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Safest school districts in California

Ranked on reported serious-incident rates from the 2021-22 federal collection · higher percentile = safer

Only school districts with at least 5 schools whose reporting we can verify appear here — see how we score and what this data can't tell you.

332 ranked school districts in California

#DISTRICTSAFETY PCTLSCHOOLS SCORED
1Los Alamitos Unified996 of 9
2Redondo Beach Unified996 of 13
3San Marcos Unified9914 of 19
4Hawthorne9911 of 11
5Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified978 of 18
6Whittier City Elementary976 of 12
7Buena Park Elementary977 of 7
8Moreland976 of 7
9Roseville Joint Union High968 of 8
10Pajaro Valley Unified969 of 34
11Pacifica955 of 8
12Eureka Union957 of 7
13Oxnard9520 of 21
14Cupertino Union9410 of 25
15Albany City Unified945 of 6
16Sunnyvale937 of 10
17Wasco Union Elementary936 of 6
18Redwood City Elementary939 of 12
19Magnolia Elementary937 of 9
20Salinas City Elementary9312 of 15
21Menifee Union Elementary9313 of 16
22Encinitas Union Elementary935 of 9
23Perris Elementary926 of 9
24Western Placer Unified9212 of 14
25Hanford Elementary9210 of 12
26Union Elementary926 of 8
27Lowell Joint925 of 6
28San Rafael City Elementary928 of 9
29Saugus Union917 of 15
30Lawndale Elementary915 of 9
31South Bay Union9110 of 13
32La Habra City Elementary919 of 9
33Norwalk-La Mirada Unified9119 of 26
34Santa Paula Unified918 of 9
35Fruitvale Elementary905 of 5
36La Mesa-Spring Valley9022 of 22
37Calexico Unified9011 of 11
38Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified9030 of 34
39Pasadena Unified9020 of 23
40Selma Unified908 of 12
41Pleasanton Unified9012 of 16
42Arcadia Unified8911 of 11
43Mountain View Whisman8911 of 12
44Keppel Union Elementary896 of 6
45Newhall888 of 10
46Alhambra Unified8813 of 17
47Westminster8816 of 17
48Walnut Valley Unified878 of 15
49National Elementary878 of 10
50Bakersfield City8739 of 45
51San Jose Unified8636 of 41
52Tehachapi Unified865 of 6
53Franklin-McKinley Elementary8613 of 16
54Sacramento City Unified8660 of 73
55North Monterey County Unified855 of 8
56Palm Springs Unified8526 of 27
57Palo Alto Unified8514 of 19
58Old Adobe Union845 of 5
59Lynwood Unified8413 of 18
60Rosemead Elementary845 of 5
61Cambrian845 of 6
62Gilroy Unified8414 of 14
63Hemet Unified8325 of 27
64Coachella Valley Unified8315 of 21
65Panama-Buena Vista Union8321 of 25
66Los Altos Elementary838 of 10
67Novato Unified8212 of 15
68Bonita Unified8211 of 15
69Woodland Joint Unified8215 of 17
70Newman-Crows Landing Unified815 of 8
71Oakley Union Elementary819 of 9
72Castro Valley Unified808 of 16
73Pleasant Valley8011 of 12
74Benicia Unified807 of 8
75Corning Union Elementary795 of 6
76Solana Beach Elementary796 of 7
77Brentwood Union Elementary7910 of 11
78Fallbrook Union Elementary798 of 10
79Chaffey Joint Union High798 of 11
80Merced City Elementary7818 of 19
81Orange Unified787 of 41
82Greenfield Union Elementary785 of 5
83Redlands Unified7812 of 25
84Travis Unified778 of 9
85Buckeye Union Elementary776 of 9
86Oak Grove Elementary7717 of 18
87Garden Grove Unified7753 of 66
88Long Beach Unified7771 of 83
89Lemon Grove766 of 6
90Lodi Unified7644 of 48
91Fremont Unified7521 of 43
92Azusa Unified7514 of 16
93Rowland Unified7517 of 20
94Salida Union Elementary755 of 6
95Garvey Elementary746 of 11
96El Centro Elementary748 of 12
97Oceanside Unified7321 of 24
98San Ramon Valley Unified7327 of 36
99Santa Monica-Malibu Unified7210 of 17
100Oakland Unified7265 of 82
101McFarland Unified726 of 7
102Morongo Unified7216 of 16
103Irvine Unified7229 of 43
104San Dieguito Union High729 of 10
105Lake Tahoe Unified717 of 8
106New Haven Unified7110 of 13
