Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
4902	Discovery	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	662	27	24.5	90.5%	27 (4.1%)	115 (17.4%)	498 (75.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$3,690			$1,116			$2,574	19.2	19.9	4875	27		062088012829
4903	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	19.2	19.7	4902	1		060744008540
4904	Roseland Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	1683 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 543-2800	534	24	22.2	87.5%	19 (3.6%)	10 (1.9%)	481 (90.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$1,494			$338			$1,156	19.2	23.6	4510	394		063351013038
4905	Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3410 Longview Rd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7425	450	21	20.9	75.8%	68 (15.1%)	66 (14.7%)	252 (56.0%)	39 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	$27,640			$25,434			$2,206	19.2	23.3	4550	355		060285000217
4906	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	9351 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6532	454	19	23.8	87.9%	10 (2.2%)	38 (8.4%)	366 (80.6%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,721			$12,598			$2,123	19.1	24.3	4436	470		060444000404
4907	Joseph Widmer Junior Elementary	Public	K-8	751 Stonebridge Ln.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6340	923	38	24.5	64.4%	78 (8.5%)	58 (6.3%)	428 (46.4%)	302 (32.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	38 (4.1%)	$14,906			$13,970			$936	19.1	20.3	4826	81		062361010390
4908	Denair Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3773 Madera Ave.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8887	554	30	18.6	64.8%	188 (33.9%)	3 (0.5%)	333 (60.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	$30,002			$29,864			$138	19.1	21.6	4711	197		061104013930
4909	Melville S. Jacobson Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 West Kavanagh Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3315	644	29	22.4	82.3%	74 (11.5%)	46 (7.1%)	326 (50.6%)	134 (20.8%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.3%)	44 (6.8%)	$19,158			$18,326			$832	19.1	22.9	4588	321		060004707397
4910	Vista Horizon Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	980 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Vista Horizon Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 224-6800	154	7	22	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	144 (93.5%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$36,482			$34,854			$1,628	19.1	32	3789	1121		060251514424
4911	Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3139	766	31	24.7	95.0%	180 (23.5%)	96 (12.5%)	337 (44.0%)	131 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	$22,627			$20,906			$1,721	19.1	18	5028	117		060681000617
4912	Elizabeth T. Hughbanks Elementary	Public	K-5	2241 North Apple Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7970	436	19	22.9	78.0%	13 (3.0%)	52 (11.9%)	350 (80.3%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	$20,710			$18,670			$2,040	19.1	31.9	3790	1122		063237009427
4913	Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Norcross Ln.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7050	379	18	21	54.4%	74 (19.5%)	10 (2.6%)	241 (63.6%)	26 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.6%)	$30,888			$29,810			$1,078	19.1	17.5	5069	156		062808004327
4914	Hobart Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	980 South Hobart Blvd.	Los Angeles	90006	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 386-8661	420	23	18.2	98.1%	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.6%)	371 (88.3%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$42,866			$39,196			$3,670	19.1	19.5	4905	9		062271003086
4915	Watsonville Charter School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Casserly Rd. West Campus	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8123	415	18	22.8	55.9%	98 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	297 (71.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$32,540			$30,780			$1,760	19.1	25.8	4293	622		062949010413
4916	Redway Elementary	Public	K-6	344 Humboldt Ave.	Redway	95560	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 923-2526	272	14	19.4	77.9%	128 (47.1%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.5%)	$22,233			$17,720			$4,513	19.1	17.2	5102	186		063759006368
4917	Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-6675	466	20	23.3	94.4%	21 (4.5%)	6 (1.3%)	426 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$25,391			$24,296			$1,095	19.1	18.2	5016	99		064119011769
4918	Rancho Elementary	Public	K-5	8845 Noeline Ave.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5885	324	15	21.6	83.3%	27 (8.3%)	36 (11.1%)	211 (65.1%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (8.0%)	$17,666			$16,160			$1,506	19.1	18.8	4952	34		062025002442
4919	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	19	21.8	4691	228		062223011322
4920	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	41051 Whittier Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1670	702	31	22.4	92.7%	86 (12.3%)	61 (8.7%)	497 (70.8%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.1%)	$26,544			$24,814			$1,730	19	14.5	5354	434		061692002157
4921	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	19	16.3	5192	271		062223009896
