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)
062832013259	3311	Loma Vista Immersion Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	207 Maria Dr.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Old Adobe Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 765-4302	468	21	22.3	37.8%	110 (23.5%)	4 (0.9%)	337 (72.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,952							37.8	43.7	2905	406
062308003518	3312	Dana Elementary	Public	K-6	920 West Tefft St.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3790	601	31	19.2	76.7%	142 (23.6%)	2 (0.3%)	419 (69.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$4,703							37.8	34.6	3533	221
060657008801	3313	Oak Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	1873 West Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-0310	421	17	24.7	85.5%	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	345 (81.9%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	$5,961							37.8	30.8	3820	507
064215006910	3314	Meairs Elementary	Public	K-5	8441 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Westminster	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 372-8800	417	18	23.1	89.7%	9 (2.2%)	5 (1.2%)	246 (59.0%)	135 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$6,577							37.7	43.3	2932	382
062271013194	3315	Sally Ride Elementary: A SMArT Academy	Public	K-5	1041 East 46th St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-7117	378	17	22.2	93.4%	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.5%)	353 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$9,445							37.7	23	4559	1244
060962000977	3316	Dickison Elementary	Public	K-8	905 North Aranbe St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6160	682	26	26.5	94.4%	3 (0.4%)	56 (8.2%)	613 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)								37.7	44	2891	425
062847009417	3317	Central Language Academy	Public	K-8	415 East G St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 983-8522	733	30	24.8	67.4%	24 (3.3%)	27 (3.7%)	663 (90.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$6,954							37.7	33.2	3629	312
062706004081	3318	Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	57.3%	26 (5.9%)	8 (1.8%)	268 (60.9%)	80 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.9%)	38 (8.6%)	$11,221							37.7	36.9	3364	46
060006204235	3319	Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	739 Magnolia St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3056	619	26	23.8	47.2%	295 (47.7%)	6 (1.0%)	275 (44.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.8%)	$6,302							37.7	32.9	3656	337
062271010243	3320	Nueva Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	4412 Randolph St.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 562-3015	641	29	22.1	90.2%	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	623 (97.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$8,474							37.6	40.5	3096	224

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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