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)
062271002865	3221	Broad Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	24815 Broad Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 835-3118	486	26	18.6	85.8%	7 (1.4%)	17 (3.5%)	422 (86.8%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,885							39.2	48.2	2628	593
062637010756	3222	Delta View Elementary	Public	K-5	2916 Rio Verde	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 261-0240	603	21	28.7	64.0%	32 (5.3%)	67 (11.1%)	213 (35.3%)	220 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	50 (8.3%)	$10,378							39.2	48.8	2590	632
060213311571	3223	Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	771 Elliott Rd.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 762-2599	141	7	20.1	48.9%	101 (71.6%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (13.5%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)								39.2	39.8	3147	76
061233001403	3224	Anna Kirchgater Elementary	Public	K-6	8141 Stevenson Ave.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-9150	715	30	23.8	73.0%	44 (6.2%)	68 (9.5%)	237 (33.1%)	314 (43.9%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.5%)	32 (4.5%)	$7,307							39.1	37.4	3326	102
064119001249	3225	Mission Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	5657 Spur Ave.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 630-7884	473	20	23.6	56.4%	127 (26.8%)	1 (0.2%)	279 (59.0%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43 (9.1%)	$8,921							39.1	52.4	2413	812
060006501239	3226	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	850 North Eaton Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7260	560	22	25.4	77.0%	29 (5.2%)	4 (0.7%)	517 (92.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$5,883							39	36.8	3379	153
060231012063	3227	Russo/McEntee Academy	Public	K-5	2851 Gay Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8900	313	16	19.5	70.0%	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	233 (74.4%)	56 (17.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	$14,219							39	28.3	4045	818
062553003841	3228	Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	452	23	19.2	85.4%	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.7%)	387 (85.6%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.8%)	$5,532							39	34.9	3510	282
060861000880	3229	Valle Lindo Elementary	Public	K-6	1515 Oleander Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-5151	393	19	20.6	59.5%	17 (4.3%)	12 (3.1%)	310 (78.9%)	32 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$10,942							39	45.1	2820	409
063315005129	3230	Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	8362 Colorado Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6709	478	21	22.7	59.4%	38 (7.9%)	19 (4.0%)	408 (85.4%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,797							39	37.6	3311	81

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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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