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)
063384005256	5834	John D. Sloat Elementary	Public	K-6	7525 Candlewood Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 433-5051	231	11	21.3	91.3%	12 (5.2%)	39 (16.9%)	98 (42.4%)	53 (22.9%)	8 (3.5%)	8 (3.5%)	13 (5.6%)	$8,183							7.5			(n/a)
063255005065	5835	Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Giaramita St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 231-1408	343	15	22.8	57.7%	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.0%)	304 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$6,517							7.4			(n/a)
060174812374	5836	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1610 E. Main St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Senior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 948-4511	262	10	27.5	81.3%	2 (0.8%)	39 (14.9%)	196 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)								7.4	9.6	1388	4448
060147014100	5837	Crete Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6103 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Crete Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 791-1600	219	11	19.8	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	134 (61.2%)	82 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								7.4	9.4	1392	4445
062007010228	5838	Pomo	Public	K-7	3350 Acacia St.	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 994-6744	645	28	23	82.2%	186 (28.8%)	19 (2.9%)	380 (58.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)								7.4	9.5	1389	4449
060157714245	5839	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2151 W. Main St.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	507	22	23.2	81.9%	141 (27.8%)	34 (6.7%)	283 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)								7.3			(n/a)
063255005040	5840	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	398	19	20.9	65.3%	18 (4.5%)	97 (24.4%)	232 (58.3%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$6,724							7.3			(n/a)
063581006125	5841	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 W. Ninth St.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 890-3940	273	13	21.5	54.9%	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	250 (91.6%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,481							7.3			(n/a)
061926002311	5842	Ina Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-6	3600 Packard St.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 222-7788	441	19	22.7	96.8%	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.2%)	413 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,367							7.3			(n/a)
063384005272	5843	Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 41st St.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 433-5089	689	29	23.7	88.2%	27 (3.9%)	53 (7.7%)	347 (50.4%)	217 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	21 (3.0%)	$8,922							7.3			(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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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.