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)
061185001320	921	Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	14359 East Second St.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 907-6400	651	25	26	38.9%	80 (12.3%)	4 (0.6%)	510 (78.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)								85.7	89.6	734	187
060297000232	922	Hugo Reid Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Hugo Reid Dr.	Arcadia	91007	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-8346	562	23	24.4	34.9%	36 (6.4%)	7 (1.2%)	154 (27.4%)	299 (53.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.0%)	$10,915							85.7	90.4	681	241
063357005182	923	Emma W. Shuey Elementary	Public	K-6	8472 East Wells St.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Rosemead Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 287-5221	460	23	20.2	72.0%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (34.3%)	286 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,392							85.7	85	953	30
064015008757	924	Ladera Elementary	Public	K-5	2515 Rawlings Way	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7505	312	12	26	26.0%	74 (23.7%)	2 (0.6%)	82 (26.3%)	107 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.1%)	$10,831							85.6	87.2	864	60
062223002669	925	Vinewood Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Tokay St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7445	561	22	25.5	46.9%	269 (48.0%)	6 (1.1%)	190 (33.9%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	$10,491							85.6	85.2	946	21
062271002949	926	Darby Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10818 Darby Ave.	Northridge	91326	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-1824	390	19	20.5	56.4%	63 (16.2%)	19 (4.9%)	190 (48.7%)	52 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (16.9%)	$11,317							85.6	83.4	1028	102
061062001905	927	Patwin Elementary	Public	K-6	2222 Shasta Dr.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5383	399	18	22.2	21.3%	202 (50.6%)	28 (7.0%)	76 (19.0%)	37 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.8%)								85.6	85.9	919	8
060233112651	928	Community Roots Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	29292 Crown Valley Pkwy.	Laguna Niguel	92677	Orange County	Community Roots Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 831-4272	786	42	18.5	11.7%	513 (65.3%)	3 (0.4%)	108 (13.7%)	47 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (13.9%)								85.5	86.5	891	37
062271003283	929	Playa del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	12221 Juniette St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 827-3560	271	12	22.5	36.2%	72 (26.6%)	31 (11.4%)	99 (36.5%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (18.1%)	$11,694							85.5	89.5	745	184
068450007374	930	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	28 Carson	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5950	518	18	28.7	33.2%	104 (20.1%)	29 (5.6%)	93 (18.0%)	248 (47.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.5%)	$5,565							85.5	89.7	730	200

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.