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
1801	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Chestnut Hill Dr.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	California Montessori Project - Capitol Campus District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 325-0910	417	19	22.4	24.7%	206 (49.4%)	16 (3.8%)	107 (25.7%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.6%)	$14,017			$981			$13,036	65.8	64.8	1832	31		060230511732
1802	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	20417 Cedarcreek St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5330	486	18	27	77.0%	65 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	358 (73.7%)	33 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$14,216			$1,121			$13,095	65.8	63.8	1889	87		063597006157
1803	Promenade Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Hamilton Dr.	Corona	91719	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1650	579	26	22.2	73.6%	72 (12.4%)	57 (9.8%)	333 (57.5%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (6.7%)	$20,980			$1,954			$19,026	65.8	54.4	2324	521		060243009299
1804	George Mayne Elementary	Public	K-5	5030 North First St.	Alviso	95002	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-1700	271	13	20.8	48.0%	22 (8.1%)	5 (1.8%)	165 (60.9%)	61 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.5%)	$32,558			$2,601			$29,957	65.8	71.8	1505	299		063543006043
1805	Crestview Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Crosby Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6715	248	11	22.5	51.2%	112 (45.2%)	8 (3.2%)	117 (47.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$15,518			$1,005			$14,513	65.8	57.1	2189	384		063684006252
1806	Luigi Aprea Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Calle del Rey	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4600	722	30	24	36.0%	140 (19.4%)	11 (1.5%)	387 (53.6%)	81 (11.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (13.6%)	$17,871			$1,198			$16,673	65.8	50.1	2550	744		061518001908
1807	Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 227-1040	220	10	22.1	48.2%	149 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	$19,990			$3,141			$16,849	65.7	65.1	1814	7		063501011786
1808	Cole Elementary	Public	K-6	615 West Stuart Ave.	Clovis	93612	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-6200	667	31	21.4	57.3%	180 (27.0%)	6 (0.9%)	356 (53.4%)	61 (9.1%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.9%)	$13,056			$1,232			$11,824	65.7	65	1820	12		060903000907
1809	Kairos Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	129 Elm St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Kairos Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-7234	786	34	23.3	17.7%	403 (51.3%)	12 (1.5%)	197 (25.1%)	60 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	107 (13.6%)	$12,553			$344			$12,209	65.7	64.4	1855	46		060183213743
1810	Viejo Elementary	Public	K-5	26782 Via Grande	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 582-2424	447	18	24.8	51.7%	91 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (67.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.1%)	$18,655			$1,915			$16,740	65.7	65.9	1778	32		060744000705
1811	Trabuco Elementary	Public	K-6	31052 Trabuco Canyon Rd.	Trabuco Canyon	92679	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 858-0343	90	5	18.2	37.8%	45 (50.0%)	1 (1.1%)	26 (28.9%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (17.8%)	$21,965			$1,406			$20,559	65.7	65.4	1798	13		063386005316
1812	Chicago Park Elementary	Public	K-8	15725 Mt. Olive Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Chicago Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2153	120	8	15.8	44.2%	84 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.5%)	$18,046			$802			$17,244	65.6	45.7	2809	997		060834000811
1813	Rosewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	503 North Croft Ave.	Los Angeles	90048	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0166	218	13	16.7	74.3%	35 (16.1%)	34 (15.6%)	109 (50.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.8%)	$25,155			$3,644			$21,511	65.6	54.2	2335	522		062271003319
1814	Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3110	364	22	16.9	67.9%	195 (53.6%)	5 (1.4%)	100 (27.5%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.5%)	$20,411			$1,733			$18,678	65.6	65.1	1813	1		060837000823
1815	Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-5	21250 Santa Fe Ave.	Carson	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-7137	450	20	22.5	86.2%	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.1%)	375 (83.3%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	16 (3.6%)	$22,324			$4,452			$17,872	65.6	60.6	2041	226		062271002963
1816	Competitive Edge Charter Academy (CECA)	Public, Charter	K-8	34450 Stonewood Dr.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0174	717	33	21.6	36.8%	374 (52.2%)	6 (0.8%)	279 (38.9%)	41 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$17,687			$1,260			$16,427	65.6	75.3	1358	458		064356012910
