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)
061218001385	4661	South Ranchito Dual Language Academy	Public	K-5	5241 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7660	351	17	20.6	89.2%	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	343 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$5,350							22.1	23.1	4552	109
063987007469	4662	Heritage Elementary	Public	K-6	895 West Gail Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7360	625	25	25	81.0%	44 (7.0%)	17 (2.7%)	538 (86.1%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,228							22.1	25.1	4359	303
064116006796	4663	Houston Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Giddings St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7772	508	22	22.8	87.6%	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	431 (84.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.0%)	$7,764							22.1	13.9	5406	743
062169008876	4664	Don Riggio	Public	K-8	3110 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8753	443	20	22.1	76.1%	58 (13.1%)	61 (13.8%)	242 (54.6%)	33 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.6%)	$3,446							22	18.8	4977	313
063384005254	4665	John Bidwell Elementary	Public	K-6	1730 65th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4610	276	13	21.5	84.1%	16 (5.8%)	61 (22.1%)	130 (47.1%)	45 (16.3%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.8%)	$6,596							22	33.6	3608	1057
061407001608	4666	Dana Gray Elementary	Public	3-5	1197 East Chestnut St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2865	362	20	18.1	80.7%	129 (35.6%)	2 (0.6%)	186 (51.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.9%)	$7,715							22	26.5	4229	437
063682007258	4667	Yermo Elementary	Public	K-8	38280 Gleason St.	Yermo	92398	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2931	368	22	16.8	82.9%	126 (34.2%)	8 (2.2%)	190 (51.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	31 (8.4%)	$4,385							22	19.5	4923	256
063444014534	4668	San Jacinto Technology Institute	Public, Virtual	K-8	1599 Malaga Dr. West	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 929-7700	197	13	15.3	73.6%	16 (8.1%)	23 (11.7%)	142 (72.1%)	4 (2.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								22	26.6	4225	443
060363000304	4669	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-6	2710 Niles St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5360	881	40	22	95.9%	32 (3.6%)	43 (4.9%)	799 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$7,952							22	18.6	4987	318
062019002419	4670	Walnut Elementary	Public	K-6	625 North Walnut St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2369	454	21	21.5	91.0%	24 (5.3%)	7 (1.5%)	406 (89.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,425							22	27.1	4166	504

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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