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)
063315005145	4431	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	4585 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8211	691	30	23	61.2%	48 (6.9%)	34 (4.9%)	575 (83.2%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.0%)	$7,928							24.2	28	4071	360
060001409477	4432	Carmel Elementary	Public	K-6	9321 Glendale Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-3188	809	32	25.2	71.1%	153 (18.9%)	10 (1.2%)	633 (78.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	$6,156							24.2	27.6	4110	322
061128010679	4433	Gretchen Higgins Elementary	Public	K-5	1525 Pembroke Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6380	373	15	24.8	76.7%	76 (20.4%)	12 (3.2%)	251 (67.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	$6,866							24.2	29.8	3908	525
062334003544	4434	Dixieland Elementary	Public	K-8	18440 Road 19	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-9119	287	14	20.2	94.4%	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (89.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$1,390							24.2	24.1	4449	15
060243008260	4435	Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	6411 Mitchell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1655	382	18	21.5	90.8%	32 (8.4%)	6 (1.6%)	319 (83.5%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	$9,309							24.2	28.8	3997	438
060231000113	4436	Donald J. Meyer Elementary	Public	K-5	1824 Daytona Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8200	259	13	19.9	82.2%	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	211 (81.5%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,583							24.2	28.3	4044	392
062847004387	4437	Arroyo Elementary	Public	K-8	1700 East Seventh St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 985-1012	499	24	21	84.8%	16 (3.2%)	9 (1.8%)	441 (88.4%)	14 (2.8%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,143							24.2	26.5	4228	209
060155712077	4438	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6724 South Alameda St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Junior Collegiate Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 583-5421	322	7	45.2	89.4%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	310 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)								24.2	17.8	5077	639
061839002261	4439	Oak Street Elementary	Public	K-8	633 South Oak St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5340	497	18	28	84.7%	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.0%)	446 (89.7%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)								24.2	18.6	4989	550
060249414413	4440	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	550 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 900-7325	403	23	17.3	76.9%	87 (21.6%)	86 (21.3%)	169 (41.9%)	31 (7.7%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)								24.2	33	3642	798

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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.