605			$1,176			$14,429	63.9	61.4	1997	114		060001609093
1884	Dr. Albert Schweitzer Leadership Academy	Public	K-6	229 South Dale Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-7761	521	25	20.8	80.8%	31 (6.0%)	25 (4.8%)	386 (74.1%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	$24,058			$2,200			$21,858	63.9	66.5	1766	118		062343003564
1885	NextGeneration STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	18001 Commercial St.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	NextGeneration STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 229-4736	797	34	23.6	49.1%	73 (9.2%)	85 (10.7%)	256 (32.1%)	366 (45.9%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,992			$341			$12,651	63.9	61.8	1978	93		060200113850
1886	Boulder Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	505 Springer Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4140	839	36	23.2	53.4%	521 (62.1%)	7 (0.8%)	129 (15.4%)	62 (7.4%)	19 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (12.0%)	$13,747			$511			$13,236	63.9	66.2	1776	110		061281002810
1887	Brentwood Science	Public	K-5	740 Gretna Green Way	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 826-5631	224	12	18.6	80.4%	14 (6.3%)	71 (31.7%)	121 (54.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$41,010			$3,967			$37,043	63.9	57.8	2177	290		062271002863
1888	Apperson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10233 Woodward Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-5544	355	15	23.6	65.6%	151 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	145 (40.8%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	$23,004			$2,075			$20,929	63.9	73.1	1467	421		062271002820
1889	Sunset Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Inverness Dr.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6687	348	18	19.3	41.7%	67 (19.3%)	7 (2.0%)	131 (37.6%)	81 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	59 (17.0%)	$17,811			$1,901			$15,910	63.9	33.8	3663	1774		062046002471
1890	Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3991	394	21	18.7	45.2%	162 (41.1%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (50.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$29,335			$2,614			$26,721	63.8	64.5	1860	30		063559006058
1891	Monta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	460 Thompson Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6915	298	17	17.5	29.5%	77 (25.8%)	10 (3.4%)	132 (44.3%)	39 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34 (11.4%)	$28,090			$430			$27,660	63.8	63.8	1889	2		062628006932
1892	Township Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 Township Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6770	521	23	22.6	43.2%	312 (59.9%)	7 (1.3%)	157 (30.1%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$15,779			$768			$15,011	63.8	70.7	1571	321		063684006271
1893	Condor Elementary	Public	K-5	2551 Condor Rd.	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-0750	397	17	24	45.6%	165 (41.6%)	31 (7.8%)	143 (36.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	47 (11.8%)	$18,573			$1,430			$17,143	63.8	48.5	2675	782		062586009939
1894	Lorne Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17440 Lorne St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-3123	372	18	20.6	71.0%	37 (9.9%)	6 (1.6%)	246 (66.1%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.1%)	$25,420			$2,186			$23,234	63.8	57.1	2205	311		062271003150
1895	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	$15,984			$962			$15,022	63.8	64.5	1862	33		062664004013
1896	Mountain Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	4200 Mountain Meadow Dr.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6306	424	22	19.7	33.5%	182 (42.9%)	8 (1.9%)	196 (46.2%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$18,374			$915			$17,459	63.8	69.6	1618	278		062569009158
1897	Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Public, Charter	2-8	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	162	9	18.5		113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (16.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.1%)	$25,219			$00			$25,219	63.7	66.2	1778	119		061662001736
1898	Canyon Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Silver Oak Trail	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 265-2363	696	26	26.3	63.5%	44 (6.3%)	43 (6.2%)	269 (38.6%)	255 (36.6%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.8%)	$15,703			$966			$14,737	63.7	60.4	2046	148		062664010976
1899	Toler Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Baker St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 273-0294	235	12	19.5	54.0%	98 (41.7%)	4 (1.7%)	96 (40.9%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	$25,592			$1,805			$23,787	63.7	68.4	1673	226		063432005560
1900	Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	$25,159			$1,782			$23,377	63.7	65.8	1803	97		060243009299

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