4922	Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-6	629 42nd st	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1456	431	19	22.3	77.7%	28 (6.5%)	30 (7.0%)	305 (70.8%)	40 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)								19	21.8	4700	222		063255005068
4923	Olive Street Elementary	Public	K-6	890 South Olive St.	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8920	417	20	21.1	76.7%	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	388 (93.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$39,237			$37,934			$1,303	19	23.1	4573	350		060261006092
4924	Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	$29,047			$28,032			$1,015	18.9	19.9	4872	52		061440001659
4925	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-4	315 North St.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1930	487	22	22.1	57.3%	136 (27.9%)	2 (0.4%)	306 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$21,890			$20,764			$1,126	18.9	32.1	3778	1147		060897000900
4926	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	18.9	19.8	4886	40		062316003542
4927	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	12900 Amethyst Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1520	1,014	40	25.2	88.9%	69 (6.8%)	147 (14.5%)	745 (73.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.8%)	$20,539			$19,176			$1,363	18.9	16.8	5136	209		064104009005
4928	Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center	Public	K-6	15456 El Evado Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 493-1818	686	29	23.6	85.7%	51 (7.4%)	134 (19.5%)	441 (64.3%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.1%)	$22,592			$21,052			$1,540	18.9	17.4	5086	158		064104014388
4929	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	18.9	23.4	4535	394		061926002320
4930	P. A. Walsh STEAM Academy	Public	K-5	353 West Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6500	359	19	19	69.4%	39 (10.9%)	5 (1.4%)	277 (77.2%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$18,429			$17,870			$559	18.9	16.4	5181	251		062583003884
4931	Sierra Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 Sierra Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2920	365	17	21.4	90.4%	140 (38.4%)	7 (1.9%)	76 (20.8%)	85 (23.3%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (12.9%)	$27,262			$26,328			$934	18.8	18.7	4965	34		063918006546
4932	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%)	$27,925			$26,046			$1,879	18.8	15.2	5290	358		063417005345
4933	Bear Gulch Elementary	Public	K-5	8355 Bear Gulch Pl.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-9396	443	20	22.1	84.0%	35 (7.9%)	58 (13.1%)	302 (68.2%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$21,031			$17,738			$3,293	18.8	23	4582	351		060795008124
4934	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-8	301 North Marquita St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1524	754	35	21.2	98.0%	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	742 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,923			$22,922			$2,001	18.8	18.1	5019	85		062922004507
4935	Stella Brockman Elementary	Public	K-8	763 Silverado Dr.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7200	833	36	23	67.2%	133 (16.0%)	37 (4.4%)	436 (52.3%)	179 (21.5%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.1%)	34 (4.1%)	$15,464			$13,832			$1,632	18.8	29.4	3976	959		062361009916
4936	Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	417	19	21.9	60.2%	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	347 (83.2%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$20,092			$19,242			$850	18.8	24.5	4416	520		063393010045
4937	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	18.8	19.1	4934	3		062805010730
4938	Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	665	28	24.1	84.2%	14 (2.1%)	7 (1.1%)	593 (89.2%)	33 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$33,880			$33,098			$782	18.8	19	4940	2		060261000168
4939	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	18.8	18.5	4980	41		062958009608
4940	Desert Rose Elementary	Public	K-8	37730 27th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0584	614	24	25.4	91.4%	19 (3.1%)	93 (15.1%)	464 (75.6%)	11 (1.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$24,633			$23,632			$1,001	18.8	13.1	5467	527		062958008934
4941	Mario G. Olmos Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Garden Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6620	536	25	21.6	96.5%	10 (1.9%)	21 (3.9%)	439 (81.9%)	54 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$29,340			$26,784			$2,556	18.8	25.5	4322	619		061455011998
4942	Thomas Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	6301 Moraga Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 867-2041	321	13	24.6	56.1%	169 (52.6%)	22 (6.9%)	73 (22.7%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	$25,355			$23,376			$1,979	18.8	24.9	4379	563		063462005786
4943	Virginia Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	3301 Virginia Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Fairfax Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-3223	644	30	21.8	99.7%	10 (1.6%)	19 (3.0%)	608 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$25,815			$23,164			$2,651	18.7	14.2	5372	429		061329001507
