Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
062958004578	5791	Yucca Elementary	Public	K-5	38440 Second St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-5052	477	19	24.5	97.1%	13 (2.7%)	89 (18.7%)	355 (74.4%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	$275							7.4	10.3	5692	99
060681000608	5792	Chase Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	195 East Chase Ave.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3123	755	31	24.3	90.1%	269 (35.6%)	60 (7.9%)	266 (35.2%)	102 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	48 (6.4%)	$11,217							7.3	8.8	5764	28
061336001524	5793	Anna Kyle Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Kidder Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4105	572	25	22.8	90.9%	20 (3.5%)	76 (13.3%)	417 (72.9%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	30 (5.2%)	$6,444							7.2	8.5	5778	15
060147014100	5794	Crete Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6103 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Crete Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 791-1600	342	11	32.2	86.8%	1 (0.3%)	186 (54.4%)	104 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.3%)								7.2	9.3	5740	54
063531007597	5795	Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	894	48	18.8	83.0%	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	869 (97.2%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$7,105							7.2	9.8	5717	78
064074006728	5796	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	1309 Ensign Ave.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8500	491	18	26.6	86.6%	31 (6.3%)	102 (20.8%)	303 (61.7%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.3%)								7.2	10.6	5682	114
060214413757	5797	Alpha: Jose Hernandez	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Jose Hernandez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-1551	461	21	22	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	447 (97.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								7.2	8.7	5770	27
063417005370	5798	Monterey Elementary	Public	K-6	794 East Monterey Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6391	345	17	20.9	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	34 (9.9%)	289 (83.8%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$7,086							7.2	10.6	5680	118
062580003865	5799	Edgemont Elementary	Public	K-5	21790 Eucalyptus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4570	519	23	22.4	94.6%	15 (2.9%)	51 (9.8%)	430 (82.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	$8,240							7.2	9	5758	41
061674002114	5800	Glassbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	975 Schafer Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3835	469	20	24	83.2%	23 (4.9%)	21 (4.5%)	360 (76.8%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	12 (2.6%)								7.2	7.3	5817	17

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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

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

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