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)
063384005218	5053	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 228-5830	505	21	24.6	76.4%	88 (17.4%)	74 (14.7%)	209 (41.4%)	49 (9.7%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	49 (9.7%)	$6,149							18			(n/a)
061233001411	5054	Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	5251 Valley Hi Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 422-1843	836	34	24.5	85.9%	41 (4.9%)	115 (13.8%)	406 (48.6%)	191 (22.8%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.8%)	49 (5.9%)	$6,966							18	20	1159	3895
063018003601	5055	Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	255 E. Jarvis	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 940-5112	705	29	23.9	81.0%	19 (2.7%)	87 (12.3%)	582 (82.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.7%)	$8,207							18			(n/a)
063522012612	5056	Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	226 Willow Rd.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 428-2231	719	33	22	81.5%	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	701 (97.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,293							18			(n/a)
061392009543	5057	Virginia Primrose Elementary	Public	K-5	751 N. Maple Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 357-5790	377	20	18.8	84.1%	16 (4.2%)	31 (8.2%)	319 (84.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								18			(n/a)
062547003809	5058	Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 E. Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	684			78.4%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	657 (96.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$6,460							18	14.5	1299	3759
061518001912	5059	Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Eighth St.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(669) 205-4400	469	20	23.1	80.0%	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	390 (83.2%)	15 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.7%)								18			(n/a)
063213004974	5060	Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	326	14	23.5	83.7%	8 (2.5%)	4 (1.2%)	306 (93.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)								17.9			(n/a)
061455011998	5061	Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 S. Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	611	30	20.6	98.4%	8 (1.3%)	23 (3.8%)	492 (80.5%)	79 (12.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$7,990							17.9			(n/a)
062271012524	5062	UCLA Community K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	700 S. Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(213) 480-3750	957	47	20.2	94.6%	14 (1.5%)	23 (2.4%)	795 (83.1%)	115 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$9,362							17.9			(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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.