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)
064030010957	3691	Grace Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Jefferson Ln.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5460	421	18	23.3	81.2%	65 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	337 (80.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$6,788							32.9	31.9	3737	46
062271003375	3692	Stoner Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	11735 Braddock Dr.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-3396	266	16	16.6	94.0%	8 (3.0%)	24 (9.0%)	229 (86.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,075							32.9	32	3733	41
064116008424	3693	Charter Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	211 West Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3273	164	11	15.6	68.9%	32 (19.5%)	1 (0.6%)	119 (72.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$9,619							32.9	43.5	2921	772
063432005435	3694	Clay Elementary	Public	K-5	6506 Solita Ave.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5700	302	13	23.5	71.9%	45 (14.9%)	47 (15.6%)	141 (46.7%)	26 (8.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.6%)	$8,902							32.9	38.1	3276	418
062169002580	3695	Mable Barron	Public	K-8	6835 Cumberland Pl.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8795	662	28	23.5	68.7%	108 (16.3%)	83 (12.5%)	357 (53.9%)	56 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (8.6%)	$3,738							32.8	38.7	3242	453
063060004750	3696	Los Medanos Elementary	Public	K-5	610 Crowley Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2460	658	30	21.9	75.5%	37 (5.6%)	55 (8.4%)	455 (69.1%)	71 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (4.9%)	$7,309							32.8	34.5	3538	158
062019002414	3697	Las Lomas Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Las Lomas Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2353	416	20	20.7	85.6%	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	378 (90.9%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,314							32.8	22.2	4639	942
064347007034	3698	King Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	630 King Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5250	364	19	18.6	89.3%	85 (23.4%)	10 (2.7%)	214 (58.8%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.3%)	$9,286							32.8	33.8	3594	104
063543006048	3699	Pomeroy Elementary	Public	K-5	1250 Pomeroy Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3800	292	16	18.8	49.3%	31 (10.6%)	4 (1.4%)	150 (51.4%)	89 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	$10,155							32.8	36.3	3409	290
060861000867	3700	Los Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1332 Kenalan Dr.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 690-5880	287	16	17.9	74.9%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	269 (93.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,142							32.8	29.8	3911	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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.