Best Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 5817)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1101	Tovashal Elementary	Public	K-5	23801 St. Raphael Dr.	Murrieta	92562	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1411	745	31	24.2	54.6%	235 (31.5%)	28 (3.8%)	328 (44.0%)	45 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	98 (13.2%)	$17,102			$376			$16,726	80.8	83.1	1010	91		060002906282
1102	Park View Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Cindy Dr.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-1882	467	19	24.3	20.3%	187 (40.0%)	2 (0.4%)	133 (28.5%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	$13,234			$537			$12,697	80.8	88.7	729	373		063288011421
1103	Cal Aero Preserve Academy	Public	K-8	15850 Main St.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 606-8531	982	44	22.5	47.9%	94 (9.6%)	52 (5.3%)	341 (34.7%)	425 (43.3%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	61 (6.2%)	$17,135			$916			$16,219	80.7	84.1	955	148		060846012552
1104	John Muir Language Academy	Public	K-8	4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 268-1954	336	17	19.7	43.8%	100 (29.8%)	21 (6.3%)	181 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	$23,553			$1,391			$22,162	80.7	86.2	867	237		063432005487
1105	Henry	Public	K-5	3720 Canehill Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-3754	796	29	27.4	22.9%	165 (20.7%)	15 (1.9%)	516 (64.8%)	36 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	$14,341			$835			$13,506	80.7	81.7	1091	14		062250002721
1106	Cresson Elementary	Public	K-5	11650 East Cresson St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-6620	243	14	17.9	82.3%	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	216 (88.9%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	$22,618			$1,472			$21,146	80.6	72.9	1479	373		062193002598
1107	Washington Elementary	Public	4-5	340 Corral de Tierra Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1331	154	6	25.6	12.3%	78 (50.6%)	1 (0.6%)	45 (29.2%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)	$13,925			$449			$13,476	80.6	83.8	972	135		064161006863
1108	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 Owsley Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Mosaic Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	528	16	33	66.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	235 (44.5%)	273 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$21,855			$1,902			$19,953	80.6	77.1	1281	173		060244412645
1109	Camarena (Enrique S.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1650 Exploration Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5500	889	40	22.2	37.8%	84 (9.4%)	75 (8.4%)	460 (51.7%)	169 (19.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	95 (10.7%)	$16,803			$1,018			$15,785	80.5	84.4	941	168		060861013096
1110	Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	31530 La Serena Way	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7150	484	20	24.2	32.0%	204 (42.1%)	11 (2.3%)	197 (40.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.6%)	$16,279			$897			$15,382	80.5	79.9	1159	49		060002809503
1111	The New School of San Francisco	Public, Charter	K-8	940 Filbert St	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	The New School of San Francisco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 401-8489	457	23	19.8	35.0%	129 (28.2%)	35 (7.7%)	170 (37.2%)	64 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.0%)	$19,181			$3,008			$16,173	80.5	82.8	1032	79		060243913939
1112	William Burnett Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Fanyon	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2650	456	19	24	46.1%	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (20.2%)	318 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	$18,790			$1,480			$17,310	80.5	82.2	1065	47		062450003663
1113	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4342 Alpha St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-2530	164	8	20.5	84.1%	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$29,780			$3,643			$26,137	80.4	78.1	1240	127		062271003355
1114	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	12272 Wilken Way	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6266	433	20	21.6	79.7%	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	243 (56.1%)	144 (33.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$25,921			$3,046			$22,875	80.4	69.5	1625	511		061488001870
1115	Bend Elementary	Public	K-8	22270 Bend Ferry Rd.	Red Bluff	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 527-4648	102	6	16.7	42.2%	72 (70.6%)	1 (1.0%)	21 (20.6%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$20,657			$3,246			$17,411	80.4	73.2	1462	347		061317000421
1116	Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	K-6	1090 The Highlands Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-7027	509	19	26.9	31.0%	223 (43.8%)	4 (0.8%)	118 (23.2%)	107 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$17,149			$1,127			$16,022	80.4	86.8	833	283		062865007196
