Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 5856)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
3902	Richard Crane Elementary	Public	K-5	1290 Southwest Blvd.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 285-3150	274	11	24.9	63.1%	83 (30.3%)	16 (5.8%)	133 (48.5%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.1%)	$16,863			$1,077			$15,786	30.7	16.4	5179	1277		060994014195
3903	Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	321 Corralitos Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6366	520	25	21	54.2%	193 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	296 (56.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)								30.7	30.4	3899	4		062949004538
3904	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	650 Liberty Ln.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4600	816	43	18.9	79.3%	75 (9.2%)	15 (1.8%)	635 (77.8%)	48 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	$18,454			$3,357			$15,097	30.7	35.5	3478	426		062334003282
3905	Fifteenth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1527 South Mesa St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 547-3323	353	18	19.6	95.5%	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	317 (89.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	$23,005			$5,121			$17,884	30.7	27.4	4167	262		062271003002
3906	Esther L. Walter	Public	K-6	10802 Rustic Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 761-5997	442	21	21	84.8%	21 (4.8%)	11 (2.5%)	361 (81.7%)	30 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	$22,811			$3,030			$19,781	30.7	34.8	3539	367		062343003565
3907	Orangethorpe Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 South Brookhurst Rd.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7730	489	22	22.1	77.7%	41 (8.4%)	7 (1.4%)	383 (78.3%)	40 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	$29,843			$1,432			$28,411	30.7	27.7	4144	237		061473001799
3908	Valley Robotics Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8008	278	14	20.1	50.7%	87 (31.3%)	15 (5.4%)	92 (33.1%)	63 (22.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)	$16,843			$2,271			$14,572	30.6	43	2996	912		062223014403
3909	New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$20,270			$2,052			$18,218	30.6	33.1	3673	236		063579010971
3910	Viking Elementary	Public	K-6	4251 North Winery Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7290	701	31	22.7	91.7%	77 (11.0%)	34 (4.9%)	431 (61.5%)	110 (15.7%)	12 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	32 (4.6%)	$17,670			$2,130			$15,540	30.6	26.8	4225	315		061455001775
3911	Sunset Elementary	Public	K-8	400 Sunset Ave.	Oak View	93022	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 649-6600	357	13	27.4	66.1%	165 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (49.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,863			$2,032			$12,831	30.6	43.6	2951	960		064098008669
3912	Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1966 Flint Ave.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Mount Pleasant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 223-3750	204	8	25.5	65.7%	14 (6.9%)	6 (2.9%)	111 (54.4%)	54 (26.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	10 (4.9%)	$20,521			$3,531			$16,990	30.6	32.5	3737	175		062640003991
3913	Loara Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 West Broadway	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8932	511	23	22.2	64.0%	13 (2.5%)	18 (3.5%)	410 (80.2%)	52 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$24,115			$1,405			$22,710	30.6	40	3176	737		060261000158
3914	King City Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	415 Pearl St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5473	424	19	22.3	88.0%	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (95.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,297			$3,103			$16,194	30.6	23.9	4475	561		061968010969
3915	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	9522 Live Oak Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5640	434	21	20.8	85.9%	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	418 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,141			$1,560			$12,581	30.6	26.5	4249	334		061392001593
3916	Aspire Titan Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6720 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Titan Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	333	13	24.8	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	317 (95.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$22,437			$3,501			$18,936	30.6	33	3686	230		060152412447
3917	Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	450	15	30.6	64.0%	137 (30.4%)	28 (6.2%)	234 (52.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)	$19,865			$957			$18,908	30.6	20.8	4788	871		060152210634
3918	Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	592	26	22.7	81.1%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	546 (92.2%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	$21,901			$3,323			$18,578	30.5	30.2	3907	11		061111011244
3919	Elmhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Elmhurst St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1860	378	18	20.9	71.7%	119 (31.5%)	7 (1.9%)	231 (61.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$19,786			$4,308			$15,478	30.5	37.2	3354	565		064098006753
3920	Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	4730 Sterling Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 779-7640	261	15	17.4	90.0%	27 (10.3%)	76 (29.1%)	93 (35.6%)	26 (10.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15 (5.7%)	19 (7.3%)	$25,468			$14,184			$11,284	30.5	28.2	4091	171		060285014525
3921	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2825 Walnut St.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-3516	564	25	23	67.0%	27 (4.8%)	49 (8.7%)	432 (76.6%)	48 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$14,850			$1,089			$13,761	30.5	34.7	3549	372		062622003921