1817	Trajan Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Trajan Dr.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5200	391	16	24.4	48.6%	246 (62.9%)	10 (2.6%)	83 (21.2%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.5%)	$19,606			$3,533			$16,073	65.6	51.9	2457	640		063462008970
1818	Maryland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5400 Maryland Ave.	La Mesa	91942	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5744	451	19	23.7	58.5%	155 (34.4%)	41 (9.1%)	164 (36.4%)	34 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.4%)	$17,041			$1,159			$15,882	65.6	65.6	1791	27		062025002437
1819	Vineyard Elementary	Public	3-5	2121 Vineyard Dr.	Templeton	93465	San Luis Obispo County	Templeton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 434-5840	426	16	26.6	20.0%	271 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	103 (24.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	$14,331			$1,093			$13,238	65.5	62.1	1977	158		063900004016
1820	Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 East Rice Ranch Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8800	569	22	25.8	58.7%	187 (32.9%)	6 (1.1%)	298 (52.4%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.7%)	$9,309			$511			$8,798	65.5	68.8	1649	171		062871004467
1821	Gorman Elementary	Public	K-8	49847 Gorman School Rd.	Gorman	93243	Los Angeles County	Gorman Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 248-6441	118	4	29.7	57.6%	53 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$16,456			$15,946			$510	65.5	56.1	2231	410		061560001979
1822	Cielo Vista Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	650 South Paseo Dorotea	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8250	824	41	20.1	92.7%	68 (8.3%)	14 (1.7%)	674 (81.8%)	42 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$28,634			$2,796			$25,838	65.4	64.1	1872	50		062955004562
1823	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-8	200 Phillips Dr.	Sausalito	94965	Marin County	Sausalito Marin City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 332-1024	262	19	14.1	53.4%	74 (28.2%)	73 (27.9%)	61 (23.3%)	21 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)	$51,216			$6,495			$44,721	65.4	64.7	1840	17		063600006162
1824	Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Public, Charter	K-8	9736 Lawlor St.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Francophone Charter School of Oakland District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 394-4110	324	18	18	38.0%	80 (24.7%)	60 (18.5%)	77 (23.8%)	33 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (22.2%)	$18,316			$648			$17,668	65.3	65	1816	8		060183913942
1825	University Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands	Public, Charter	K-8	1099 Bedford Dr.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	UNIV Preparation Charter School at CSU Channel Islands Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 482-4608	743	42	17.5	41.5%	123 (16.6%)	13 (1.7%)	553 (74.4%)	29 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$14,219			$1,507			$12,712	65.3	63.8	1886	61		060201110711
1826	Sundance Elementary	Public	K-5	1520 East Eighth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-2621	735	29	25.3	74.3%	117 (15.9%)	74 (10.1%)	434 (59.0%)	45 (6.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.3%)	$17,599			$1,730			$15,869	65.3	62.7	1950	124		060429011219
1827	Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	116	8	14.4	35.3%	18 (15.5%)	2 (1.7%)	47 (40.5%)	38 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.5%)	$26,159			$721			$25,438	65.2	70.3	1581	246		060606000543
1828	Dorris Place Elementary	Public	K-6	2225 Dorris Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-9185	230	12	19.1	83.5%	11 (4.8%)	5 (2.2%)	181 (78.7%)	27 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$23,378			$3,348			$20,030	65.2	71.2	1541	287		062271002964
1829	Tournament Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36611 Champions Dr.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-0711	805	33	24.7	58.4%	130 (16.1%)	94 (11.7%)	440 (54.7%)	77 (9.6%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	$18,652			$1,538			$17,114	65.2	58.2	2135	306		060429011956
1830	Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 456-1776	872	36	24.5	65.5%	124 (14.2%)	61 (7.0%)	571 (65.5%)	58 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	$18,637			$1,589			$17,048	65.2	54.4	2320	490		060429014274
1831	Durfee Elementary	Public	K-8	12233 Star St.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-3900	1,120	50	22.3	73.1%	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	881 (78.7%)	219 (19.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	$24,967			$5,500			$19,467	65.2	56.8	2198	367		061209001349
1832	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	3743 Jefferson St.	Carlsbad	92008	San Diego County	Carlsbad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 331-5500	471	23	20.2	54.4%	185 (39.3%)	11 (2.3%)	224 (47.6%)	8 (1.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.1%)	$17,586			$801			$16,785	65.1	62	1981	149		060750000710
