Best Schools in California

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 5804)	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
5501	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,086			$25,054			$3,032	11.4	10.9	5576	75		063213004965
5502	Willard F. Payne Elementary	Public	K-6	2850 Mountain View Rd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	Mountain View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 652-4900	534	29	18.7	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (94.9%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,726			$21,284			$12,442	11.4	11.8	5520	18		062619003920
5503	Cherryland Elementary	Public	K-6	456 Laurel Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3810	855	36	24	83.2%	14 (1.6%)	33 (3.9%)	712 (83.3%)	49 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	25 (2.9%)	$24,064			$21,384			$2,680	11.4	13.1	5413	90		061674002108
5504	Grace Smith Elementary	Public	K-4	9 East Fourth St.	Niland	92257	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 359-0636	65	5	13	92.3%	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$37,698			$35,362			$2,336	11.4	35.6	3530	1974		060699000645
5505	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	255 West 13th St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6370	531	28	18.9	—	2 (0.4%)	65 (12.2%)	446 (84.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	$23,346			$21,482			$1,864	11.4	9.7	5649	144		063417005366
5506	Grayson Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Howard Rd.	Westley	95387	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4725	266	14	19	92.5%	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	259 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$25,291			$24,382			$909	11.4	12.7	5450	56		063003004699
5507	Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	548	27	20.1	89.2%	21 (3.8%)	22 (4.0%)	446 (81.4%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (4.0%)	$21,264			$18,924			$2,340	11.3	12.8	5436	71		062553003829
5508	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3840	390	18	21.5	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	376 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$30,603			$28,610			$1,993	11.3	8	5739	231		061111001229
5509	Wren Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3339 Wren Ave.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-7002	349	17	20.5	76.2%	53 (15.2%)	16 (4.6%)	168 (48.1%)	66 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	37 (10.6%)	$1,161			$08			$1,153	11.3	8.2	5730	221		062637003984
5510	Trinity Street Elementary	Public	2-5	3736 Trinity St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-2358	185	12	15.4	—	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$69,541			$62,844			$6,697	11.3	23.4	4555	955		062271003404
5511	John D. Sloat Elementary	Public	K-6	7525 Candlewood Way	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4620	218	10	21.6	83.9%	10 (4.6%)	38 (17.4%)	96 (44.0%)	59 (27.1%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	6 (2.8%)	$29,520			$26,414			$3,106	11.3	10.9	5573	62		063384005256
5512	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	187	8	23.3	90.9%	7 (3.7%)	33 (17.6%)	101 (54.0%)	27 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	14 (7.5%)	$38,046			$35,588			$2,458	11.3	22.2	4660	852		063432005430
5513	Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	461	19	24.2	91.1%	12 (2.6%)	9 (2.0%)	345 (74.8%)	74 (16.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.3%)	$13,864			$12,996			$868	11.3	14.3	5324	189		063375005211
5514	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,483			$14,134			$2,349	11.3	12.2	5489	25		060195000084
5515	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	11.3	19.1	4916	599		063759006368
5516	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1640 22nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2118	454	19	24.5	—	9 (2.0%)	66 (14.5%)	280 (61.7%)	71 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	$28,727			$25,740			$2,987	11.2	10.2	5626	110		062805004265
5517	Costano Elementary	Public	K-5	2695 Fordham St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2830	369	22	17.1	90.0%	9 (2.4%)	27 (7.3%)	269 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.5%)	14 (3.8%)	$33,969			$32,200			$1,769	11.2	8.8	5694	177		063186004915
5518	Parklane Elementary	Public	K-6	8405 Tam O'Shanter Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8410	437	17	26.4	89.5%	7 (1.6%)	97 (22.2%)	141 (32.3%)	138 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (11.4%)	$18,744			$16,072			$2,672	11.1	8.7	5703	185		062223008878
5519	Castle Rock	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1260 Glenn St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0390	315	15	21.2		173 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (22.2%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$26,018			$26,018			$00	11.1	10.3	5616	97		069106308694
5520	Kennedy Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3842	484	20	24.2	93.4%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	476 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$21,380			$18,256			$3,124	11.1	14.6	5301	219		060690000638
5521	Golden West Elementary	Public	K-8	1031 North Main St.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7300	591	26	22.4	71.2%	100 (16.9%)	14 (2.4%)	415 (70.2%)	40 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.5%)	$19,632			$18,246			$1,386	11.1	10.7	5592	71		062361003579
