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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci	0.0mi	Public, Charter	K-6	325 South Downs St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Ridgecrest Elementary Academy for Language Music and Sci Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 375-1010	239	13	19.1	52.3%	68 (28.5%)	13 (5.4%)	125 (52.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	18.6	4933^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.9	5106^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.8%	173	8.7		8.7	32.4	22.9	33.3	20.0			27.9	32.4	22.9	8.3	7.1			20.9			$16,393	$1,689	$14,704
Faller Elementary	0.8mi	Public	K-6	1500 West Upjohn St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1690	516	22	23.8	61.8%	222 (43.0%)	37 (7.2%)	198 (38.4%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (7.6%)	21.6	4675^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.6%		35.1	3562^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.2%	1113	20.3		20.3	30.8	25.0	39.2	21.8			29.2	33.9	23.4	18.9	12.8			21.7	98%	0%	$15,340	$770	$14,570
Las Flores Elementary	0.9mi	Public	K-6	720 West Las Flores	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1860	526	21	25.4	47.3%	274 (52.1%)	18 (3.4%)	165 (31.4%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.4%)	39.4	3265^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.9%		58.7	2134^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.6%	1131	32.8		32.8	47.0	32.5	41.0	30.2			37.6	40.3	38.6	33.9	24.5			35.1	98%	0%	$15,810	$727	$15,083
Pierce Academy of the Arts	1.9mi	Public	K-6	674 North Gold Canyon	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1670	297	16	19.0	82.2%	97 (32.7%)	55 (18.5%)	119 (40.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.7%)	37.1	3435^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.9%		27.9	4140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.3%	705	19.2		19.2	48.2	56.7	34.6	30.8			43.1	40.7	40.0	19.2	11.5			28.4	80%	0%	$18,174	$1,031	$17,143
Gateway Elementary	2.0mi	Public	K-6	501 South Gateway	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1850	346	14	24.6	66.8%	161 (46.5%)	29 (8.4%)	117 (33.8%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	38.7	3316^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.0%		44.8	2900^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.5%	416	37.5		37.5	23.1	30.9	40.6	49.0			36.0	19.2	38.9	42.2	25.5			32.1	96%	0%	$17,186	$761	$16,425
Richmond Elementary	2.1mi	Public	K-6	100 N. Richmond Rd.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1890	364	22	16.5	61.0%	160 (44.0%)	36 (9.9%)	132 (36.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	35.1	3576^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.5%		55.5	2276^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.1%	1300	28.1		28.1	33.3	30.8	33.3	45.8			36.6	32.8	32.1	15.5	40.3			30.7	83%	0%	$18,478	$1,545	$16,933
Vieweg STEM Academy	2.1mi	Public	K-8	348 Rowe St.	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 499-1840	0			—															(n/a)	50.0	50.0	50.0	69.2	64.5	57.1	41.5	64.3	60.0	57.9	80.8	54.8	54.8	37.7	58.2	45.0	53.7
Inyokern Elementary	7.4mi	Public	K-6	6601 Locust St.	Inyokern	93527	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1683	161	7	23.0	80.1%	87 (54.0%)	8 (5.0%)	45 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.6%)	47.6	2742^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	52.9%		53.4	2397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.1%	345	30.8		30.8	38.9	45.8	53.9	56.0			49.5	35.3	33.3	16.0	44.0			31.9	85%	0%	$18,591	$931	$17,660

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