1833	W.J.C. Trapp Elementary	Public	K-5	2750 North Riverside Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7911	537	22	24.4	73.9%	25 (4.7%)	34 (6.3%)	463 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$20,240			$3,331			$16,909	65.1	50	2552	719		063237004999
1834	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community	Public, Charter	K-8	19722 Collier St.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 346-5100	724	33	21.9	18.4%	471 (65.1%)	24 (3.3%)	151 (20.9%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.0%)	$15,442			$520			$14,922	65.1	71.8	1508	326		060149008724
1835	Walt Disney	Public	K-6	2323 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 535-1183	560	22	25.4	67.3%	94 (16.8%)	19 (3.4%)	266 (47.5%)	157 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	$20,386			$2,832			$17,554	65.1	74	1411	424		062343003559
1836	Wildflower Open Classroom	Public, Charter	K-8	2414 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 3	Chico	95926	Butte County	Wildflower Open Classroom District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 892-1676	183	11	17.4	41.5%	133 (72.7%)	7 (3.8%)	25 (13.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.7%)	$14,658			$642			$14,016	65	56.3	2221	385		060223912755
1837	Morse Elementary	Public	K-6	431 East Morse Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 524-6300	382	19	19.7	69.1%	45 (11.8%)	8 (2.1%)	263 (68.8%)	33 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	$17,721			$869			$16,852	65	76.1	1335	502		063066004766
1838	Nestle Avenue Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	5060 Nestle Ave.	Tarzana	91356	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6148	421	18	23.3	72.2%	171 (40.6%)	20 (4.8%)	107 (25.4%)	25 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	97 (23.0%)	$21,314			$3,599			$17,715	65	59.5	2090	252		062271003210
1839	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	463	26	17.5	55.1%	175 (37.8%)	6 (1.3%)	224 (48.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	$15,971			$1,461			$14,510	65	64.4	1859	20		060141406028
1840	Cubberley Elementary	Public	K-5	3201 Marathon Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-3900	199	9	23.4	55.8%	43 (21.6%)	24 (12.1%)	67 (33.7%)	24 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (20.6%)	$23,485			$4,125			$19,360	65	56.7	2203	363		063432005441
1841	Ramona Community Montessori	Public	K-6	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	267	11	23.9	50.6%	147 (55.1%)	1 (0.4%)	95 (35.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.6%)	$11,227			$1,380			$9,847	65	61	2029	188		063171013846
1842	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Manley Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 288-6681	618	26	23.4	73.1%	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	187 (30.3%)	393 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$19,406			$2,622			$16,784	65	67.5	1703	139		063442500572
1843	Stone Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	760 Market Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3530	672	28	24	25.6%	227 (33.8%)	35 (5.2%)	314 (46.7%)	79 (11.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$11,765			$290			$11,475	64.9	75.7	1346	497		060006814552
1844	Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	123 Beale Hwy.	Beale AFB	95903	Yuba County	Wheatland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 788-0248	305	14	21.7	48.5%	114 (37.4%)	27 (8.9%)	87 (28.5%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (22.3%)								64.9	63.1	1919	75		064233006927
1845	Starr Elementary	Public	K-6	1780 West Sierra Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4560	336	21	16	54.2%	99 (29.5%)	11 (3.3%)	175 (52.1%)	23 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	$23,358			$3,426			$19,932	64.9	71	1545	300		061455001768
1846	Oakview Community Elementary	Public	K-5	7229 Beech Ave.	Orangevale	95662	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 986-2215	407	16	25.4	46.4%	276 (67.8%)	3 (0.7%)	93 (22.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	$18,079			$2,976			$15,103	64.9	64.5	1853	7		063462005803
1847	Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	3319 Sandwood St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-9595	490	19	25.7	58.4%	27 (5.5%)	67 (13.7%)	313 (63.9%)	44 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	31 (6.3%)	$22,249			$3,771			$18,478	64.9	71	1546	301		062250002754
1848	Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	$11,960			$853			$11,107	64.8	62	1980	132		062745009595
1849	Veterans Elementary	Public	K-6	6301 Old Farm Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7050	1,002	43	23.1	38.0%	368 (36.7%)	27 (2.7%)	492 (49.1%)	62 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.2%)	$12,690			$808			$11,882	64.8	73.6	1429	420		062745011866
