Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060185412022	5701	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	37212 47th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0044	1,057	36	29.3	89.3%	70 (6.6%)	111 (10.5%)	815 (77.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.3%)								9.4	8.6	5775	74
060907000925	5702	Oasis Elementary	Public	K-6	88175 74th Ave.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 397-4112	491	23	21.7	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	473 (96.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$13,062							9.4	12	5580	122
062805011977	5703	Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	10315 E St.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2172	176	8	22	97.7%	12 (6.8%)	32 (18.2%)	118 (67.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	7 (4.0%)	$6,740							9.4	13	5485	218
062610003901	5704	Clover Flat Elementary	Public	K-6	39639 Old Highway 80	Boulevard	91905	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 766-4655	192	9	21.3	68.8%	52 (27.1%)	2 (1.0%)	95 (49.5%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.0%)	$8,904							9.3	20.1	4841	863
062397003609	5705	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-8	646 Stanislaus Ave.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-6533	552	24	23	63.8%	391 (70.8%)	4 (0.7%)	117 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)								9.3	11.4	5624	81
062223008878	5706	Parklane Elementary	Public	K-6	8405 Tam O'Shanter Dr.	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8410	475	21	23.1	85.3%	11 (2.3%)	110 (23.2%)	141 (29.7%)	145 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	63 (13.3%)	$11,897							9.3	11.4	5618	88
062637003936	5707	Bel Air Elementary	Public	K-5	663 Canal Rd.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-2606	349	12	30.3	85.1%	14 (4.0%)	53 (15.2%)	231 (66.2%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (8.0%)	$11,854							9.3	9.6	5728	21
063393005327	5708	Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	706	33	21.7	82.7%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	651 (92.2%)	25 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$6,443							9.3	13.7	5431	277
060001709272	5709	Sandia Elementary	Public	K-8	21331 Sandia Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-5125	884	36	24.4	87.8%	177 (20.0%)	74 (8.4%)	581 (65.7%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.3%)	$5,173							9.3	7.8	5801	92
063003004699	5710	Grayson Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Howard Rd.	Westley	95387	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4725	260	14	18.5	95.8%	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	256 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								9.2	18	5052	658

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.