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)
062271002986	2202	Emelita Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Hatteras St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 342-6353	249	14	17.7	57.8%	68 (27.3%)	8 (3.2%)	141 (56.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.0%)	$11,214							56.7			(n/a)
061980011915	2203	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public, Charter	4-6	1180 Diane Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 897-6986	622	21	29.6	69.9%	177 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	403 (64.8%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	$3,546							56.6	62.6	480	1723
060221612790	2204	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9050 Old State Hwy.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Harvest Ridge Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 259-1425	266	14	19.6	15.8%	211 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.7%)								56.6			(n/a)
063432005502	2205	Clairemont Canyons Academy	Public	K-6	4133 Mt. Albertine Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 605-1350	285	14	20.3	77.9%	77 (27.0%)	49 (17.2%)	93 (32.6%)	33 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.2%)	$15,701							56.6			(n/a)
063543006041	2206	Kathryn Hughes Elementary	Public	K-5	4949 Calle de Escuela	Santa Clara	95054	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 423-1500	292	18	16.2	37.7%	33 (11.3%)	16 (5.5%)	117 (40.1%)	104 (35.6%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.5%)	$11,437							56.6			(n/a)
060242312796	2207	Hardy Brown College Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	655 W. 2nd St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	Hardy Brown College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 884-1410	384	19	20.2	79.7%	2 (0.5%)	246 (64.1%)	110 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)								56.6	39.2	793	1414
061146007107	2208	Old River Elementary	Public	4-5	11995 Old River Sch Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 904-3561	579	19	30.4	70.5%	20 (3.5%)	12 (2.1%)	530 (91.5%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,462							56.6			(n/a)
062637003934	2209	Ayers Elementary	Public	K-5	5120 Myrtle Dr.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 682-7686	378	15	25.2	41.3%	137 (36.2%)	18 (4.8%)	120 (31.7%)	52 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (13.0%)	$11,902							56.6	57.2	546	1663
060148011198	2210	Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	185	18	10.2	58.4%	13 (7.0%)	78 (42.2%)	53 (28.6%)	27 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)								56.5	42.2	743	1467
063375013012	2211	Telesis Academy of Science & Math	Public	K-8	2800 E. Hollingworth St.	West Covina	91792	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 965-1696	675	32	21.1	77.0%	11 (1.6%)	17 (2.5%)	560 (83.0%)	73 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)								56.5			(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.