1117	Multnomah Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 North Indiana Ave.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 225-6005	322	16	20.1	73.3%	12 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	272 (84.5%)	20 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$26,331			$3,137			$23,194	80.4	82.8	1033	84		062271003206
1118	Tom Kitayama Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Sunsprite Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-3982	653	25	26.1	53.3%	38 (5.8%)	20 (3.1%)	202 (30.9%)	325 (49.8%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	53 (8.1%)	$18,438			$917			$17,521	80.3	80	1153	35		062691007480
1119	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Fowler Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7000	556	29	19.3	66.7%	140 (25.2%)	12 (2.2%)	296 (53.2%)	69 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.1%)	$16,784			$1,282			$15,502	80.3	64.4	1866	747		060903000911
1120	Frederiksen Elementary	Public	K-5	7243 Tamarack Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-1037	689	29	24	25.3%	159 (23.1%)	37 (5.4%)	134 (19.4%)	290 (42.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.6%)	$15,972			$1,068			$14,904	80.3	82.4	1053	67		060001909275
1121	Newcastle Elementary	Public	K-8	8951 Valley View Dr.	Newcastle	95658	Placer County	Newcastle Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 663-3307	164	12	14	13.4%	129 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$26,112			$1,234			$24,878	80.3	78.3	1226	105		062712004093
1122	Dixie Canyon Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	4220 Dixie Canyon Ave.	Sherman Oaks	91423	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-6283	635	27	23.5	33.2%	293 (46.1%)	16 (2.5%)	127 (20.0%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (26.0%)	$20,953			$1,075			$19,878	80.3	84.4	943	179		062271002959
1123	Oak View Elementary	Public	K-8	7474 East Collier Rd.	Acampo	95220	San Joaquin County	Oak View Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-0636	365	20	18.4	40.0%	143 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (53.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$13,306			$575			$12,731	80.2	80.5	1140	17		062793004229
1124	Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-8	3095 North Greenwood Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6120	744	33	22.2	46.8%	304 (40.9%)	4 (0.5%)	288 (38.7%)	107 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	$17,220			$655			$16,565	80.2	81.2	1107	17		063525005970
1125	Bolinas-Stinson Elementary	Public	K-8	125 Olema-Bolinas Rd.	Bolinas	94924	Marin County	Bolinas-Stinson Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 868-1603	109	6	19.8	38.5%	73 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)								80.2	70.1	1599	474		060552000501
1126	Hope View Elementary	Public	K-5	17622 Flintstone Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-8571	546	22	24.8	27.3%	307 (56.2%)	2 (0.4%)	128 (23.4%)	34 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (12.8%)	$18,401			$597			$17,804	80.1	84.9	925	201		062814004335
1127	Murdock Elementary	Public	K-5	4354 Conrad Dr.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5775	608	25	24.3	43.1%	212 (34.9%)	27 (4.4%)	254 (41.8%)	23 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (15.0%)	$18,417			$1,143			$17,274	80.1	76.4	1318	191		062025002438
1128	Primary Charter	Public, Charter	K-4	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Primary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	401	20	20	28.4%	81 (20.2%)	10 (2.5%)	212 (52.9%)	72 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	$15,377			$262			$15,115	80.1	60.2	2061	933		060193311425
1129	Fairwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 Fairwood Ave.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 523-4870	324	17	18.8	23.1%	56 (17.3%)	11 (3.4%)	117 (36.1%)	102 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	$27,240			$833			$26,407	80	75.9	1337	208		063846007433
1130	Miraloma Elementary	Public	K-5	175 Omar Way	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4734	344	15	23.7	30.2%	130 (37.8%)	8 (2.3%)	64 (18.6%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (25.3%)	$23,139			$1,896			$21,243	80	88.7	732	398		063441005648
1131	Open Charter Magnet	Public, Charter	K-5	5540 West 77th St.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 568-0735	390	16	24.3	19.7%	112 (28.7%)	99 (25.4%)	72 (18.5%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (19.0%)	$24,851			$1,211			$23,640	80	87.9	784	347		062271003252
1132	Fuerte Elementary	Public	K-5	11625 Fuerte Dr.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3134	686	27	25.6	58.6%	444 (64.7%)	15 (2.2%)	120 (17.5%)	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	63 (9.2%)	$19,269			$1,130			$18,139	79.9	77.7	1257	125		060681000614
1133	California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	4645 Buckeye Rd.	Shingle Springs	95608	El Dorado County	CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3095	543	23	23.5	16.8%	401 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (13.4%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	$12,892			$280			$12,612	79.9	68	1690	557		060197611580
