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)
064116013106	981	Shannon Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	3637 North Ranch St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3258	648	25	25.7	48.5%	143 (22.1%)	2 (0.3%)	407 (62.8%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (9.9%)	$6,591							84.3	82.2	1084	103
060216000096	982	Jasper Elementary	Public	K-6	6881 Jasper St.	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5050	439	19	23.1	28.7%	145 (33.0%)	17 (3.9%)	232 (52.8%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	$7,791							84.3	83.3	1037	55
060588007652	983	Brea Country Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	150 North Associated Rd.	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-3221	543	20	27.1	23.9%	137 (25.2%)	6 (1.1%)	198 (36.5%)	172 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	$5,322							84.3	81.5	1112	129
061149003503	984	Quail Glen Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Canavari Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 789-7100	552	25	22.3	26.8%	293 (53.1%)	9 (1.6%)	142 (25.7%)	32 (5.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (12.9%)	$8,384							84.2	80	1173	189
060985014466	985	Philistine Rondo School of Discovery	Public	K-6	14977 Walters St.	Eastvale	92880	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-5000	1,291	46	28	51.4%	225 (17.4%)	64 (5.0%)	328 (25.4%)	597 (46.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (5.6%)								84.2	85	954	31
060561000508	986	Gladstone Elementary	Public	K-5	1314 West Gladstone	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8204	523	23	22.4	43.0%	99 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	294 (56.2%)	79 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)								84.2	81.4	1115	129
062271003438	987	Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet	Public	K-5	15848 Stare St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-8661	755	31	24.3	55.8%	130 (17.2%)	17 (2.3%)	468 (62.0%)	97 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.6%)	$9,354							84.2	83	1058	71
061440001655	988	Joseph Azevada Elementary	Public	K-5	39450 Royal Palm Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3900	379	17	22.2	31.9%	32 (8.4%)	4 (1.1%)	68 (17.9%)	253 (66.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$8,144							84.1	91.8	586	402
061296008289	989	David W. Long Elementary	Public	K-5	5383 Bridlepath Dr.	Fontana	92336	Riverside County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 463-1626	771	32	24.4	24.8%	183 (23.7%)	38 (4.9%)	387 (50.2%)	79 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (10.8%)	$5,506							84.1	82.1	1089	100
061275001438	990	Park Dale Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2050 Park Dale Ln.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	Encinitas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 944-4344	434	19	22.8	28.3%	279 (64.3%)	3 (0.7%)	103 (23.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	$9,053							84	79	1201	211

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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