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Best Elementary Schools
in Alvord Unified

This page covers 14 of the 15 elementary schools in Alvord Unified had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Collett Elementary
Grades KG–05511 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
20.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
2
rank
Lake Hills Elementary
Grades KG–05637 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
24.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Myra Linn Elementary
Grades KG–05454 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
42
/100
Student:Teacher
21.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
92%
High economic need
4
rank
La Granada Elementary
Grades KG–05545 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
96%
High economic need
5
rank
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary
Grades KG–05503 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
23.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
6
rank
Terrace Elementary
Grades KG–05730 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
7
rank
Twinhill Elementary
Grades KG–05423 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
8
rank
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary
Grades KG–05396 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
91%
High economic need
9
rank
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades KG–05556 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
24.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
10
rank
Foothill Elementary
Grades KG–05482 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,835/student)
41
/100
Student:Teacher
22.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,835
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
4 more elementary schools in Alvord Unified not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
14
Elementary Schools
26
Total Schools
43
#1 Score
41
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Collett Elementary
Score: 43/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.