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)
060189512233	2462	Forest Ranch Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	15815 Cedar Creek Rd.	Forest Ranch	95942	Butte County	Forest Ranch Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3154	110	7	15.7	50.0%	76 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.9%)								51.8	77.1	304	2158
060837001947	2463	Emma Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 W. Eighth Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 891-3297	598	28	21.5	64.0%	315 (52.7%)	17 (2.8%)	154 (25.8%)	39 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.0%)	$10,758							51.8			(n/a)
060300000237	2464	Arcata Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Baldwin St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Arcata Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 822-4858	259	17	15.6	71.4%	136 (52.5%)	7 (2.7%)	55 (21.2%)	8 (3.1%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.3%)	$12,056							51.8	50.3	642	1822
061551008345	2465	El Camino Elementary	Public	K-6	5020 San Simeon Dr.	Santa Barbara	93111	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 692-5574	275	17	16.1	44.7%	52 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	204 (74.2%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$15,196							51.8			(n/a)
063432005441	2466	Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(858) 496-8075	155	7	23.8	52.9%	41 (26.5%)	12 (7.7%)	51 (32.9%)	22 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	28 (18.1%)	$8,745							51.7			(n/a)
060819000800	2467	Cedargrove Elementary	Public	K-6	1209 N. Glendora Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 966-8675	581	24	24.2	74.2%	56 (9.6%)	14 (2.4%)	457 (78.7%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$7,007							51.7			(n/a)
064212009655	2468	Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	40641 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 722-0148	835	34	24.4	53.8%	243 (29.1%)	65 (7.8%)	464 (55.6%)	27 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	$9,579							51.7			(n/a)
061743002184	2469	Emmett S. Finley Elementary	Public	K-5	627 E. Sixth St.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 356-2929	541	28	19.6	85.8%	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	506 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								51.6			(n/a)
062271003053	2470	Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	1530 N. Wilton Pl.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 469-4046	373	22	16.9	95.2%	51 (13.7%)	35 (9.4%)	241 (64.6%)	42 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,634							51.6			(n/a)
060174011518	2471	South Sutter Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2044 Nicolaus Ave.	East Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	South Sutter Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(800) 979-4436	2,486	106	23.3	37.5%	1,455 (58.5%)	55 (2.2%)	417 (16.8%)	73 (2.9%)	8 (0.3%)	11 (0.4%)	467 (18.8%)								51.5	75.4	321	2150

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.