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)
061384001559	4031	Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	Public	3-5	1191 P St.	Firebaugh	93622	Fresno County	Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 659-2317	485	22	21.8	93.0%	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								28.8	30.6	3833	198
063393005325	4032	Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5635	619	26	23.8	55.1%	88 (14.2%)	7 (1.1%)	472 (76.3%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	$6,120							28.8	35	3501	531
060678000596	4033	Alvin S. Hatch Elementary	Public	K-5	490 Miramontes Ave.	Half Moon Bay	94019	San Mateo County	Cabrillo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 712-7160	541	21	25.7	45.8%	157 (29.0%)	1 (0.2%)	349 (64.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$5,459							28.8	32.1	3727	306
062334012280	4034	Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1150 E. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 673-2500	635	26	24.4	96.1%	32 (5.0%)	11 (1.7%)	574 (90.4%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$1,596							28.8	29.3	3965	69
060384000348	4035	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	295 North San Gorgonio Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0264	754	33	22.8	86.9%	43 (5.7%)	46 (6.1%)	604 (80.1%)	34 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	$5,027							28.8	23.9	4474	439
062271003346	4036	Seventy-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 West 74th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2338	367	18	20.3	89.6%	3 (0.8%)	187 (51.0%)	142 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.5%)	$11,269							28.8	34.4	3549	487
060227214331	4037	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	1130 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative (TLC) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 284-5228	200	9	22.2	71.0%	28 (14.0%)	5 (2.5%)	155 (77.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)								28.8	27.4	4138	101
063522005966	4038	Sunset Elementary	Public	K-6	3825 Sunset Ln.	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-1148	522	22	23.7	66.1%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	501 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$6,155							28.7	26.8	4201	163
060006908614	4039	Valley Center Elementary	Public	3-5	28751 Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-1631	459	19	24.2	63.0%	103 (22.4%)	5 (1.1%)	272 (59.3%)	9 (2.0%)	42 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	$11,377							28.7	23.9	4473	434
062847004389	4040	Bon View Elementary	Public	K-6	2121 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-3932	609	26	23.4	84.7%	23 (3.8%)	26 (4.3%)	538 (88.3%)	13 (2.1%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,175							28.7	27.1	4160	120

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