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)
060558011437	5103	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 W. Sonya Ln.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 361-4530	884	39	22.5	72.2%	33 (3.7%)	9 (1.0%)	799 (90.4%)	25 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	$7,468							17.5			(n/a)
061191009131	5104	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	2640 E. Ave. J-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 946-5656	622	26	23.9	88.9%	35 (5.6%)	131 (21.1%)	426 (68.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)								17.5			(n/a)
062964004604	5105	Margaret White Elementary	Public	K-8	610 N. BRd.way	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 922-5159	641	28	22.8	73.5%	103 (16.1%)	50 (7.8%)	467 (72.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	$4,148							17.5			(n/a)
062949009601	5106	Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	495	22	22.5	91.3%	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								17.5			(n/a)
062949004541	5107	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	523	22	23.6	89.5%	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	495 (94.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								17.5			(n/a)
061926002320	5108	Troth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5565 Troth St.	Riverside	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 360-2866	665	26	25.2	80.5%	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	633 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$10,379							17.5			(n/a)
063132003255	5109	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	855 E. Kingsley Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 397-4981	380	14	27.1	97.4%	8 (2.1%)	11 (2.9%)	351 (92.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$5,376							17.5			(n/a)
060261000151	5110	Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	810 N. Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 517-8908	510	23	22.1	72.5%	41 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	407 (79.8%)	33 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$6,907							17.5			(n/a)
060798000768	5111	Stratford Elementary	Public	K-8	20227 1st St.	Stratford	93266	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 947-3391	284	15	19.3	78.9%	9 (3.2%)	5 (1.8%)	252 (88.7%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	$3,291,517							17.5			(n/a)
062334004611	5112	Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	533	20	26.3	86.7%	47 (8.8%)	14 (2.6%)	448 (84.1%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$2,568							17.5			(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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