5522	TEAM Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	600 East Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	TEAM Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 462-2282	511	21	24.3	85.7%	10 (2.0%)	103 (20.2%)	361 (70.6%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)	$48,110			$44,224			$3,886	11.1	10.2	5624	102		060184612900
5523	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	11.1	18.6	4956	567		064098006751
5524	Merced Scholars Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 Wardrobe Ave. Bldg. H	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-5165	334	20	16.5		53 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	245 (73.4%)	16 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$32,778			$32,322			$456	11.1	8.3	5718	194		069102010960
5525	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	$15,442			$13,712			$1,730	11.1	21.6	4700	825		064116006795
5526	Montezuma Elementary	Public	K-8	2843 Farmington Rd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7255	652	31	20.8	90.8%	17 (2.6%)	19 (2.9%)	583 (89.4%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$14,046			$9,156			$4,890	11.1	11.9	5514	12		063801006426
5527	Victoria Magathan Elementary	Public	K-5	11411 Holly Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8872	551	23	23.9	69.9%	19 (3.4%)	62 (11.3%)	424 (77.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.5%)	$26,990			$25,758			$1,232	11.1	10.8	5582	55		060171011092
5528	North Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-6	7961 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5680	373	19	19.4	88.2%	17 (4.6%)	17 (4.6%)	334 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,188			$9,052			$2,136	11	15	5264	264		061392001595
5529	Don Pedro Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1630	439	19	23.7	93.6%	42 (9.6%)	5 (1.1%)	374 (85.2%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$23,877			$20,356			$3,521	11	12.7	5447	82		060813000786
5530	Fillmore Elementary	Public	K-8	2644 East Poplar St.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7185	577	22	26.2	90.3%	25 (4.3%)	13 (2.3%)	495 (85.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	$9,632			$4,928			$4,704	11	8.5	5711	181		063801006406
5531	Summerwind Elementary	Public	K-5	39360 Summerwind Dr.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3863	569	22	26.4	81.5%	26 (4.6%)	129 (22.7%)	376 (66.1%)	17 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$27,829			$26,548			$1,281	11	13.8	5361	170		062958009609
5532	Weed Elementary	Public	K-8	575 White Ave.	Weed	96094	Siskiyou County	Weed Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 938-2715	268	15	17.6	78.7%	122 (45.5%)	11 (4.1%)	60 (22.4%)	24 (9.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	43 (16.0%)	$45,930			$43,716			$2,214	11	21.2	4728	804		064198006873
5533	Rio Plaza Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Simon Way	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3121	455	17	26.7	88.4%	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	441 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,381			$1,470			$1,911	11	10.4	5607	74		063276005091
5534	Puesta del Sol Elementary	Public	K-6	15887 Academy St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2028	609	28	21.7	92.1%	36 (5.9%)	115 (18.9%)	412 (67.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	33 (5.4%)	$25,184			$23,620			$1,564	11	10.2	5622	88		064104010133
5535	Hollyvale Elementary	Public	K-6	11645 Hollyvale Ave.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3484	562	23	24.4	74.2%	34 (6.0%)	43 (7.7%)	458 (81.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	$21,813			$20,390			$1,423	10.9	11.2	5557	22		060001409476
5536	Ygnacio Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2217 Chalomar Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-9336	387	17	22.7	87.6%	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	301 (77.8%)	36 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.7%)	$222			$00			$222	10.9	13	5424	112		062637003985
5537	Victor Elementary	Public	K-6	17670 North Bruella Rd.	Victor	95253	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7441	156	8	19.5	88.5%	35 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (68.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	$18,719			$16,954			$1,765	10.9	15.3	5238	299		062223002668
5538	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-6	8850 Cottonwood Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-1390	868	38	22.8	84.2%	74 (8.5%)	51 (5.9%)	718 (82.7%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)	$21,260			$19,694			$1,566	10.8	14	5349	189		060001409081
5539	Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	705	31	23.1	78.9%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	651 (92.3%)	21 (3.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$19,141			$18,246			$895	10.8	12.5	5465	74		063393005327
5540	Ina Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-6	3600 Packard St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7788	407	18	22.2	89.2%	7 (1.7%)	21 (5.2%)	368 (90.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$27,521			$25,550			$1,971	10.8	8.5	5707	167		061926002311
5541	San Jose Elementary	Public	K-8	2015 Cadillac Dr.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4670	511	30	17	90.2%	11 (2.2%)	52 (10.2%)	417 (81.6%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$14,953			$13,698			$1,255	10.8	13.1	5407	134		063132004860
5542	Bear Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hood St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6590	728	36	20.2	95.2%	24 (3.3%)	7 (1.0%)	690 (94.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$30,616			$26,522			$4,094	10.8	13	5422	120		060327000413
