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
4601	Kings River Elementary	Public	K-8	3961 Avenue 400	Kingsburg	93631	Tulare County	Kings River Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-7209	389	20	19.4	87.7%	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$46,614			$44,920			$1,694	22.3	23.7	4527	74		061974002378
4602	Carson Elementary	Public	K-5	6905 Kramer St.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6900	336	14	24.3	87.8%	33 (9.8%)	20 (6.0%)	220 (65.5%)	41 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.0%)	$34,786			$32,358			$2,428	22.3	23.8	4520	82		063432005429
4603	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%)	$20,736			$19,266			$1,470	22.3	29.8	3979	624		060001403904
4604	Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	694	34	20.2	93.9%	36 (5.2%)	57 (8.2%)	578 (83.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	$26,804			$22,338			$4,466	22.3	22.3	4645	41		060363000314
4605	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	3416 Maywood Dr.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1455	220	10	22	65.0%	44 (20.0%)	29 (13.2%)	86 (39.1%)	38 (17.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.1%)								22.3	28.5	4098	507		063255005064
4606	Sunnydale Elementary	Public	K-7	1233 West Avenue J-8	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-2636	469	22	21.3	87.6%	45 (9.6%)	103 (22.0%)	282 (60.1%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$25,166			$22,736			$2,430	22.3	19.9	4834	228		062088002514
4607	Indianola Elementary	Public	K-6	11524 East Dinuba Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6680	420	18	22.9	87.1%	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (89.0%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$19,861			$18,742			$1,119	22.3	25.1	4389	218		063627006185
4608	Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Rutland St.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1660	740	32	23.4	90.4%	26 (3.5%)	13 (1.8%)	686 (92.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$23,317			$21,684			$1,633	22.3	22.3	4650	42		060243000139
4609	Rock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1155 Deodar Rd.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2284	498	28	18	87.3%	35 (7.0%)	9 (1.8%)	408 (81.9%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	$30,348			$28,846			$1,502	22.3	25.5	4355	254		061288003933
4610	Beckman Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Scarborough Dr.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7410	550	23	23.9	91.6%	57 (10.4%)	8 (1.5%)	395 (71.8%)	67 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$17,219			$14,608			$2,611	22.3	19	4921	311		062223009896
4611	Zephyr Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6327 Zephyr Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-0024	797	33	24.1	95.5%	35 (4.4%)	4 (0.5%)	721 (90.5%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.6%)	$22,590			$20,356			$2,234	22.2	20.6	4773	162		061329013766
4612	Sunny Brae Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	20620 Arminta St.	Winnetka	91306	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-0931	448	23	19.4	92.4%	26 (5.8%)	5 (1.1%)	383 (85.5%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$45,991			$42,732			$3,259	22.2	27.1	4212	400		062271003380
4613	Sheldon Elementary	Public	K-6	2601 May Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1414	318	15	21.4	67.9%	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.4%)	158 (49.7%)	60 (18.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)								22.2	15.8	5197	584		063255005060
4614	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%)	$11,257			$9,346			$1,911	22.2	29.8	3974	640		061392007718
4615	Thelma Bedell Elementary	Public	K-6	1305 Laurel Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8951	294	16	18.3	67.0%	24 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	262 (89.1%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,475			$17,890			$2,585	22.2	24	4500	115		060142106112
4616	Sankofa United Elementary	Public	K-5	581 61st St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2194	216	12	18.7	75.9%	36 (16.7%)	91 (42.1%)	45 (20.8%)	12 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.9%)	$39,050			$36,664			$2,386	22.2	14.6	5300	684		062805011558
4617	Lena M. Preston Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 North Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7932	471	20	24	88.5%	6 (1.3%)	73 (15.5%)	370 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	$22,224			$20,400			$1,824	22.2	25.7	4338	279		063237004997
4618	Villacorta Elementary	Public	K-6	17840 Villacorta St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-2385	261	10	27.4	94.6%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	231 (88.5%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,626			$15,940			$686	22.2	20.9	4747	129		063375005214
4619	Marshall (John) Elementary	Public	K-6	2066 Falmouth Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8941	688	31	22.1	82.1%	27 (3.9%)	3 (0.4%)	583 (84.7%)	43 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	$35,244			$34,422			$822	22.2	21.8	4683	64		060261000161
4620	Minnie Cannon Elementary	Public	K-5	20931 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4130	164	7	23.2	62.8%	79 (48.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	$15,767			$13,868			$1,899	22.1	27.6	4164	456		062475003706