1850	John S. Wash Elementary	Public	K-6	6350 East Ln. Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6320	838	36	23.3	60.3%	85 (10.1%)	22 (2.6%)	402 (48.0%)	270 (32.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.4%)	$16,155			$1,185			$14,970	64.8	66.5	1756	94		063525005973
1851	Arthur C. Butler Elementary	Public	K-6	9180 Brown Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7595	949	39	24.3	65.4%	110 (11.6%)	83 (8.7%)	237 (25.0%)	427 (45.0%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.3%)	75 (7.9%)	$14,937			$1,302			$13,635	64.8	61.4	2010	159		061233007608
1852	Joe Michell	Public	K-8	1001 Elaine Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4738	786	36	22	17.7%	324 (41.2%)	11 (1.4%)	236 (30.0%)	139 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (9.2%)	$15,992			$248			$15,744	64.8	70.5	1574	278		062211002628
1853	John Ehrhardt Elementary	Public	K-6	8900 Old Creek Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7259	827	35	23.6	70.5%	133 (16.1%)	114 (13.8%)	224 (27.1%)	232 (28.1%)	5 (0.6%)	18 (2.2%)	101 (12.2%)	$15,975			$1,540			$14,435	64.7	63.8	1888	35		061233010293
1854	Fairgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	2101 The Pike	Grover Beach	93433	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3740	365	20	18.6	67.9%	128 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (58.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$15,697			$1,515			$14,182	64.7	64.8	1833	21		062308003525
1855	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2060 Cameron St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 648-5503	455	20	22.5	37.4%	236 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (34.7%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	$13,660			$710			$12,950	64.7	60.6	2043	188		060219311829
1856	Gold Trail	Public	4-8	889 Cold Springs Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Trail Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-2595	274	13	20.7	34.7%	220 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,009			$1,094			$14,915	64.7	54.2	2330	474		061545001963
1857	River Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	905 Vintage Oak Ave.	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-4614	505	24	21	56.8%	145 (28.7%)	7 (1.4%)	282 (55.8%)	48 (9.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$17,087			$1,885			$15,202	64.6	55.2	2281	424		061479001051
1858	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%)	$20,213			$2,587			$17,626	64.6	75.1	1367	491		061494001896
1859	William G. Paden Elementary	Public	K-5	444 Central Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4014	372	16	23.2	46.0%	102 (27.4%)	25 (6.7%)	78 (21.0%)	94 (25.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	67 (18.0%)	$19,128			$1,583			$17,545	64.5	72.3	1485	374		060177000003
1860	Bay View Elementary	Public	K-5	1231 Bay St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3991	394	21	18.7	45.2%	162 (41.1%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (50.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	$20,624			$4,224			$16,400	64.5	43.4	2972	1112		063559006058
1861	Binkley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4965 Canyon Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-6060	351	16	21.9	46.7%	175 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	115 (32.8%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.3%)								64.5	51.5	2471	610		063264005077
1862	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	1001 Buhman Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3761	651	28	23.4	37.8%	414 (63.6%)	1 (0.2%)	178 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.1%)	$16,128			$1,585			$14,543	64.5	68.9	1640	222		062664004013
1863	Dewey Elementary	Public	K-4	3251 Rosecrans St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 430-1800	267	12	22.2	65.2%	47 (17.6%)	49 (18.4%)	113 (42.3%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	$28,159			$4,909			$23,250	64.5	62.2	1971	108		063432005447
1864	Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	447	17	25.5	77.0%	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	398 (89.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$19,291			$1,691			$17,600	64.5	65.3	1805	59		061185001318
1865	Silverwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1649 Claycord Ave.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1150	530	21	25.2	53.2%	131 (24.7%)	14 (2.6%)	188 (35.5%)	115 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	77 (14.5%)	$2,767			$601			$2,166	64.4	50.2	2542	677		062637003973
1866	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%)	$16,187			$1,645			$14,542	64.4	69.1	1631	235		060903000911
1867	Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4063 Ingraham St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-4760	329	16	20.5	86.6%	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.6%)	224 (68.1%)	60 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$27,193			$5,110			$22,083	64.3	57.2	2186	319		062271011648
