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
4201	Lee Vining Elementary	Public	K-8	132 Lee Vining Ave.	Lee Vining	93541	Mono County	Eastern Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 647-6460	101	6	17.5	46.5%	51 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,931			$1,448			$29,483	27.4	62.5	1940	2261		061187001327
4202	El Camino Real Elementary	Public	K-6	911 El Camino Real Rd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6661	771	34	22.6	88.5%	99 (12.8%)	5 (0.6%)	662 (85.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,770			$3,747			$17,023	27.3	28.4	4105	97		060327011908
4203	Cawston Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 West Menlo Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-0277	796	34	23.6	79.5%	128 (16.1%)	77 (9.7%)	525 (66.0%)	19 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	37 (4.6%)	$21,129			$1,661			$19,468	27.3	31.7	3818	385		061692011018
4204	Walter L. Bachrodt Elementary	Public	K-5	102 Sonora Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6211	398	17	23.8	61.3%	34 (8.5%)	14 (3.5%)	301 (75.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.3%)	$23,515			$766			$22,749	27.3	31.8	3813	391		063459005700
4205	Cucamonga Elementary	Public	K-5	8677 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 980-1318	452	24	18.9	82.3%	49 (10.8%)	60 (13.3%)	320 (70.8%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$27,129			$1,318			$25,811	27.3	16.2	5170	965		061630001110
4206	Burckhalter Elementary	Public	K-5	3994 Burckhalter Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2105	193	9	21.4	89.6%	13 (6.7%)	89 (46.1%)	53 (27.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	27 (14.0%)	$34,545			$2,197			$32,348	27.3	31.7	3820	386		062805004245
4207	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7360	597	24	24.8	85.4%	40 (6.7%)	19 (3.2%)	507 (84.9%)	21 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$19,614			$1,632			$17,982	27.3	27.2	4204	3		063987007469
4208	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%)	$17,734			$2,009			$15,725	27.3	30.1	3949	259		060142005171
4209	Mar Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2382 Etting Rd.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3659	464	22	21	81.5%	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	441 (95.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$22,046			$2,035			$20,011	27.2	28	4129	80		062817004353
4210	South Fork Elementary	Public	K-8	5225 Kelso Valley Rd.	Weldon	93283	Kern County	South Fork Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 378-4000	348	18	19.4	79.0%	219 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	$12,371			$1,907			$10,464	27.2	27.6	4162	48		063747006331
4211	ISANA Nascent Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3417 West Jefferson Blvd.	Los Angeles	90010	Los Angeles County	ISANA Nascent Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 732-6613	488	24	20.2	94.9%	1 (0.2%)	119 (24.4%)	354 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$24,861			$1,954			$22,907	27.2	21.1	4732	521		060159910869
4212	Ross (Betsy) Elementary	Public	K-6	535 South Walnut St.	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8956	731	32	22.8	66.3%	44 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	588 (80.4%)	52 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	35 (4.8%)	$22,145			$780			$21,365	27.2	22.6	4624	412		060261000166
4213	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	831 West Lockeford St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7451	361	16	22.5	88.9%	67 (18.6%)	7 (1.9%)	240 (66.5%)	36 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,175			$2,775			$14,400	27.2	27.3	4187	26		062223002647
4214	Stone Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5111 Stone Ave.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2859	625	29	21.5	73.4%	64 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	535 (85.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.4%)	$20,082			$707			$19,375	27.2	31.6	3837	377		061926002418
4215	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$25,346			$5,301			$20,045	27.2	19.9	4833	618		060907009764
4216	Von Renner Elementary	Public	K-5	1388 Patchett Dr.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2868	530	25	21.2	69.2%	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	504 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$31,559			$2,117			$29,442	27.2	30.8	3893	323		062720004101
4217	D. H. White Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Elm Way	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-5335	432	20	21.6	76.9%	149 (34.5%)	18 (4.2%)	195 (45.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (1.9%)	51 (11.8%)	$14,760			$562			$14,198	27.2	20.7	4766	549		063311005128
