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
5201	Willow Elementary	Public	K-6	226 Willow Rd.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-2231	643	31	20.7	66.6%	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,548			$15,852			$1,696	15.2	19.8	4838	363		063522012612
5202	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1029 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2466	547	30	18.4	92.0%	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	505 (92.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$26,101			$24,466			$1,635	15.2	22.9	4606	596		061288001459
5203	Phillips Elementary	Public	K-5	1210 Shetler Ave.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3481	373	15	24.8	88.5%	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (91.7%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$17,222			$15,824			$1,398	15.2	15.5	5224	21		062664004026
5204	La Granada Elementary	Public	K-5	10346 Keller Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1615	524	24	21.8	96.0%	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	491 (93.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$29,145			$27,208			$1,937	15.2	16.6	5140	64		060243000133
5205	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-8	5044 Jones St.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0340	386	17	22.5	75.6%	233 (60.4%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (26.4%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.8%)	$21,421			$20,600			$821	15.2	27.6	4165	1040		062394003603
5206	San Juan	Public	K-8	100 Nyland Dr.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-4538	298	15	19.8	55.7%	58 (19.5%)	3 (1.0%)	217 (72.8%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$23,781			$21,892			$1,889	15.2	23.6	4541	665		069113610297
5207	Eucalyptus Elementary	Public	K-6	11224 10th Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-0815	737	32	23	86.8%	28 (3.8%)	60 (8.1%)	623 (84.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	$20,984			$19,420			$1,564	15.2	16.2	5173	34		060001409076
5208	Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	361	15	24	96.4%	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	342 (94.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$29,948			$27,164			$2,784	15.2	17.6	5045	163		063432007322
5209	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	15.2	18.1	5000	209		062580003870
5210	John C Martinez Elementary	Public	K-6	13174 East Parlier Ave.	Parlier	93648	Fresno County	Parlier Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 646-3527	434	16	27.1	97.5%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	425 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								15.2	21	4734	476		062991004656
5211	Planz Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6080	610	27	22.2	96.7%	37 (6.1%)	62 (10.2%)	491 (80.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$25,170			$23,120			$2,050	15.1	19.4	4882	329		061605002008
5212	Elmwood Elementary	Public	K-8	840 South Cardinal Ave.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7180	656	24	27.2	79.9%	50 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	567 (86.4%)	26 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$6,262			$1,558			$4,704	15.1	11.5	5538	326		063801006405
5213	Oakdale Tk-8	Public	K-8	3708 Myrtle Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1910	559	21	26	92.7%	105 (18.8%)	94 (16.8%)	152 (27.2%)	136 (24.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	60 (10.7%)	$21,420			$19,184			$2,236	15.1	11.3	5553	340		060133205103
5214	Rancho Tehama Elementary	Public	K-5	17357 Stagecoach Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 585-2800	94	4	23.5	88.3%	25 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (66.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$24,285			$22,398			$1,887	15.1	12.2	5486	272		060978004178
5215	Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	$25,143			$24,038			$1,105	15.1	13.8	5363	148		063315005143
5216	Katherine R. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Clarice Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6751	373	18	20.7	73.7%	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	229 (61.4%)	101 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	18 (4.8%)	$18,721			$18,064			$657	15.1	19.9	4832	384		061314001496
5217	Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton	Public, Charter	K-8	321 East Weber Ave.	Stockton	95119	San Joaquin County	Voices College Bound Language Academy at Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 942-1160	139	7	19.8	82.0%	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.3%)	129 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$43,572			$42,184			$1,388	15	17.1	5094	123		060254514509
5218	Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	431 Capitol Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4743	196	9	23	75.5%	13 (6.6%)	34 (17.3%)	88 (44.9%)	43 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (8.7%)	$25,073			$23,180			$1,893	15	23.1	4587	631		063441005667
5219	Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	652	32	20.1	94.9%	26 (4.0%)	30 (4.6%)	586 (89.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$27,454			$22,606			$4,848	15	16.7	5128	91		060363000321
5220	Oakley (Calvin C.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 West Harding St.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7620	849	40	21	95.9%	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	830 (97.8%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$22,073			$20,412			$1,661	15	15	5261	41		060558009320
