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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in California

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public elementary schools in California, drawn from 5,354 qualifying public elementary schools. Cleveland Elementary leads the list at 80.3%, against a median of 51.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

5,354

California

Top Diversity index

80.3%

Median Diversity index

51.2%

MOST DIVERSE · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Cleveland Elementary	Oakland, CA	376	80.3%	19.7%(74)	19.4%(73)	19.4%(73)	21.0%(79)
2	The Academy of Alameda	Alameda, CA	638	79.9%	14.4%(92)	20.5%(131)	23.0%(147)	24.0%(153)
3	Regency Park Elementary	Sacramento, CA	619	79.8%	13.1%(81)	18.6%(115)	24.9%(154)	24.9%(154)
4	Ruby Bridges Elementary	Alameda, CA	458	79.4%	15.3%(70)	20.3%(93)	21.4%(98)	26.9%(123)
5	Paso Verde	Sacramento, CA	897	79.3%	14.9%(134)	18.9%(170)	27.4%(246)	22.7%(204)
6	Heron	Sacramento, CA	977	79.2%	22.1%(216)	13.8%(135)	28.3%(276)	19.6%(191)
7	Oakdale TK-8	North Highlands, CA	559	79.1%	18.8%(105)	16.8%(94)	27.2%(152)	24.3%(136)
8	Francophone Charter School of Oakland	Oakland, CA	324	78.9%	24.7%(80)	18.5%(60)	23.8%(77)	10.2%(33)
9	John Ehrhardt Elementary	Elk Grove, CA	827	78.8%	16.1%(133)	13.8%(114)	27.1%(224)	28.1%(232)
10	Parks (Rosa) Elementary	San Francisco, CA	326	78.7%	8.9%(29)	19.6%(64)	27.0%(88)	19.3%(63)
11	Woodridge Elementary	Sacramento, CA	814	78.7%	16.7%(136)	13.3%(108)	25.8%(210)	28.9%(235)
12	El Rincon Elementary	Culver City, CA	565	78.6%	25.1%(142)	19.1%(108)	26.2%(148)	11.0%(62)
13	Greer Elementary	Sacramento, CA	762	78.3%	17.4%(133)	22.2%(169)	27.0%(206)	23.9%(182)
14	Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC	San Francisco, CA	555	78.3%	9.0%(50)	19.1%(106)	25.9%(144)	28.3%(157)
15	Playa Vista Elementary	Playa Vista, CA	488	78.3%	30.3%(148)	14.8%(72)	17.2%(84)	14.8%(72)
16	Matsuyama Elementary	Sacramento, CA	435	78.2%	12.9%(56)	12.6%(55)	32.2%(140)	21.8%(95)
17	Robert J. McGarvey Elementary	Rancho Cordova, CA	840	77.9%	29.4%(247)	8.8%(74)	20.0%(168)	25.0%(210)
18	William G. Paden Elementary	Alameda, CA	372	77.9%	27.4%(102)	6.7%(25)	21.0%(78)	25.3%(94)
19	Redwood Heights Elementary	Oakland, CA	374	77.8%	27.5%(103)	15.0%(56)	21.9%(82)	9.9%(37)
20	Lakeshore Alternative Elementary	San Francisco, CA	416	77.7%	12.3%(51)	13.7%(57)	22.4%(93)	32.7%(136)
21	Marion Mix Elementary	Elk Grove, CA	736	77.6%	12.6%(93)	12.8%(94)	32.7%(241)	26.5%(195)
22	Open Charter Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	390	77.6%	28.7%(112)	25.4%(99)	18.5%(72)	8.5%(33)