4218	Eastside Elementary	Public	K-6	6742 East Avenue H	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3907	423	18	23.5	96.0%	20 (4.7%)	46 (10.9%)	331 (78.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$23,550			$2,427			$21,123	27.1	20.8	4761	543		061191001329
4219	Lemon Grove Academy Elementary	Public	K-6	7885 Golden Ave.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5637	399	16	25.7	83.2%	33 (8.3%)	47 (11.8%)	282 (70.7%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	$23,078			$1,924			$21,154	27.1	41.5	3116	1103		062133014645
4220	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	382	20	19.1	69.1%	63 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	277 (72.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.3%)	$26,454			$3,094			$23,360	27.1	20	4828	608		063213004972
4221	Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	498	28	18	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (92.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$19,320			$1,535			$17,785	27.1	28.2	4116	105		061288001464
4222	Santa Rosa Road Academic Academy	Public	K-5	8655 Santa Rosa Rd.	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4290	377	19	19.8	70.3%	135 (35.8%)	9 (2.4%)	187 (49.6%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	$18,017			$1,264			$16,753	27.1	27	4215	7		060330000255
4223	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	8001 Ledge Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 767-6406	189	9	21	92.1%	16 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	158 (83.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$41,253			$6,731			$34,522	27.1	31.1	3866	357		062271003046
4224	Lampson Elementary	Public	K-6	13321 Lampson Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6153	676	25	26.6	82.0%	27 (4.0%)	6 (0.9%)	570 (84.3%)	56 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$17,404			$1,408			$15,996	27.1	31	3879	345		062865004435
4225	Fullbright Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6940 Fullbright Ave.	Canoga Park	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6677	321	17	18.8	91.3%	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	283 (88.2%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$26,525			$3,292			$23,233	27.1	26.1	4310	85		062271003028
4226	Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 East Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	431	18	23.9	82.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$21,570			$895			$20,675	27.1	26.8	4243	17		060213011223
4227	Gauer (Melbourne A.) Elementary	Public	K-6	810 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8908	487	20	24.3	64.9%	17 (3.5%)	12 (2.5%)	399 (81.9%)	41 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	$20,268			$801			$19,467	27.1	27.8	4151	76		060261000151
4228	Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-6	18601 Sherwood	Plymouth	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7800	209	10	20.8	52.6%	111 (53.1%)	1 (0.5%)	80 (38.3%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$19,529			$1,035			$18,494	27.1	26.8	4248	20		060245008792
4229	One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1605 West 153rd St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 323-1029	363	22	16.5	87.1%	4 (1.1%)	67 (18.5%)	251 (69.1%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.8%)	$32,500			$3,265			$29,235	27	35	3586	643		062271003242
4230	Hart Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21040 Hart St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6222	699	32	21.8	96.6%	14 (2.0%)	17 (2.4%)	622 (89.0%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$24,841			$2,994			$21,847	27	16.4	5159	929		062271003072
4231	West Athens Elementary	Public	K-5	1110 West 119th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-9114	545	30	18.1	97.4%	5 (0.9%)	143 (26.2%)	364 (66.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$27,047			$3,250			$23,797	27	18.2	4991	760		062271003449
4232	Herrick Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	13350 Herrick Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 367-1864	379	21	18	87.3%	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	346 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$29,320			$2,981			$26,339	27	26.9	4231	1		062271003080
4233	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1107 East Santa Clara St.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5438	202	8	25.2	74.8%	73 (36.1%)	6 (3.0%)	110 (54.5%)	4 (2.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,609			$1,651			$18,958	27	20.9	4749	516		064098009004
4234	Yucca Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	3380 Avalon Ave.	Yucca Valley	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 228-1777	401	18	22.6	64.6%	229 (57.1%)	15 (3.7%)	130 (32.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	$21,202			$1,654			$19,548	26.9	38.1	3338	896		062586008912