107Bellflower Unified7110 of 15
108Delano Union Elementary707 of 12
109San Luis Coastal Unified708 of 16
110Petaluma City Elementary706 of 7
111Patterson Joint Unified708 of 10
112Monterey Peninsula Unified6914 of 22
113Romoland Elementary695 of 5
114San Francisco Unified6958 of 112
115Torrance Unified6925 of 32
116Morgan Hill Unified6913 of 13
117Modesto City Elementary6924 of 26
118Ramona City Unified699 of 11
119Montebello Unified6823 of 29
120Evergreen Elementary6812 of 16
121Twin Rivers Unified6842 of 44
122Central Elementary687 of 7
123Santa Rosa Elementary6810 of 13
124Tustin Unified6617 of 28
125Los Banos Unified6614 of 17
126San Juan Unified6659 of 68
127Lincoln Unified6511 of 12
128Acalanes Union High655 of 5
129Paramount Unified6517 of 19
130Eureka City Schools658 of 8
131Alta Loma Elementary646 of 10
132Martinez Unified645 of 9
133Bassett Unified646 of 7
134Ontario-Montclair6423 of 32
135Dublin Unified6310 of 14
136Corona-Norco Unified6348 of 52
137San Lorenzo Unified6310 of 17
138San Mateo-Foster City6312 of 21
139Saddleback Valley Unified6228 of 34
140Enterprise Elementary626 of 9
141Rosedale Union Elementary625 of 9
142Palmdale Elementary6215 of 29
143San Leandro Unified6211 of 12
144Newark Unified629 of 11
145Pomona Unified6138 of 41
146Lancaster Elementary6120 of 24
147Capistrano Unified6041 of 59
148Ocean View6011 of 14
149Davis Joint Unified6010 of 17
150Piedmont City Unified605 of 7
151Adelanto Elementary5915 of 15
152South San Francisco Unified5911 of 15
153Kingsburg Elementary Charter595 of 7
154Oakdale Joint Unified596 of 9
155Glendale Unified5825 of 34
156Victor Elementary5818 of 18
157South Whittier Elementary586 of 6
158Fullerton Joint Union High588 of 8
159Norris Elementary585 of 5
160Burton Elementary576 of 6
161Lakeside Union Elementary578 of 11
162Santee578 of 11
163East Side Union High5616 of 16
164Mt. Diablo Unified5638 of 52
165West Contra Costa Unified5647 of 53
166Kings Canyon Joint Unified5617 of 22
167Southern Kern Unified566 of 6
168Ventura Unified559 of 27
169Etiwanda Elementary5516 of 17
170East Whittier City Elementary5512 of 13
171Berryessa Union Elementary5410 of 14
172Val Verde Unified5421 of 22
173Fairfield-Suisun Unified5427 of 30
174Yuba City Unified5415 of 17
175Chula Vista Elementary5326 of 42
176Washington Unified529 of 12
177Anaheim Union High5219 of 21
178Compton Unified5215 of 34
179Coalinga-Huron Unified528 of 11
180Sonoma Valley Unified518 of 9
181Ukiah Unified5110 of 11
182Imperial Unified515 of 6
183Hollister507 of 10
184Berkeley Unified5010 of 17
185Livermore Valley Joint Unified5016 of 18
186Redding Elementary497 of 8
187Soledad Unified497 of 11
188Oxnard Union High497 of 10
189Bear Valley Unified495 of 6
190Cajon Valley Union4821 of 26
191Campbell Union4811 of 12
192Mendota Unified485 of 7
193Gateway Unified486 of 8
194Rescue Union Elementary487 of 7
195Turlock Unified4714 of 14
196Alvord Unified4716 of 24
197Lammersville Joint Unified478 of 8
198Pittsburg Unified4713 of 13
199Exeter Unified465 of 7
200Santa Clara Unified4620 of 29
201Galt Joint Union Elementary466 of 6
202Rocklin Unified459 of 17
203Mojave Unified456 of 6
204Downey Unified4518 of 22
205Modesto City High458 of 8
206Gridley Unified455 of 5
207Covina-Valley Unified4515 of 18
208Merced Union High459 of 9
209Escondido Union4522 of 24
210Manteca Unified4427 of 27
211Linden Unified446 of 6
212Westside Union Elementary4412 of 12
213Simi Valley Unified4315 of 27
214Live Oak Unified425 of 6
215Carlsbad Unified4213 of 16
216Monrovia Unified428 of 11
217Empire Union Elementary425 of 6
218El Monte Union High426 of 7
219Claremont Unified419 of 11
220Escondido Union High415 of 5
221Elk Grove Unified4160 of 66
222Paradise Unified416 of 7
223Alameda Unified4112 of 15