1134	Del Aire Elementary	Public	K-5	12110 Hindry Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Wiseburn Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-2100	612	24	25	28.8%	96 (15.7%)	79 (12.9%)	289 (47.2%)	75 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	$16,817			$1,314			$15,503	79.9	70.9	1556	422		060142806990
1135	El Rincon Elementary	Public	K-5	11177 Overland Ave.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4340	565	24	23.5	32.9%	142 (25.1%)	108 (19.1%)	148 (26.2%)	62 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (18.2%)	$19,612			$1,007			$18,605	79.9	83.6	985	150		061026001118
1136	Placer County Pathways Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	360 Nevada St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-1440	293	19	15.4		181 (61.8%)	4 (1.4%)	85 (29.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$20,650			$2,875			$17,775	79.9	88.1	766	370		069102513072
1137	Grant Elementary	Public	K-8	8835 Swasey Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Grant Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-0561	600	31	19.3	37.8%	473 (78.8%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)	21 (3.5%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.8%)	$28,269			$402			$27,867	79.9	82.9	1024	113		061569001980
1138	Terra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7497 Mountain View Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 945-5715	855	35	24.3	36.8%	114 (13.3%)	84 (9.8%)	336 (39.3%)	234 (27.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	75 (8.8%)	$13,314			$712			$12,602	79.8	83.3	1002	136		061296003831
1139	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	6921 Woodrow Wilson Dr.	Los Angeles	90068	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 851-0020	151	6	25.1	42.4%	72 (47.7%)	8 (5.3%)	22 (14.6%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (29.1%)	$26,859			$2,251			$24,608	79.8	68.1	1686	547		062271003417
1140	Carnelian Elementary	Public	K-5	7105 Carnelian St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5010	441	17	25.9	42.2%	124 (28.1%)	16 (3.6%)	246 (55.8%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	$19,109			$922			$18,187	79.8	78.7	1205	65		060216000095
1141	KIPP Promesa Prep	Public, Charter	K-4	1241 South Soto St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	KIPP Promesa Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 486-6400	495	22	22.1	86.1%	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	480 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$25,980			$1,351			$24,629	79.7	76.6	1306	165		060201713877
1142	Charles H. Kim Elementary	Public	K-5	225 South Oxford Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 368-5600	483	27	17.8	93.4%	17 (3.5%)	20 (4.1%)	242 (50.1%)	191 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$23,828			$2,998			$20,830	79.7	78.5	1215	73		062271011646
1143	Cottonwood Creek Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3425 Brush St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Creek Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-7200	294	11	26.1	26.5%	252 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	$12,609			$224			$12,385	79.7	85.7	892	251		060181112647
1144	City Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 City Terrace Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-0581	313	16	19.5	78.6%	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	275 (87.9%)	18 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$25,951			$3,153			$22,798	79.7	75.5	1351	207		062271002921
1145	La Honda Elementary	Public	K-5	450 Sears Ranch Rd.	La Honda	94020	San Mateo County	La Honda-Pescadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 747-0051	65	4	16.2	21.5%	47 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (23.1%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$21,408			$1,052			$20,356	79.6	76.9	1292	147		062022002421
1146	Bonsall West Elementary	Public	K-6	5050 El Mirlo Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-8001	383	17	22.1	38.1%	173 (45.2%)	6 (1.6%)	120 (31.3%)	26 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.9%)	$18,840			$681			$18,159	79.6	76.6	1307	161		060142611749
1147	Gerald R. Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	44-210 Warner Trail	Indian Wells	92210	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4120	598	25	23.9	62.9%	179 (29.9%)	8 (1.3%)	332 (55.5%)	43 (7.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	$22,899			$1,709			$21,190	79.6	83.6	983	164		061111010274
1148	Joe Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Hastings Dr.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8370	530	20	26.5	22.5%	211 (39.8%)	25 (4.7%)	136 (25.7%)	67 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	90 (17.0%)	$13,900			$292			$13,608	79.6	79.4	1179	31		060462009116
