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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in San Juan Unified

This page covers 41 of the 42 elementary schools in San Juan 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
Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary
Grades KG–06379 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
22.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
37%
Low economic need
2
rank
Mariemont Elementary
Grades KG–05559 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
24.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
3
rank
Earl Legette Elementary
Grades KG–06546 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
24.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
4
rank
Orangevale Open K-8
Grades KG–08572 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
25.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
5
rank
Sierra Oaks K-8
Grades KG–08615 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
23.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
47%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Gold River Discovery Center K-8
Grades KG–08699 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
22.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
7
rank
Woodside K-8
Grades KG–08395 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
21.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
53%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Thomas Edison Language Institute K-8
Grades KG–08816 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
22.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
9
rank
Lichen K-8
Grades KG–08492 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
21.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
67%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
Northridge Elementary
Grades KG–06370 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,163/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
21.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
48/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,163
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
31 more elementary schools in San Juan 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
41
Elementary Schools
67
Total Schools
48
#1 Score
43
Avg Score
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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.