23	Montclair Elementary	Oakland, CA	547	77.5%	30.2%(165)	11.5%(63)	22.5%(123)	11.7%(64)
24	Navigator Elementary	Rancho Cordova, CA	431	77.4%	28.3%(122)	7.2%(31)	26.4%(114)	20.2%(87)
25	Redding Elementary	San Francisco, CA	240	77.4%	28.3%(68)	11.7%(28)	27.5%(66)	20.4%(49)
26	Sequoia Elementary	Oakland, CA	452	77.3%	29.2%(132)	11.1%(50)	25.7%(116)	10.6%(48)
27	Two Rivers Elementary	Sacramento, CA	612	77.3%	15.5%(95)	16.5%(101)	36.0%(220)	16.3%(100)
28	Travis Elementary	Travis AFB, CA	421	77.3%	28.3%(119)	10.4%(44)	27.8%(117)	10.9%(46)
29	Pioneer Elementary	Brentwood, CA	859	77.3%	22.5%(193)	10.4%(89)	25.0%(215)	30.1%(259)
30	Center Elementary	Fairfield, CA	640	77.2%	10.0%(64)	15.9%(102)	29.8%(191)	27.8%(178)
31	O. W. Erlewine Elementary	Sacramento, CA	300	77.2%	29.3%(88)	16.0%(48)	30.0%(90)	11.0%(33)
32	Alice Birney Elementary	Eureka, CA	375	77.1%	24.5%(92)	3.5%(13)	33.1%(124)	20.0%(75)
33	Joaquin Miller Elementary	Oakland, CA	406	77.1%	33.0%(134)	15.0%(61)	22.2%(90)	9.8%(40)
34	Joseph Sims Elementary	Elk Grove, CA	691	77.0%	21.1%(146)	9.4%(65)	30.7%(212)	26.9%(186)
35	Joseph H. Wardlaw Elementary	Vallejo, CA	676	77.0%	6.8%(46)	24.4%(165)	28.3%(191)	26.9%(182)
36	Elevate	San Diego, CA	476	77.0%	30.3%(144)	16.8%(80)	27.9%(133)	8.8%(42)
37	Nelda Mundy Elementary	Fairfield, CA	756	76.9%	22.4%(169)	7.0%(53)	23.5%(178)	30.9%(234)
38	Roosevelt Elementary	San Leandro, CA	524	76.9%	22.5%(118)	10.3%(54)	34.5%(181)	14.5%(76)
39	Natomas Park Elementary	Sacramento, CA	745	76.8%	10.6%(79)	22.6%(168)	30.2%(225)	26.3%(196)
40	James Marshall Elementary	Sacramento, CA	337	76.8%	21.1%(71)	13.9%(47)	35.3%(119)	17.8%(60)
41	Discovery Charter II	San Jose, CA	476	76.7%	29.4%(140)	6.3%(30)	25.8%(123)	22.9%(109)
42	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy	Sausalito, CA	262	76.7%	28.2%(74)	27.9%(73)	23.3%(61)	8.0%(21)
43	Whitney Avenue Elementary	Sacramento, CA	411	76.7%	22.4%(92)	14.4%(59)	23.1%(95)	32.4%(133)
44	Wyandotte Academy	Oroville, CA	249	76.6%	29.3%(73)	6.8%(17)	20.5%(51)	28.1%(70)
45	Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary	San Francisco, CA	673	76.6%	26.3%(177)	7.4%(50)	12.8%(86)	29.6%(199)
46	Witter Ranch Elementary	Sacramento, CA	621	76.6%	11.6%(72)	15.0%(93)	25.6%(159)	34.9%(217)
47	Rooftop Elementary	San Francisco, CA	575	76.5%	31.1%(179)	11.1%(64)	24.7%(142)	8.7%(50)
48	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	San Francisco, CA	333	76.5%	10.2%(34)	10.5%(35)	15.0%(50)	33.3%(111)
49	Harding Elementary	El Cerrito, CA	481	76.4%	31.0%(149)	5.0%(24)	24.1%(116)	21.6%(104)
50	Laurel Creek Elementary	Fairfield, CA	648	76.4%	9.4%(61)	16.5%(107)	36.7%(238)	20.7%(134)

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