1868	Elliott (William F) Elementary	Public	K-6	18415 Cortner Ave.	Artesia	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7850	425	17	25	54.6%	35 (8.2%)	13 (3.1%)	164 (38.6%)	176 (41.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	30 (7.1%)	$18,601			$2,402			$16,199	64.3	65.2	1806	62		060162000011
1869	Arroyo Seco Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	413	20	20.6	74.1%	33 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	360 (87.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$22,326			$3,452			$18,874	64.3	67	1728	141		062271008888
1870	Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2702 Sugar Plum Dr.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-4958	493	21	23.4	48.3%	15 (3.0%)	6 (1.2%)	160 (32.5%)	270 (54.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.3%)	$12,336			$522			$11,814	64.3	66.5	1753	117		061314001491
1871	Frontier Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1854 North Mustang Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Pioneer Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-2430	619	24	25.7	47.2%	165 (26.7%)	20 (3.2%)	349 (56.4%)	40 (6.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.7%)	$13,300			$1,332			$11,968	64.3	67.4	1708	163		063051012323
1872	Nile Garden Elementary	Public	K-8	5700 East Nile Rd.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7370	1,221	44	27.7	55.4%	149 (12.2%)	35 (2.9%)	337 (27.6%)	650 (53.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	40 (3.3%)	$13,384			$1,783			$11,601	64.3	57.9	2150	278		062361003585
1873	Peter Pendleton Elementary	Public	K-6	84-750 Calle Rojo	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-0178	499	21	23.5	96.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$31,575			$1,529			$30,046	64.3	48.8	2629	756		060907000927
1874	Galileo Academy 101	Public	K-6	15999 Warwick St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1753	693	27	25.6	74.6%	66 (9.5%)	68 (9.8%)	495 (71.4%)	24 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.3%)	$19,522			$3,734			$15,788	64.3	59	2109	235		064104011110
1875	Regency Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5901 Bridgecross Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1660	619	23	27	71.6%	81 (13.1%)	115 (18.6%)	154 (24.9%)	154 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	101 (16.3%)	$17,928			$2,639			$15,289	64.2	62.4	1963	88		060133211730
1876	Latimer	Public	K-8	4250 Latimer Ave.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3600	491	25	19.7	47.5%	80 (16.3%)	18 (3.7%)	247 (50.3%)	86 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	50 (10.2%)	$17,127			$2,345			$14,782	64.2	68.7	1657	219		062577013806
1877	Leona H. Cox Community Elementary	Public	K-6	18643 Oakmoor	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-2100	459	18	25.5	65.4%	73 (15.9%)	24 (5.2%)	291 (63.4%)	45 (9.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	$18,992			$1,600			$17,392	64.2	66.2	1768	109		063822006446
1878	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-8	110 West McLean St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3380	577	31	18.6	46.8%	25 (4.3%)	9 (1.6%)	314 (54.4%)	195 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	$14,010			$1,090			$12,920	64.2	66.6	1749	129		060015310937
1879	Edison Elementary	Public	K-5	4077 35th St.	San Diego	92104	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5400	375	17	22	96.3%	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	328 (87.5%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$23,602			$4,758			$18,844	64.2	66.7	1747	132		063432005449
1880	D. D. Johnston Elementary	Public	K-5	13421 South Fairford Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3120	361	16	22.3	73.4%	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	322 (89.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$22,079			$1,250			$20,829	64.2	44	2919	1039		062769004171
1881	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	37420 Via Mira Mosa	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 894-5085	769	32	24.2	59.4%	222 (28.9%)	38 (4.9%)	343 (44.6%)	70 (9.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (11.7%)	$16,534			$1,249			$15,285	64.2	63.9	1879	2		060002911239
1882	Parker (Jean) Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Broadway St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 291-7990	128	6	20.2	75.0%	5 (3.9%)	11 (8.6%)	26 (20.3%)	76 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	$34,869			$2,668			$32,201	64.1	77.6	1265	617		063441005630
1883	Lake View Elementary	Public	K-5	17451 Zeider Ln.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	361	15	23.9	70.6%	86 (23.8%)	5 (1.4%)	191 (52.9%)	47 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (7.8%)	$17,715			$1,280			$16,435	64.1	67.2	1722	161		062814004336
1884	Maple Elementary	Public	K-8	29161 Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Maple Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4439	287	12	24	60.3%	58 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,413			$1,733			$15,680	64	57.4	2177	293		062376003594
