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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in California

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in California, drawn from 5,353 qualifying public elementary schools. Palmdale Discovery Center leads the list at 11.2:1, against a median of 22.6:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
5,353
California
Best Students/teacher
11.2:1
Median Students/teacher
22.6:1
LOWEST RATIO · CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Palmdale Discovery CenterPalmdale, CAPalmdale ElementaryElementary24611.2:1
2Woodside ElementaryWoodside, CAWoodside ElementaryElementary38511.9:1
3Montecito UnionSanta Barbara, CAMontecito Union ElementaryElementary35312.1:1
4Ross ElementaryRoss, CARoss ElementaryElementary33912.3:1
5Buttonwillow ElementaryButtonwillow, CAButtonwillow Union ElementaryElementary28812.5:1
6West Park ElementaryFresno, CAWest Park ElementaryElementary28613.0:1
7Lafayette ElementarySan Diego, CASan Diego UnifiedElementary20813.4:1
8Healdsburg ElementaryHealdsburg, CAHealdsburg UnifiedElementary40113.6:1
9Adams ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary32113.7:1
10North HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary27414.0:1
11Cleveland ElementarySanta Barbara, CASanta Barbara UnifiedElementary25414.1:1
12Kepler NeighborhoodFresno, CAKepler Neighborhood DistrictElementary30114.1:1
13Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. AcademySausalito, CASausalito Marin CityElementary26214.1:1
14R. Roger Rowe ElementaryRancho Santa Fe, CARancho Santa Fe ElementaryElementary31614.1:1
15Wilton Place ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary29714.2:1
16La Vina ElementaryMadera, CAMadera UnifiedElementary20314.2:1
17Horace Mann ElementaryBeverly Hills, CABeverly Hills UnifiedElementary57814.2:1
18Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCorona Del Mar, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary33614.2:1
19Mendocino K-8Mendocino, CAMendocino UnifiedElementary24114.3:1
20Harrison Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary22914.3:1
21American Union ElementaryFresno, CAWashington UnifiedElementary26514.3:1
22El Rodeo ElementaryBeverly Hills, CABeverly Hills UnifiedElementary62914.4:1
23Saint Helena ElementarySt. Helena, CASaint Helena UnifiedElementary22914.4:1
24Victoria ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa UnifiedElementary30114.5:1
25Dehesa ElementaryEl Cajon, CADehesa ElementaryElementary39914.5:1
26Bullis CharterLos Altos, CABullis Charter DistrictElementary99714.5:1
27Coastal Grove CharterArcata, CACoastal Grove Charter DistrictElementary23514.9:1
28South HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary24414.9:1
29West Randall ElementaryFontana, CAFontana UnifiedElementary30415.1:1
30Susan B. Anthony ElementaryFresno, CAFresno UnifiedElementary36815.2:1
31Breed Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary25815.2:1
32Lovelia P. Flournoy ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary38215.3:1
33MADRONA ACADEMY OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCESThousand Oaks, CAConejo Valley UnifiedElementary24515.3:1
34West HillsboroughHillsborough, CAHillsborough City ElementaryElementary27515.4:1
35Forty-Second Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary21515.4:1
36Pinewood Avenue ElementaryTujunga, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary21515.4:1
37Encinal ElementaryAtherton, CAMenlo Park City ElementaryElementary60415.4:1
38Spring Lake CharterSanta Rosa, CARincon Valley Union ElementaryElementary38315.4:1
39Rio Vista ElementaryEl Monte, CAEl Monte CityElementary29415.5:1
40Don CallejonSanta Clara, CASanta Clara UnifiedElementary56815.5:1
41Laurel ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary26215.5:1
42Cambria GrammarCambria, CACoast UnifiedElementary20215.5:1
43Harvard ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary24915.6:1
44Murchison Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary31215.6:1
45Miller ElementaryEscondido, CAEscondido UnionElementary37815.6:1
46Loreto Street ElementaryLos Angeles, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary25015.6:1
47AlilaEarlimart, CAEarlimart ElementaryElementary42315.7:1
48Taft ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana UnifiedElementary40815.7:1
49President Avenue ElementaryHarbor City, CALos Angeles UnifiedElementary36215.7:1
50John Kelley ElementaryThermal, CACoachella Valley UnifiedElementary50515.8:1
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