California Elementary School Rankings

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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)
060231000121	5233	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 E. San Antonio St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 928-8700	253	12	21	89.7%	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	198 (78.3%)	42 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,637							16.3			(n/a)
063432005501	5234	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2772 Ulric St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 800-5450	344	17	20.2	91.3%	12 (3.5%)	21 (6.1%)	260 (75.6%)	29 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$11,770							16.3			(n/a)
060157412258	5235	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9841 Texas Hill Rd.	Oregon House	95962	Yuba County	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 692-2210	128	6	20	73.4%	59 (46.1%)	1 (0.8%)	44 (34.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.8%)								16.3	16.6	1251	3984
062619003920	5236	Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	658	27	24	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	637 (96.8%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.3			(n/a)
060001409081	5237	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	8850 Cottonwood Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 949-1390	851	37	23	76.7%	128 (15.0%)	42 (4.9%)	648 (76.1%)	16 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.4%)	$6,567							16.3			(n/a)
062271003188	5238	Miramonte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 E. 68th St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 583-1257	612	29	21.4	97.5%	8 (1.3%)	11 (1.8%)	591 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,217							16.3			(n/a)
064140006845	5239	Karl F. Clemens Elementary	Public	K-5	523 BRd.way Ave.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 758-7120	586	26	22.8	95.6%	14 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	561 (95.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,696							16.3			(n/a)
064308006999	5240	Dingle Elementary	Public	K-6	625 Elm St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 662-7084	332	15	22.7	82.5%	50 (15.1%)	7 (2.1%)	255 (76.8%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$6,889							16.3			(n/a)
064074006732	5241	Loma Vista Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	146 Rainier St.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 556-8550	394	14	27.1	65.0%	24 (6.1%)	94 (23.9%)	214 (54.3%)	41 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	9 (2.3%)								16.3			(n/a)
063417013699	5242	H. Frank Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-6	135 S. Allen St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 888-8020	378	20	19.3	86.8%	8 (2.1%)	22 (5.8%)	329 (87.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$6,515							16.3			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.