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)
063756006357	3111	Howard J. McKibben Elementary	Public	K-6	10550 Mills Ave.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	South Whittier Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 944-9878	406	19	20.8	87.4%	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	382 (94.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$5,864							41.2	33.9	3583	472
061152001288	3112	Royal Oaks STEAM Academy (K-8)	Public	K-8	2499 Royal Oaks Dr.	Bradbury	91008	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5400	846	35	24	40.5%	72 (8.5%)	38 (4.5%)	507 (59.9%)	154 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.6%)	$6,076							41.2	48.8	2591	521
061455008842	3113	Figarden Elementary	Public	K-6	6235 North Brawley Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4480	584	31	18.8	77.7%	80 (13.7%)	50 (8.6%)	329 (56.3%)	46 (7.9%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.1%)	$10,340							41.1	34.3	3553	440
062250002716	3114	Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2240 Baltic Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 424-8167	556	22	25.2	79.5%	12 (2.2%)	37 (6.7%)	434 (78.1%)	68 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$9,102							41.1	41.5	3041	73
060002809506	3115	Temecula Elementary	Public	K-5	41951 Moraga Rd.	Temecula	92591	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7130	495	22	22.5	75.6%	86 (17.4%)	33 (6.7%)	283 (57.2%)	51 (10.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	$11,603							41.1	43.8	2899	216
060171410775	3116	Aspen Valley Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	4221 North Hughes	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Aspen Valley Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 225-7737	347	17	20.4	76.4%	40 (11.5%)	38 (11.0%)	242 (69.7%)	10 (2.9%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)								41.1	41	3068	48
061425001640	3117	Malaga Elementary	Public	K-5	3910 South Ward Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6140	188	9	20.8	92.6%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	166 (88.3%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,170							41.1	53.2	2380	737
064116006789	3118	Elbow Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	32747 Road 138	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7766	540	23	23.9	67.0%	100 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (75.9%)	11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$8,387							41.1	38.9	3221	103
063237003848	3119	Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	1390 West Randall Ave.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7620	622	26	24.3	78.8%	16 (2.6%)	32 (5.1%)	550 (88.4%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.3%)	$7,486							41.1	34.2	3565	446
061914002306	3120	Julian Elementary	Public	K-5	1704 Cape Horn Ave.	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0661	186	10	19.3	60.8%	76 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (12.9%)	$14,148							41.1	39.8	3153	33

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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