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