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)
063559006061	1982	De Laveaga Elementary	Public	K-5	1145 Morrissey Blvd.	Santa Cruz	95065	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 429-3807	475	18	26.3	30.7%	238 (50.1%)	6 (1.3%)	195 (41.1%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	$9,229							60.9			(n/a)
060133106872	1983	Weaverville Elementary	Public	K-8	31020 State Highway 3	Weaverville	96093	Trinity County	Trinity Alps Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 623-5533	323	17	19	60.7%	236 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)								60.9	46	703	1280
062271002807	1984	Allesandro Elementary	Public	K-6	2210 Riverside Dr.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(323) 666-7162	293	17	17.2	75.8%	9 (3.1%)	5 (1.7%)	250 (85.3%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,415							60.9			(n/a)
062121011613	1985	Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 W. 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	363	15	24.4	83.2%	18 (5.0%)	47 (12.9%)	267 (73.6%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$9,142							60.9			(n/a)
061440001657	1986	Brier Elementary	Public	K-5	39201 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-5020	587	24	24.4	35.6%	27 (4.6%)	20 (3.4%)	173 (29.5%)	329 (56.0%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$7,372							60.9			(n/a)
060216810500	1987	Coastal Grove Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1897 S St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Coastal Grove Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(707) 825-8804	234	15	15.7	54.3%	170 (72.6%)	3 (1.3%)	23 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	32 (13.7%)								60.9	55.2	572	1415
060243009299	1988	Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	596	26	23	68.8%	88 (14.8%)	54 (9.1%)	332 (55.7%)	79 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.7%)	$7,909							60.8			(n/a)
061187001323	1989	Antelope Elementary	Public	K-8	111527 Highway 395	Coleville	96107	Mono County	Eastern Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 495-2231	122	8	15.8	45.9%	75 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (32.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								60.8	63.4	467	1522
061494001893	1990	Rice (Eldridge) Elementary	Public	K-6	2150 N. Angelus Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 307-3348	324	15	21.5	66.0%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	134 (41.4%)	174 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$4,702							60.8			(n/a)
064098006766	1991	Junipero Serra Elementary	Public	K-5	8880 Halifax St.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(805) 672-2717	439	19	23.1	48.5%	184 (41.9%)	6 (1.4%)	221 (50.3%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	$6,813							60.8	71.8	370	1621

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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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