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)
062271003274	3231	Paseo del Rey Fundamental	Public	K-5	7751 Paseo del Rey	Playa Del Rey	90293	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 823-2356	145	9	16.1	60.0%	16 (11.0%)	44 (30.3%)	64 (44.1%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.0%)	$12,514							38.9	44.5	2854	377
062394003603	3232	Mariposa Elementary	Public	K-8	5044 Jones St.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0340	383	17	22.3	73.6%	226 (59.0%)	5 (1.3%)	96 (25.1%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$5,881							38.9	31.5	3770	538
062271003132	3233	Lemay Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Vanowen St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 343-4696	336	17	19.7	89.9%	21 (6.3%)	6 (1.8%)	286 (85.1%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$11,364							38.9	51.9	2446	787
062772004188	3234	Lu Sutton Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Center Rd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-3196	349	15	23.2	55.6%	86 (24.6%)	7 (2.0%)	226 (64.8%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)								38.9	24.7	4395	1161
060199114308	3235	Dimensions Collaborative	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Dimensions Collaborative District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	497	25	20.2	49.5%	200 (40.2%)	49 (9.9%)	167 (33.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.5%)								38.9	55.2	2274	961
061734002179	3236	Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	760	33	22.9	47.8%	179 (23.6%)	9 (1.2%)	518 (68.2%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	26 (3.4%)	$7,024							38.9	40	3124	112
060240014025	3237	Feather River Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4305 South Meridian Rd.	Meridian	95957	Sutter County	Feather River Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 932-1802	2,562	87	29.3	38.1%	1,771 (69.1%)	49 (1.9%)	373 (14.6%)	74 (2.9%)	1 (0.0%)	13 (0.5%)	274 (10.7%)								38.9	39.1	3198	39
062025002429	3238	Highlands Elementary	Public	K-6	3131 South Barcelona St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5780	446	16	27.8	77.6%	76 (17.0%)	41 (9.2%)	282 (63.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.8%)	$5,951							38.9	33.3	3621	383
062308003527	3239	Oceano Elementary	Public	K-6	1551 17th St.	Oceano	93445	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3800	393	19	20.2	90.1%	71 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	303 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	$5,503							38.8	33.3	3619	380
063531005986	3240	Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	403	18	22	77.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (97.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,411							38.8	30.1	3884	644

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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