4621	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 North California St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6450	412	23	17.9	95.6%	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	359 (87.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	$21,183			$19,608			$1,575	22.1	16.5	5148	527		063417005382
4622	Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-6	2235 Elkhorn Rd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2405	550	26	21.1	83.5%	41 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	494 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,665			$15,892			$1,773	22.1	18.5	4968	346		062759004143
4623	J.P. Kelley Elementary	Public	K-5	380 South Meridian Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7923	661	27	24.4	87.1%	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.5%)	600 (90.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	$20,124			$18,628			$1,496	22.1	21.4	4715	92		063237004993
4624	Scott Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 Scott Blvd.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4100	406	20	19.9	55.2%	23 (5.7%)	12 (3.0%)	318 (78.3%)	36 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	$33,285			$31,352			$1,933	22.1	28.8	4068	556		063543006051
4625	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%)	$18,067			$16,966			$1,101	22.1	30.6	3911	714		064098008669
4626	Waukena Joint Union Elementary	Public	K-8	19113 Road 28	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Waukena Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-3328	220	10	22	84.1%	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,947			$40,754			$1,193	22.1	34	3651	975		064182006870
4627	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Burbank St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3805	800	32	24.8	74.0%	22 (2.8%)	63 (7.9%)	584 (73.0%)	75 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	40 (5.0%)	$24,701			$22,130			$2,571	22.1	25	4390	237		061674002106
4628	Rio Lindo Elementary	Public	K-5	2131 Snow Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3113	405	18	22.5	79.0%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	380 (93.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$3,066			$1,382			$1,684	22.1	19.7	4857	229		063276005090
4629	iEmpire Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 East Pacific St.	San Bernardino	91764	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%)								22.1	29.7	3987	642		060246412557
4630	Kinoshita Elementary	Public	K-5	2 Via Positiva	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 489-2131	302	14	22.3	91.4%	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	291 (96.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$26,719			$25,714			$1,005	22	19.2	4903	273		060744008540
4631	Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	310	14	22.1	60.6%	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	213 (68.7%)	56 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	$29,430			$27,602			$1,828	22	29.4	4011	620		062781004221
4632	Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	364	15	24.2	91.2%	32 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	308 (84.6%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,045			$20,004			$2,041	22	23.1	4581	51		060813000789
4633	El Verano Elementary	Public	K-5	18606 Riverside Dr.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6050	314	13	24.1	47.8%	47 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (81.8%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$21,224			$20,472			$752	22	22.7	4621	12		063720006300
4634	ACORN Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 81st Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5570	291	12	24.2	97.3%	7 (2.4%)	25 (8.6%)	250 (85.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$25,298			$22,916			$2,382	22	18.8	4937	303		062805010730
4635	Barfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2181 North San Antonio Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4575	282	14	20.8	93.3%	9 (3.2%)	14 (5.0%)	248 (87.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$35,070			$33,422			$1,648	22	26.9	4226	409		063132004854
4636	Mesquite Elementary	Public	K-5	37622 43rd St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-8376	582	22	26.7	79.0%	27 (4.6%)	60 (10.3%)	461 (79.2%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	$24,410			$23,394			$1,016	22	18.8	4939	303		062958009608
4637	Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-6	7050 38th St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2781	819	34	24	78.3%	33 (4.0%)	10 (1.2%)	755 (92.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	$23,758			$22,810			$948	22	22.5	4630	7		061926009381
4638	Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	365	14	25.9	92.1%	18 (4.9%)	51 (14.0%)	158 (43.3%)	85 (23.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	38 (10.4%)	$22,159			$19,946			$2,213	22	26.3	4295	343		060133208818
4639	Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	$25,426			$21,562			$3,864	22	12.3	5481	842		063213004974
4640	Allen at Steinbeck	Public	K-5	820 Steinbeck Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6205	406	23	17.9	69.0%	50 (12.3%)	6 (1.5%)	282 (69.5%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$30,162			$26,886			$3,276	22	20.9	4745	105		063459005697
4641	H. Frank Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-6	135 South Allen St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8020	297	17	17.4	98.0%	8 (2.7%)	23 (7.7%)	250 (84.2%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$22,170			$20,264			$1,906	22	8.6	5706	1065		063417013699