3922	Bonny View Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Bidwell Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0030	292	15	19.4	69.5%	183 (62.7%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (20.2%)	7 (2.4%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	$17,623			$240			$17,383	30.5	42.1	3063	859		063204004925
3923	Paragon Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1608 Sampson St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Paragon Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2505	208	9	23.1	70.7%	84 (40.4%)	6 (2.9%)	92 (44.2%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	$16,243			$3,590			$12,653	30.5	23.9	4477	554		060205512661
3924	One Hundred Twelfth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1265 East 112th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 567-2108	319	17	18.7	99.4%	2 (0.6%)	85 (26.6%)	223 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$35,702			$7,362			$28,340	30.5	29.2	3999	75		062271003250
3925	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	102 East Clinton	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7370	811	45	18.2	85.8%	67 (8.3%)	37 (4.6%)	633 (78.1%)	28 (3.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	$21,650			$3,313			$18,337	30.4	35.6	3474	451		061455010488
3926	Decker Elementary	Public	K-6	20 Village Loop Rd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4581	437	23	19	76.4%	31 (7.1%)	24 (5.5%)	323 (73.9%)	36 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.6%)	$21,702			$2,537			$19,165	30.4	27	4202	276		063132007332
3927	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	7901 Monitor St.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-3730	845	36	23.4	93.8%	42 (5.0%)	33 (3.9%)	718 (85.0%)	46 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$16,730			$2,117			$14,613	30.4	24.3	4429	502		061605011600
3928	Extera Public School No. 2	Public, Charter	K-5	4112 East Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Extera Public School No. 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-7045	121	5	24.2	97.5%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,115			$6,602			$19,513	30.4	35.9	3441	487		060179513316
3929	Kimball	Public	K-6	302 West 18th St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8300	322	13	24.7	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	309 (96.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$24,585			$3,102			$21,483	30.4	36.2	3428	501		062667004045
3930	Delta Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	772	49	15.8	52.3%	227 (29.4%)	36 (4.7%)	402 (52.1%)	28 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	64 (8.3%)	$16,798			$495			$16,303	30.4	40.4	3154	776		062703010391
3931	Witter Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	3790 Poppy Hill Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5620	621	26	23.6	73.6%	72 (11.6%)	93 (15.0%)	159 (25.6%)	217 (34.9%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	63 (10.1%)	$16,987			$2,016			$14,971	30.4	39.6	3198	733		060003611085
3932	Veva Blunt Elementary	Public	K-6	1119 South Chinowth Rd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7793	596	30	19.7	78.5%	75 (12.6%)	11 (1.8%)	452 (75.8%)	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	$16,649			$2,476			$14,173	30.4	21.8	4689	757		064116006809
3933	Ninety-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-6	330 East 93rd St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 754-2869	772	41	18.8	97.5%	6 (0.8%)	103 (13.3%)	626 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	$24,078			$5,039			$19,039	30.3	22.9	4587	654		062271003223
3934	California Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-5200	317	15	21.1	75.1%	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (87.1%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	$18,719			$1,549			$17,170	30.3	43.7	2945	989		061632502038
3935	Malaga Elementary	Public	K-5	3910 South Ward Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6140	192	10	19.2	89.1%	11 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (89.6%)	6 (3.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,201			$1,494			$13,707	30.3	41.1	3122	813		061425001640
3936	Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	495	27	18.3	97.8%	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.4%)	454 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$25,470			$4,904			$20,566	30.3	32.7	3716	220		062271012632
3937	iLEAD Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Online Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 644-8701	356	41	8.7	51.7%	99 (27.8%)	58 (16.3%)	122 (34.3%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (14.0%)	$16,895			$770			$16,125	30.3	25.7	4310	373		060180614203
3938	Tompkins Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 South Curry St.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2170	615	25	24.5	51.5%	248 (40.3%)	8 (1.3%)	291 (47.3%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	$14,419			$2,736			$11,683	30.3	30.7	3880	58		063888006530
3939	Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	663	29	23	84.2%	67 (10.1%)	73 (11.0%)	337 (50.8%)	134 (20.2%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (5.9%)	$16,262			$2,023			$14,239	30.3	32.7	3715	224		061455007720
3940	Glassell Park Elementary School Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math Magnet	Public	K-5	2211 West Avenue 30	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-2277	234	12	19.5	93.2%	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	214 (91.5%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$31,698			$5,152			$26,546	30.3	21.8	4692	752		062271003042
3941	Woodbridge	Public	K-6	1290 Lilac St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8160	393	18	21.8	78.9%	106 (27.0%)	5 (1.3%)	239 (60.8%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$16,711			$2,427			$14,284	30.3	23.9	4476	535		062223011775
