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Best Schools · California · Lowest student-teacher ratio

California schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

California public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

Methodology · All California rankings · All California schools
CALIFORNIA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
451East Valley Senior HighNorth HollywoodLos Angeles UnifiedHigh55816.8:1
452Palo Alto HighPalo AltoPalo Alto UnifiedHigh1,89116.8:1
453Forest Grove ElementaryPacific GrovePacific Grove UnifiedElementary32416.8:1
454La Familia Continuation HighThermalCoachella Valley UnifiedHigh25416.8:1
455William Penn ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield CityElementary23516.8:1
456Rio Vista HighRio VistaRiver Delta Joint UnifiedHigh31716.8:1
457Kirk ElementaryFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary39516.8:1
458Hillcrest MiddleSebastopolGravenstein Union ElementaryMiddle29716.8:1
459Sylmar Biotech Health and Engineering MagnetSylmarLos Angeles UnifiedHigh20516.8:1
460High Tech MiddleSan DiegoHigh Tech Middle DistrictMiddle32416.8:1
461EJE Middle AcademyEl CajonEJE Middle Academy DistrictMiddle25416.8:1
462Temple (Roger W.) IntermediateRosemeadGarvey ElementaryMiddle29716.8:1
463Cienega ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary37016.8:1
464Fifty-Ninth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary20216.8:1
465Gorman Learning CenterRedlandsGorman Learning Center DistrictCombined1,18516.8:1
466Aspire Capitol Heights AcademySacramentoAspire Capitol Heights Academy DistrictElementary22216.8:1
467John H. Liechty MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle74816.8:1
468El Sereno MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle85716.8:1
469Pio Pico MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle25316.8:1
470Chaparral Academy of TechnologyFontanaFontana UnifiedElementary20516.8:1
471Valley Academy of Arts and SciencesGranada HillsLos Angeles UnifiedHigh75716.9:1
472Webster ElementaryFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary29516.9:1
473Spring Valley AcademySpring ValleyLa Mesa-Spring ValleyMiddle59716.9:1
474Belmont Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh61416.9:1
475Alta Loma MiddleSouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco UnifiedMiddle65216.9:1
476Carpinteria MiddleCarpinteriaCarpinteria UnifiedMiddle43716.9:1
477Charles W. Eliot MiddleAltadenaPasadena UnifiedMiddle40716.9:1
478Camino ElementaryCaminoCamino Union ElementaryElementary37516.9:1
479Marina MiddleSan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedMiddle64616.9:1
480Canoas ElementarySan JoseSan Jose UnifiedElementary28216.9:1
481Lammersville ElementaryTracyLammersville Joint UnifiedElementary20316.9:1
482Cahuenga ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary35516.9:1
483Weaverville ElementaryWeavervilleTrinity Alps UnifiedElementary33116.9:1
484High Tech High Media ArtsSan DiegoHigh Tech High Media Arts DistrictHigh35516.9:1
485Luther Burbank Mid Sch Sci Tech Engr Arts and Math MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle82416.9:1
486Academy of Medical Arts at Carson HighCarsonLos Angeles UnifiedHigh43816.9:1
487Technology MiddleRohnert ParkCotati-Rohnert Park UnifiedMiddle40916.9:1
488Sierra HighTollhouseSierra UnifiedHigh36716.9:1
489Neal Dow ElementaryChicoChico UnifiedElementary36416.9:1
490Holland ElementaryFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary36716.9:1
491Belvedere MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle73416.9:1
492Twin Hills Charter MiddleSebastopolTwin Hills Union ElementaryMiddle20716.9:1
493David L. Greenberg ElementaryFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary49016.9:1
494Columbia MiddleSunnyvaleSunnyvaleMiddle69716.9:1
495Oceana HighPacificaJefferson Union HighHigh47116.9:1
496Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta RosaSanta Rosa ElementaryElementary30517.0:1
497Franklin Delano Roosevelt ElementaryDaly CityJefferson ElementaryElementary29417.0:1
498El Rio CommunityLos AngelesEl Rio Community DistrictElementary31617.0:1
499Harding University PartnershipSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara UnifiedElementary36417.0:1
500Luis Valdez Leadership AcademySan JoseLuis Valdez Leadership Academy DistrictHigh22517.0:1
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