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)
061749002189	1241	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	730 N. Hope Ave.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 687-5333	260	14	18.5	30.8%	157 (60.4%)	4 (1.5%)	79 (30.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	$10,470							78.8			(n/a)
062271003400	1242	Toluca Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4840 Cahuenga Blvd.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(818) 761-3339	442	21	21	65.4%	91 (20.6%)	27 (6.1%)	274 (62.0%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$13,907							78.8			(n/a)
060861009529	1243	EastLake Elementary	Public	K-6	1955 Hillside Dr.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 421-4798	547	25	21.5	34.0%	64 (11.7%)	21 (3.8%)	380 (69.5%)	64 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,418							78.8			(n/a)
060002811041	1244	Crowne Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	33535 Old Kent Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 294-6370	495	23	21.5	27.1%	231 (46.7%)	6 (1.2%)	186 (37.6%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.7%)	$10,748							78.7			(n/a)
062025002439	1245	Murray Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	8305 El Paso St.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 668-5865	557	22	25.9	45.8%	239 (42.9%)	26 (4.7%)	191 (34.3%)	35 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	$5,646							78.7			(n/a)
063597009637	1246	James Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	22500 Pamplico Dr.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 294-5355	495	18	27.5	25.3%	247 (49.9%)	16 (3.2%)	163 (32.9%)	30 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$9,766							78.7			(n/a)
060561000510	1247	J. Marion Roynon Elementary	Public	K-5	2715 E St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 971-8207	693	30	23.2	45.6%	134 (19.3%)	18 (2.6%)	442 (63.8%)	50 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)								78.7			(n/a)
060681000614	1248	Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 588-3134	670	26	26.1	23.4%	419 (62.5%)	18 (2.7%)	125 (18.7%)	36 (5.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.1%)	$11,039							78.7			(n/a)
062271003312	1249	Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-6	1303 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 255-6793	280	15	18.6	42.5%	49 (17.5%)	4 (1.4%)	169 (60.4%)	36 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.5%)	$10,356							78.7			(n/a)
063066004774	1250	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-6	1245 N. Van Buren St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 986-7100	571	23	24.8	43.6%	183 (32.0%)	8 (1.4%)	257 (45.0%)	86 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	$5,949							78.7			(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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.