5221	Beulah Payne STEAM Academy	Public	K-8	215 West 94th St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5410	554	22	24.7	93.5%	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	459 (82.9%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	$14,626			$11,382			$3,244	15	24.4	4460	761		061839002263
5222	Alice Birney Elementary	Public	K-5	717 South Ave.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2495	375	15	25	77.6%	92 (24.5%)	13 (3.5%)	124 (33.1%)	75 (20.0%)	11 (2.9%)	12 (3.2%)	48 (12.8%)	$23,212			$20,216			$2,996	15	10.6	5595	373		060005201475
5223	Suy:u Elementary	Public	K-6	6032 36th Ave.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4680	392	17	22.9	76.0%	23 (5.9%)	41 (10.5%)	212 (54.1%)	84 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	$25,162			$22,142			$3,020	15	20.6	4779	444		063384005274
5224	Academia Moderna	Public, Charter	K-5	2410 Broadway	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Academia Moderna District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-0383	408	20	20.4	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	406 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								15	17	5099	125		060236112455
5225	Taft Elementary	Public	K-8	419 Downing Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7285	449	22	20.1	87.1%	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.5%)	338 (75.3%)	50 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$10,140			$5,120			$5,020	15	17.4	5060	165		063801001375
5226	Pulliam Elementary	Public	K-8	230 Presidio Way	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7265	599	26	23.4	84.1%	28 (4.7%)	101 (16.9%)	289 (48.2%)	135 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36 (6.0%)	$11,311			$5,352			$5,959	15	12.4	5471	245		063801006429
5227	Jamestown Elementary	Public	K-8	18299 Fifth Ave.	Jamestown	95327	Tuolumne County	Jamestown Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 984-4058	409	20	20.4	71.6%	264 (64.5%)	3 (0.7%)	111 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$36,971			$35,806			$1,165	14.9	25.6	4347	880		061869002272
5228	Moreno Valley Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	24521 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 571-4970	722	19	38.6		49 (6.8%)	91 (12.6%)	517 (71.6%)	26 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	29 (4.0%)	$13,346			$11,236			$2,110	14.9	8.4	5712	484		062580013683
5229	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	399	21	19	—	5 (1.3%)	93 (23.3%)	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$57,067			$53,134			$3,933	14.9	16.8	5120	109		062271003244
5230	Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8	Public	K-8	3351 23rd St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5881	586	28	20.6	65.7%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	531 (90.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$18,960			$17,384			$1,576	14.9	13.7	5369	139		063441005626
5231	Wingland Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Douglas St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2125	783	38	20.5	93.5%	335 (42.8%)	30 (3.8%)	377 (48.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	$24,312			$23,092			$1,220	14.9	23.8	4524	707		063789006392
5232	McKinley	Public	K-8	325 South Oak Knoll Ave.	Pasadena	91101	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5630	538	30	18.1	78.4%	48 (8.9%)	94 (17.5%)	344 (63.9%)	32 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$30,474			$28,546			$1,928	14.9	19.4	4884	348		062994010533
5233	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95201	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	360	13	27.6	56.4%	13 (3.6%)	26 (7.2%)	245 (68.1%)	47 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)								14.9	20.4	4796	437		060241812451
5234	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	14.8	19.1	4911	323		060681000617
5235	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Cubbon	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2900	343	15	22.6	94.2%	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (96.2%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,509			$28,750			$759	14.8	10.4	5611	376		063531005985
5236	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	Public	4-8	4710 West Main St.	Guadalupe	93434	Santa Barbara County	Guadalupe Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 343-1951	585	32	18.2		6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	571 (97.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$26,641			$23,646			$2,995	14.8	14.5	5311	75		061626002030
5237	Neil Hafley Elementary	Public	K-8	849 Northgate Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7215	799	31	25.9	61.5%	156 (19.5%)	30 (3.8%)	495 (62.0%)	85 (10.6%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (2.9%)	$14,228			$13,610			$618	14.8	16	5181	56		062361008160
5238	ISANA Achernar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 East El Segundo Blvd.	Compton	90010	Los Angeles County	ISANA Achernar Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 764-1234	407	19	21.2	93.9%	0 (0.0%)	124 (30.5%)	272 (66.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)								14.8	12.1	5494	256		060177712925
5239	Annie Pennycook Elementary	Public	K-6	3620 Fernwood Dr.	Vallejo	94591	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8590	364	17	21.1	79.4%	22 (6.0%)	76 (20.9%)	174 (47.8%)	51 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.3%)								14.8	12.7	5442	203		064074006718
