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)
063384005218	4621	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	3324 Glenmoor Dr.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4500	511	21	24.3	86.5%	99 (19.4%)	78 (15.3%)	199 (38.9%)	60 (11.7%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.3%)	38 (7.4%)	$6,149							22.5	19.4	4932	311
062724004132	4622	Whittier Elementary	Public	K-6	1800 Whittier Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6990	457	28	16.6	91.5%	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	443 (96.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								22.5	30.4	3851	771
062724004133	4623	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	801 Wilson St.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6995	354	18	19.9	93.8%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	338 (95.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								22.5	27	4171	452
062271003072	4624	Hart Street Elementary	Public	K-5	21040 Hart St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-6222	670	31	21.6	96.0%	12 (1.8%)	19 (2.8%)	584 (87.2%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	$11,108							22.5	20.3	4819	195
061380001556	4625	Piru Elementary	Public	K-5	3811 East Center St.	Piru	93040	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 521-1709	274	12	22.8	83.2%	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (96.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,750							22.5	19.4	4927	302
060363000314	4626	Leo G. Pauly Elementary	Public	K-6	313 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5430	729	38	18.9	95.6%	43 (5.9%)	51 (7.0%)	610 (83.7%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$7,619							22.5	16.6	5188	562
064059006701	4627	Fairmont Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1355 Marshall Rd.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6240	599	26	23.4	64.8%	115 (19.2%)	50 (8.3%)	305 (50.9%)	45 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	79 (13.2%)	$8,500							22.5	30.5	3835	792
062547003794	4628	Joseph A. Gascon Elementary	Public	K-5	630 South Leonard St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-2025	510	28	18.1	79.0%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (97.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$6,873							22.5	18.9	4962	334
060363009714	4629	Dr. Juliet Thorner Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 Thorner St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5490	813	36	22.3	85.7%	98 (12.1%)	66 (8.1%)	608 (74.8%)	13 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.0%)	$8,441							22.5	27.8	4101	528
061605002007	4630	Prosperity Elementary	Public	K-5	901 Prosperity Way.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6070	569	26	21.7	98.1%	18 (3.2%)	63 (11.1%)	471 (82.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$7,425							22.4	23.5	4505	125

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