Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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
801	Beach Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1058 Shell Blvd.	Foster City	94404	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7490	347	15	23.1	14.7%	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (17.3%)	175 (50.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (10.1%)	$20,987			$2,341			$18,646	87.5	88.6	776	25		063492014504
802	Round Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	5151 Round Meadow Rd.	Calabasas	91302	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 883-6750	513	21	24.4	22.2%	348 (67.8%)	11 (2.1%)	64 (12.5%)	35 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.7%)	$19,150			$551			$18,599	87.5	91.6	602	200		062100002524
803	Brookside	Public	K-8	2962 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8641	768	34	22.4	47.7%	170 (22.1%)	61 (7.9%)	266 (34.6%)	194 (25.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (9.2%)	$13,092			$688			$12,404	87.4	80	1154	351		062169002775
804	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 MacKay Ln.	Redondo Beach	90278	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8623	476	19	25	27.1%	181 (38.0%)	14 (2.9%)	133 (27.9%)	69 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.4%)	$14,788			$1,220			$13,568	87.4	88.1	812	8		060003204958
805	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	501 East Acacia Ave.	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 246-2421	672	28	24	62.5%	428 (63.7%)	2 (0.3%)	183 (27.2%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$16,734			$1,300			$15,434	87.4	88.8	760	45		061524001938
806	Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 West 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4672	847	32	26.4	25.6%	96 (11.3%)	22 (2.6%)	190 (22.4%)	439 (51.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (11.7%)	$15,596			$525			$15,071	87.4	91.1	632	174		063942006559
807	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	426	11	38.4	72.1%	5 (1.2%)	345 (81.0%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$16,659			$1,962			$14,697	87.4	88.1	807			060244911296
808	Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 223-9420	740	34	21.7	17.8%	276 (37.3%)	7 (0.9%)	132 (17.8%)	291 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)	$13,778			$537			$13,241	87.3	91.2	627	181		060253514484
809	Brookvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Nicolet Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-5940	428	18	23.7	29.2%	49 (11.4%)	12 (2.8%)	66 (15.4%)	276 (64.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$17,031			$1,214			$15,817	87.3	93.4	483	326		061440001658
810	Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	15452 Valle Vista Dr.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 591-1239	521	20	26.1		86 (16.5%)	16 (3.1%)	197 (37.8%)	170 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)								87.2	84.9	953	143		060846009348
811	Merced Elementary	Public	K-5	1545 East Merced Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1700	617	21	29.3	76.7%	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	403 (65.3%)	176 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$17,866			$1,864			$16,002	87.2	88.5	783	28		064200006880
812	Cadence Park	Public	K-8	750 Benchmark	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 404-1300	965	36	26.9	19.6%	145 (15.0%)	20 (2.1%)	123 (12.7%)	571 (59.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	96 (9.9%)	$12,474			$356			$12,118	87.2	88.8	765	47		068450014305
813	Nixon (Patricia) Elementary	Public	K-6	19600 Jacob Ave.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7895	681	26	26.1	52.6%	58 (8.5%)	53 (7.8%)	260 (38.2%)	217 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	81 (11.9%)	$18,200			$1,988			$16,212	87.2	88.7	767	46		060162000024
814	Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-3772	467	18	25.9	16.3%	104 (22.3%)	10 (2.1%)	68 (14.6%)	232 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (11.1%)	$17,550			$254			$17,296	87.2	90.6	660	154		060002008445
815	Mt. Diablo Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Mt. Zion Dr.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-4840	739	25	30	21.0%	385 (52.1%)	7 (0.9%)	128 (17.3%)	85 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	130 (17.6%)	$668			$217			$451	87.2	89.1	739	76		062637003959
816	Fletcher Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2330 Center Pl.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5820	540	21	25.7	33.7%	267 (49.4%)	18 (3.3%)	185 (34.3%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.9%)	$14,753			$1,176			$13,577	87.1	81.9	1077	261		062025002428
817	Valencia Elementary	Public	K-6	541 West 22nd St.	Upland	91784	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7830	571	24	23.6	40.8%	243 (42.6%)	10 (1.8%)	224 (39.2%)	66 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.4%)	$17,857			$1,673			$16,184	87.1	81.9	1076	259		060001609097
