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)
061269001429	4391	Capistrano Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Capistrano Dr.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-8664	468	19	24.6	90.4%	52 (11.1%)	27 (5.8%)	338 (72.2%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25 (5.3%)	$10,936							24.7	29.9	3899	492
060179712963	4392	Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2670 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Primary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 381-8484	262	13	20.3	84.4%	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	252 (96.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								24.7	23.7	4492	100
062865004420	4393	Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-6	425 North Cambridge	Orange	92866	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6103	426	20	21.2	92.5%	28 (6.6%)	7 (1.6%)	379 (89.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$5,388							24.7	15.2	5301	908
062334003543	4394	John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	729	29	25.1	85.5%	91 (12.5%)	8 (1.1%)	591 (81.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$1,040							24.6	31	3806	588
061455014603	4395	Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary	Public	K-6	5090 East Church Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7130	610	30	20.6	87.0%	18 (3.0%)	22 (3.6%)	396 (64.9%)	148 (24.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)								24.6	29.3	3958	437
062871002781	4396	Olga L. Reed Elementary	Public	K-8	480 Centennial St.	Los Alamos	93440	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 344-2401	152	7	21.7	89.5%	17 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (3.9%)	$8,825							24.6	21.6	4705	309
064212006889	4397	Del Sur Senior Elementary	Public	K-8	9023 West Ave. H	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0488	758	29	26.4	56.1%	226 (29.8%)	67 (8.8%)	420 (55.4%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	$9,579							24.6	38.6	3244	1153
063255005046	4398	Murphy Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Valley View Rd.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1427	445	22	20.2	53.5%	32 (7.2%)	67 (15.1%)	227 (51.0%)	76 (17.1%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (7.2%)	$6,695							24.6	23.8	4482	84
062397009578	4399	Copperopolis Elementary	Public	K-6	217 School St.	Copperopolis	95228	Calaveras County	Mark Twain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 782-3500	198	10	19.8	50.5%	145 (73.2%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)								24.6	25.4	4320	79
062271003195	4400	Monte Vista Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5423 Monte Vista St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-7261	196	10	19.6	89.8%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	190 (96.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,380							24.6	18.5	5001	601

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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:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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