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)
063636006193	3201	Sequoia Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-7	23958 Avenue 324	Lemon Cove	93286	Tulare County	Sequoia Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-2106	348	20	17.5	42.8%	202 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (36.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$7,954							39.5	47.7	2658	543
061023001113	3202	Cuddeback Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Wilder Rd.	Carlotta	95528	Humboldt County	Cuddeback Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 768-3372	159	10	15.9	63.5%	110 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	$13,263							39.5	44.2	2871	331
062664004012	3203	Bel Aire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3580 Beckworth Dr.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3775	414	17	24.3	70.8%	126 (30.4%)	2 (0.5%)	266 (64.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$6,335							39.4	51.3	2471	732
063678006228	3204	Loyalton Elementary	Public	K-6	111 Beckwith St.	Loyalton	96118	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 993-4482	194	10	19.4	44.8%	140 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	$7,672							39.4	38.7	3237	33
061887002285	3205	Garden Village Elementary	Public	K-5	208 Garden Ln.	Colma	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1233	274	13	21	65.0%	38 (13.9%)	4 (1.5%)	114 (41.6%)	105 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,405							39.4	45.5	2790	415
060360000278	3206	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-5	945 East Nearfield	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-5800	404	17	23.7	80.0%	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	362 (89.6%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$10,092							39.4	27.8	4100	894
060797011948	3207	Harvest Elementary	Public	K-6	6514 West Gettysburg Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 271-0420	983	34	28.9	74.1%	100 (10.2%)	48 (4.9%)	521 (53.0%)	272 (27.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.4%)	$4,995							39.4	41.5	3037	170
063384007242	3208	Alice Birney Waldorf-Inspired	Public	K-8	6251 13th St.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4510	481	21	22.9	33.9%	252 (52.4%)	20 (4.2%)	126 (26.2%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (12.7%)	$6,702							39.4	35.2	3480	272
062940004532	3209	Pacific Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2065 East Bowles Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Pacific Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-2533	345	20	17.2	89.6%	37 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	301 (87.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,757							39.4	46.2	2743	466
062271003096	3210	Humphreys Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	500 South Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-6958	378	21	18	94.4%	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	370 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,836							39.3	38.7	3240	30

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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