818	Park Western Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1214 Park Western Pl.	San Pedro	90732	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 833-3591	528	25	21.1	66.7%	45 (8.5%)	27 (5.1%)	314 (59.5%)	73 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.1%)	$23,974			$3,405			$20,569	87.1	83	1038	220		062271003270
819	Denton Elementary	Public	K-6	2231 North Denton	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 931-8050	648	31	21	35.8%	207 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	369 (56.9%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	$16,826			$2,332			$14,494	87.1	87.8	824	5		064116014402
820	Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 269-3291	249	10	24.9	19.7%	146 (58.6%)	4 (1.6%)	55 (22.1%)	18 (7.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	$18,921			$1,064			$17,857	87.1	92.5	541	279		060224300688
821	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	8317 East Sheffield Rd.	San Gabriel	91775	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-0497	379	16	23.6	46.2%	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (17.7%)	272 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	$18,603			$2,406			$16,197	87.1	87.1	859	38		063442500611
822	Century Elementary	Public	K-6	965 North Sunnyside Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8400	722	30	24.3	40.7%	266 (36.8%)	18 (2.5%)	284 (39.3%)	81 (11.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.1%)	$15,016			$775			$14,241	87	83.1	1037	215		060903008466
823	Hardy Elementary	Public	K-5	5420 Montezuma Rd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5700	353	14	26.1	54.4%	75 (21.2%)	28 (7.9%)	121 (34.3%)	96 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.1%)	$20,499			$3,100			$17,399	87	71	1553	730		063432005475
824	Diamond Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3151 Hopscotch Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1760	547	24	22.6	34.4%	281 (51.4%)	21 (3.8%)	99 (18.1%)	75 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.4%)	$14,223			$806			$13,417	87	86.7	876	52		063360008760
825	George White Elementary	Public	K-5	25422 Chapparosa Park Rd.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 249-3875	378	16	23.6	36.2%	211 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (25.4%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.4%)	$20,180			$1,807			$18,373	87	80.7	1128	303		060744009523
826	Vinci Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 Vinci Park Way	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1970	529	21	25.1	31.2%	19 (3.6%)	16 (3.0%)	149 (28.2%)	307 (58.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	$16,800			$1,081			$15,719	87	79.9	1159	333		060480000469
827	Vejar Elementary	Public	K-5	20222 Vejar Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1434	631	27	23	32.2%	23 (3.6%)	5 (0.8%)	197 (31.2%)	383 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$14,257			$862			$13,395	87	89.2	738	89		064128006841
828	Twelve Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	2450 Eastridge Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 434-5220	744	27	28	13.0%	424 (57.0%)	9 (1.2%)	146 (19.6%)	68 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.8%)	$13,844			$998			$12,846	86.9	87.2	850	22		064214011006
829	Plum Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	28360 North Alfred Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5365	876	31	28.2	28.0%	310 (35.4%)	48 (5.5%)	280 (32.0%)	164 (18.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.1%)	$12,640			$411			$12,229	86.9	85.8	915	86		063597007532
830	One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	353	17	20.7	68.0%	26 (7.4%)	98 (27.8%)	146 (41.4%)	39 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)	$22,454			$3,563			$18,891	86.8	81.5	1092	262		062271003241
831	Tierra Linda Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Woodcreek Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5360	502	21	23.9	24.3%	266 (53.0%)	5 (1.0%)	157 (31.3%)	32 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.6%)	$15,838			$1,183			$14,655	86.8	90.6	661	170		063099004311
832	Camellia Elementary	Public	K-6	6600 Cougar Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4520	309	14	22.3	83.8%	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	52 (16.8%)	219 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$22,788			$3,795			$18,993	86.8	79.3	1182	350		063384005229
833	Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	K-6	1090 The Highlands Dr.	Anaheim	92808	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-7027	509	19	26.9	31.0%	223 (43.8%)	4 (0.8%)	118 (23.2%)	107 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$15,689			$1,182			$14,507	86.8	85.4	934	101		062865007196
834	Community Roots Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Community Roots Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-4272	780	49	15.8	13.5%	501 (64.2%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (14.9%)	46 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (14.4%)	$14,216			$218			$13,998	86.7	85.5	929	95		060233112651
