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)
060004402139	1621	Healdsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	400 First St.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	Healdsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 431-3440	400	32	12.6	80.5%	91 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	281 (70.3%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$10,315							69.3	68.7	1639	18
063714006296	1622	Somis Elementary	Public	K-8	5268 North St.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Somis Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 386-5711	219	12	18.1	77.6%	52 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (74.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								69.3	68.1	1669	47
063023004721	1623	McNear Elementary	Public	K-6	605 Sunnyslope Ave.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4752	329	14	23.5	28.3%	219 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (21.6%)	14 (4.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.7%)	$6,891							69.3	74.8	1381	242
062403003614	1624	John Swett Elementary	Public	K-5	4955 Alhambra Valley Rd.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5860	534	25	21.4	20.0%	285 (53.4%)	6 (1.1%)	133 (24.9%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (13.9%)	$6,691							69.2	77.4	1259	365
063581006122	1625	Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3435 Bonita Vista Dr.	Santa Rosa	95404	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3925	456	22	20.7	27.0%	212 (46.5%)	3 (0.7%)	153 (33.6%)	42 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.0%)	$12,885							69.2	77.6	1254	371
062706004083	1626	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	289	12	24	38.8%	27 (9.3%)	5 (1.7%)	144 (49.8%)	76 (26.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	31 (10.7%)	$10,489							69.2	52.8	2394	768
063099004800	1627	Las Posas Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Calle La Guerra	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Pleasant Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 383-5325	451	18	25	44.6%	128 (28.4%)	48 (10.6%)	194 (43.0%)	39 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.9%)	$8,291							69.1	73.5	1443	184
060903000911	1628	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1880 Fowler Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-7000	559	27	20.7	74.2%	158 (28.3%)	11 (2.0%)	298 (53.3%)	63 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.3%)	$5,387							69.1	54.4	2309	681
063432005275	1629	Language Academy	Public	K-8	4961 64th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 287-1182	981	44	22.2	47.3%	233 (23.8%)	106 (10.8%)	537 (54.7%)	17 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.5%)	$7,060							69.1	68.9	1630	1
060964001018	1630	Maple Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Kimber Dr.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-6748	212	14	15	42.0%	87 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (44.8%)	13 (6.1%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	$6,974							69.1	68.5	1646	16

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.