1149	Martha Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-8	900 South Almansor St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3300	923	36	25.3	45.1%	14 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	254 (27.5%)	607 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	$19,284			$1,558			$17,726	79.5	80	1154	5		060015310940
1150	Ronald E. McNair Elementary	Public	K-6	1450 West El Segundo Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6330	358	15	23.8	88.5%	2 (0.6%)	84 (23.5%)	260 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	$27,150			$4,984			$22,166	79.5	72.2	1510	360		060962000979
1151	Glen Alta Elementary	Public	K-5	3410 Sierra St.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-1195	112	7	15.9	97.3%	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.4%)	100 (89.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$41,729			$3,928			$37,801	79.5	72.4	1502	351		062271003044
1152	Matsuyama Elementary	Public	K-6	7680 Windbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4650	435	19	22.8	43.7%	56 (12.9%)	55 (12.6%)	140 (32.2%)	95 (21.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	80 (18.4%)	$23,617			$3,098			$20,519	79.5	82.2	1064	88		063384002539
1153	Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-6	1303 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6793	325	15	21.6	46.5%	71 (21.8%)	3 (0.9%)	176 (54.2%)	35 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.3%)	$22,108			$1,575			$20,533	79.5	85.9	882	271		062271003312
1154	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	3730 Lincoln Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2151	452	18	25.1	44.5%	132 (29.2%)	50 (11.1%)	116 (25.7%)	48 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	99 (21.9%)	$25,409			$1,788			$23,621	79.5	84.2	951	203		062805004314
1155	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-6	2955 Gettysburg Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-4800	691	28	24.4	44.9%	228 (33.0%)	17 (2.5%)	255 (36.9%)	149 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$12,479			$282			$12,197	79.5	74.3	1407	252		060903010484
1156	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	$24,493			$1,960			$22,533	79.4	79.9	1160	4		062805004289
1157	Braly Elementary	Public	K-5	675 Gail Ave.	Sunnyvale	94086	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1000	381	18	20.7	31.5%	54 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (36.5%)	163 (42.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$32,669			$587			$32,082	79.4	72.8	1480	323		063543001588
1158	Taper Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1824 Taper Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-3056	672	31	21.6	50.1%	125 (18.6%)	36 (5.4%)	379 (56.4%)	52 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.2%)	$22,306			$2,038			$20,268	79.4	81.5	1101	57		062271003388
1159	Schallenberger Elementary	Public	K-5	1280 Koch Ln.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6253	509	26	19.6	25.5%	203 (39.9%)	1 (0.2%)	181 (35.6%)	60 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.4%)	$22,673			$1,296			$21,377	79.4	70.4	1585	426		063459005737
1160	Pershing Elementary	Public	K-6	9010 Pershing Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-8076	494	19	26	44.5%	279 (56.5%)	7 (1.4%)	118 (23.9%)	37 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	47 (9.5%)	$18,671			$1,409			$17,262	79.4	82.3	1056	104		063462005810
1161	Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary	Public	K-6	1644 Santa Alexia Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5599	832	38	21.8	32.5%	65 (7.8%)	76 (9.1%)	346 (41.6%)	221 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	116 (13.9%)	$16,546			$1,055			$15,491	79.4	75.2	1359	198		060861014127
1162	Junction Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Ellison Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1860	645	28	23.3	28.2%	282 (43.7%)	31 (4.8%)	108 (16.7%)	134 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.6%)	$13,113			$654			$12,459	79.3	84.7	932	230		063360012329
1163	Monte Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	3841 Larkspur Dr.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3834	562	20	28.8	44.3%	176 (31.3%)	13 (2.3%)	182 (32.4%)	103 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	84 (14.9%)	$236			$232			$04	79.3	70.6	1573	410		062637003957
1164	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	$17,700			$234			$17,466	79.3	68.6	1663	499		062706004082
1165	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	27332 Catala Ave.	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5320	666	27	24.6	34.1%	176 (26.4%)	19 (2.9%)	403 (60.5%)	35 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$14,775			$655			$14,120	79.2	79.8	1162	3		063597006155
1166	Ledesma (Rita) Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Schoolhouse Rd.	San Jose	95138	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 224-2191	426	17	25	35.0%	46 (10.8%)	11 (2.6%)	165 (38.7%)	162 (38.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (8.0%)	$17,541			$998			$16,543	79.2	82.6	1041	125		062781008358
