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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.

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CALIFORNIA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
651Edison-Bethune Charter AcademyFresnoEdison-Bethune Charter Academy DistrictElementary36817.5:1
652Delhi MiddleDelhiDelhi UnifiedMiddle36717.5:1
653Canyon Ridge HighHesperiaHesperia UnifiedHigh21817.5:1
654Grape Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary33317.5:1
655Keiller Leadership AcademySan DiegoKeiller Leadership Academy DistrictElementary63517.5:1
656Judkins MiddlePismo BeachLucia Mar UnifiedMiddle43117.5:1
657Lincoln ElementaryLindsayLindsay UnifiedElementary33317.5:1
658Los Altos ElementarySan DiegoChula Vista ElementaryElementary26317.5:1
659Maria Montessori Charter AcademyRocklinMaria Montessori Charter Academy DistrictElementary28317.5:1
660Crittenden MiddleMountain ViewMountain View WhismanMiddle61617.5:1
661Monta Loma ElementaryMountain ViewMountain View WhismanElementary29817.5:1
662Canoga Park Senior HighCanoga ParkLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,38917.5:1
663Oakland Technical HighOaklandOakland UnifiedHigh1,81217.5:1
664Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh69417.6:1
665BP STEM AcademyBaldwin ParkBaldwin Park UnifiedMiddle56517.6:1
666Georgina P. Blach Junior HighLos AltosLos Altos ElementaryMiddle38817.6:1
667San Jacinto Valley AcademySan JacintoSan Jacinto Valley Academy DistrictCombined1,65817.6:1
668Pacific Collegiate CharterSanta CruzPacific Collegiate Charter DistrictHigh53617.6:1
669Buena Vista MiddleSalinasSpreckels Union ElementaryMiddle32117.6:1
670James A. Garfield Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh2,23717.6:1
671Tarzana ElementaryTarzanaLos Angeles UnifiedElementary24617.6:1
672Fairfax Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,49517.6:1
673Charnock Road ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary28117.6:1
674Ninety-Sixth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary52717.6:1
675E. Los Angeles Renaiss Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #2Los AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh35517.6:1
676Sequoia HighRedwood CitySequoia Union HighHigh1,85417.6:1
677Joseph George MiddleSan JoseAlum Rock Union ElementaryMiddle38417.6:1
678La Cumbre Junior HighSanta BarbaraSanta Barbara UnifiedMiddle42617.6:1
679Madison Park Academy 6-12OaklandOakland UnifiedHigh67617.6:1
680San Miguel ElementarySunnyvaleSunnyvaleElementary43117.6:1
681A. M. Winn Waldorf-InspiredSacramentoSacramento City UnifiedElementary40517.6:1
682Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. MiddleFresnoFresno UnifiedMiddle81417.6:1
683Isaac Newton Graham MiddleMountain ViewMountain View WhismanMiddle86017.6:1
684HamiltonAnzaHemet UnifiedHigh45017.6:1
685Washington Irving Mid Sch Math Music and Engr MagnetLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle90917.6:1
686Santa Barbara Community AcademySanta BarbaraSanta Barbara UnifiedElementary22117.6:1
687Harbor Springs CharterTemeculaHarbor Springs Charter DistrictCombined29917.6:1
688Laurel ElementaryAthertonMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary65817.6:1
689Yuba County Career Preparatory CharterMarysvilleYuba County Office of EducationCombined25017.6:1
690East Bay Innovation AcademyOaklandEast Bay Innovation Academy DistrictHigh45117.6:1
691Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School ComplexSouth GateLos Angeles UnifiedHigh41117.6:1
692Gardena Senior HighGardenaLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,34317.6:1
693Dr. Julian Nava Learning AcademyLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle57217.6:1
694Navelencia MiddleReedleyKings Canyon Joint UnifiedMiddle31317.6:1
695Pacheco ElementaryReddingPacheco Union ElementaryMiddle37917.6:1
696Grover Beach ElementaryGrover BeachLucia Mar UnifiedElementary36817.6:1
697e3 Civic HighSan Diegoe3 Civic High DistrictHigh36017.6:1
698El Camino HighSouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh1,05317.6:1
699Samuel Gompers MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle40617.6:1
700Lemoore ElementaryLemooreLemoore Union ElementaryElementary50817.6:1
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