Best Elementary Schools in California for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 5459)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$13,787			$206			$13,581	100.0%	99.9%	0.07%			061029001133
2	Los Coyotes Elementary	Public	K-6	8122 Moody St.	La Palma	90623	Orange County	Centralia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 228-3260	568	21	27	38.2%	55 (9.7%)	7 (1.2%)	122 (21.5%)	330 (58.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.0%)	$14,278			$1,950			$12,328	100.0%	98.6%	1.36%			060807000778
3	Wonderland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	8510 Wonderland Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 654-4401	435	18	24.1	26.7%	232 (53.3%)	9 (2.1%)	35 (8.0%)	77 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (18.4%)	$19,210			$2,131			$17,079	99.9%	99.6%	0.32%			062271003470
4	Carmel Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-6	12345 Carmel Park Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-6789	562	25	22.4	10.5%	215 (38.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.2%)	242 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.4%)	$21,136			$387			$20,749	99.9%	99.3%	0.64%			061074001171
5	Tustin Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	12712 Browning Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7546	613	22	27.8	22.5%	130 (21.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.3%)	322 (52.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (13.9%)	$14,962			$1,683			$13,279	99.9%	98.3%	1.65%			064015006648
6	Ethan B. Allen Elementary	Public	K-6	16200 Bushard St.	Fountain Valley	92708	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6228	637	26	24.5	51.5%	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.0%)	496 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	$16,848			$1,566			$15,282	99.9%	99.6%	0.25%			061488001823
7	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary	Public	1-5	17020 Labrador St.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-4801	650	27	24	31.1%	196 (30.2%)	15 (2.3%)	151 (23.2%)	181 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (16.3%)	$17,056			$2,172			$14,884	99.9%	99.8%	0.03%			062271002833
8	Rancho Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4323 Palos Verdes Dr. North	Rolling Hills Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-8388	329	18	18.3	14.0%	122 (37.1%)	6 (1.8%)	56 (17.0%)	90 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.7%)	$15,779			$489			$15,290	99.9%	94.4%	5.44%			062970004619
9	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	$15,383			$567			$14,816	99.8%	99.2%	0.64%			061524001940
10	Elkhorn	Public	4-8	10505 North Davis Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8312	263	10	25.8	44.5%	38 (14.4%)	18 (6.8%)	61 (23.2%)	122 (46.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.4%)	$15,280			$2,095			$13,185	99.8%	99.9%	0.06%			062223007743

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.