4235	Onaga Elementary	Public	K-6	58001 Onaga	Yucca Valley	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 369-6333	586	26	22.6	61.8%	257 (43.9%)	16 (2.7%)	266 (45.4%)	15 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$19,692			$1,571			$18,121	26.9	22.5	4628	393		062586005039
4236	Mossdale Elementary	Public	K-8	455 Brookhurst Blvd.	Lathrop	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6285	1,087	40	27.1	59.6%	108 (9.9%)	108 (9.9%)	462 (42.5%)	338 (31.1%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	56 (5.2%)	$13,227			$406			$12,821	26.9	39.4	3263	973		062361011959
4237	Margaret G. Scotten Elementary	Public	K-4	821 Gilmore Way	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Grass Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-6472	357	19	19.2	74.8%	257 (72.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60 (16.8%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.9%)	$30,220			$8,164			$22,056	26.9	33.8	3658	579		061578008851
4238	Clairemont Canyons Academy	Public	K-5	4133 Mt. Albertine Ave.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1350	318	17	18.7	73.3%	84 (26.4%)	44 (13.8%)	105 (33.0%)	56 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.2%)	$32,658			$2,251			$30,407	26.9	41.6	3106	1132		063432005502
4239	Palm View Elementary	Public	K-6	1390 Seventh St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2861	561	26	21.3	94.8%	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$25,358			$5,235			$20,123	26.9	25	4391	152		060907000926
4240	Turner Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 East Clay Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6540	585	28	21.1	93.7%	20 (3.4%)	68 (11.6%)	296 (50.6%)	170 (29.1%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.2%)	$20,140			$2,465			$17,675	26.9	16.6	5141	901		061455001774
4241	McSweeny Elementary	Public	K-5	451 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-4366	781	32	24.4	87.7%	100 (12.8%)	65 (8.3%)	554 (70.9%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	42 (5.4%)	$18,230			$1,644			$16,586	26.9	23.4	4551	310		061692011164
4242	Nancy Cory Elementary	Public	K-5	3540 West Ave. K-4	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-1010	728	28	26	79.1%	91 (12.5%)	178 (24.5%)	382 (52.5%)	24 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.0%)	$24,969			$2,410			$22,559	26.9	30.8	3898	344		062088009559
4243	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	3550 Altadena Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5100	367	16	22.9	94.0%	21 (5.7%)	75 (20.4%)	212 (57.8%)	41 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	$22,330			$3,343			$18,987	26.8	26.6	4259	16		063432005512
4244	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-6	123 Alameda Padre Serra	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-8873	254	18	14	80.7%	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	232 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$22,453			$3,181			$19,272	26.8	33.6	3674	570		060141406016
4245	Audubon K-8	Public	K-8	8111 San Vicente	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5800	495	21	23.5	87.9%	15 (3.0%)	28 (5.7%)	403 (81.4%)	29 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	$22,274			$2,301			$19,973	26.8	22.5	4634	389		063432005411
4246	Miles Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6720 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 588-8296	788	40	19.7	94.3%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	764 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$28,137			$3,181			$24,956	26.8	26.1	4307	61		062271003185
4247	San Jacinto Technology Institute	Public, Virtual	K-8	1599 Malaga Dr. West	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	191	10	19.1	89.0%	22 (11.5%)	15 (7.9%)	140 (73.3%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,799			$42			$14,757	26.8	24.1	4485	238		063444014534
4248	Iron House Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6825	503	21	24.5	44.9%	88 (17.5%)	92 (18.3%)	183 (36.4%)	91 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.1%)	$14,866			$875			$13,991	26.8	29.4	4012	236		062808011575
4249	Vanguard Preparatory	Public	K-8	12951 Mesquite Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-1066	1,153	48	24.1	67.4%	347 (30.1%)	32 (2.8%)	726 (63.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.3%)	$15,946			$1,315			$14,631	26.8	29.1	4035	214		060001711122
4250	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,286	51	25.1		342 (26.6%)	120 (9.3%)	696 (54.1%)	64 (5.0%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	49 (3.8%)								26.8	25.4	4362	112		060245114255
