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)
060162000023	2481	Niemes (John H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	16715 Jersey Ave.	Artesia	90701	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7890	648	26	24.9	76.4%	14 (2.2%)	25 (3.9%)	503 (77.6%)	66 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	$6,199							51.4	55.4	2260	221
062271003199	2482	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	548	23	23.8	75.0%	453 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	$9,734							51.4	44.9	2829	347
062994004677	2483	Longfellow (Henry W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 East Washington Blvd.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5720	547	24	23.2	80.8%	38 (6.9%)	66 (12.1%)	415 (75.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$7,470							51.4	56.7	2199	284
060174311860	2484	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,360	100	23.6	35.8%	745 (31.6%)	77 (3.3%)	906 (38.4%)	148 (6.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	478 (20.3%)								51.4	62	1957	527
061005001088	2485	Ben Lomond Elementary	Public	K-5	621 East Covina Blvd.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4101	468	20	23.4	80.6%	21 (4.5%)	24 (5.1%)	377 (80.6%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,360							51.4	51.7	2451	34
063207004933	2486	Crafton Elementary	Public	K-5	311 North Wabash Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8600	679	29	23.4	55.4%	195 (28.7%)	27 (4.0%)	388 (57.1%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	$6,403							51.3	61.1	2008	478
060342000259	2487	Mitchell Elementary	Public	K-6	1761 Grove Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6112	550	22	25	80.2%	45 (8.2%)	5 (0.9%)	463 (84.2%)	21 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$3,850							51.3	45.4	2796	309
063801012085	2488	Valentine Peyton Elementary	Public	K-8	2525 Gold Brook Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7420	828	31	26.3	67.1%	30 (3.6%)	68 (8.2%)	329 (39.7%)	346 (41.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	42 (5.1%)	$7,700							51.3	53.7	2357	131
062361011420	2489	Veritas Elementary	Public	K-8	1600 Pagola St.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7390	1,205	47	25.6	58.9%	138 (11.5%)	48 (4.0%)	423 (35.1%)	524 (43.5%)	3 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	59 (4.9%)	$4,804							51.3	58	2140	349
062199007435	2490	Del Mar Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Merrill St.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Live Oak Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 477-2063	310	14	22.1	62.3%	103 (33.2%)	7 (2.3%)	179 (57.7%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	$7,678							51.3	55	2282	208

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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