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)
069114414710	3791	New Pacific School-Rancho Cordova	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10710 Bear Hollow	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	New Pacific School-Rancho Cordova District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	98	4	24.3	52.0%	48 (49.0%)	2 (2.0%)	21 (21.4%)	22 (22.4%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								31.8			(n/a)
060004807408	3792	Winifred Pifer Elementary	Public	K-5	1350 Creston Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1300	400	16	25	74.8%	103 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (68.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								31.8	31.5	3764	28
062271002808	3793	Alta Loma Elementary	Public	K-5	1745 Vineyard Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 939-2113	367	23	15.9	90.7%	10 (2.7%)	37 (10.1%)	311 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$11,045							31.7	32.1	3725	68
062403003615	3794	Las Juntas Elementary	Public	K-5	4105 Pacheco Blvd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5830	346	18	19.6	47.1%	118 (34.1%)	12 (3.5%)	153 (44.2%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	$8,273							31.7	41.8	3017	777
062271002939	3795	Betty Plasencia Elementary	Public	K-5	1321 Cortez St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 250-7450	414	22	18.8	93.5%	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	371 (89.6%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,222							31.7	26.8	4195	400
063471005848	3796	Corvallis Elementary	Public	K-5	14790 Corvallis St.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4900	361	16	22.5	75.6%	17 (4.7%)	21 (5.8%)	196 (54.3%)	102 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.3%)	$6,283							31.6	35.3	3474	322
060790009750	3797	North Country Elementary	Public	K-6	3901 Little Rock Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6480	601	24	25	65.4%	202 (33.6%)	40 (6.7%)	229 (38.1%)	67 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	48 (8.0%)	$6,042							31.6	34.9	3507	290
060690009117	3798	Blanche Charles Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Kloke Rd.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3910	413	17	23.7	93.9%	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	407 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								31.6	34	3571	227
063444009190	3799	De Anza Elementary	Public	K-5	1089 DeAnza Dr.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-4777	728	32	23.1	72.3%	60 (8.2%)	52 (7.1%)	544 (74.7%)	16 (2.2%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	43 (5.9%)	$12,073							31.6	21	4757	958
060176712652	3800	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	7555 South Land Park Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 433-5057	471	22	21.4	87.7%	10 (2.1%)	20 (4.2%)	89 (18.9%)	325 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)								31.6	40.1	3120	680

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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.