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)
062136002559	2171	P. W. Engvall Elementary	Public	K-6	1055 Cedar Ln.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6850	531	24	21.8	77.4%	101 (19.0%)	21 (4.0%)	363 (68.4%)	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,356							57.4	61.6	1986	185
061389011068	2172	Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	4420 Monhegan Way	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9190	149	5	30.3	36.9%	69 (46.3%)	9 (6.0%)	40 (26.8%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.4%)								57.4	59.1	2090	82
062376003594	2173	Maple Elementary	Public	K-8	29161 Fresno Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Maple Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4439	285	13	22.6	60.0%	62 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	221 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,945							57.4	54.9	2287	114
060006811682	2174	Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	16436 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3560	385	15	25.6	43.9%	175 (45.5%)	4 (1.0%)	174 (45.2%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$9,230							57.4	57.7	2157	17
061470007722	2175	Quailwood Elementary	Public	K-6	7301 Remington Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 832-6415	338	16	21	74.3%	107 (31.7%)	21 (6.2%)	189 (55.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$7,114							57.3	54.3	2312	137
063132010001	2176	Ranch Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2 Trabuco Pl.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4978	416	20	20.8	63.9%	20 (4.8%)	32 (7.7%)	270 (64.9%)	65 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	$5,188							57.3	75.9	1330	846
060444007513	2177	Intensive Learning Center	Public	K-6	4718 East Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-6492	674	29	23.2	67.5%	36 (5.3%)	89 (13.2%)	480 (71.2%)	30 (4.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	$8,486							57.3	64.9	1806	371
061111011713	2178	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	39-800 Liberty Dr.	Palm Desert	92211	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-0456	818	35	23.7	56.2%	147 (18.0%)	14 (1.7%)	575 (70.3%)	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.3%)	$7,880							57.2	64.8	1810	368
060197211484	2179	Woodland Star Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	11700 Dunbar Rd.	Glen Ellen	95442	Sonoma County	Woodland Star Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 996-3849	217	10	21.7	37.8%	113 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (35.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.6%)								57.2	44.1	2879	700
063432005427	2180	Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-4	3120 Talbot St.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4000	192	9	21.3	66.1%	46 (24.0%)	19 (9.9%)	92 (47.9%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	26 (13.5%)	$12,759							57.2	63.2	1885	295

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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:

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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.