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)
060243012032	1211	Lake Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	16346 Village Meadow Dr.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1620	650	28	23.1	55.8%	124 (19.1%)	30 (4.6%)	354 (54.5%)	105 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	$7,152							78.7	79.2	1194	17
063462005770	1212	Del Dayo Elementary	Public	K-6	1301 McClaren Dr.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 575-2323	520	20	26	32.3%	334 (64.2%)	14 (2.7%)	79 (15.2%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	56 (10.8%)	$6,603							78.7	83	1056	156
063822012288	1213	Golden Oak Community	Public	K-6	25201 Via Princessa	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-8929	534	19	28.1	22.5%	121 (22.7%)	50 (9.4%)	202 (37.8%)	99 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.2%)	$5,794							78.7	72.5	1478	265
062772004193	1214	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	755 Sutro Ave.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-5104	458	19	23.6	9.4%	288 (62.9%)	1 (0.2%)	99 (21.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (13.1%)	$6,232							78.6	76.5	1301	87
061149013755	1215	Creekview Ranch	Public	K-8	8779 Cook Riolo Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8845	844	42	20	44.2%	363 (43.0%)	33 (3.9%)	212 (25.1%)	128 (15.2%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	97 (11.5%)	$8,028							78.6	80.2	1162	53
063942006582	1216	Yukon Elementary	Public	K-5	17815 Yukon Ave.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4477	325	13	24.5	42.2%	61 (18.8%)	14 (4.3%)	157 (48.3%)	73 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.5%)	$8,698							78.6	63.3	1875	659
062271003351	1217	Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	14755 Greenleaf St.	Sherman Oaks	91403	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 784-8283	499	23	21.6	40.3%	206 (41.3%)	36 (7.2%)	150 (30.1%)	39 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.6%)	$9,100							78.6	80.6	1144	73
060142611749	1218	Bonsall West Elementary	Public	K-6	5050 El Mirlo Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Bonsall Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-8001	399	16	24.6	28.1%	171 (42.9%)	3 (0.8%)	121 (30.3%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	70 (17.5%)								78.5	80.6	1143	75
062637003977	1219	Valhalla Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Kiki Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1700	686	24	28.2	14.0%	322 (46.9%)	8 (1.2%)	122 (17.8%)	124 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (15.9%)	$11,350							78.5	88.6	791	428
060187912617	1220	BRIDGES Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1335 Calle Bouganvilla	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	BRIDGES Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3569	378	17	22.7	20.9%	231 (61.1%)	2 (0.5%)	102 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.9%)								78.4	76	1324	104

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.