5543	James Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	515 Sutter Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8162	611	27	22.2	91.7%	23 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	547 (89.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$28,267			$26,332			$1,935	10.7	11.8	5523	20		062513003743
5544	Adams Elementary	Public	K-8	6402 Inglewood Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7155	492	21	23.6	84.1%	32 (6.5%)	93 (18.9%)	268 (54.5%)	68 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	$12,994			$7,876			$5,118	10.7	10.7	5586	42		063801006398
5545	Elite Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Whitney Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Elite Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 652-3142	612	29	20.9		17 (2.8%)	343 (56.0%)	213 (34.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.3%)	$32,884			$32,170			$714	10.7	16.9	5104	441		060248514376
5546	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	13050 Aurora Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4300	357	17	21.5	82.9%	10 (2.8%)	49 (13.7%)	189 (52.9%)	74 (20.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.8%)	$34,127			$31,258			$2,869	10.7	20.4	4795	751		063468005833
5547	Sea View Elementary	Public	K-6	2467 Sea Shore Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1565	682	29	23.4	94.9%	29 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	634 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	$20,419			$15,182			$5,237	10.7	14.8	5274	273		060907000928
5548	John Marshall Elementary	Public	K-8	1141 Lever Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7405	394	21	19.1	81.7%	11 (2.8%)	50 (12.7%)	249 (63.2%)	61 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$29,495			$22,832			$6,663	10.7	6.7	5791	243		063801011778
5549	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-6	4914 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4640	263	12	21.9	83.3%	32 (12.2%)	25 (9.5%)	146 (55.5%)	32 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (9.1%)	$26,926			$23,514			$3,412	10.7	12.1	5496	53		063384005268
5550	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	10.7	18.4	4976	574		060133204157
5551	Donald F. Bradach Elementary	Public	K-5	15550 Bellflower Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5016	408	17	24	77.5%	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.9%)	284 (69.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	$32,007			$30,864			$1,143	10.7	12.4	5475	76		060171007613
5552	El Mirage	Public	K-8	19250 St. Anthony Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7676	128	6	21	78.1%	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$40,587			$39,272			$1,315	10.6	5.3	5830	278		060171013193
5553	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-8	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	644	28	23	89.1%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.6%)	607 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$25,055			$23,764			$1,291	10.6	13.2	5400	153		062958004573
5554	Treeview Elementary	Public	K-6	30565 Treeview St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3925	426	19	22.4	75.8%	33 (7.7%)	36 (8.5%)	249 (58.5%)	73 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	25 (5.9%)	$26,533			$24,228			$2,305	10.6	10.6	5597	43		061674002136
5555	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	1271 West Tenth St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6400	471	22	21.4	96.2%	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.5%)	448 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,933			$19,086			$1,847	10.6	10.2	5627	72		063417005371
5556	Bess Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	1124 El Dorado St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0310	217	11	19.7	86.2%	102 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (23.5%)	7 (3.2%)	36 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.7%)	$28,716			$26,154			$2,562	10.6	8.7	5702	146		061077001191
5557	Village Elementary	Public	K-6	14711 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-1160	763	30	25.4	89.5%	56 (7.3%)	177 (23.2%)	483 (63.3%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	30 (3.9%)	$22,716			$21,314			$1,402	10.6	12	5506	51		064104007891
5558	Belshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Roosevelt Ln.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7495	431	19	22.6	83.3%	55 (12.8%)	73 (16.9%)	257 (59.6%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	19 (4.4%)	$29,424			$27,224			$2,200	10.6	9.4	5665	107		060285000209
5559	Alpine Elementary	Public	K-8	8244 East Pearblossom Hwy.	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Keppel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-3221	591	23	26.2	64.8%	39 (6.6%)	15 (2.5%)	534 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,798			$10,810			$1,988	10.6	16.1	5177	382		061944002332
5560	San Jacinto Elementary	Public	K-5	136 North Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7349	519	22	23.7	94.2%	20 (3.9%)	50 (9.6%)	433 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$28,202			$28,116			$86	10.5	9.6	5656	96		063444005693
5561	Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	874	36	24.6	96.8%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	857 (98.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$21,178			$19,620			$1,558	10.5	13.8	5360	201		060558009312
