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)
062271003065	1952	Hamlin Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	22627 Hamlin St.	West Hills	91307	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 348-4741	270	15	18	52.6%	55 (20.4%)	24 (8.9%)	117 (43.3%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (15.9%)	$15,050							61.8			(n/a)
063264005077	1953	Binkley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4965 Canyon Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 539-6060	332	15	22.1	44.0%	163 (49.1%)	12 (3.6%)	127 (38.3%)	10 (3.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$11,612							61.8			(n/a)
062250002717	1954	Gompers	Public	K-5	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 925-2285	342	16	22	42.7%	60 (17.5%)	28 (8.2%)	187 (54.7%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.5%)	$8,376							61.8	50.5	638	1316
060133203711	1955	Foothill Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lancelot Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-1830	486	22	22	82.1%	141 (29.0%)	51 (10.5%)	193 (39.7%)	34 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	60 (12.3%)								61.8			(n/a)
063543006045	1956	Montague Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Laurie Ave.	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 423-1900	298	20	15.2	28.2%	41 (13.8%)	9 (3.0%)	114 (38.3%)	116 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	$11,223							61.7			(n/a)
061887002290	1957	Thomas Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	1267 S.gate Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 991-1250	320	13	24	32.8%	11 (3.4%)	9 (2.8%)	52 (16.3%)	226 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.3%)	$11,340							61.7	76.6	311	1646
061479001051	1958	River Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	905 Vintage Oak Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 745-4614	542	25	21.6	54.4%	196 (36.2%)	3 (0.6%)	288 (53.1%)	40 (7.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	$11,778							61.7			(n/a)
062271002921	1959	City Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 269-0581	372	21	17.7	76.9%	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	315 (84.7%)	37 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$10,859							61.7			(n/a)
060133211730	1960	Regency Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5901 Bridgecross Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 566-1660	649	25	25.9	66.4%	117 (18.0%)	108 (16.6%)	174 (26.8%)	176 (27.1%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	61 (9.4%)								61.7			(n/a)
062691004065	1961	Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	31100 Fredi St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 471-1039	630	25	25	49.2%	30 (4.8%)	22 (3.5%)	142 (22.5%)	364 (57.8%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	56 (8.9%)	$12,643							61.6			(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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.