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)
061851002268	1221	Island Elementary	Public, Charter	K-8	7799 21st Ave.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Island Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6424	367	18	20.3	45.0%	208 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$9,255							78.4	75.2	1365	144
062046002470	1222	Vallemar Elementary	Public	K-8	377 Reina del Mar Ave.	Pacifica	94044	San Mateo County	Pacifica	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 738-6655	519	22	23.5	14.6%	215 (41.4%)	3 (0.6%)	143 (27.6%)	70 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (16.8%)	$5,423							78.4	79	1202	20
060861014127	1223	Muraoka (Saburo) Elementary	Public	K-6	1644 Santa Alexia Ave.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 216-5599	1,104	44	25	31.5%	79 (7.2%)	101 (9.1%)	429 (38.9%)	302 (27.4%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	181 (16.4%)								78.3	78.7	1218	5
062271002924	1224	Clifford Street Elementary Math & Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	2150 Duane St.	Los Angeles	90039	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 663-0474	131	7	18.7	52.7%	27 (20.6%)	6 (4.6%)	72 (55.0%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.7%)	$14,689							78.3	76.3	1312	88
062380003595	1225	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2452 El Centro Blvd.	East Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 656-2407	182	10	18.2	34.6%	108 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (30.2%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	14 (7.7%)	$14,188							78.3	65.1	1800	575
063432005560	1226	Toler Elementary	Public	K-5	3350 Baker St.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 273-0294	223	10	22.3	51.1%	89 (39.9%)	6 (2.7%)	83 (37.2%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.9%)	$9,545							78.3	75	1374	148
061233001396	1227	C. W. Dillard Elementary	Public	K-6	9721 Dillard Rd.	Wilton	95693	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 687-6121	409	17	24.3	32.8%	205 (50.1%)	3 (0.7%)	138 (33.7%)	29 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.3%)	$7,398							78.3	84.9	962	265
060720011447	1228	Village	Public, Charter	K-5	825 West Parr Ave.	Campbell	95008	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 341-7042	217	9	24.1	19.8%	102 (47.0%)	9 (4.1%)	32 (14.7%)	44 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.4%)								78.2	87.2	859	369
062805004251	1229	Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	383	14	27.3	55.1%	90 (23.5%)	67 (17.5%)	69 (18.0%)	84 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (18.3%)	$5,830							78.2	78.4	1223	6
060985008262	1230	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	2650 Oak Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5645	692	28	24.7	70.7%	222 (32.1%)	21 (3.0%)	328 (47.4%)	77 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.9%)	$6,648							78.2	75.2	1368	138

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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