4251	Dolores Huerta Elementary	Public	K-5	4125 West 105th St.	Lennox	90304	Los Angeles County	Lennox	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 677-7050	529	24	22	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	512 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$23,701			$2,330			$21,371	26.7	31.8	3814	437		062142011299
4252	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Mohawk St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 353-5300	475	24	19.4	92.4%	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	447 (94.1%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,093			$1,207			$20,886	26.7	19.4	4881	629		060183712915
4253	Murphy Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1427	460	21	21.9	65.4%	38 (8.3%)	64 (13.9%)	232 (50.4%)	79 (17.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.3%)								26.7	24.9	4415	162		063255005046
4254	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	9631 Hayes St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8225	651	26	25.5	90.8%	28 (4.3%)	32 (4.9%)	549 (84.3%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	$18,756			$743			$18,013	26.7	21.4	4713	459		063315005147
4255	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%)	$19,713			$2,083			$17,630	26.7	30	3956	299		060444008118
4256	Lillian Larsen Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 L St.	San Miguel	93451	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 467-3216	448	25	18.1	79.7%	45 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	392 (87.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$20,914			$2,417			$18,497	26.7	33.8	3659	597		063501005927
4257	New Jerusalem	Public, Charter	1-8	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2597	217	9	24.6	48.4%	85 (39.2%)	6 (2.8%)	117 (53.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$19,514			$200			$19,314	26.7	14.8	5280	1023		062703012204
4258	Fletcher Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Fletcher Dr.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5246	156	9	17.3	97.4%	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	137 (87.8%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,898			$4,138			$29,760	26.6	24.3	4471	213		062271003012
4259	Lomita Park Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Santa Helena Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 588-5852	277	12	23	35.4%	23 (8.3%)	5 (1.8%)	156 (56.3%)	54 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	22 (7.9%)	$19,122			$957			$18,165	26.6	34.1	3641	618		062490003718
4260	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1251 East Zapata St.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-6400	765	30	25.5	78.8%	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	751 (98.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$22,327			$3,110			$19,217	26.6	32.5	3766	494		060690011897
4261	Dr. Lawrence H. Moore Math Science Technology Academy	Public	K-5	1321 East 61st St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2310	454	21	21.6	97.8%	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	432 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$23,881			$3,277			$20,604	26.6	41	3153	1108		062271013082
4262	Mary B. Lewis Elementary	Public	K-6	18040 San Bernardino Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5025	548	24	22.8	93.1%	23 (4.2%)	39 (7.1%)	478 (87.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$24,578			$2,584			$21,994	26.6	19.6	4861	599		060939000952
4263	Rowan Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	600 South Rowan Ave.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-7191	598	29	20.6	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	576 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	$27,845			$3,179			$24,666	26.6	27.4	4179	84		062271003320
4264	Napa Street Elementary	Public	K-5	19010 Napa St.	Northridge	91324	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 885-1441	402	23	17.4	94.8%	19 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	353 (87.8%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$34,248			$5,047			$29,201	26.6	31.1	3873	391		062271003208
4265	Martin R. Heninger Elementary	Public	K-8	417 West Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 953-3800	783	36	21.4	94.5%	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (98.2%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$29,930			$914			$29,016	26.6	19.6	4866	601		063531000758
4266	Roeding Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7250	704	33	21.1	88.8%	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	571 (81.1%)	14 (2.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.6%)	$19,812			$2,090			$17,722	26.6	28.6	4085	181		061455001761
4267	Cali Calmecac Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9491 Starr Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7747	1,075	53	20.4	59.1%	200 (18.6%)	2 (0.2%)	829 (77.1%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	$20,623			$1,124			$19,499	26.5	26	4314	47		060003406983
