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)
063492005906	801	George Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	130 San Miguel Way	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7533	358	20	17.9	29.3%	99 (27.7%)	3 (0.8%)	112 (31.3%)	83 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	49 (13.7%)	$8,448							88.2	85.2	943	142
062250002709	802	Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	946	42	22.2	27.2%	336 (35.5%)	52 (5.5%)	352 (37.2%)	60 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	143 (15.1%)	$8,136							88.2	84.9	958	156
061524001936	803	La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	416	17	24.4	37.5%	211 (50.7%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (22.1%)	92 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$6,195							88.2	86.9	874	71
060639007503	804	Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	10800 Rosslyn Ln.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-8099	843	35	23.9	38.1%	240 (28.5%)	23 (2.7%)	268 (31.8%)	239 (28.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	66 (7.8%)	$10,345							88.2	85.5	934	130
062450003669	805	Marshall Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2858	614	25	24.5	28.0%	23 (3.7%)	10 (1.6%)	75 (12.2%)	449 (73.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.3%)	$6,208							88.2	86.7	883	78
060244911296	806	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	420	16	26.2	69.8%	4 (1.0%)	350 (83.3%)	51 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)								88.1	77.5	1257	451
062271002926	807	Coeur D'Alene Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	810 Coeur D'Alene Ave.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 821-7813	354	15	24.4	23.7%	170 (48.0%)	8 (2.3%)	62 (17.5%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (25.1%)	$7,477							88.1	80.1	1168	361
060000608773	808	Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Oak Manor Dr.	Fairfax	94930	Marin County	Ross Valley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-1544	230	10	22.7	15.2%	156 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.9%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	$14,424							88.1	74.7	1388	580
061296003831	809	Terra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	7497 Mountain View Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 945-5715	912	36	25.1	39.4%	143 (15.7%)	93 (10.2%)	354 (38.8%)	225 (24.7%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.4%)	82 (9.0%)	$5,420							88.1	85	952	143
062271003419	810	Van Gogh Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	17160 Van Gogh St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2141	433	17	25.4	40.0%	163 (37.6%)	14 (3.2%)	174 (40.2%)	37 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.2%)	$9,736							88.1	91.3	618	192

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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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