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)
061977002379	1201	Kings River-Hardwick Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	10300 Excelsior Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 584-4475	815	32	25.4	21.6%	408 (50.1%)	4 (0.5%)	353 (43.3%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.0%)								79.6	81.5	255	946
063384005286	1202	Theodore Judah Elementary	Public	K-6	3919 McKinley Blvd.	Sacramento	95819	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 395-4790	412	21	19.6	28.4%	205 (49.8%)	17 (4.1%)	129 (31.3%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	$6,324							79.6			(n/a)
061275001438	1203	Park Dale Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Park Dale Ln.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 944-4344	438	23	19	26.0%	280 (63.9%)	3 (0.7%)	108 (24.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	$9,053							79.6			(n/a)
063795009643	1204	Agnes M. Baptist Elementary	Public	K-6	1825 Cheyenne Way	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 527-0450	595	27	22.2	65.4%	125 (21.0%)	27 (4.5%)	292 (49.1%)	78 (13.1%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	49 (8.2%)	$10,977							79.6	64.2	456	748
062718004097	1205	Peachland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	24800 Peachland Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 291-4020	451	19	23.7	58.8%	144 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (60.8%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$11,931							79.5	72.5	358	847
062664004024	1206	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2214 Berks St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 253-3471	362	16	22	40.3%	185 (51.1%)	1 (0.3%)	145 (40.1%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$6,838							79.5			(n/a)
063432005476	1207	Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K-6	4750 Lehrer Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 634-5701	206	10	20.6	60.2%	51 (24.8%)	2 (1.0%)	95 (46.1%)	17 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	33 (16.0%)	$10,247							79.5			(n/a)
062025002428	1208	Fletcher Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2330 Center Pl.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 668-5820	558	21	27.2	31.7%	303 (54.3%)	16 (2.9%)	164 (29.4%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.4%)	$5,434							79.5			(n/a)
062271002954	1209	Delevan Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	4168 W. Ave. 42	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 255-0571	468	23	20.3	47.2%	64 (13.7%)	8 (1.7%)	254 (54.3%)	100 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	$11,483							79.5			(n/a)
062271003145	1210	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 247th St.	Lomita	90717	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 784-6700	806	36	22.3	68.4%	81 (10.0%)	93 (11.5%)	462 (57.3%)	135 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$9,062							79.5			(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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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.