3942	Ararat Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	6555 Sylmar Ave.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Ararat Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-2904	333	15	22.9	83.8%	303 (91.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,020			$2,175			$17,845	30.3	33.4	3644	298		060174212437
3943	Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	$22,555			$2,286			$20,269	30.3	22.6	4623	680		063390010694
3944	Hollywood Elementary	Public	K-5	1115 Tamarind Ave.	Los Angeles	90038	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 464-0331	175	11	15.9	94.3%	16 (9.1%)	6 (3.4%)	138 (78.9%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$40,247			$7,351			$32,896	30.3	26.2	4268	324		062271010877
3945	Shannon Elementary	Public	K-6	685 Marlesta Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1454	355	17	20.8	73.5%	28 (7.9%)	34 (9.6%)	187 (52.7%)	81 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$6,546			$1,474			$5,072	30.2	47.2	2722	1223		063255005059
3946	Wishon Elementary	Public	K-6	3857 East Harvard Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7330	497	28	18	92.8%	26 (5.2%)	15 (3.0%)	370 (74.4%)	59 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$20,722			$2,916			$17,806	30.2	34.5	3561	385		061455001781
3947	East Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2424 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3815	407	20	20.8	66.8%	39 (9.6%)	58 (14.3%)	204 (50.1%)	55 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	$26,136			$3,078			$23,058	30.2	29	4012	65		061674002109
3948	Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 East Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0487	317	20	15.5	89.6%	49 (15.5%)	22 (6.9%)	232 (73.2%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$21,646			$3,679			$17,967	30.2	26.9	4215	267		062955013957
3949	Norman G. Ambrosini Elementary	Public	K-4	3850 Rohnerville Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4688	282	14	20.1	75.5%	145 (51.4%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.3%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$14,618			$1,116			$13,502	30.1	35	3520	429		060142005171
3950	Riverbend Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Stewart Rd.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-3100	914	47	19.5	76.3%	217 (23.7%)	14 (1.5%)	411 (45.0%)	194 (21.2%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.7%)								30.1	34.5	3562	388		064347011930
3951	Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	3520 Motor Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-7337	229	14	16.3	78.6%	19 (8.3%)	27 (11.8%)	135 (59.0%)	27 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	$32,570			$4,757			$27,813	30.1	30.5	3890	61		062271003266
3952	Grand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	5309 Grand Ave.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7040	320	15	22	83.8%	215 (67.2%)	3 (0.9%)	51 (15.9%)	9 (2.8%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.0%)	$22,103			$3,126			$18,977	30.1	38.4	3278	674		061495002880
3953	Los Berros Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Public	K-6	3745 Via Lato	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2350	398	20	19.9	58.3%	126 (31.7%)	6 (1.5%)	231 (58.0%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$18,470			$1,370			$17,100	30.1	29.9	3937	16		062241002685
3954	Mark Keppel	Public	K-5	6630 East Mark Keppel St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8028	426	18	23.6	91.1%	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.1%)	405 (95.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,213			$1,870			$20,343	30.1	31.9	3792	162		062985004649
3955	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1616 South Fruit Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Edison-Bethune Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2530	368	21	17.5	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	91 (24.7%)	256 (69.6%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,398			$3,458			$17,940	30	26.3	4266	311		060158807958
3956	Frank E. Woodruff Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 South Eucalyptus St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6545	444	18	24.6	89.4%	9 (2.0%)	58 (13.1%)	337 (75.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	$20,388			$2,560			$17,828	30	19.8	4883	927		060444008118
3957	Cajon Valley Home	Public, Virtual	K-8	2962 Jamul Dr.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 588-3128	117	7	17.2	71.8%	33 (28.2%)	4 (3.4%)	67 (57.3%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$20,173			$2,862			$17,311	30	18.2	5011	1054		060681008590
3958	Lehigh Elementary	Public	K-6	10200 Lehigh St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-5697	477	20	23.8	93.7%	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.7%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$25,904			$3,578			$22,326	30	28.5	4071	113		062847004402
3959	Orangewood Elementary	Public	K-4	9600 Eucalyptus Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Edison Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-8440	617	28	22	86.7%	36 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	545 (88.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$15,938			$1,020			$14,918	30	36.5	3404	555		061194001331
3960	Crest Elementary	Public	K-8	2000 Suncrest Blvd.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 558-3128	271	12	22.5	61.6%	153 (56.5%)	2 (0.7%)	77 (28.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	31 (11.4%)	$21,598			$1,824			$19,774	30	21.1	4761	801		060681000609
3961	Laurel Tree Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4555 Valley West Blvd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Laurel Tree Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5626	197	8	25.9	54.3%	145 (73.6%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.7%)	$18,185			$2,261			$15,924	30	46.6	2758	1203		060158112960