5562	America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 694-4809																			10.4			(n/a)		063432014198
5563	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 Del Rey Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7941	644	26	24.7	96.3%	21 (3.3%)	123 (19.1%)	479 (74.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$23,568			$21,992			$1,576	10.4	9.9	5639	76		064104006771
5564	Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-8	1628 East Tenth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7305	473	21	22.7	91.3%	9 (1.9%)	86 (18.2%)	317 (67.0%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.7%)	$8,958			$3,648			$5,310	10.4	13.1	5418	146		063801006436
5565	Julius Corsini Elementary	Public	K-5	68750 Hacienda Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7260	397	21	19.2	91.4%	40 (10.1%)	34 (8.6%)	300 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	$21,978			$20,774			$1,204	10.4	15.1	5257	308		062955007810
5566	Pine Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Pine Grove Rd.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0350	265	12	21.9	83.4%	124 (46.8%)	3 (1.1%)	72 (27.2%)	12 (4.5%)	25 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	$21,902			$20,532			$1,370	10.4	12.6	5458	108		061077001197
5567	Maryland Elementary	Public	K-5	700 North Ave.	Vista	92084	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	10.4	19.1	4917	650		064119011769
5568	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	2146 Julian Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4500	317	13	24.3	95.0%	7 (2.2%)	6 (1.9%)	302 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$34,255			$31,104			$3,151	10.4	17.1	5086	482		063432005426
5569	Black Butte Elementary	Public	K-5	7752 Ponderosa Way	Shingletown	96088	Shasta County	Black Butte Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 474-3125	156	9	16.7	74.4%	109 (69.9%)	2 (1.3%)	22 (14.1%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.8%)	$41,859			$39,248			$2,611	10.4	25.3	4369	1200		060522000493
5570	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Public	K-6	2161 Potomac Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5380	614	33	18.7	90.9%	26 (4.2%)	20 (3.3%)	561 (91.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$30,620			$25,902			$4,718	10.4	9.5	5657	87		060363000309
5571	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Delta St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1537	128	4	32	71.9%	2 (1.6%)	22 (17.2%)	61 (47.7%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.3%)	9 (7.0%)	$18,168			$15,860			$2,308	10.4	4.5	5846	275		063441005605
5572	Di Giorgio Elementary	Public	K-8	19405 Buena Vista Blvd.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Di Giorgio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-2604	231	10	23.1	—	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	223 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,396			$36,380			$6,016	10.4	8	5736	164		061113001236
5573	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	1735 West Sonora	Stockton	95203	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7320	181	9	20.4	90.6%	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.0%)	146 (80.7%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$10,742			$5,252			$5,490	10.3	8.9	5689	116		063801009447
5574	Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	900 South Greenwood Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4605	746	38	19.4	91.4%	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	720 (96.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,006			$10,898			$2,108	10.3	15	5258	316		062547003798
5575	Rice (William) Elementary	Public	K-6	700 East Vickie Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7740	887	40	21.9	95.2%	16 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	847 (95.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$21,406			$19,548			$1,858	10.3	11	5567	8		060558009321
5576	Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	88175 74th Ave.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-4112	488	22	22.5	97.1%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	474 (97.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$22,709			$17,504			$5,205	10.2	9.3	5671	95		060907000925
5577	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	591	25	23.6	85.4%	45 (7.6%)	63 (10.7%)	416 (70.4%)	46 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	$16,602			$15,620			$982	10.2	9.7	5646	69		061336001518
5578	Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	621	28	21.9	92.9%	46 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	388 (62.5%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	92 (14.8%)	$21,599			$20,832			$767	10.2	12.7	5449	129		063795006393
5579	Tenderloin Community	Public	K-5	627 Turk St.	San Francisco	94102	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3567	282	11	25.6	74.1%	40 (14.2%)	26 (9.2%)	144 (51.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.7%)	$19,645			$17,942			$1,703	10.2	15.7	5211	368		063441007732
5580	San Pasqual Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	Rt. 1 676 Baseline Rd.	Winterhaven	92283	Imperial County	San Pasqual Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 572-0222	259	13	19.9	95.0%	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	140 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$27,912			$23,424			$4,488	10.1	10.7	5589	9		063507005930
