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)
062211002628	1571	Joe Michell	Public	K-8	1001 Elaine Ave.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4738	775	37	20.8	18.6%	333 (43.0%)	8 (1.0%)	225 (29.0%)	127 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (9.9%)	$7,740							70.5	80.6	1147	424
061149010574	1572	Coyote Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1751 Morning Star Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 774-8282	824	36	22.9	44.8%	328 (39.8%)	17 (2.1%)	205 (24.9%)	143 (17.4%)	4 (0.5%)	12 (1.5%)	114 (13.8%)	$6,587							70.4	71.9	1497	75
064098006763	1573	Portola Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Eagle St.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1734	501	19	27	64.7%	133 (26.5%)	9 (1.8%)	299 (59.7%)	30 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$6,693							70.4	70.1	1572	1
060168612333	1574	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9966 I Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-4333	537	25	21.9	70.8%	46 (8.6%)	14 (2.6%)	462 (86.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)								70.4	65.3	1797	223
060002809684	1575	Nicolas Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	39600 North General Kearney Rd	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7180	706	30	23.5	43.9%	242 (34.3%)	29 (4.1%)	277 (39.2%)	60 (8.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (13.0%)	$9,889							70.4	72.1	1492	83
063066004775	1576	Charles Wagner Elementary	Public	K-6	717 East Yorba Linda Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7180	429	18	23.8	24.5%	148 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (37.8%)	92 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.3%)	$7,517							70.4	83.5	1025	551
063204014118	1577	Stellar Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5885 East Bonnyview Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-7730	259	15	17.7	41.3%	194 (74.9%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	$8,371							70.3	65.2	1799	222
060606000543	1578	Panorama Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Bellevue Ave.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Brisbane Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 586-6595	128	9	14.1	39.8%	16 (12.5%)	1 (0.8%)	49 (38.3%)	55 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$16,714							70.3	61.4	1999	421
063432005428	1579	Cadman Elementary	Public	K-5	4370 Kamloop Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 397-6500	196	9	21.7	55.6%	100 (51.0%)	2 (1.0%)	62 (31.6%)	18 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	$10,565							70.3	61.1	2007	428
060714000655	1580	Sartorette Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3850 Woodford Dr.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 264-4380	287	14	20.5	22.0%	61 (21.3%)	2 (0.7%)	112 (39.0%)	77 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.5%)	$6,155							70.2	69.9	1582	2

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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.