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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
951Hobart Boulevard ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary42018.3:1
952Laton ElementaryLatonLaton Joint UnifiedElementary27418.3:1
953South San Francisco HighSouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh1,23918.3:1
954Olive Vista MiddleSylmarLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle89718.3:1
955Compton Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary26518.3:1
956Kermit McKenzie IntermediateGuadalupeGuadalupe Union ElementaryMiddle58518.3:1
957ICEF View Park Preparatory HighLos AngelesICEF View Park Preparatory High DistrictHigh31318.3:1
958Albert F. Biella ElementarySanta RosaSanta Rosa ElementaryElementary27418.3:1
959Muir ElementaryFresnoFresno UnifiedElementary46918.3:1
960Century Park ElementaryInglewoodLos Angeles UnifiedElementary25618.3:1
961El Camino Junior HighSanta MariaSanta Maria-BonitaMiddle83018.3:1
962Bubbling Wells ElementaryDesert Hot SpringsPalm Springs UnifiedElementary58118.3:1
963Collins ElementaryPinoleWest Contra Costa UnifiedElementary31118.3:1
964Cooper MiddleFresnoFresno UnifiedMiddle53818.3:1
965Taft Union HighTaftTaft Union HighHigh1,06418.3:1
966Casa Loma ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield CityElementary42418.3:1
967Farr Avenue ElementaryEscondidoEscondido UnionElementary51318.3:1
968Mather Heights ElementaryMatherFolsom-Cordova UnifiedElementary23618.3:1
969El Camino ElementaryOntarioOntario-MontclairElementary47618.3:1
970Del Mar Heights ElementaryDel MarDel Mar Union ElementaryElementary29318.3:1
971Menlo Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary53118.3:1
972Meadow Heights ElementarySan MateoSan Mateo-Foster CityElementary23818.3:1
973Main Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary62318.3:1
974Parkview ElementaryChicoChico UnifiedElementary40618.3:1
975Caliber: Beta AcademySan PabloCaliber: Beta Academy DistrictElementary97118.3:1
976Frank West ElementaryBakersfieldBakersfield CityElementary65018.3:1
977Middletown HighMiddletownMiddletown UnifiedHigh42118.3:1
978Da Vinci Charter AcademyDavisDavis Joint UnifiedHigh56218.3:1
979Ninety-Second Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary56818.3:1
980Junction ElementaryPalo CedroJunction ElementaryElementary41618.3:1
981La Salle Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary33018.3:1
982Judith F. Baca Arts AcademyLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary49518.3:1
983Orland HighOrlandOrland Joint UnifiedHigh72518.3:1
984Blair HighPasadenaPasadena UnifiedHigh1,05318.3:1
985Broadacres Avenue Elementary Visual & Performing Arts MagnetCarsonLos Angeles UnifiedElementary27518.3:1
986Escondido HighEscondidoEscondido Union HighHigh1,65618.3:1
987Amesti ElementaryWatsonvillePajaro Valley UnifiedElementary43118.3:1
988Sunrise ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary38518.3:1
989Half Moon Bay HighHalf Moon BayCabrillo UnifiedHigh91118.3:1
990Grover Heights ElementaryGrover BeachLucia Mar UnifiedElementary29018.3:1
991Martin Luther King Jr. Technology AcademySacramentoTwin Rivers UnifiedMiddle50318.3:1
992Alliance Kory Hunter MiddleLos AngelesAlliance Kory Hunter Middle DistrictMiddle47018.3:1
993FortuneSacramentoFortune DistrictCombined1,69818.3:1
994Rancho Vista ElementaryRolling Hills EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedElementary32918.3:1
995Monte VistaSimi ValleySimi Valley UnifiedCombined37118.3:1
996John Muir MiddleLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle62418.3:1
997Seventy-Fifth Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedElementary75218.3:1
998Panorama HighPanorama CityLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,31618.4:1
999Vallejo HighVallejoVallejo City UnifiedHigh1,14618.4:1
1000Raisin City ElementaryRaisin CityRaisin City ElementaryElementary25518.4:1
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