4642	Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	751 South Maple Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5670	511	25	20.7	81.4%	14 (2.7%)	26 (5.1%)	460 (90.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,474			$13,040			$2,434	21.9	20.6	4778	136		061392001594
4643	Florin Elementary	Public	K-6	7300 Kara Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-0530	583	26	22.4	91.9%	35 (6.0%)	62 (10.6%)	263 (45.1%)	183 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	26 (4.5%)	$25,928			$24,572			$1,356	21.9	20.9	4752	109		061233001399
4644	Dan Mini Elementary	Public	K-5	1530 Lorenzo Dr.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8570	433	18	24	77.4%	16 (3.7%)	45 (10.4%)	267 (61.7%)	62 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36 (8.3%)								21.9	26.4	4281	363		064074006721
4645	Accelerated	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Accelerated District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6343	729	37	19.8	88.9%	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	718 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								21.9	25	4401	244		060173203245
4646	Felicita Elementary	Public	K-5	737 West 13th Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2444	478	25	19.4	91.6%	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	431 (90.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$23,735			$22,234			$1,501	21.9	19.6	4868	222		061288001454
4647	Darnall Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6020 Hughes St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Darnall Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 582-1822	442	21	21.5	79.6%	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.6%)	357 (80.8%)	25 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.7%)								21.9	14.5	5307	660		060236401220
4648	Troth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5565 Troth St.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2866	583	27	21.3	91.1%	19 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	554 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$24,955			$23,728			$1,227	21.9	18.9	4929	281		061926002320
4649	Mann (Horace) Elementary	Public	K-6	600 West La Palma Ave.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8938	705	29	24.7	67.2%	26 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	637 (90.4%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.0%)	$32,610			$31,850			$760	21.8	23.5	4548	101		060261000160
4650	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-6	1605 West Arroyo Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4568	479	22	21.7	93.9%	8 (1.7%)	9 (1.9%)	453 (94.6%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,441			$25,914			$1,527	21.8	15.8	5201	551		063132004837
4651	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Colton Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-5530	624	25	24.9	84.0%	42 (6.7%)	52 (8.3%)	469 (75.2%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	37 (5.9%)	$2,179			$752			$1,427	21.8	29.2	4021	630		063207004936
4652	Bernhard Marks Elementary	Public	3-5	1717 Valeria St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0250	478	19	25.1	87.4%	59 (12.3%)	14 (2.9%)	396 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$22,983			$20,290			$2,693	21.8	20.3	4799	147		060003304680
4653	Clyde W. Needham Elementary	Public	K-6	420 South Pleasant Ave.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7375	363	16	23.4	93.9%	23 (6.3%)	6 (1.7%)	270 (74.4%)	46 (12.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$16,774			$14,058			$2,716	21.8	19	4919	266		062223011322
4654	Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	721 Calaveras St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7356	512	23	22.5	92.4%	46 (9.0%)	7 (1.4%)	359 (70.1%)	89 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	$18,700			$16,016			$2,684	21.8	26.7	4254	400		062223002653
4655	Linell K. Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	2089 Newburg Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-2519	256	13	19.6	84.0%	102 (39.8%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	$32,198			$30,022			$2,176	21.8	18.4	4971	316		060142001618
4656	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	242	15	16.4	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)								21.8	16.1	5176	520		060158510381
4657	Rosa Parks Learning Center	Public	K-5	8855 Noble Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 895-9620	500	26	19.2	96.4%	17 (3.4%)	11 (2.2%)	445 (89.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$42,998			$39,066			$3,932	21.8	25.4	4363	294		062271011623
4658	Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$31,318			$29,536			$1,782	21.8	23.2	4574	84		061203001335
4659	Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	541	24	22.5	65.8%	45 (8.3%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (84.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	$21,978			$21,092			$886	21.7	23.6	4535	124		063393005326
4660	Fruitvale Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West Fruitvale Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1680	778	33	23.5	91.3%	71 (9.1%)	103 (13.2%)	562 (72.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.7%)	$23,739			$22,150			$1,589	21.7	20.1	4819	159		061692010276
4661	Buttonwillow Elementary	Public	K-8	42600 Hwy 58	Buttonwillow	93206	Kern County	Buttonwillow Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 764-5166	288	23	12.4	90.6%	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	270 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$41,361			$40,088			$1,273	21.7	23.7	4531	130		060672000594