4944	Village Tk-8	Public	K-8	6845 Larchmont Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1970	463	19	24.3	89.0%	78 (16.8%)	35 (7.6%)	264 (57.0%)	34 (7.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	$21,883			$19,610			$2,273	18.7	15.1	5299	355		060133205108
4945	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-5	57550 Mitchell Rd.	Anza	92539	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 763-1840	360	15	24	85.3%	106 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (58.1%)	8 (2.2%)	21 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$32,896			$31,130			$1,766	18.7	20.5	4814	131		061692011021
4946	Julien Hathaway Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East Dollie St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-2217	451	21	21.7	91.8%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (94.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$24,231			$22,710			$1,521	18.7	19.8	4891	55		061785002200
4947	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Anahurst Pl.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 440-5100	529	24	21.8	95.7%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	508 (96.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$32,018			$30,710			$1,308	18.7	22	4680	267		063531006012
4948	Teofilo Mendoza	Public	K-6	2050 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 424-0100	468	19	24.6	65.4%	8 (1.7%)	17 (3.6%)	422 (90.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	$22,944			$21,404			$1,540	18.6	16.9	5133	185		063738008308
4949	Fairmont Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1355 Marshall Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6240	586	26	22.5	69.8%	109 (18.6%)	46 (7.8%)	294 (50.2%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	83 (14.2%)	$25,221			$23,616			$1,605	18.6	22.5	4633	316		064059006701
4950	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	775 North Hartley St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4770	744	33	22.7	81.5%	35 (4.7%)	26 (3.5%)	631 (84.8%)	27 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.8%)	$18,141			$17,202			$939	18.6	18.1	5017	67		063003012186
4951	Coleman F. Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2024 Vera Cruz Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5100	378	18	21.6	83.6%	68 (18.0%)	21 (5.6%)	190 (50.3%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.9%)	$28,901			$28,432			$469	18.6	11.8	5565	614		063867006497
4952	Ella Elementary	Public	K-6	4850 Olivehurst Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6124	554	21	26.3	81.9%	123 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	352 (63.5%)	34 (6.1%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.8%)	$17,908			$16,326			$1,582	18.6	20.8	4786	166		062409003626
4953	Vista del Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	2744 North Via Miraleste	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8176	435	23	19	95.4%	23 (5.3%)	7 (1.6%)	390 (89.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$23,283			$22,420			$863	18.6	27.2	4188	765		062955004571
4954	Central Elementary	Public	K-8	15783 18th Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Central Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-7797	212	12	18.1	58.0%	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	$36,768			$35,948			$820	18.6	13.4	5442	488		060798000766
4955	La Vina Elementary	Public	K-8	8594 Road 23	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-5194	203	14	14.1	96.6%	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	193 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$32,928			$30,420			$2,508	18.6	32.5	3735	1220		062334003547
4956	E. P. Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Pleasant Pl.	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5420	299	12	26	90.3%	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	263 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$23,261			$21,458			$1,803	18.6	16.4	5174	218		064098006751
4957	George Eisenhut Elementary	Public	K-6	1809 Sheldon Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 527-7867	513	22	23	87.3%	50 (9.7%)	10 (1.9%)	366 (71.3%)	32 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (9.7%)	$22,934			$22,060			$874	18.6	21.4	4743	214		063795006394
4958	Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	895 Barrett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6340	374	17	21.6	67.4%	48 (12.8%)	11 (2.9%)	255 (68.2%)	26 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.8%)	$16,807			$16,268			$539	18.6	26.5	4247	711		062583010404
4959	Louisiana Schnell Elementary	Public	K-5	2871 Schnell School Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6244	370	16	23.1	69.7%	164 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	$18,524			$17,530			$994	18.6	14.9	5315	356		063078004786
4960	Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-5	935 Mayland Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-7700	304	14	21.7	93.4%	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	278 (91.4%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	$21,976			$17,942			$4,034	18.6	19.8	4881	79		060411000376
4961	Alma Fuerte Public	Public, Charter	K-8	524 Palisade St.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Alma Fuerte Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-5265	227	12	18.9	77.1%	5 (2.2%)	35 (15.4%)	174 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)								18.6	17.9	5040	79		060240814146
