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)
062271003337	3701	Saturn Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5360 Saturn St.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 931-1688	278	15	18.5	88.1%	16 (5.8%)	43 (15.5%)	205 (73.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$18,843							32.8	29.5	3935	234
060002709497	3702	Railroad Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Mill St.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7510	825	37	22.4	79.4%	55 (6.7%)	24 (2.9%)	707 (85.7%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.4%)	$6,526							32.8	32.5	3696	6
062271002837	3703	Bandini Street Elementary	Public	K-5	425 North Bandini St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-4593	241	13	18.5	84.2%	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.8%)	211 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$12,678							32.8	39.2	3195	508
061111011016	3704	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	77-800 Calle Tampico	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9424	622	28	22.2	79.1%	86 (13.8%)	9 (1.4%)	496 (79.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	$8,248							32.8	28.8	4001	297
061839002248	3705	Centinela Tk-8 Elementary	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	540	20	27.6	86.9%	5 (0.9%)	74 (13.7%)	447 (82.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)								32.8	33.2	3632	73
060003409465	3706	Brooks Elementary	Public	3-5	750 Natalie Dr.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7717	470	21	22.2	52.3%	190 (40.4%)	4 (0.9%)	230 (48.9%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.7%)	$6,474							32.8	31.4	3773	67
061647011606	3707	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3820	444	20	22.2	85.6%	47 (10.6%)	18 (4.1%)	359 (80.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$11,102							32.7	38.9	3217	490
063390014035	3708	Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	379	19	19.9	84.4%	68 (17.9%)	6 (1.6%)	226 (59.6%)	50 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.8%)	$7,296							32.7	36.8	3378	330
061455007720	3709	Lawless Elementary	Public	K-6	5255 North Reese Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4520	642	28	22.9	84.6%	62 (9.7%)	72 (11.2%)	337 (52.5%)	116 (18.1%)	12 (1.9%)	5 (0.8%)	38 (5.9%)	$7,331							32.7	32.7	3673	36
062271012632	3710	Judith F. Baca Arts Academy	Public	K-6	1536 East 89th St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3560	534	29	18.4	98.3%	6 (1.1%)	28 (5.2%)	484 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$10,075							32.7	29.8	3907	197

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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:

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

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.