5581	Sun Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	2448 Floyd Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4861	418	16	25.5	73.9%	64 (15.3%)	19 (4.5%)	250 (59.8%)	34 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	37 (8.9%)	$575			$00			$575	10.1	23.2	4570	1011		062637003975
5582	T. L. Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Southwood Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2824	331	16	20.4	88.5%	33 (10.0%)	3 (0.9%)	253 (76.4%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	13 (3.9%)	$14,369			$13,086			$1,283	10.1	9.3	5667	85		064308007008
5583	King-Chavez Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 525-7320												$35,422			$34,022			$1,400	10.1			(n/a)		063432005556
5584	Lakeport Elementary	Public	K-4	150 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3005	530	26	20.3	81.5%	188 (35.5%)	7 (1.3%)	221 (41.7%)	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	51 (9.6%)	$24,000			$23,108			$892	10.1	13.1	5417	167		062067002485
5585	California Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 California Ave.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2597	540	26	20.7	85.9%	42 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	456 (84.4%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)	$25,216			$23,562			$1,654	10.1	9.8	5642	57		060006105114
5586	Alvin Elementary	Public	K-6	301 East Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6760	998	41	24.2	97.6%	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	973 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$19,564			$17,888			$1,676	10.1	12	5502	84		060558009313
5587	Cordova Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	2550 La Loma Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9120	374	22	17.3	88.8%	70 (18.7%)	48 (12.8%)	145 (38.8%)	33 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	71 (19.0%)	$23,051			$20,956			$2,095	10.1	12.5	5462	125		061389001567
5588	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-8	1540 North Lincoln St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7175	554	25	22.4	88.3%	31 (5.6%)	80 (14.4%)	391 (70.6%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	$13,592			$8,062			$5,530	10.1	10.7	5585	3		063801006404
5589	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	2630 Taft St.	Sacramento	95815	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2705	351	18	19.4	95.2%	39 (11.1%)	47 (13.4%)	162 (46.2%)	66 (18.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	31 (8.8%)	$27,219			$23,870			$3,349	10	12.4	5470	119		060133204156
5590	Johnston Cooper Elementary	Public	K-5	612 Del Mar Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8420	335	10	33.9	80.6%	3 (0.9%)	81 (24.2%)	179 (53.4%)	38 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (8.7%)								10	13.9	5351	239		064074006720
5591	Bandini Elementary	Public	K-5	2318 Couts Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-7898	260	16	16.7	83.8%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (98.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,451			$13,310			$2,141	10	14.5	5313	278		062547003788
5592	Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	133	8	17.7	97.7%	45 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$49,517			$46,948			$2,569	10	16.3	5163	429		062382003596
5593	Round Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	Foothill and Airport Sts.	Covelo	95428	Mendocino County	Round Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 983-6175	313	14	22.4	89.1%	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$26,134			$22,866			$3,268	10	7.5	5761	168		063372005194
5594	Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	2939 Mission Rd.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7240	703	29	24.1	79.5%	52 (7.4%)	76 (10.8%)	464 (66.0%)	51 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.5%)	$15,335			$10,746			$4,589	10	11.4	5541	53		063801006422
5595	Kawana Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 Moraga Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-4283	328	16	20.5	62.2%	28 (8.5%)	7 (2.1%)	278 (84.8%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$39,075			$37,210			$1,865	10	12.6	5457	138		060438000394
5596	Nicholas Elementary	Public	K-6	6601 Steiner Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4655	482	22	22	89.0%	32 (6.6%)	54 (11.2%)	240 (49.8%)	119 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	21 (4.4%)	$22,662			$19,370			$3,292	10	12.9	5426	170		063384005269
5597	McGill School of Success	Public, Charter	K-5	3025 Fir St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	Yes	No	No	Yes	(619) 239-0632												$44,041			$40,848			$3,193	9.9			(n/a)		063432005339
5598	Lakeside Elementary	Public	K-8	9100 Jersey Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Lakeside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2868	238	12	19.8	96.6%	7 (2.9%)	13 (5.5%)	209 (87.8%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$47,089			$45,158			$1,931	9.9	14.2	5333	265		062076002491
5599	Rockwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Rockwood Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3832	617	26	23.7	94.3%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	607 (98.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$20,745			$17,574			$3,171	9.9	11.4	5543	56		060690000640
5600	Cleo Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1950 Dover Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4125	464	19	24.4	90.5%	29 (6.3%)	83 (17.9%)	288 (62.1%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	$17,203			$16,000			$1,203	9.9	13.9	5354	246		061336001520

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