4962	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	122 West Fourth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2431	575	28	20.9	94.3%	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	533 (92.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$28,558			$26,952			$1,606	18.5	21.3	4751	211		061288001451
4963	La Honda STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	1213 North A St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2300	531	21	25	84.0%	54 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	451 (84.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$23,887			$22,728			$1,159	18.5	16.3	5197	234		062241007298
4964	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	2894 North Belle St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8253	449	24	18.7	92.4%	11 (2.4%)	26 (5.8%)	395 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$23,748			$21,918			$1,830	18.5	17.6	5067	103		063417005392
4965	Frank West Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Benton St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5830	650	35	18.3	94.8%	35 (5.4%)	58 (8.9%)	553 (85.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,035			$25,060			$4,975	18.5	23.7	4496	469		060363000298
4966	Munsey Elementary	Public	K-6	3801 Brave Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5390	663	33	19.8	86.7%	50 (7.5%)	89 (13.4%)	506 (76.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$27,924			$22,892			$5,032	18.5	23.6	4519	447		060363000310
4967	Merle S. Casey Elementary	Public	K-5	219 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7904	563	25	22.5	93.1%	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	531 (94.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,796			$20,638			$2,158	18.5	16.9	5131	164		063237004988
4968	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	18.5	16.7	5154	186		062759004143
4969	Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	44820 North 27th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3038	636	28	22.7	86.0%	20 (3.1%)	136 (21.4%)	446 (70.1%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	$22,627			$20,232			$2,395	18.5	18	5032	63		061191007108
4970	Chawanakee Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	187	9	20.6	57.2%	106 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.0%)	$24,644			$24,644			$00	18.5	29.5	3971	999		060011607170
4971	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	18.4	20.6	4803	168		060142001618
4972	Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	255 East Jarvis	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5112	671	28	23.9	84.2%	21 (3.1%)	73 (10.9%)	542 (80.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	$26,107			$23,546			$2,561	18.4	15.4	5265	293		063018003601
4973	Nelson Elementary	Public	K-5	330 North California Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8400	291	16	18.1	76.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (91.8%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$28,275			$26,364			$1,911	18.4	26.5	4253	720		061632502057
4974	Dana Gray Elementary	Public	3-5	1197 East Chestnut St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2865	342	19	18	79.2%	126 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (51.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.8%)	$29,619			$26,862			$2,757	18.4	22	4672	302		061407001608
4975	Main Street Elementary	Public	K-5	129 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4856	623	34	18.3	96.8%	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.7%)	580 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$42,756			$38,820			$3,936	18.4	19.9	4879	96		062271003158
4976	Woodlake Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Southgate Rd.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2755	351	16	21.9	91.2%	29 (8.3%)	80 (22.8%)	159 (45.3%)	37 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	39 (11.1%)	$26,482			$23,884			$2,598	18.4	16.8	5145	169		060133204157
4977	Myrtle Avenue Elementary	Public	4-6	10421 Myrtle Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Lamont Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-2217	422	20	21.1	78.2%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	418 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,811			$20,516			$2,295	18.4	23.2	4565	412		062085002504
4978	New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	911	49	18.4	97.6%	24 (2.6%)	32 (3.5%)	799 (87.7%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$31,528			$28,936			$2,592	18.4	22.9	4586	392		062271012493
4979	San Andreas Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Lewis Ave.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2365	334	13	25.5	69.8%	223 (66.8%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (21.6%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	$27,134			$25,538			$1,596	18.4	18.4	4991	12		060687000630
4980	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	18.4	16.7	5148	168		062316003538
4981	Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 Water St.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 363-5650	396	17	23.9	85.6%	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	302 (76.3%)	76 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$21,903			$19,110			$2,793	18.4	15.6	5243	262		061437001646
