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)
060861000875	2751	Rohr (Fred H.) Elementary	Public	K-6	1540 Malta Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 420-5533	290	15	19.3	70.3%	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.1%)	250 (86.2%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	$11,807							46.6	51.3	2469	282
061470004514	2752	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	703 Mondavi Way	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-3540	594	29	20.8	68.5%	200 (33.7%)	19 (3.2%)	294 (49.5%)	37 (6.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.7%)	29 (4.9%)	$6,167							46.6	48.2	2632	120
060158112960	2753	Laurel Tree Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4555 Valley West Blvd.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Laurel Tree Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-5626	173	14	12.3	54.9%	120 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.6%)								46.6	33.8	3592	839
063666012799	2754	Shiloh Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6633 Paradise Rd.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Shiloh Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 522-2261	154	10	16	63.6%	56 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (57.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$12,567							46.6	50.5	2508	246
064320007015	2755	J. X. Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	246 Brittain Ln.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Wright Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 525-8350	356	15	23.7	78.1%	71 (19.9%)	11 (3.1%)	210 (59.0%)	24 (6.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.0%)								46.5	40	3130	375
062691004065	2756	Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	31100 Fredi St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-1039	653	25	25.9	57.4%	46 (7.0%)	30 (4.6%)	152 (23.3%)	348 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	59 (9.0%)	$12,643							46.5	49.2	2571	185
063603006169	2757	Twila Reid Elementary	Public	K-6	720 South Western	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3845	475	22	21.5	88.0%	31 (6.5%)	20 (4.2%)	306 (64.4%)	80 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	27 (5.7%)	$10,497							46.5	52.8	2395	362
063738006321	2758	Nestor Language Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1455 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	South Bay Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-0900	1,070	43	24.8	41.8%	45 (4.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1,005 (93.9%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	$6,510							46.5	50.7	2500	258
063559006062	2759	Gault Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Seabright Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3856	291	13	22.3	59.8%	88 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	185 (63.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	$10,612							46.5	47.3	2680	79
062271002909	2760	Century Park Elementary	Public	K-5	10935 South Spinning Ave.	Inglewood	90303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 757-8231	280	14	20	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	127 (45.4%)	133 (47.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.7%)	$15,647							46.5	49.7	2549	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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.