224Napa Valley Unified4026 of 27
225Roseville City Elementary4018 of 20
226Desert Sands Unified4029 of 34
227Brawley Elementary405 of 5
228Escalon Unified396 of 7
229Salinas Union High3911 of 12
230San Mateo Union High397 of 7
231Santa Ana Unified3933 of 52
232Sylvan Union Elementary3913 of 13
233Banning Unified396 of 9
234Kerman Unified397 of 8
235Fullerton Elementary3918 of 20
236Murrieta Valley Unified3919 of 21
237Fountain Valley Elementary389 of 10
238Plumas Unified387 of 10
239Vallejo City Unified3819 of 19
240Silver Valley Unified385 of 8
241Santa Rosa High3811 of 12
242Corcoran Joint Unified385 of 8
243Marysville Joint Unified3718 of 23
244Santa Cruz City High367 of 9
245Jefferson Elementary365 of 14
246Campbell Union High366 of 6
247Vista Unified3526 of 28
248Folsom-Cordova Unified3530 of 35
249Inglewood Unified3516 of 17
250Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified3510 of 14
251Visalia Unified3538 of 41
252Rialto Unified3426 of 30
253Hacienda la Puente Unified3427 of 35
254Santa Maria-Bonita3420 of 21
255Fontana Unified3442 of 44
256Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified338 of 13
257Lake Elsinore Unified3320 of 25
258Baldwin Park Unified3310 of 19
259Paso Robles Joint Unified3310 of 12
260Northern Humboldt Union High335 of 5
261Los Angeles Unified33303 of 776
262Whittier Union High326 of 7
263Placer Union High325 of 6
264Lompoc Unified3113 of 16
265Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified315 of 8
266Riverside Unified3044 of 49
267Huntington Beach Union High296 of 8
268Tracy Joint Unified2919 of 19
269Glendora Unified297 of 10
270Santa Barbara Unified2816 of 21
271San Bernardino City Unified2765 of 72
272Barstow Unified2710 of 12
273West Covina Unified267 of 15
274Greenfield Union2610 of 12
275Fresno Unified2695 of 99
276Las Virgenes Unified268 of 16
277Ripon Unified266 of 7
278Grossmont Union High2612 of 15
279Perris Union High258 of 9
280Jefferson Union High255 of 5
281Lucia Mar Unified2418 of 19
282Windsor Unified245 of 8
283Konocti Unified248 of 10
284Orcutt Union Elementary2410 of 10
285Antelope Valley Union High2312 of 13
286Newport-Mesa Unified2326 of 31
287Jurupa Unified2321 of 25
288Moreno Valley Unified2337 of 39
289Alum Rock Union Elementary2217 of 22
290Valley Center-Pauma Unified225 of 8
291Natomas Unified2115 of 19
292Petaluma Joint Union High207 of 10
293Central Unified2020 of 25
294Rio Elementary196 of 9
295Ventura County Office of Education195 of 5
296Sequoia Union High196 of 6
297Reef-Sunset Unified195 of 8
298Madera Unified1823 of 28
299ABC Unified1826 of 29
300Clovis Unified1747 of 49
301Sanger Unified1712 of 20
302Atascadero Unified1710 of 12
303Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified165 of 6
304Dinuba Unified169 of 10
305San Diego County Office of Education165 of 7
306Del Norte County Unified168 of 11
307Kern High1624 of 24
308Beaumont Unified1611 of 14
309El Dorado Union High155 of 6
310Porterville Unified1519 of 22
311Eastside Union Elementary155 of 6
312San Diego Unified15165 of 176
313Temecula Valley Unified1428 of 29
314Colton Joint Unified1227 of 28
315Chino Valley Unified1232 of 34
316Sweetwater Union High1122 of 29
317Amador County Unified108 of 12
318San Jacinto Unified85 of 15
319Oroville City Elementary76 of 7
320Hesperia Unified621 of 25
321Apple Valley Unified613 of 14
322William S. Hart Union High515 of 16
323Farmersville Unified45 of 6
324Calaveras Unified35 of 9
325Poway Unified336 of 38
326Victor Valley Union High28 of 10
327Antioch Unified223 of 25
328El Rancho Unified29 of 15
329Santa Rita Union Elementary16 of 7
330Tulare City115 of 17
331Mariposa County Unified16 of 11
332Sierra Sands Unified010 of 11

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