1167	Gardenhill Elementary	Public	K-5	14607 East Gardenhill Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2840	633	26	24.6	49.9%	70 (11.1%)	23 (3.6%)	406 (64.1%)	72 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.6%)	$16,028			$88			$15,940	79.2	82.8	1034	133		062769004166
1168	Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	10160 Pleasant Grove School Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 685-9630	393	16	24.5	36.1%	131 (33.3%)	12 (3.1%)	105 (26.7%)	87 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	54 (13.7%)	$20,181			$1,365			$18,816	79.1	80.8	1127	41		061233001409
1169	Carroll Elementary	Public	K-6	10325 Stathos Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-0106	854	36	23.9	55.3%	93 (10.9%)	111 (13.0%)	160 (18.7%)	395 (46.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	80 (9.4%)	$16,999			$334			$16,665	79.1	80.8	1125	44		061233011726
1170	Argonne Elementary	Public	K-5	680 18th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8460	391	18	21.7	37.9%	107 (27.4%)	13 (3.3%)	53 (13.6%)	143 (36.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	72 (18.4%)	$21,780			$1,073			$20,707	79.1	83.9	965	205		063441005586
1171	Campus Canyon Elementary	Public	K-8	15300 Monroe Ave.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6301	545	22	24.4	35.2%	194 (35.6%)	10 (1.8%)	278 (51.0%)	33 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	$15,511			$972			$14,539	79.1	81	1115	56		062569009157
1172	Silas Bartsch	Public	K-8	2225 East North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7280	606	28	22	87.3%	32 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	556 (91.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$20,563			$1,982			$18,581	79.1	74.6	1396	224		061970012257
1173	Wilbur Charter For Enriched Academics	Public, Charter	K-5	5213 Crebs Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-1090	564	24	23.5	38.5%	309 (54.8%)	18 (3.2%)	91 (16.1%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	112 (19.9%)	$23,454			$1,602			$21,852	79	81.2	1110	63		062271003462
1174	Hermosa Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	400 East Hermosa Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7720	302	12	25.1	48.7%	62 (20.5%)	4 (1.3%)	173 (57.3%)	44 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	$20,788			$304			$20,484	79	77.2	1272	98		061473001794
1175	Breen Elementary	Public	K-6	2751 Breen Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1155	424	18	23.2	22.6%	224 (52.8%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (18.9%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.8%)	$15,945			$342			$15,603	78.9	83.1	1014	161		060001303571
1176	ICEF Vista Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Elementary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6400	270	13	20.7	—	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	253 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,638			$2,711			$17,927	78.9	67.2	1734	558		060236812222
1177	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	$26,433			$2,259			$24,174	78.9	76.3	1324	147		062121002543
1178	Samuel W. Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 South Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7954	638	26	24.5	82.4%	23 (3.6%)	27 (4.2%)	573 (89.8%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,101			$1,806			$13,295	78.8	73.8	1429	251		063237009183
1179	Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-6	795 Pepper St.	Monterey Park	91755	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3371	439	21	20.9	70.4%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (26.9%)	289 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$21,672			$1,959			$19,713	78.8	64.6	1858	679		061494001896
1180	Temecula Luiseno Elementary	Public	K-5	45754 Wolf Creek Dr. North	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6340	738	30	24.6	31.4%	221 (29.9%)	18 (2.4%)	299 (40.5%)	122 (16.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.6%)	$17,118			$844			$16,274	78.8	77.3	1269	89		060002811838
1181	Quail Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Canavari Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 789-7100	532	23	22.6	29.5%	291 (54.7%)	12 (2.3%)	131 (24.6%)	30 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (12.2%)	$14,409			$887			$13,522	78.8	85.5	904	277		061149003503
1182	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	2730 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-9749	578	24	23.7	72.7%	48 (8.3%)	28 (4.8%)	414 (71.6%)	63 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	$16,395			$1,186			$15,209	78.8	73.2	1464	282		060846011326
1183	Creekview Ranch	Public	K-8	8779 Cook Riolo Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8845	838	39	21.3	45.9%	373 (44.5%)	29 (3.5%)	199 (23.7%)	124 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	104 (12.4%)	$13,961			$581			$13,380	78.8	72.5	1496	313		061149013755
1184	William Kaseberg Elementary	Public	K-5	1040 Main St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1790	289	16	17.8	58.1%	127 (43.9%)	5 (1.7%)	109 (37.7%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.7%)	$17,249			$1,317			$15,932	78.8	82.4	1051	133		063360005186