4662	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	11700 School St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1525	499	24	20.7	91.8%	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	477 (95.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,193			$15,408			$2,785	21.7	18.9	4926	264		062316003542
4663	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	2131 West Ashlan Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7320	669	34	19.9	95.5%	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	480 (71.7%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	$28,527			$25,238			$3,289	21.7	13.9	5353	690		061455001779
4664	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	10835 Mallison Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1511	445	23	19.3	91.9%	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	424 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,575			$15,306			$3,269	21.7	18.4	4980	316		062316003538
4665	Prunedale Elementary	Public	K-6	17719 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-3963	644	27	23.8	84.0%	51 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	579 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,315			$15,648			$1,667	21.7	23.3	4559	106		062759004147
4666	West Street Elementary	Public	K-6	900 West St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7705	324	14	23.1	90.4%	71 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	$18,396			$17,184			$1,212	21.7	23	4590	76		060978001042
4667	Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	6400 Columbine Rd.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3785	271	13	21.5	80.8%	204 (75.3%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$21,892			$18,880			$3,012	21.7	20	4831	164		062982005712
4668	Halkin Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4370	724	32	22.4	83.1%	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	399 (55.1%)	206 (28.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	47 (6.5%)	$27,102			$25,652			$1,450	21.6	24.9	4421	247		063468005844
4669	San Martin Gwinn Environmental Science Academy	Public	K-8	13745 Llagas Ave.	San Martin	95046	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6480	643	34	18.8	56.9%	79 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	513 (79.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	$17,044			$16,550			$494	21.6	20.9	4751	82		062583003883
4670	Mupu Elementary	Public	K-8	4410 North Ojai Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Mupu Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-6111	175	10	17.4	60.0%	41 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (74.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,547			$29,190			$357	21.6	31.2	3859	811		062646003993
4671	Los Amigos Elementary	Public	K-5	8496 Ninth St.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 982-8387	550	27	20.1	65.3%	18 (3.3%)	60 (10.9%)	426 (77.5%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	$23,994			$23,052			$942	21.6	19.2	4899	228		061630001111
4672	Valleydale Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Lark Ellen	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8600	526	24	21.8	81.7%	11 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	468 (89.0%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	$12,328			$10,836			$1,492	21.6	30.9	3886	786		060360000285
4673	Forest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	470 Searls Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-4823	845	40	20.9		659 (78.0%)	4 (0.5%)	104 (12.3%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	56 (6.6%)	$27,570			$27,308			$262	21.6	28.2	4122	551		069102311839
4674	Aspen Meadow Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 East Saginaw Way	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Aspen Meadow Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 369-2456	301	18	16.6	88.4%	16 (5.3%)	31 (10.3%)	221 (73.4%)	19 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								21.6	24.5	4453	221		060232114004
4675	Faller Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 West Upjohn St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1690	516	22	23.8	61.8%	222 (43.0%)	37 (7.2%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	$13,930			$13,160			$770	21.6	35.1	3562	1113		063680006242
4676	Don Riggio	Public	K-8	3110 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8753	436	19	22.9	81.4%	51 (11.7%)	68 (15.6%)	243 (55.7%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.6%)	$24,485			$22,726			$1,759	21.6	23.3	4565	111		062169008876
4677	Hagginwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1418 Palo Verde Ave.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3475	340	16	21.2	90.3%	35 (10.3%)	50 (14.7%)	165 (48.5%)	52 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.4%)	$27,898			$25,358			$2,540	21.6	26.5	4272	405		060133204151
4678	Lemonwood Elementary	Public	K-8	2001 San Mateo Pl.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1551	808	39	20.5	91.1%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	780 (96.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,976			$23,250			$1,726	21.6	20.4	4797	119		062922004509
4679	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%)	$19,688			$18,634			$1,054	21.6	29.9	3967	712		062519003762
4680	Borrego Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1315 Palm Canyon Dr.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 767-5333	153	7	23.5	82.4%	15 (9.8%)	2 (1.3%)	127 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$27,053			$23,322			$3,731	21.6	28.7	4075	605		060570000517