835	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	19661 Orange Terrace Pkwy.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-6502	767	30	25.5	48.9%	227 (29.6%)	46 (6.0%)	330 (43.0%)	115 (15.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	$16,501			$999			$15,502	86.7	81.7	1083	248		063315010030
836	Westlake Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 High St.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3878	453	22	20.5	24.5%	277 (61.1%)	5 (1.1%)	101 (22.3%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.7%)	$22,072			$3,059			$19,013	86.7	89	752	84		063559006069
837	Alamos Elementary	Public	K-5	38200 Pacific Park Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6760	799	35	22.8	27.7%	273 (34.2%)	30 (3.8%)	289 (36.2%)	119 (14.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.4%)	$16,315			$956			$15,359	86.7	87.8	823	14		060002811039
838	Mountainview Elementary	Public	K-6	22201 West Cypress Pl.	Saugus	91390	Los Angeles County	Saugus Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-5325	917	36	25.4	20.5%	457 (49.8%)	14 (1.5%)	294 (32.1%)	66 (7.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.1%)	$14,094			$570			$13,524	86.7	86.9	869	31		063597003259
839	Doyle Elementary	Public	K-5	3950 Berino Ct.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-4500	603	24	24.9	41.8%	170 (28.2%)	6 (1.0%)	147 (24.4%)	236 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.0%)	$19,854			$2,758			$17,096	86.7	89.9	703	136		063432005448
840	Altamont Elementary	Public	K-8	452 West Saint Francis St.	Mountain House	95391	San Joaquin County	Lammersville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 836-7240	616	27	22.9	12.7%	84 (13.6%)	43 (7.0%)	111 (18.0%)	312 (50.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (9.7%)	$12,427			$157			$12,270	86.6	88.4	795	45		060141013781
841	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	465 West 15th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7750	506	23	21.9	43.5%	145 (28.7%)	14 (2.8%)	273 (54.0%)	38 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$18,682			$1,772			$16,910	86.6	81	1112	271		060001609091
842	Joseph Weller Elementary	Public	K-6	345 Boulder Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2876	412	17	24.2	43.7%	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.7%)	299 (72.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	$17,350			$1,633			$15,717	86.6	86.3	893	51		062450003676
843	Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 Stadium St.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 453-5377	680	25	27.2	35.6%	321 (47.2%)	6 (0.9%)	204 (30.0%)	61 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (12.5%)	$19,196			$2,905			$16,291	86.6	86.8	873	30		063432005553
844	Encino Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	16941 Addison St.	Encino	91316	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-1762	529	24	22	40.8%	197 (37.2%)	24 (4.5%)	115 (21.7%)	39 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	152 (28.7%)	$17,095			$2,430			$14,665	86.6	81.7	1085	241		062271002990
845	Quarry Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	810 Lazy Trail Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-3300	705	31	22.7	13.6%	289 (41.0%)	3 (0.4%)	142 (20.1%)	148 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (17.0%)	$18,432			$291			$18,141	86.6	87.9	818	27		060001314609
846	Marshall Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2858	597	24	24.8	27.6%	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (12.2%)	445 (74.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (8.0%)	$15,966			$1,136			$14,830	86.6	88.2	806	40		062450003669
847	Alexander Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	8511 Highway 128	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Alexander Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-1375	111	8	13.9	25.2%	72 (64.9%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$23,707			$483			$23,224	86.6	85.4	938	91		060189000064
848	Wolf Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Wolf Canyon Loop	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 482-8877	954	38	25.1	30.7%	80 (8.4%)	123 (12.9%)	360 (37.7%)	274 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	108 (11.3%)	$15,022			$1,562			$13,460	86.5	89.9	705	143		060861011875
849	La Verne Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1550 Baseline Rd.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8205	477	19	25.3	29.4%	98 (20.5%)	21 (4.4%)	275 (57.7%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	$15,254			$643			$14,611	86.5	80.9	1122	273		060561000511
850	Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	951	39	24.5	26.9%	333 (35.0%)	68 (7.2%)	347 (36.5%)	59 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (14.8%)	$20,034			$3,450			$16,584	86.5	88.2	803	47		062250002709
851	Brightwood Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 Brightwood St.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-3360	804	33	24.2	31.3%	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (36.7%)	444 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (5.6%)	$12,435			$931			$11,504	86.5	90.4	678	173		060015310934
