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)
069113510286	4351	Val Verde Elementary	Public	K-6	2656 Indian Ave.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-8550	640	35	18.3	90.2%	24 (3.8%)	42 (6.6%)	554 (86.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$6,427							25.1	24	4455	104
061380011538	4352	Mountain Vista	Public	K-5	918 Fifth St.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6781	453	22	20.5	80.8%	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	432 (95.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$6,770							25.1	20.9	4772	420
062271002819	4353	Annandale Elementary	Public	K-5	6125 Poppy Peak Dr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-9168	98	7	14	89.8%	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (92.9%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,159							25	27.4	4135	218
060003901212	4354	El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	317	16	19.8	90.5%	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								25	28.1	4066	288
062271002841	4355	Beachy Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9757 Beachy Ave.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 899-0241	387	20	19.3	87.9%	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	357 (92.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,034							25	30.2	3875	480
062817004352	4356	Laguna Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	5084 Etting Rd.	Oxnard	93012	Ventura County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3638	350	18	20	64.3%	71 (20.3%)	14 (4.0%)	238 (68.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.4%)	$6,936							25	22.8	4580	224
060813013637	4357	Lucas Elementary	Public	K-6	3500 Rose Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	658	25	26.3	73.9%	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	634 (96.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$7,118							25	28.8	3993	364
060813004126	4358	Samuel Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-6	3618 Helen Perry Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1690	582	24	24.2	76.5%	69 (11.9%)	10 (1.7%)	419 (72.0%)	73 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$8,376							25	24.7	4389	31
062271000451	4359	Esperanza Elementary	Public	K-5	680 Little St.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 484-0326	581	29	20	95.9%	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	556 (95.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,408							25	21.2	4737	378
061288001458	4360	Juniper Elementary	Public	K-5	1809 South Juniper St.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2462	563	31	18.1	89.0%	35 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	487 (86.5%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$8,413							25	26.4	4235	125

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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:

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

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

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