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)
062454014545	3321	Menifee Virtual	Public, Virtual	K-8	27625 Sherman Rd.	Menifee	92586	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 679-8356	164	9	17.5	65.2%	24 (14.6%)	9 (5.5%)	76 (46.3%)	16 (9.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.3%)								37.6	28.4	4032	711
060182110891	3322	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6100 Carmelita Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Antonio Maria Lugo Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-1153	393	12	32.2	94.4%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	378 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								37.6	27.8	4102	780
063117010272	3323	C. Roy Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West St.	Portola	96122	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 832-0211	344	16	21.5	72.7%	191 (55.5%)	2 (0.6%)	102 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)								37.6	37.6	3301	22
063525005977	3324	Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	2324 Cherry St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7430	431	17	25.1	78.7%	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (87.2%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	$10,733							37.6	33.4	3614	290
060162000017	3325	Hawaiian Elementary	Public	K-6	12350 East 226th St.	Hawaiian Gardens	90716	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7865	281	14	20	94.0%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (61.9%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (34.5%)	$7,456							37.5	29.6	3924	599
060237000127	3326	Alvina Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	295 West Saginaw Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Alvina Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-9411	176	9	19.5	77.8%	14 (8.0%)	1 (0.6%)	159 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,769							37.5	37.1	3341	15
061389001580	3327	Peter J. Shields Elementary	Public	K-5	10434 Georgetown Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9160	319	16	19.7	71.2%	108 (33.9%)	28 (8.8%)	105 (32.9%)	22 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.3%)	$6,959							37.5	35.5	3465	138
063723006305	3328	Sonora Elementary	Public	K-8	830 Greenley Rd.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-5491	693	37	18.6	47.0%	499 (72.0%)	7 (1.0%)	122 (17.6%)	16 (2.3%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)								37.5	48.7	2598	730
062415003641	3329	Maxwell Elementary	Public	K-5	146 North St.	Maxwell	95955	Colusa County	Maxwell Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 438-2401	139	7	19.8	59.7%	60 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (52.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$6,459							37.5	41.6	3029	300
063987009201	3330	Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	1855 West Pleasant Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7300	593	24	24.7	79.4%	33 (5.6%)	16 (2.7%)	519 (87.5%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$10,918							37.5	34.9	3508	178

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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.