4982	Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	383	18	21.3	91.6%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	374 (97.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,358			$30,924			$2,434	18.3	16.6	5157	175		062949009601
4983	John W. Mack Elementary	Public	K-5	3020 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 730-7620	283	17	17.1	96.5%	1 (0.4%)	42 (14.8%)	226 (79.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$60,891			$56,182			$4,709	18.3	16.4	5178	195		062271010882
4984	Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	5251 Valley Hi Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-1843	858	35	24.5	86.4%	43 (5.0%)	102 (11.9%)	390 (45.5%)	240 (28.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	46 (5.4%)	$23,358			$22,120			$1,238	18.3	17.3	5088	104		061233001411
4985	Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	330	18	18.8	63.6%	52 (15.8%)	47 (14.2%)	189 (57.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.7%)								18.3	19.2	4929	56		060155112318
4986	Holly Drive Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Holly Drive Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 266-7333	108	7	16.6	84.3%	0 (0.0%)	61 (56.5%)	39 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)								18.3			(n/a)		060230208306
4987	Pasadena Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4330 Pasadena Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7373	343	13	26.3	71.7%	130 (37.9%)	21 (6.1%)	115 (33.5%)	45 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	$22,765			$20,432			$2,333	18.3	17.3	5091	104		063462005807
4988	Wayne Van Horn Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Kleinpell Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-6538	578	25	23.5	87.4%	58 (10.0%)	76 (13.1%)	392 (67.8%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$23,445			$21,988			$1,457	18.2	25.7	4298	690		060639009331
4989	Grace Patterson Elementary	Public	K-6	1080 Porter St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8580	353	15	23.7	84.1%	5 (1.4%)	113 (32.0%)	200 (56.7%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.4%)								18.2	23.3	4549	440		064074007368
4990	Lockeford Elementary	Public	K-8	19456 North Tully Rd.	Lockeford	95237	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7214	541	22	24.2	73.2%	191 (35.3%)	4 (0.7%)	313 (57.9%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$15,585			$12,978			$2,607	18.2	35	3521	1469		062223002657
4991	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%)	$41,932			$38,682			$3,250	18.2	15.7	5240	249		062271003449
4992	Kimbrough Elementary	Public	K-5	321 Hoitt St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4400	316	14	22.5	96.8%	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	299 (94.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$41,023			$37,104			$3,919	18.2	16.5	5171	179		063432007317
4993	Adelante Dual Language Academy II	Public	K-8	1970 Cinderella Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7100	368	18	20.6	80.7%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (97.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,147			$20,180			$967	18.2	22.2	4657	336		060231014147
4994	Burton Street Elementary	Public	K-5	8111 Calhoun Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 908-1287	274	14	19.5	98.2%	9 (3.3%)	4 (1.5%)	233 (85.0%)	26 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$58,044			$54,994			$3,050	18.2	24.8	4389	605		062271010241
4995	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$21,345			$18,674			$2,671	18.2	24.5	4418	577		062334003556
4996	Margaret Sheehy Elementary	Public	K-6	1240 West Sixth St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6676	481	20	24	94.4%	16 (3.3%)	33 (6.9%)	395 (82.1%)	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$25,676			$24,292			$1,384	18.2	13.7	5423	427		062460003694
4997	Woodland Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	1444 Stetson St.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2898	713	29	24.4	83.6%	51 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	558 (78.3%)	64 (9.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	19 (2.7%)	$12,412			$11,198			$1,214	18.2	21.6	4714	283		064308009466
4998	Think College Now Elementary	Public	K-5	2825 International Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2190	253	10	26.6	97.2%	27 (10.7%)	34 (13.4%)	152 (60.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$27,551			$24,958			$2,593	18.1	18.4	4996	2		062805011294
4999	Mathew J Brletic Elementary	Public	K-6	601 Third St.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3551	407	16	25.4	95.3%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	398 (97.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								18.1	20.7	4795	204		062991004655
5000	Sunnymead Elementary	Public	K-5	24050 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4680	642	27	23.7	95.3%	15 (2.3%)	55 (8.6%)	538 (83.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	13 (2.0%)	$22,857			$19,548			$3,309	18.1	15.3	5279	279		062580003870
5001	Urbita Elementary	Public	K-6	771 South J St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6488	390	20	19.5	92.1%	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	365 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$24,617			$22,820			$1,797	18.1	11.6	5578	577		063417005389

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