852	Brisbane Elementary	Public	K-5	500 San Bruno Ave.	Brisbane	94005	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 467-0120	207	12	17.2	16.9%	50 (24.2%)	2 (1.0%)	59 (28.5%)	62 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (16.4%)	$26,902			$532			$26,370	86.4	90.7	657	195		060606000541
853	Braddock Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	4711 Inglewood Blvd.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 391-6707	541	26	20.8	59.7%	40 (7.4%)	28 (5.2%)	193 (35.7%)	163 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	116 (21.4%)	$21,171			$3,975			$17,196	86.4	90.3	690	163		062271002860
854	Longley Way Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Longley Way	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8357	541	23	23.5	30.3%	26 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	102 (18.9%)	367 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.6%)	$17,367			$2,018			$15,349	86.4	92.7	522	332		060297000233
855	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 14th St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6300	294	14	21	28.2%	127 (43.2%)	20 (6.8%)	59 (20.1%)	23 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (22.1%)	$22,443			$1,444			$20,999	86.4	83.9	998	143		063441005647
856	Pomelo Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	7633 March Ave.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 887-9700	612	28	21.8	31.7%	248 (40.5%)	22 (3.6%)	146 (23.9%)	80 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (18.8%)	$20,501			$2,526			$17,975	86.4	77.9	1248	392		062271003286
857	Gussie M. Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4845 Bucknall Rd.	San Jose	95130	Santa Clara County	Moreland	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 874-3200	400	20	20	19.0%	69 (17.3%)	15 (3.8%)	94 (23.5%)	153 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.8%)	$15,739			$1,426			$14,313	86.4	90.9	641	216		062577003857
858	Big Sur Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	304 Foam St.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Big Sur Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 324-4573	101	5	20.2	27.7%	48 (47.5%)	4 (4.0%)	33 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.9%)	$13,810			$138			$13,672	86.4			(n/a)		060246912240
859	Glenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Castlewood Dr.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2430	315	15	21	23.5%	198 (62.9%)	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.0%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	$19,211			$1,729			$17,482	86.4	87.2	855	4		063509005935
860	Cayucos Elementary	Public	K-8	301 Cayucos Dr.	Cayucos	93430	San Luis Obispo County	Cayucos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 995-3694	185	15	12.6	23.2%	116 (62.7%)	1 (0.5%)	51 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	$27,472			$1,205			$26,267	86.4	80	1152	292		060784007271
861	JCS - Mountain Oaks	Public, Charter	K-8	539 Encinitas Blvd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	JCS - Mountain Oaks District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 632-4989	255	16	16.2	25.9%	165 (64.7%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	22 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.5%)	$14,431			$424			$14,007	86.3	82.6	1050	189		060192914231
862	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public, Alternative	4-12	18605 Erwin St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5600	1,712	73	23.3	57.6%	637 (37.2%)	61 (3.6%)	613 (35.8%)	269 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	129 (7.5%)	$17,806			$2,799			$15,007	86.3	81.3	1101	239		062271009151
863	Bishop's Peak Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Jaycee Dr.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4030	358	17	21	34.1%	226 (63.1%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (18.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.0%)	$17,402			$2,074			$15,328	86.3	81.2	1106	243		063480005869
864	Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	440	21	20.5	27.7%	146 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	169 (38.4%)	88 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	$18,404			$989			$17,415	86.3	70.4	1579	715		063066004775
865	Playa Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13150 West Bluff Creek Dr.	Playa Vista	90094	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 228-1800	488	22	22.1	21.7%	148 (30.3%)	72 (14.8%)	84 (17.2%)	72 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (22.7%)	$18,655			$2,607			$16,048	86.2	83.5	1018	153		062271013195
866	Douglas City Elementary	Public	K-8	100 School Rd.	Douglas City	96024	Trinity County	Douglas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 623-6350	162	10	16.9	50.6%	109 (67.3%)	3 (1.9%)	12 (7.4%)	16 (9.9%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.4%)	$20,569			$1,138			$19,431	86.2	85.4	936	70		061143001259
867	John Muir	Public	K-8	4431 Mt. Herbert Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 268-1954	336	17	19.7	43.8%	100 (29.8%)	21 (6.3%)	181 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	$23,931			$3,140			$20,791	86.2	47.9	2670	1803		063432005487
