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)
060185314168	2871	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	538	35	15.2	53.7%	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	521 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								44.8	26.7	4212	1341
063441005618	2872	Glen Park Elementary	Public	K-5	151 Lippard Ave.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4713	321	17	18.8	57.9%	81 (25.2%)	20 (6.2%)	160 (49.8%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	$6,103							44.8	46	2763	109
060558009727	2873	Ontiveros (Juan Pacifico) Elementary	Public	K-6	930 West Rancho Verde	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7680	882	36	24.4	85.9%	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	853 (96.7%)	10 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$7,271							44.8	50.4	2511	362
062217009893	2874	Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	620	29	21.3	76.3%	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	524 (84.5%)	80 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)								44.8	53.9	2338	536
062409003632	2875	Covillaud Elementary	Public	K-5	628 F St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6121	521	21	24.8	68.7%	161 (30.9%)	34 (6.5%)	254 (48.8%)	16 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (8.8%)								44.7	49	2583	292
060204914415	2876	High Technical Elementary Mesa	Public, Charter	K-5	5331 Mt. Alifan Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Mesa District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 510-4620	444	18	24.6	43.0%	151 (34.0%)	19 (4.3%)	132 (29.7%)	87 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.9%)								44.7	42.4	2988	112
062271003297	2877	Ranchito Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7940 Ranchito Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-1710	420	20	21	91.9%	18 (4.3%)	7 (1.7%)	357 (85.0%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$11,537							44.7	44.8	2837	40
060172512467	2878	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	434 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6420	402	15	26.8	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	298 (74.1%)	94 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								44.6	48.5	2612	266
061218001380	2879	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	8809 Coffman-Pico Rd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7640	386	16	24.1	80.6%	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	373 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$4,560							44.6	46.2	2745	134
060369000342	2880	Walnut Elementary	Public	K-5	4701 North Walnut St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4368	387	15	25.8	91.0%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	350 (90.4%)	32 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$7,362							44.6	43	2945	65

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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