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)
063153010006	741	Morning Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10925 Morning Creek Dr. S.	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 748-4334	594	25	23.5	17.8%	218 (36.7%)	14 (2.4%)	108 (18.2%)	173 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.5%)	$6,520							89.1			(n/a)
060784007271	742	Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	174	15	11.9	36.2%	116 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	$16,861							89.1	81.8	252	490
063432005416	743	Bay Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2433 Denver St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(619) 276-1471	478	20	23.9	17.6%	313 (65.5%)	3 (0.6%)	110 (23.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.8%)	$6,802							89.1			(n/a)
061275001435	744	Flora Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1690 Wandering Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 944-4329	406	18	22.5	13.8%	298 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.3%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	$8,806							89.1			(n/a)
063432005550	745	Sessions Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Beryl St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 273-3111	450	18	25.2	32.0%	258 (57.3%)	11 (2.4%)	98 (21.8%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.0%)	$8,660							89			(n/a)
063066004775	746	Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 E. Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	426	18	23.6	28.4%	152 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	154 (36.2%)	93 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$7,517							89			(n/a)
062259008885	747	J. H. McGaugh Elementary	Public	K-5	1698 Bolsa Ave.	Seal Beach	90740	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 799-4560	730	32	23.1	14.4%	381 (52.2%)	13 (1.8%)	175 (24.0%)	65 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	90 (12.3%)	$6,014							89			(n/a)
063441005601	748	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	Public	K-5	4235 19th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(415) 241-6276	187	11	17.8	27.3%	84 (44.9%)	20 (10.7%)	36 (19.3%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (20.3%)	$6,103							88.9			(n/a)
061062001905	749	Patwin Elementary	Public	K-6	2222 Shasta Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 757-5383	386	18	21.6	19.7%	222 (57.5%)	10 (2.6%)	81 (21.0%)	35 (9.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)								88.9			(n/a)
062628014375	750	Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary	Public	K-5	220 N. Whisman Rd.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(650) 903-6952	309	16	19.3	20.1%	86 (27.8%)	3 (1.0%)	83 (26.9%)	91 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.2%)								88.9			(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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.