868	Longfellow Utk-8	Public	K-8	5055 July St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8300	726	31	23.8	30.7%	271 (37.3%)	44 (6.1%)	330 (45.5%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.8%)	$17,543			$2,333			$15,210	86.2	82.8	1047	179		063432005505
869	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Pacific View Dr.	Corona Del Mar	92625	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6955	336	24	14.2	35.1%	178 (53.0%)	6 (1.8%)	55 (16.4%)	60 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.4%)	$30,464			$1,636			$28,828	86.2	90.1	695	174		062724000755
870	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	20111 Marshall St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2431	515	21	24.5	44.5%	71 (13.8%)	20 (3.9%)	142 (27.6%)	213 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (12.4%)	$14,527			$549			$13,978	86.2	89	746	124		060780000746
871	Brook Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Brook Knoll Dr.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Scotts Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 423-2454	498	22	22.4	13.9%	332 (66.7%)	3 (0.6%)	75 (15.1%)	31 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.0%)	$14,904			$984			$13,920	86.2	90.4	680	191		060004306172
872	Montclair Elementary	Public	K-5	1757 Mountain Blvd.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3143	547	24	22.7	35.5%	165 (30.2%)	63 (11.5%)	123 (22.5%)	64 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (23.6%)	$23,792			$3,534			$20,258	86.1	88.6	773	99		062805004302
873	Vinewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Tokay St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7445	543	21	25.8	47.1%	268 (49.4%)	6 (1.1%)	187 (34.4%)	52 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$15,868			$2,117			$13,751	86.1	85.6	926	53		062223002669
874	Meadow Green Elementary	Public	K-6	12025 South Grovedale Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4241	470	19	24.7	58.3%	75 (16.0%)	11 (2.3%)	328 (69.8%)	43 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$17,041			$2,021			$15,020	86.1	79.7	1166	292		062301003510
875	Point Fermin Elementary	Public	K-5	3333 Kerckhoff Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-2649	304	14	21.7	61.2%	53 (17.4%)	21 (6.9%)	183 (60.2%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$21,117			$2,822			$18,295	86	72.6	1467	592		062271003285
876	Potrero Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	8026 East Hill Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-7010	380	17	22.5	57.9%	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	228 (60.0%)	129 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,738			$866			$12,872	86	83.5	1017	141		062547003806
877	Malcolm X Elementary	Public	K-5	1731 Prince St.	Berkeley	94703	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6313	469	23	20.3	31.6%	198 (42.2%)	74 (15.8%)	71 (15.1%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.7%)	$25,419			$748			$24,671	86	85.7	920	43		060474000447
878	Capri Elementary	Public	K-6	941 Capri Rd.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4360	613	25	24.5	26.1%	338 (55.1%)	1 (0.2%)	194 (31.6%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.1%)	$17,186			$675			$16,511	86	89.5	726	152		061275001433
879	Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Chaparral Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0305	648	25	25.9	29.6%	190 (29.3%)	10 (1.5%)	239 (36.9%)	113 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (14.7%)	$16,136			$1,227			$14,909	86	86.1	902	23		060876000886
880	Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-6	5740 Cobblestone Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-0140	372	18	21.2	31.2%	205 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	49 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	$14,410			$595			$13,815	86	86.2	894	14		060001310270
881	Malibu Elementary	Public	K-5	6955 Fernhill Dr.	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 457-9370	242	13	18.7	19.4%	184 (76.0%)	6 (2.5%)	33 (13.6%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.1%)								86	79.4	1181	300		063570007138
882	Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public	K-6	1303 Yosemite Dr.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-6793	325	15	21.6	46.5%	71 (21.8%)	3 (0.9%)	176 (54.2%)	35 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.3%)	$19,942			$2,966			$16,976	85.9	82.1	1065	183		062271003312
883	Bay Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2433 Denver St.	San Diego	92110	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1100	504	19	26.3	28.8%	344 (68.3%)	4 (0.8%)	96 (19.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	$18,132			$2,394			$15,738	85.9	87	866	17		063432005416
884	Gravenstein Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3840 Twig Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Gravenstein Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 823-5361	464	23	19.9	24.1%	270 (58.2%)	1 (0.2%)	120 (25.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (11.9%)	$13,976			$297			$13,679	85.9	91	633	251		061584002000