1185	Enslen Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Coldwell Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1982	385	17	22	45.2%	193 (50.1%)	8 (2.1%)	128 (33.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.9%)	$19,929			$1,775			$18,154	78.7	80.8	1128	57		062513003730
1186	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2760 East Trimble Rd.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1940	452	19	23.7	13.3%	23 (5.1%)	9 (2.0%)	54 (11.9%)	350 (77.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$17,924			$1,029			$16,895	78.7	88.1	775	411		060480000463
1187	Glenmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	4620 Mattos Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0740	536	22	24.3	47.9%	66 (12.3%)	17 (3.2%)	148 (27.6%)	250 (46.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.1%)	$17,348			$1,443			$15,905	78.7	82.1	1070	117		061440001663
1188	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	20111 Marshall St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2431	515	21	24.5	44.5%	71 (13.8%)	20 (3.9%)	142 (27.6%)	213 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (12.4%)	$15,534			$469			$15,065	78.6	86.2	870	318		060780000746
1189	H. Clarke Powers Elementary	Public	K-8	3296 Humphrey Rd.	Loomis	95650	Placer County	Loomis Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 652-2635	495	22	22.2	14.9%	366 (73.9%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.2%)	9 (1.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$13,085			$979			$12,106	78.6	78.3	1227	38		062256008550
1190	Kimbark Elementary	Public	K-6	18021 West Kenwood Ave.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 880-6641	337	18	18.7	64.1%	66 (19.6%)	21 (6.2%)	220 (65.3%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$26,910			$1,623			$25,287	78.6	70.7	1572	382		063417005364
1191	Bitely (Arlene) Elementary	Public	K-6	7501 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3318	409	18	23.3	80.7%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	212 (51.8%)	177 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.2%)	$20,874			$1,988			$18,886	78.6	67.7	1707	516		061494008850
1192	Pacific Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	1234 Tourmaline St.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4200	312	13	24.9	34.9%	199 (63.8%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (22.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.2%)	$21,185			$1,063			$20,122	78.6	82.9	1025	167		063432005531
1193	Arroyo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2491 School House Rd.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Arroyo Vista Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 656-9676	911	37	24.5	27.7%	129 (14.2%)	24 (2.6%)	542 (59.5%)	142 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (8.0%)	$12,449			$31			$12,418	78.6	75.7	1347	154		060164508299
1194	Cox (James H.) Elementary	Public	K-5	17615 Los Jardines East	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Fountain Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 378-4240	607	25	24.2	35.7%	127 (20.9%)	5 (0.8%)	161 (26.5%)	245 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.0%)	$15,026			$468			$14,558	78.6	88.5	744	450		061422001623
1195	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-6	13830 Whispering Hills Dr.	Corona	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7305	970	37	26.2	67.9%	138 (14.2%)	61 (6.3%)	343 (35.4%)	362 (37.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	$16,809			$451			$16,358	78.5	80.5	1139	56		060985011994
1196	Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	$23,347			$2,460			$20,887	78.5	76.6	1305	109		063213004963
1197	Nelda Mundy Elementary	Public	K-5	570 Vintage Valley Dr.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 863-7920	756	31	24.3	25.0%	169 (22.4%)	53 (7.0%)	178 (23.5%)	234 (31.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (15.9%)	$14,296			$507			$13,789	78.5	84	961	236		061336007857
1198	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Central Park Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1840	302	16	19.4	39.4%	141 (46.7%)	10 (3.3%)	68 (22.5%)	48 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.3%)	$16,541			$1,251			$15,290	78.4	70.2	1595	397		063360011003
1199	George White Elementary	Public	K-5	25422 Chapparosa Park Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 249-3875	378	16	23.6	36.2%	211 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (25.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.4%)	$20,549			$1,541			$19,008	78.3	87	825	374		060744009523
1200	Ross Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	102 Marinda Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 534-6970	198	8	24.7	24.7%	114 (57.6%)	5 (2.5%)	47 (23.7%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.1%)	$15,851			$2,570			$13,281	78.3	79.8	1163	37		060223414064

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