4268	Mokelumne Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Highway 26	Mokelumne Hill	95245	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2140	149	7	21.2	53.0%	100 (67.1%)	2 (1.3%)	23 (15.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.8%)	$16,356			$1,288			$15,068	26.5	45.4	2863	1405		060687000628
4269	Arrowhead Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Mountain View Ave.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8100	248	13	19	96.8%	13 (5.2%)	37 (14.9%)	182 (73.4%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$28,237			$1,879			$26,358	26.5	18.8	4932	663		063417005345
4270	H. W. Harkness Elementary	Public	K-6	2147 54th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4585	287	14	21.2	81.2%	10 (3.5%)	27 (9.4%)	182 (63.4%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	21 (7.3%)	$25,311			$4,216			$21,095	26.5	19.7	4851	581		063384005246
4271	Roche Elementary	Public	K-6	388 North Roche St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7250	334	15	22.7	97.9%	27 (8.1%)	4 (1.2%)	295 (88.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$21,123			$1,157			$19,966	26.5	27.3	4190	81		060006404874
4272	De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	1089 DeAnza Dr.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-4777	692	32	21.6	88.2%	49 (7.1%)	53 (7.7%)	532 (76.9%)	14 (2.0%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.9%)	$14,424			$350			$14,074	26.5	31.7	3827	445		063444009190
4273	David Reese Elementary	Public	K-6	7600 Lindale Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-2450	769	31	24.8	84.3%	22 (2.9%)	82 (10.7%)	300 (39.0%)	279 (36.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	53 (6.9%)	$18,121			$1,703			$16,418	26.5	23.1	4589	316		061233001410
4274	University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	488	23	21.2	70.3%	21 (4.3%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (86.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	$21,192			$751			$20,441	26.4	15.5	5223	949		063393005331
4275	Wyandotte Academy	Public	K-5	2800 Wyandotte Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3007	249	15	16.6	82.3%	73 (29.3%)	17 (6.8%)	51 (20.5%)	70 (28.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (14.9%)	$22,019			$2,459			$19,560	26.4	28	4137	138		062910004494
4276	Camino Nuevo Elementary #3	Public, Charter	K-8	1723 Cordova St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-7160	743	35	21.3	84.1%	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	730 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$21,019			$1,618			$19,401	26.4	24.7	4437	161		060207712805
4277	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8		156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)	$14,445			$185			$14,260	26.4	49.8	2604	1673		060253814487
4278	Encanto Elementary	Public	K-5	822 65th St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6700	386	18	21.4	93.5%	10 (2.6%)	32 (8.3%)	312 (80.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$24,249			$3,501			$20,748	26.4	27.1	4210	68		063432005452
4279	California Online Public Schools Central Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	95366	Tulare County	California Online Public Schools Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	729				255 (35.0%)	36 (4.9%)	336 (46.1%)	12 (1.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.0%)	$15,545			$650			$14,895	26.4	23	4593	314		060241111819
4280	Aeolian Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Aeolian St.	Whittier	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 699-0913	283	13	21.7	91.2%	7 (2.5%)	6 (2.1%)	266 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$24,973			$2,310			$22,663	26.3	26.3	4293	13		062289003499
4281	Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	301	12	25.1		2 (0.7%)	62 (20.6%)	233 (77.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$22,548			$954			$21,594	26.3	39.7	3241	1040		060195813902
4282	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	21220 Maurice St.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-1841	554	23	24	87.7%	55 (9.9%)	4 (0.7%)	459 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.9%)								26.3	27.8	4149	133		062778002426
4283	Freeman Elementary	Public	K-6	126 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-1758	415	18	22.6	88.0%	42 (10.1%)	10 (2.4%)	318 (76.6%)	20 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.3%)	$9,835			$2,108			$7,727	26.3	24.9	4420	137		064308007001
4284	West Boron Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Del Oro St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5430	276	15	18.4	75.4%	89 (32.2%)	37 (13.4%)	126 (45.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$12,398			$1,371			$11,027	26.3	14.2	5332	1048		062649004001