3962	Beachy Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9757 Beachy Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0241	398	21	19.4	89.4%	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	361 (90.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$27,276			$4,129			$23,147	30	25	4361	399		062271002841
3963	Elder Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	7934 Lemon Hill Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4555	712	31	22.9	87.2%	22 (3.1%)	29 (4.1%)	283 (39.7%)	336 (47.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.7%)	21 (2.9%)	$20,397			$3,854			$16,543	30	33.4	3642	321		063384005238
3964	Sheridan Street Elementary	Public	K-6	416 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-9818	555	28	19.8	96.0%	11 (2.0%)	8 (1.4%)	524 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$31,077			$6,657			$24,420	30	25.4	4335	371		062271003349
3965	Volta Elementary	Public	K-6	24307 West Ingomar Grade	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2912	387	16	24.1	89.4%	35 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	333 (86.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,628			$3,470			$13,158	30	29.8	3940	25		062274003485
3966	Barton (Clara) Elementary	Public	K-6	1926 Clearbrook Ln.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8900	588	25	24	78.4%	33 (5.6%)	10 (1.7%)	422 (71.8%)	83 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29 (4.9%)	$23,278			$1,285			$21,993	29.9	26.9	4210	244		060261000148
3967	Alturas Elementary	Public	K-5	809 West Eighth St.	Alturas	96101	Modoc County	Modoc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 233-7201	333	20	16.6	73.0%	205 (61.6%)	1 (0.3%)	76 (22.8%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.7%)	$15,595			$2,764			$12,831	29.9	30.9	3866	101		062519003762
3968	Felton Elementary	Public	K-5	10417 Felton Ave.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-8950	364	18	20.2	90.1%	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	335 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$23,973			$3,178			$20,795	29.9	34.9	3526	442		062142002564
3969	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Golden Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1625	508	23	22.2	73.6%	50 (9.8%)	23 (4.5%)	365 (71.9%)	45 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.9%)	$19,612			$1,443			$18,169	29.9	40.2	3166	803		060243008784
3970	Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-6	20101 State Highway 88	Jackson	95665	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 296-2800	259	11	24.5	44.0%	180 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	$13,922			$838			$13,084	29.9	29.8	3944	26		060245008790
3971	Hallmark Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2445 9th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 524-7190	287	12	23.3	70.4%	47 (16.4%)	6 (2.1%)	201 (70.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$19,227			$1,332			$17,895	29.9	46.2	2784	1187		063525010074
3972	Lindbergh Elementary	Public	K-6	3300 Cedar Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1521	552	23	24	91.1%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.9%)	504 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)								29.9	34.2	3596	376		062316003534
3973	Fairfax Elementary	Public	K-6	1362 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-1283	359	16	23.1	97.2%	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.2%)	305 (85.0%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$25,071			$4,906			$20,165	29.8	21.2	4755	782		063417007277
3974	Tokay Elementary	Public	K-5	7846 Tokay Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5770	378	18	20.5	81.7%	14 (3.7%)	22 (5.8%)	319 (84.4%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	$14,008			$1,399			$12,609	29.8	18.7	4966	992		061392007718
3975	Gardena Elementary	Public	K-5	647 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6967	398	19	20.9	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.8%)	357 (89.7%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$20,315			$3,980			$16,335	29.8	29.1	4004	29		062271003033
3976	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-8	3400 North California	El Monte	91731	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 575-2306	706	30	23.7	90.4%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	638 (90.4%)	60 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,308			$5,580			$19,728	29.8	30.9	3861	115		061209001347
3977	Piru Elementary	Public	K-5	3811 East Center St.	Piru	93040	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 521-1709	272	12	22.2	76.8%	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,198			$1,622			$20,576	29.8	22.5	4631	654		061380001556
3978	Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,924			$1,581			$13,343	29.8	38.1	3300	678		061203001334
3979	Topaz Preparatory Academy	Public	K-6	14110 Beech St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-4622	722	29	25.3	77.7%	71 (9.8%)	41 (5.7%)	564 (78.1%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	$39,332			$5,786			$33,546	29.8	29.2	3998	19		060001403904
3980	Teresa Burke Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 Filburn St.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Wasco Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 758-7480	503	25	20.1	93.0%	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	477 (94.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$21,433			$1,043			$20,390	29.8	29	4020	40		064140012045
3981	Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1256 Walnut St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Red Bluff Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-7171	387	20	19.6	66.9%	191 (49.4%)	8 (2.1%)	142 (36.7%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	$21,111			$2,737			$18,374	29.8	29.5	3970	11		063198004920