4681	Orange Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 South Harbor Blvd.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8968	548	24	22.7	77.7%	11 (2.0%)	5 (0.9%)	509 (92.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$35,188			$34,398			$790	21.5	15.5	5228	547		060261011958
4682	Spring Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1451 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94109	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3535	234	13	18.7	68.4%	14 (6.0%)	10 (4.3%)	142 (60.7%)	52 (22.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$18,869			$16,902			$1,967	21.5	27.2	4197	485		063441005670
4683	C. Roy Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West St.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-0211	344	17	20.2	70.6%	189 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	111 (32.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.7%)	$25,422			$22,814			$2,608	21.5	22.1	4669	14		063117010272
4684	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	4444 West McKinley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5232	671	25	26.8	83.9%	39 (5.8%)	61 (9.1%)	459 (68.4%)	93 (13.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$16,074			$14,778			$1,296	21.5	24.2	4476	208		060797009346
4685	Cimarron Elementary	Public	K-5	36940 45th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-9780	497	20	25.2	77.9%	15 (3.0%)	51 (10.3%)	410 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$27,501			$26,288			$1,213	21.5	24.6	4449	236		062958007129
4686	Santa Susana Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Apricot Rd.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6765	312	16	19.4	67.6%	58 (18.6%)	2 (0.6%)	226 (72.4%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$23,052			$20,804			$2,248	21.5	26.6	4263	423		063684006265
4687	Laurel Tree Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2730 Foster Ave	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Laurel Tree Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 683-5708	197	8	25.9		145 (73.6%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.7%)								21.4	30	3961	726		060158112960
4688	Maple Elementary	Public	K-6	244 East Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7590	315	11	27.8	81.0%	13 (4.1%)	7 (2.2%)	280 (88.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	$33,867			$33,050			$817	21.4	22.5	4632	56		061473006099
4689	Rio Real Elementary	Public	K-8	1140 Kenney St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3117	794	32	24.4	82.6%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	771 (97.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$2,350			$662			$1,688	21.4	26	4315	374		063276005092
4690	Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								21.4	24.6	4448	242		060246711160
4691	Ambassador School-Global Education	Public	K-5	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4520	332	18	18.9	94.9%	9 (2.7%)	8 (2.4%)	253 (76.2%)	31 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	$44,820			$38,844			$5,976	21.4	17.2	5081	390		062271012566
4692	Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	4207 Delta Fair Blvd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7430	436	23	19.2	73.2%	31 (7.1%)	70 (16.1%)	226 (51.8%)	80 (18.3%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.4%)	$28,367			$26,050			$2,317	21.3	14.7	5284	592		060285000218
4693	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%)	$19,580			$18,364			$1,216	21.3	30.7	3902	791		060994014195
4694	Baldy Mesa Elementary	Public	K-5	10376 Baldy Mesa Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-1232	985	42	23.4	78.5%	174 (17.7%)	37 (3.8%)	696 (70.7%)	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	56 (5.7%)	$25,451			$24,380			$1,071	21.3	19.5	4874	180		063697009195
4695	Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1239 Oak Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5916	693	31	22.7	86.7%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	681 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								21.3	25.2	4372	323		061608008852
4696	Western Avenue Technology Magnet	Public	K-8	1724 West 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 295-3261	563	30	18.6	—	4 (0.7%)	85 (15.1%)	434 (77.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	$42,974			$39,474			$3,500	21.3	21.7	4693	3		062271003456
4697	F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$41,278			$34,984			$6,294	21.3	23.5	4547	150		062121002541
4698	Cathedral City Elementary	Public	K-5	69300 Converse Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8583	606	33	18.6	96.5%	16 (2.6%)	9 (1.5%)	564 (93.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$21,498			$20,470			$1,028	21.3	23.2	4566	132		062955004561
4699	Grace Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Jefferson Ln.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5460	449	19	23.5	79.1%	75 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	356 (79.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$18,413			$16,462			$1,951	21.3	21.6	4704	5		064030010957
4700	Estrella Elementary	Public	K-5	120 East 57th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4860	453	21	21.5	97.8%	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.7%)	407 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$46,939			$43,748			$3,191	21.3	21	4740	40		062271012674

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