885	Buri Buri Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Del Monte Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8776	584	26	22.4	28.3%	77 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	219 (37.5%)	217 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	63 (10.8%)	$18,759			$1,760			$16,999	85.9	78.7	1211	326		063753006341
886	Alisal Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4200	544	23	23.6	8.8%	138 (25.4%)	9 (1.7%)	60 (11.0%)	289 (53.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	$16,669			$254			$16,415	85.9	81.5	1091	205		060002009285
887	Casita Center for Science/Math/Technology	Public	K-5	260 Cedar Dr.	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-8442	744	28	26.5	42.3%	274 (36.8%)	8 (1.1%)	354 (47.6%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	$15,964			$1,809			$14,155	85.9	88.7	766	121		064119006816
888	Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Turquoise Dr.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1443	482	21	23.1	34.9%	33 (6.8%)	53 (11.0%)	114 (23.7%)	199 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	78 (16.2%)	$5,313			$1,574			$3,739	85.9	76.2	1329	441		063255005048
889	Carver (Charles J.) Elementary	Public	K-6	19200 East Ely St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7840	444	19	23.3	55.4%	20 (4.5%)	37 (8.3%)	192 (43.2%)	154 (34.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	$17,806			$2,135			$15,671	85.8	89.7	717	172		060162000008
890	Joseph Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 227th St.	Torrance	90505	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4524	628	26	24.1	29.8%	92 (14.6%)	27 (4.3%)	153 (24.4%)	260 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (15.0%)	$16,215			$524			$15,691	85.8	90.1	700	190		063942006552
891	Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Forbes Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-4200	314	17	18.3	14.6%	91 (29.0%)	7 (2.2%)	62 (19.7%)	110 (35.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.4%)	$30,596			$1,638			$28,958	85.8	90.4	681	210		063543006052
892	Cottonwood Creek Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3425 Brush St.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Cottonwood Creek Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-7200	294	11	26.1	26.5%	252 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.1%)	$12,688			$214			$12,474	85.7	91.8	588	304		060181112647
893	Verdugo Woodlands Elementary	Public	K-6	1751 North Verdugo Rd.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2433	676	28	24.1	41.1%	451 (66.7%)	8 (1.2%)	75 (11.1%)	84 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.3%)	$16,392			$729			$15,663	85.7	87.3	847	46		061524001948
894	Justice Street Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	23350 Justice St.	West Hills	91304	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 346-4388	430	18	23.8	41.9%	147 (34.2%)	28 (6.5%)	164 (38.1%)	48 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.8%)	$19,964			$2,455			$17,509	85.7	92.4	549	345		062271003111
895	Yick Wo Elementary	Public	K-5	2245 Jones St.	San Francisco	94133	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3540	205	10	20.5	44.9%	56 (27.3%)	7 (3.4%)	28 (13.7%)	65 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (23.9%)	$26,042			$3,002			$23,040	85.7	87.8	825	70		063441008967
896	Bernardo Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 Mountain Heights Dr.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2700	664	33	20.2	25.6%	307 (46.2%)	4 (0.6%)	202 (30.4%)	57 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (14.0%)								85.6	81.9	1079	183		061288011131
897	Highland Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	14840 Waverley Downs Way	San Diego	92128	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 674-4707	661	28	23.2	14.7%	194 (29.3%)	17 (2.6%)	102 (15.4%)	263 (39.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.3%)	$15,661			$898			$14,763	85.6	86.1	901	4		063153001204
898	Summit Academy	Public	K-7	35780 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6121	767	31	24.6	20.5%	284 (37.0%)	33 (4.3%)	285 (37.2%)	60 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (13.4%)	$17,985			$970			$17,015	85.6	84.7	959	61		060002814681
899	Helen Hunt Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	32400 Camino San Dimas	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 302-5199	438	19	23	22.8%	152 (34.7%)	9 (2.1%)	149 (34.0%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.9%)	$15,149			$970			$14,179	85.6	76.8	1300	401		060002808270
900	Spring Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2209 Miekle Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-3172	387	15	25.8	34.6%	136 (35.1%)	11 (2.8%)	102 (26.4%)	84 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.7%)	$7,462			$442			$7,020	85.6	87.7	830	70		064308014365

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