3982	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	1133 North Mariposa Ave.	Los Angeles	90029	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-2158	277	15	18.4	96.4%	8 (2.9%)	7 (2.5%)	236 (85.2%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$34,611			$7,942			$26,669	29.8	28.5	4068	86		062271003295
3983	Carlos Santana Arts Academy	Public	K-5	9301 Columbus Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 920-4060	371	19	19.5	91.1%	14 (3.8%)	22 (5.9%)	323 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$28,100			$6,970			$21,130	29.7	34.4	3570	413		062271012692
3984	Buckeye School of the Arts	Public	K-8	3407 Hiatt Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0420	482	24	20	89.4%	273 (56.6%)	10 (2.1%)	109 (22.6%)	33 (6.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	$22,795			$3,423			$19,372	29.7	24.7	4395	411		061495001682
3985	Shadow Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Shadow Dr.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5750	364	18	20.4	85.2%	17 (4.7%)	20 (5.5%)	311 (85.4%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,414			$1,414			$12,000	29.7	33.8	3619	366		061392009546
3986	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	500 East Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Richland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-8740	534	32	16.4	89.3%	41 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (88.8%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,778			$9,219			$12,559	29.7	28.5	4072	86		062145010810
3987	iEmpire Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 East Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	iEmpire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	418	17	24.1	94.7%	10 (2.4%)	69 (16.5%)	313 (74.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	$26,389			$4,191			$22,198	29.7	20.8	4783	796		060246412557
3988	Fishburn Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Fishburn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-0878	430	20	21.5	94.4%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	416 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$29,795			$5,847			$23,948	29.7	26	4287	299		062271007755
3989	Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 West Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3790	612	31	19.9	77.1%	161 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (68.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$16,974			$1,518			$15,456	29.7	37.8	3318	671		062308003518
3990	Laurelglen Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 El Portal Dr.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-4444	574	25	23.1	75.8%	78 (13.6%)	48 (8.4%)	320 (55.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.5%)	$19,687			$1,846			$17,841	29.6	30.5	3892	98		060639009337
3991	Thompson Elementary	Public	K-6	7401 Church Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6512	455	21	22	88.8%	27 (5.9%)	41 (9.0%)	355 (78.0%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$23,458			$4,299			$19,159	29.6	35.3	3489	502		063417005388
3992	Westport Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	6011 West 79th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 645-5611	166	9	18.4	81.9%	11 (6.6%)	55 (33.1%)	60 (36.1%)	15 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.1%)	$30,025			$5,256			$24,769	29.6	47.9	2673	1319		062271003458
3993	Harry Wirtz Elementary	Public	K-5	8535 Contreras St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8068	421	19	22.1	96.0%	3 (0.7%)	21 (5.0%)	384 (91.2%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,849			$1,647			$21,202	29.6	31.3	3825	168		062985009986
3994	Princeton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Princeton St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-5080	308	16	19.6	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	266 (86.4%)	32 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$19,562			$3,239			$16,323	29.5	35	3522	472		061089002034
3995	Valley Center Elementary	Public	3-5	28751 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-1631	476	19	25.1	63.9%	97 (20.4%)	4 (0.8%)	294 (61.8%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$15,888			$1,436			$14,452	29.5	28.7	4045	50		060006908614
3996	New Haven Elementary	Public	K-8	14600 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7360	514	22	23.4	61.7%	134 (26.1%)	9 (1.8%)	273 (53.1%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,131			$1,914			$13,217	29.5	29.8	3948	48		062361003584
3997	Reeds Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	18335 Johnson Rd.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Reeds Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-6006	195	9	21.6	45.6%	152 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$14,034			$975			$13,059	29.5	26.7	4236	239		063225004979
3998	Burton Elementary	Public	K-6	2375 West Morton St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-2401	437	17	25.7	88.3%	36 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	343 (78.5%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	$19,985			$2,263			$17,722	29.5	31.4	3820	178		060657000589
3999	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	490	13	37.6	82.7%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	437 (89.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	$22,664			$1,073			$21,591	29.5	25.5	4324	325		060167013753
4000	Twin Ridges Home Study Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	111 New Mohawk Rd.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 478-1815	208	11	19.2	48.1%	163 (78.4%)	3 (1.4%)	15 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.1%)	$12,227			$462			$11,765	29.5	43.4	2974	1026		069102311877
4001	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	1937 West Whitmore Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8102	786	32	24.7	92.4%	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	701 (89.2%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	$18,972			$3,264			$15,708	29.5	14.9	5313	1312		062513003732

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