5240	D. W. Babcock Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Cormorant Way	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3415	369	18	20.5	89.7%	43 (11.7%)	48 (13.0%)	169 (45.8%)	51 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	43 (11.7%)	$25,117			$21,722			$3,395	14.8	22	4676	564		060133204149
5241	Mary Chapa Academy	Public	K-6	490 El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5586	686	30	22.8	90.1%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	674 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								14.7	25	4393	848		061608002009
5242	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	14.7	18.4	4981	261		061437001646
5243	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	1025 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2630	568	28	20.4	97.0%	12 (2.1%)	75 (13.2%)	433 (76.2%)	34 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$30,828			$28,204			$2,624	14.7	13.9	5355	112		061455001716
5244	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	598	31	19.2	93.8%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (94.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$23,980			$22,364			$1,616	14.7	11.3	5552	308		061288001172
5245	Snow Elementary	Public	K-5	1130 Foster Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3666	402	18	22.3	89.3%	41 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	347 (86.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,483			$14,154			$1,329	14.7	10.3	5613	368		062664004033
5246	Terry Elementary	Public	K-6	12906 South Fowler Ave.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6710	224	9	24.5	97.3%	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	205 (91.5%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,387			$16,278			$1,109	14.7	10.1	5631	385		063627006189
5247	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	14.7	18.3	4984	263		061233001411
5248	John Kelley Elementary	Public	K-6	87-163 Center St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5101	505	32	15.7	93.3%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	492 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$21,858			$16,524			$5,334	14.7	21.9	4682	566		060907000922
5249	Sullivan Language Immersion Academy	Public	K-5	2195 Union Ave.	Fairfield	94534	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 366-0685	455	19	23.9	73.0%	14 (3.1%)	13 (2.9%)	412 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$15,240			$14,430			$810	14.7	19.6	4864	385		061336014660
5250	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$26,973			$24,926			$2,047	14.7	16.7	5135	115		061111001232
5251	Biggs Elementary	Public	K-8	300 B St.	Biggs	95917	Butte County	Biggs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 868-5870	320	17	18.9	68.8%	164 (51.3%)	3 (0.9%)	142 (44.4%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,048			$15,314			$1,734	14.7	22.1	4664	587		060504000485
5252	Aynesworth Elementary	Public	K-6	4765 East Burns Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6410	523	24	22	93.7%	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.5%)	416 (79.5%)	77 (14.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$29,278			$27,054			$2,224	14.7	12.9	5430	178		061455001705
5253	H. Allen Hight Elementary	Public	K-6	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5700	760	31	24.3	76.3%	56 (7.4%)	259 (34.1%)	186 (24.5%)	171 (22.5%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	78 (10.3%)	$16,120			$14,372			$1,748	14.7	18.1	5003	250		060003612351
5254	Central Valley Home	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1776 Sixth Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Elementary Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-6740	119	4	29.6	87.4%	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (80.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$18,445			$17,552			$893	14.7	8.8	5696	442		061980007085
5255	Eastin Arcola	Public	K-8	29551 Avenue 8	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8841	225	13	16.7	95.6%	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$33,211			$30,770			$2,441	14.6	10.5	5604	349		062334013804
5256	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	803	34	23.8		153 (19.1%)	145 (18.1%)	437 (54.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.5%)								14.6	8.3	5719	463		060197013723
5257	Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Amador St.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1409	343	16	21.5	66.8%	21 (6.1%)	46 (13.4%)	205 (59.8%)	48 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)								14.6	11.3	5550	293		063255005056
5258	Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy	Public	K-5	50 Pomona Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1526	200	9	23.5	73.5%	0 (0.0%)	110 (55.0%)	63 (31.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	19 (9.5%)	$24,588			$22,718			$1,870	14.6	11.4	5544	286		063441008191
5259	Mains Elementary	Public	K-6	655 Sheridan Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3900	408	18	22.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,621			$20,478			$3,143	14.6	19.3	4897	362		060690000639
5260	Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$23,975			$22,146			$1,829	14.6	21	4742	518		062553013758
5261	ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	334	17	19.6		19 (5.7%)	32 (9.6%)	256 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)								14.6	10.2	5628	367		060171111105
