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)
064098008669	3262	Sunset Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Sunset Ave.	Oak View	93022	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 649-6600	340	14	24.6	65.9%	169 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	156 (45.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$6,501							37.4	44.6	717	2545
062271003291	3263	President Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 W. 243rd St.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 326-7400	400	25	16	73.5%	31 (7.8%)	66 (16.5%)	254 (63.5%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$14,826							37.4			(n/a)
060155011660	3264	California Creative Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2709 Media Center Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 539-2810	446	19	23.4	37.2%	157 (35.2%)	25 (5.6%)	187 (41.9%)	23 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)								37.4			(n/a)
061632309552	3265	Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	13500 W. Luis Rd.	Santa Nella	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 854-6177	222	12	18.5	80.6%	11 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	203 (91.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								37.4			(n/a)
063680006242	3266	Faller Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 W. Upjohn St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 499-1690	543	23	23.9	53.2%	278 (51.2%)	18 (3.3%)	189 (34.8%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.7%)								37.4	33.8	883	2383
060154505492	3267	Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	583	35	16.6	77.7%	18 (3.1%)	42 (7.2%)	474 (81.3%)	40 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)								37.4	29.9	937	2330
062958002169	3268	Palmdale Learning Plaza	Public	K-8	38043 Division St.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 538-9034	752	36	20.9	80.7%	65 (8.6%)	92 (12.2%)	552 (73.4%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	$415							37.4			(n/a)
062553013758	3269	Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	324	20	16.2	72.2%	25 (7.7%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (86.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	$8,839							37.4			(n/a)
062805011558	3270	Sankofa United Elementary	Public	K-5	581 61st St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 879-2194	213	13	16.3	69.5%	41 (19.2%)	96 (45.1%)	32 (15.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (17.8%)	$9,578							37.4			(n/a)
060720007427	3271	Sherman Oaks Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 Fruitdale Ave.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 795-1140	573	23	25.4	63.2%	41 (7.2%)	6 (1.0%)	511 (89.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)								37.4			(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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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.