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)
060199512857	2101	Redwood Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1480 Ross Hill Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Redwood Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 682-6149	230	10	23	47.0%	149 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (18.7%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.0%)								59.1	61.5	1988	113
060744000699	2102	Richard Henry Dana Elementary	Public	K-5	24242 La Cresta Dr.	Dana Point	92629	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-5784	384	20	19.2	44.3%	147 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (48.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	$11,866							59.1	46.5	2728	626
061026001121	2103	La Ballona Elementary	Public	K-5	10915 Washington Blvd.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4334	556	25	22.2	51.4%	79 (14.2%)	33 (5.9%)	348 (62.6%)	40 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	$5,618							59.1	52.7	2398	295
061233001406	2104	Florence Markofer Elementary	Public	K-6	9759 Tralee Way	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-7714	617	27	22.8	39.7%	242 (39.2%)	20 (3.2%)	223 (36.1%)	64 (10.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	57 (9.2%)	$7,366							59.1	53.1	2384	280
064104011110	2105	Galileo Academy 101	Public	K-6	15999 Warwick St.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-1753	706	27	26.6	73.5%	70 (9.9%)	88 (12.5%)	486 (68.8%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.0%)	$11,257							59	61.7	1979	126
063039004737	2106	Pine Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	45828 Auberry Rd.	Auberry	93602	Fresno County	Pine Ridge Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 841-2444	68	7	9.7	35.3%	58 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.4%)	$25,798							59	59.5	2083	23
063822007883	2107	Valley View Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19414 Sierra Estates Dr.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 251-2000	553	24	23	72.9%	61 (11.0%)	32 (5.8%)	365 (66.0%)	74 (13.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$9,728							58.9	58.2	2133	26
061146010237	2108	Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	13220 South Bellflower Blvd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3590	834	32	26	68.3%	43 (5.2%)	40 (4.8%)	703 (84.3%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.4%)	$12,015							58.9	52	2438	330
062271002868	2109	Brockton Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1309 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 479-6090	203	10	20.3	83.3%	22 (10.8%)	11 (5.4%)	152 (74.9%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	$17,078							58.9	43.9	2893	784
060945000961	2110	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-4	10142 Old Oregon Trail	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Columbia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 223-4070	463	23	20.1	45.1%	331 (71.5%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.0%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	41 (8.9%)	$10,009							58.8	58.2	2131	21

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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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