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)
062250002701	2691	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 East Fountain St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3802	334	15	21.9	74.9%	17 (5.1%)	46 (13.8%)	216 (64.7%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.3%)	$9,708							47.6	50.9	2487	204
062472003705	2692	Mesa Elementary	Public	K-8	3901 North Mesa School Rd.	Somis	93066	Ventura County	Mesa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-1411	578	28	20.7	38.6%	65 (11.2%)	4 (0.7%)	467 (80.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$9,182							47.6	45.3	2807	115
060819000802	2693	Glen Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 North Sunflower Ave.	Covina	91724	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 331-5341	392	16	24.5	77.0%	47 (12.0%)	4 (1.0%)	310 (79.1%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$7,344							47.6	40	3132	439
062271003357	2694	Gil Garcetti Learning Academy	Public	K-6	612 West 68th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 753-2133	513	27	19	99.0%	6 (1.2%)	57 (11.1%)	442 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,129							47.6	38.5	3252	558
060006509359	2695	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1311 Euclid Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7290	604	23	26.2	73.5%	30 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	551 (91.2%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,277							47.5	46.6	2724	29
062250002702	2696	Burbank Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Junipero Ave.	Long Beach	90814	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-0997	563	21	27.4	82.6%	23 (4.1%)	75 (13.3%)	416 (73.9%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	$9,536							47.5	37.1	3344	648
061288001460	2697	Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	1975 Miller Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2470	392	24	16.3	70.2%	73 (18.6%)	3 (0.8%)	262 (66.8%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$8,970							47.5	44.3	2868	171
062271002906	2698	Catskill Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	23536 Catskill Ave.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-7241	448	23	19.4	88.6%	7 (1.6%)	30 (6.7%)	357 (79.7%)	37 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	10 (2.2%)	$10,952							47.5	44.6	2850	152
063255005026	2699	Ellerhorst Elementary	Public	K-6	3501 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1426	303	16	18.9	47.9%	67 (22.1%)	22 (7.3%)	134 (44.2%)	44 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	$6,530							47.5	40.5	3097	398
060939000958	2700	Terrace View Elementary	Public	K-6	22731 Grand Terrace Rd.	Grand Terrace	92313	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5016	659	27	24.2	61.2%	115 (17.5%)	29 (4.4%)	480 (72.8%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	$5,746							47.5	50.3	2519	181

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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