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)
061674002111	4571	Eldridge Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Eldridge Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3825	286	15	19	78.0%	4 (1.4%)	14 (4.9%)	181 (63.3%)	60 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	12 (4.2%)								23	29.4	3944	627
061392001597	4572	Palmetto Elementary	Public	K-5	9325 Palmetto Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5710	561	28	19.6	87.9%	24 (4.3%)	18 (3.2%)	509 (90.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								23	19.2	4943	371
063393005324	4573	Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	676	29	23.3	83.1%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	663 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$6,232							23	26.6	4216	357
060195007550	4574	Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	536	22	24.3	78.4%	16 (3.0%)	6 (1.1%)	480 (89.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	$4,391							23	33.1	3634	940
062271002942	4575	Crescent Heights Boulevard Elementary	Public	K-5	1661 South Crescent Heights	Los Angeles	90035	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 931-2761	193	10	19.3	93.3%	5 (2.6%)	64 (33.2%)	114 (59.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,297							23	43.4	2922	1653
060795008124	4576	Bear Gulch Elementary	Public	K-5	8355 Bear Gulch Pl.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-9396	445	19	23.4	87.9%	44 (9.9%)	66 (14.8%)	292 (65.6%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$8,382							23	30.9	3816	760
063327005168	4577	Rockford Elementary	Public	K-8	14983 Road 208	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Rockford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-5406	282	13	21.7	55.7%	117 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (51.4%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)								23	27.4	4133	444
062250002698	4578	Barton Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 East Del Amo Blvd.	Long Beach	90807	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0555	440	18	24.4	78.0%	16 (3.6%)	129 (29.3%)	228 (51.8%)	45 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$8,696							22.9	16.8	5169	591
061692009144	4579	Valle Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	43900 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 927-0800	711	29	24.5	87.2%	149 (21.0%)	34 (4.8%)	481 (67.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)	$8,593							22.9	21.1	4746	167
062271012493	4580	New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	935	46	20.2	97.2%	28 (3.0%)	33 (3.5%)	816 (87.3%)	47 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$9,772							22.9	22.8	4576	4

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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.