Best Elementary Schools in California for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in California!

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 10, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 5511)	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)
061029005406	1	Murdock-Portal Elementary	Public	K-5	1188 Wunderlich Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 973-8191	559	22	24.8	7.7%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	496 (88.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.8%)	$6,858							100.0%	99.9%	0.08%
062550003815	2	Montecito Union	Public	K-6	385 San Ysidro Rd.	Santa Barbara	93108	Santa Barbara County	Montecito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 969-3249	353	29	12.1	5.4%	247 (70.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (13.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.9%)	$31,547							100.0%	99.6%	0.41%
063591006147	3	Argonaut Elementary	Public	K-5	13200 Shadow Mountain Rd.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Saratoga Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 867-4773	342	14	24.4	2.9%	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	261 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.5%)	$8,245							99.9%	99.9%	0.08%
061029001133	4	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	632	25	25	12.0%	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	576 (91.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	$5,934							99.9%	99.9%	0.00%
063486005888	5	Valentine Elementary	Public	K-5	1650 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7090	673	28	24	8.3%	144 (21.4%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (5.2%)	409 (60.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (12.0%)	$10,130							99.9%	99.4%	0.49%
061488001823	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	618	26	23.7	48.7%	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.4%)	503 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.3%)	$11,525							99.9%	99.6%	0.30%
063213007422	7	North Star Academy	Public	3-8	400 Duane St.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2411	519	19	27.2	9.4%	259 (49.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.1%)	120 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (14.6%)								99.9%	99.9%	0.08%
062259006163	8	Jack L. Weaver Elementary	Public	K-5	11872 Wembley Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4580	630	25	25.6	7.8%	133 (21.1%)	10 (1.6%)	136 (21.6%)	232 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	118 (18.7%)	$5,147							99.9%	99.8%	0.09%
063480009192	9	Teach Elementary	Public	4-6	165 Grand Ave.	San Luis Obispo	93405	San Luis Obispo County	San Luis Coastal Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 596-4100	167	6	27.8	16.8%	117 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	19 (11.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)	$11,338							99.8%	99.8%	0.06%
062271003470	10	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	426	18	23.6	16.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,423							99.8%	99.7%	0.07%

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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 10, 2024, 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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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