4285	Rowell Elementary	Public	K-6	3460 East McKenzie St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3200	555	29	18.9	96.2%	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	500 (90.1%)	19 (3.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$22,573			$2,244			$20,329	26.3	28.5	4097	188		061455001763
4286	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. P	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	842	46	18.4		290 (34.4%)	29 (3.4%)	427 (50.7%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (8.7%)	$16,243			$568			$15,675	26.3	49.6	2613	1673		060151713179
4287	Vejar Elementary	Public	K-8	950 West Grand Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4985	741	34	21.7	95.3%	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.0%)	671 (90.6%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$18,915			$1,570			$17,345	26.2	25.8	4326	39		063132010000
4288	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	385	18	21.3	55.3%	42 (10.9%)	21 (5.5%)	300 (77.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								26.2	14.3	5328	1040		063255005067
4289	Joe Stefani	Public	3-6	2768 Ranchero Ln.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 724-2500	641	23	27.6	88.0%	59 (9.2%)	24 (3.7%)	406 (63.3%)	121 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.4%)	$16,542			$689			$15,853	26.2	27.8	4148	141		062460011688
4290	El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2030	289	16	18	91.0%	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$28,191			$1,665			$26,526	26.2	35.5	3542	748		060003901212
4291	Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,640			$2,339			$19,301	26.2	34	3652	639		060195000082
4292	Haddon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10115 Haddon Ave.	Pacoima	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0244	590	31	19	90.7%	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	569 (96.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$29,647			$3,809			$25,838	26.2	25.1	4384	92		062271003061
4293	Santa Clarita Valley International	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	28060 Hasley Canyon Rd. Ste. 200	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Santa Clarita Valley International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 705-4820	548	24	22.4		194 (35.4%)	49 (8.9%)	220 (40.1%)	32 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.8%)	$15,986			$431			$15,555	26.2	42.3	3050	1243		060213712191
4294	El Toyon Elementary	Public	K-6	2000 East Division St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8000	381	17	22.4	86.6%	9 (2.4%)	14 (3.7%)	303 (79.5%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	$29,250			$1,872			$27,378	26.2	31.7	3826	468		062667004043
4295	Withrow Elementary	Public	K-5	30100 Audelo St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7570	583	26	22.2	84.9%	71 (12.2%)	26 (4.5%)	452 (77.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.6%)	$17,999			$1,539			$16,460	26.2	23.8	4517	222		060002709498
4296	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	14300 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4310	551	27	20.4	84.9%	21 (3.8%)	50 (9.1%)	370 (67.2%)	81 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (4.4%)	$23,413			$1,658			$21,755	26.1	23.8	4522	226		063468005834
4297	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	351 West Phillips Blvd.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4643	382	17	22.4	97.4%	4 (1.0%)	19 (5.0%)	345 (90.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,667			$1,304			$20,363	26.1	32.9	3731	566		063132004852
4298	Highgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	690 Center St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7296	848	33	26	80.4%	33 (3.9%)	44 (5.2%)	705 (83.1%)	43 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.6%)	$16,952			$688			$16,264	26.1	24.8	4427	129		063315005142
4299	KIPP Valiant Community Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	620 Willow Rd	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	KIPP Valiant Community Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 422-4022	587	31	19	90.8%	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	545 (92.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)								26.1	10.9	5575	1276		060248114087
4300	Downtown Value	Public, Charter	K-8	950 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Downtown Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-8868	395	16	24.6	94.9%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	386 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$21,591			$1,948			$19,643	26.1	31.7	3823	477		060190710522

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