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)
060247705457	1451	Sebastopol Independent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1111 Gravenstein Hwy. N	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Sebastopol Independent Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 824-9700	262	13	20.8	26.7%	203 (77.5%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.7%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)								74.1	83.5	225	1226
060002811838	1452	Temecula Luiseno Elementary	Public	K-5	45754 Wolf Creek Dr. N.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 294-6340	757	30	25.2	26.4%	277 (36.6%)	22 (2.9%)	255 (33.7%)	106 (14.0%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	83 (11.0%)	$9,450							74.1			(n/a)
060173813116	1453	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	621	23	27	57.3%	88 (14.2%)	120 (19.3%)	322 (51.9%)	31 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (9.3%)								74.1			(n/a)
064215006904	1454	Demille Elementary	Public	K-6	15400 Van Buren	Midway City	92655	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 894-7224	474	22	21.5	76.8%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	126 (26.6%)	326 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$6,652							74			(n/a)
063207004933	1455	Crafton Elementary	Public	K-5	311 N. Wabash Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 794-8600	665	30	22.1	58.5%	228 (34.3%)	19 (2.9%)	344 (51.7%)	31 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.6%)	$6,403							74			(n/a)
060561000508	1456	Gladstone Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 W. Gladstone	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(909) 971-8204	509	24	21.3	35.0%	118 (23.2%)	2 (0.4%)	277 (54.4%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.2%)								74			(n/a)
063023004721	1457	McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	323	14	23.4	22.6%	234 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.8%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	$6,891							73.9			(n/a)
060168612333	1458	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9966 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 948-4333	516	24	21.5	46.3%	55 (10.7%)	11 (2.1%)	425 (82.4%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)								73.9	50.8	634	824
063442500572	1459	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Manley Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 288-6681	592	25	23.3	72.6%	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	157 (26.5%)	400 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$7,702							73.8			(n/a)
062223011416	1460	Ellerth E. Larson Elementary	Public	K-6	2375 Giannoni Way	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 331-8391	810	35	23.1	56.2%	279 (34.4%)	13 (1.6%)	344 (42.5%)	98 (12.1%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	67 (8.3%)	$10,664							73.8	64.3	455	1005

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.