1885	Dorothy Grant Innovations Academy	Public	K-5	7069 Isabel Ln.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5540	682	30	22.7	69.1%	49 (7.2%)	75 (11.0%)	473 (69.4%)	53 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (4.0%)	$16,653			$2,107			$14,546	64	66.7	1743	142		061392011097
1886	Nicolas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	39600 North General Kearney Rd	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7180	691	30	23	45.4%	236 (34.2%)	26 (3.8%)	285 (41.2%)	51 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.9%)	$15,563			$1,484			$14,079	63.9	70.4	1578	308		060002809684
1887	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,397	70	20	68.9%	29 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1,353 (96.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$15,374			$1,351			$14,023	63.9	55.4	2267	380		060207107649
1888	Upland Elementary	Public	K-6	601 North Fifth Ave.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7800	404	18	22.2	87.4%	23 (5.7%)	21 (5.2%)	343 (84.9%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$19,852			$2,457			$17,395	63.9	54.6	2314	426		060001609095
1889	Monta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	460 Thompson Ave.	Mountain View	94043	Santa Clara County	Mountain View Whisman	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 903-6915	298	17	17.5	29.5%	77 (25.8%)	10 (3.4%)	132 (44.3%)	39 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34 (11.4%)	$27,551			$1,540			$26,011	63.8	64.6	1843	46		062628006932
1890	Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 South 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2066	560	16	36.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	449 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	$18,379			$814			$17,565	63.8	71.4	1532	358		060172211576
1891	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	4201 Mesa Marin Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5870	621	32	19.4	65.7%	103 (16.6%)	7 (1.1%)	469 (75.5%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$22,352			$2,449			$19,903	63.8	73.7	1422	469		060363003095
1892	Sierra Vista K-8	Public	K-8	301 Bel Air Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6260	611	27	22.5	48.1%	270 (44.2%)	32 (5.2%)	196 (32.1%)	42 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.3%)	$14,637			$1,136			$13,501	63.7	63.5	1901	9		064059014012
1893	Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	537	22	24.5	68.3%	118 (22.0%)	9 (1.7%)	373 (69.5%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.7%)	$17,851			$2,459			$15,392	63.7	64.4	1854	39		064116006798
1894	Ybarra Academy for the Arts and Technology	Public	K-8	1300 South Brea Canyon Cutoff	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 598-3744	630	25	25	66.8%	27 (4.3%)	9 (1.4%)	354 (56.2%)	222 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	$15,990			$730			$15,260	63.7	66.7	1745	149		063375005215
1895	Wiley Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	24240 La Glorita Cir.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4030	388	18	21.5	78.9%	42 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (75.5%)	17 (4.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)	$19,546			$1,845			$17,701	63.7	64.6	1841	54		062718004098
1896	Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	416	17	24.9	20.7%	274 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (18.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.7%)	$17,876			$515			$17,361	63.7	61.1	2024	128		062100012182
1897	Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	4343 Shields St.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5200	611	27	22.6	61.7%	212 (34.7%)	74 (12.1%)	208 (34.0%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	86 (14.1%)	$22,120			$4,691			$17,429	63.6	70.1	1590	307		063432005519
1898	Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary	Public	K-5	4235 19th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6276	137	7	21	35.0%	50 (36.5%)	25 (18.2%)	31 (22.6%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (18.2%)	$24,497			$2,247			$22,250	63.6	79.5	1175	723		063441005601
1899	Old River Elementary	Public	K-8	30 Learning Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Knightsen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 626-3330	332	15	22.5	15.4%	153 (46.1%)	10 (3.0%)	125 (37.7%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.5%)	$11,259			$974			$10,285	63.6	67.2	1719	180		062004014006
1900	Coyote Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1751 Morning Star Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 774-8282	815	36	22.6	47.6%	308 (37.8%)	13 (1.6%)	208 (25.5%)	164 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	110 (13.5%)	$12,796			$826			$11,970	63.6	70.4	1575	325		061149010574

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