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)
060681000617	5021	Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Madison	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Cajon Valley Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3139	757	30	25.2	93.7%	175 (23.1%)	113 (14.9%)	345 (45.6%)	100 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$11,415							18	13.8	5422	401
062271011622	5022	Aurora Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 East 52nd Pl.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 238-1500	328	18	18.2	92.4%	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	296 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$11,910							18	21.3	4727	295
060558009319	5023	Miller (Isaac) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 East Camino Colegio	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-7560	883	41	21.3	91.8%	24 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	836 (94.7%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	$6,961							18	22.1	4652	371
061692009555	5024	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	625	32	19.7	86.2%	106 (17.0%)	31 (5.0%)	430 (68.8%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (1.0%)	38 (6.1%)	$13,045							18			(n/a)
061191007108	5025	Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	44820 North 27th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3038	668	27	25.2	90.0%	22 (3.3%)	146 (21.9%)	460 (68.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)								18	22.3	4629	396
063237004987	5026	J. Calvin Boyd Elementary	Public	K-5	310 East Merrill St.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7929	575	24	23.9	88.0%	8 (1.4%)	14 (2.4%)	541 (94.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$7,716							18	13.1	5480	454
062825004365	5027	Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Mission Ave.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 966-8700	431	17	25.3	92.6%	35 (8.1%)	7 (1.6%)	366 (84.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	$11,879							18	19.7	4893	134
063432005430	5028	Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	3251 Juanita St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6600	174	9	19.3	81.0%	7 (4.0%)	23 (13.2%)	110 (63.2%)	22 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.3%)	$13,953							18	25.2	4353	675
060978001041	5029	Olive View Elementary	Public	K-6	1402 Fig St.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-7715	519	22	23.5	91.7%	91 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	416 (80.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,589							17.9	19.5	4917	112
061281001443	5030	Rother Elementary	Public	K-5	795 Hartnell Ave.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4170	271	13	21.5	76.0%	108 (39.9%)	8 (3.0%)	85 (31.4%)	30 (11.1%)	9 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	$7,777							17.9	13.8	5417	387

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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