5262	Mesa Grande Elementary	Public	K-6	9172 3rd Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-3709	715	31	23.4	83.5%	69 (9.7%)	28 (3.9%)	587 (82.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	$23,076			$21,620			$1,456	14.6	13.7	5375	113		060001409078
5263	Mecca Elementary	Public	K-6	65250 Coahuilla St.	Mecca	92254	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 396-2143	677	30	22.4	97.2%	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	663 (97.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$21,898			$16,652			$5,246	14.5	18	5007	256		060907000924
5264	Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-3680	560	27	21.1	89.5%	13 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	513 (91.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$29,835			$27,758			$2,077	14.5	13.9	5352	88		061111008264
5265	Wilsona Elementary	Public	3-5	41625 North 170th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Wilsona Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-2118	403	17	23.6	87.3%	17 (4.2%)	30 (7.4%)	348 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$43,816			$39,962			$3,854	14.5			(n/a)		064281006981
5266	Westfield Village Pk-8	Public	K-8	508 Poplar St.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7720	515	27	19.1	92.8%	52 (10.1%)	21 (4.1%)	355 (68.9%)	59 (11.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)								14.5	15.8	5203	63		064158006858
5267	North Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Sanford Dr.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-0878	757	33	22.9	—	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$19,622			$17,258			$2,364	14.5	21.1	4730	537		060426008798
5268	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	2515 Estate Dr.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8285	501	21	24.4	83.8%	31 (6.2%)	69 (13.8%)	232 (46.3%)	102 (20.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	53 (10.6%)	$18,137			$15,358			$2,779	14.5	16.9	5107	161		062223008879
5269	Harte (Bret) Elementary	Public	K-5	1035 Gilman Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1520	257	13	20.5	80.9%	1 (0.4%)	48 (18.7%)	164 (63.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	24 (9.3%)	$23,825			$21,974			$1,851	14.5	7.1	5773	504		063441005591
5270	KIPP Bayview Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	948 Hollister Ave.	San Francisco	94124	San Francisco County	KIPP Bayview Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 404-2602	135	9	15.1	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (48.9%)	41 (30.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	18 (13.3%)								14.5	8.8	5693	423		060149814322
5271	Clarence Ruth Elementary	Public	K-6	501 North W St.	Lompoc	93438	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2500	495	22	22.5	84.4%	29 (5.9%)	10 (2.0%)	428 (86.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$24,146			$23,118			$1,028	14.5	15.2	5246	25		062241002689
5272	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-8	150 East Mendocino Ave.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7325	346	13	26.2	85.5%	28 (8.1%)	29 (8.4%)	244 (70.5%)	22 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$7,950			$3,452			$4,498	14.4	17.9	5017	255		063801010316
5273	Green Tree East Elementary	Public	K-6	17246 Gibralter Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-7600	508	23	22	94.3%	43 (8.5%)	101 (19.9%)	346 (68.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$29,893			$28,248			$1,645	14.4	10.8	5580	307		064104001135
5274	Two Bunch Palms Elementary	Public	K-5	14250 West Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7220	717	36	19.8	93.4%	51 (7.1%)	19 (2.6%)	623 (86.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$19,986			$19,126			$860	14.4	13.5	5381	107		062955007602
5275	Lopez Elementary	Public	K-6	701 South White Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4438	394	17	23.1	97.7%	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	371 (94.2%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$26,442			$24,972			$1,470	14.4	11.6	5532	257		063132011671
5276	Pacific View Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3670 Ocean Ranch Blvd.	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Pacific View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 757-0161	562	30	18.7		79 (14.1%)	32 (5.7%)	388 (69.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (8.0%)								14.4			(n/a)		060153708313
5277	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	14.4	18.4	4974	303		061407001608
5278	Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	193	9	22	54.4%	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (82.4%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	$35,709			$35,204			$505	14.4	10.7	5591	313		060160310558
5279	Ducor Union Elementary	Public	K-8	23761 Avenue 56	Ducor	93218	Tulare County	Ducor Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 534-2261	136	9	15.1	77.2%	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (93.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,752			$45,774			$1,978	14.3	18	5011	268		061155001290
5280	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	850 East Brown St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-5300	428	19	22.4	92.8%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	414 (96.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$33,394			$32,592			$802	14.3	17.1	5098	182		063531009634
5281	Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary	Public	K-6	1413 East Broadway	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8929	740	32	23.1	86.8%	33 (4.5%)	8 (1.1%)	652 (88.1%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.8%)	$30,739			$29,762			$977	14.3	10.4	5606	325		060261000157
