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)
064212006891	2471	Leona Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	9063 West Leona Ave.	Leona Valley	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-9010	95	4	22.3	49.5%	33 (34.7%)	1 (1.1%)	51 (53.7%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$9,579							51.5	32.3	3711	1240
060188712399	2472	Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	487	24	20.5	33.1%	107 (22.0%)	60 (12.3%)	128 (26.3%)	70 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (24.2%)								51.5	53.2	2382	90
060184512750	2473	Sherwood Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 Cleveland Ave.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Sherwood Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 345-6600	114	7	16.3	57.9%	66 (57.9%)	5 (4.4%)	16 (14.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (20.2%)								51.5	49.8	2541	68
060876000891	2474	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	851 Santa Clara Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0308	434	17	25.5	47.2%	71 (16.4%)	28 (6.5%)	276 (63.6%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$5,858							51.5	55.3	2271	203
060197912128	2475	Delta Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	36230 North School St.	Clarksburg	95612	Yolo County	Delta Elementary Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 744-1200	354	17	20.7	27.4%	156 (44.1%)	2 (0.6%)	154 (43.5%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.6%)								51.5	51.1	2479	4
061035001160	2476	Palm Elementary	Public	K-5	12915 Avenue 419	Orosi	93647	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4751	547	28	19.3	93.8%	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	524 (95.8%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,862							51.4	55.3	2269	207
062271003420	2477	Van Ness Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	501 North Van Ness Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 469-0992	198	12	16.5	81.8%	11 (5.6%)	6 (3.0%)	160 (80.8%)	12 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	$27,752							51.4	51.2	2477
063509005933	2478	Coleman Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Belle Ave.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2420	380	16	23.7	61.8%	129 (33.9%)	5 (1.3%)	203 (53.4%)	15 (3.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	$8,225							51.4	53.9	2340	138
060005102014	2479	Wilson Elementary	Public	2-5	409 Magnolia St.	Gridley	95948	Butte County	Gridley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 846-3675	559	24	23.1	77.6%	197 (35.2%)	6 (1.1%)	315 (56.4%)	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$8,488							51.4	48.5	2607	128
060162000025	2480	Palms Elementary	Public	K-6	12445 East 207th St.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7900	481	20	24	81.3%	15 (3.1%)	69 (14.3%)	284 (59.0%)	60 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.2%)	$5,861							51.4	45.9	2769	289

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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

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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.