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)
061111001225	5121	Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3820	335	12	27.9	88.7%	10 (3.0%)	3 (0.9%)	293 (87.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$9,192							16.9	12.9	5500	379
060244512106	5122	Aspire Port City Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2040 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Port City Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	452	18	24.6	73.9%	11 (2.4%)	51 (11.3%)	300 (66.4%)	51 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.7%)								16.9	22.8	4585	537
060438000394	5123	Kawana Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 Moraga Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-4283	317	16	19.8	64.7%	28 (8.8%)	4 (1.3%)	275 (86.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,565							16.9	15.2	5309	186
063237004988	5124	Merle S. Casey Elementary	Public	K-5	219 North Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7904	570	25	22.6	94.0%	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.8%)	547 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,994							16.9	20.1	4833	291
062955001025	5125	Bubbling Wells Elementary	Public	K-5	67501 Camino Campanero	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7230	637	31	20.5	93.4%	27 (4.2%)	7 (1.1%)	589 (92.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,920							16.9	17.6	5101	24
063738008308	5126	Teofilo Mendoza	Public	K-6	2050 Coronado Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 424-0100	466	20	23.3	58.6%	11 (2.4%)	16 (3.4%)	415 (89.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$8,864							16.9	17.6	5106	20
061111001227	5127	Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	82-850 Kenner Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3830	762	34	22.3	85.8%	23 (3.0%)	8 (1.0%)	700 (91.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	$8,238							16.8	19.4	4930	197
063531005997	5128	McFadden Institute of Technology	Public	K-8	2701 South Raitt	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 435-3700	1,074	56	19.3	77.1%	17 (1.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1,010 (94.0%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	$7,659							16.8	13.5	5445	317
064104009005	5129	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	12900 Amethyst Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1520	979	39	25	87.6%	62 (6.3%)	140 (14.3%)	713 (72.8%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	47 (4.8%)	$10,756							16.8	17.9	5061	68
061989002386	5130	Kit Carson Elementary	Public	K-8	9895 Seventh Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Kit Carson Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 582-2843	384	21	18.4	74.2%	96 (25.0%)	8 (2.1%)	253 (65.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								16.8	24.2	4439	691

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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.