5282	Sunnybrae Elementary	Public	K-5	1031 South Delaware St.	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7599	346	18	19.2	75.1%	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (75.7%)	26 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	24 (6.9%)	$34,389			$31,382			$3,007	14.3	12.2	5485	203		063492005917
5283	McKinna Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 South N St.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-1563	577	26	22.6	92.9%	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	567 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,312			$22,520			$1,792	14.3	11.8	5517	234		062922004511
5284	John Reed Primary	Public	K-5	390 Arlen Dr.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4845	376	14	26.8	83.5%	38 (10.1%)	12 (3.2%)	285 (75.8%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	25 (6.6%)	$20,209			$17,176			$3,033	14.3	10.7	5587	303		060994001079
5285	West Riverside Elementary	Public	K-6	5671 42nd St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7759	648	27	23.9	84.3%	11 (1.7%)	14 (2.2%)	605 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$25,417			$24,020			$1,397	14.3	12.6	5456	171		061926002322
5286	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,467	71	20.7		21 (1.4%)	34 (2.3%)	1,382 (94.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	23 (1.6%)	$31,446			$27,992			$3,454	14.3	8.2	5728	442		063432014499
5287	Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	40	21.8	94.5%	20 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	839 (95.0%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	$20,246			$18,608			$1,638	14.3	16	5179	108		060558009319
5288	Browning Road STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	410 East Perkins	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2113	453	18	25.1	89.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	451 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,021			$20,242			$2,779	14.2	21.1	4731	557		062423003645
5289	Alila	Public	K-5	850 West Washington Ave.	Earlimart	93219	Tulare County	Earlimart Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 849-4202	423	27	15.6	80.1%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	403 (95.3%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	$29,042			$26,698			$2,344	14.2	14.5	5309	20		061176010446
5290	Don Stowell Elementary	Public	K-6	251 East 11th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-2803	501	23	21.8	96.0%	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	437 (87.2%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$25,622			$24,630			$992	14.2	14.5	5312	22		062460007539
5291	Las Palmitas Elementary	Public	K-6	86150 Avenue 66	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-2200	570	23	24.7	96.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$23,382			$18,062			$5,320	14.2	14.7	5298	7		060907011176
5292	Jack London Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Country Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7455	446	19	23.1	76.9%	42 (9.4%)	129 (28.9%)	176 (39.5%)	59 (13.2%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	22 (4.9%)	$28,232			$26,124			$2,108	14.2	13.8	5362	70		060285000156
5293	Pauma Elementary	Public	K-8	33158 Cole Grade Rd.	Pauma Valley	92061	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 742-3741	245	11	22.2	76.7%	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$37,429			$35,498			$1,931	14.1	9.7	5648	355		060006908610
5294	Lucerne Elementary	Public	K-8	3351 Country Club Dr.	Lucerne	95458	Lake County	Lucerne Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 274-5578	282	14	20.1	84.4%	132 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	117 (41.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	$34,242			$31,988			$2,254	14.1	16	5187	107		062304003514
5295	Lathrop Elementary	Public	K-8	15851 South Fifth St.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7250	1,000	39	25.5	72.1%	72 (7.2%)	36 (3.6%)	744 (74.4%)	103 (10.3%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	34 (3.4%)	$15,887			$15,174			$713	14.1	15.5	5227	68		062361003580
5296	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	14.1	19.1	4908	388		061104013930
5297	Utah Street Elementary	Public	K-8	255 Gabriel Garcia Marquez St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 261-1171	360	23	15.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	338 (93.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$69,486			$66,050			$3,436	14.1	23.6	4537	760		062271003414
5298	Selma Olinder Elementary	Public	K-5	890 East William	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6245	269	16	16.3	80.3%	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	239 (88.8%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$32,364			$27,802			$4,562	14.1	16.9	5114	184		063459005730
5299	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6200 San Pablo Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 658-2900	515	23	22	86.4%	12 (2.3%)	302 (58.6%)	135 (26.2%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.5%)								14.1	22.7	4617	682		060204610727
5300	Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Morton St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5265	541	22	24	94.8%	43 (7.9%)	7 (1.3%)	441 (81.5%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	$19,058			$16,750			$2,308	14.1	14.1	5339	39		064347007037

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