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)
063525012753	1601	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	1820 South Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7500	692	28	24.3	59.8%	48 (6.9%)	9 (1.3%)	304 (43.9%)	309 (44.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	$9,835							69.8	56.9	2188	587
060196914072	1602	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1102 Investment Blvd.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,490	67	22.1	17.9%	1,074 (72.1%)	17 (1.1%)	211 (14.2%)	70 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	112 (7.5%)								69.8	71.5	1516	86
063432005548	1603	Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-6	4690 Limerick Ave.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-1800	170	10	17	65.9%	38 (22.4%)	9 (5.3%)	87 (51.2%)	17 (10.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.6%)	$9,710							69.8	49	2582	979
063474002797	1604	SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 Marion Ave.	Ben Lomond	95005	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	290	12	23.7	22.1%	216 (74.5%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.1%)	$9,079							69.7	75.1	1372	232
062271002979	1605	El Oro Way Charter For Enriched Studies	Public, Charter	K-5	12230 El Oro Way	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2288	444	18	24.6	38.1%	221 (49.8%)	7 (1.6%)	91 (20.5%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (21.2%)	$9,174							69.7	77.1	1272	333
064214008552	1606	First Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 First St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6330	389	19	20.4	67.4%	111 (28.5%)	4 (1.0%)	249 (64.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,332							69.7	65.5	1782	176
060002811170	1607	French Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	36680 Cady Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-3643	819	35	23.4	36.4%	289 (35.3%)	33 (4.0%)	327 (39.9%)	84 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (10.4%)	$9,469							69.6	68.5	1650	43
060193606035	1608	Novato Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	940 C St.	Novato	94949	Marin County	Novato Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 883-4254	266	10	26.6	13.9%	166 (62.4%)	2 (0.8%)	38 (14.3%)	18 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	41 (15.4%)								69.6	69.8	1590	18
062871012315	1609	Orcutt Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Dyer St.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8900	778	35	22.5	34.2%	293 (37.7%)	14 (1.8%)	352 (45.2%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	81 (10.4%)	$7,441							69.6	72.9	1466	143
064059010329	1610	Browns Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	333 Wretham Dr.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6205	738	31	23.7	38.1%	361 (48.9%)	21 (2.8%)	200 (27.1%)	69 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	83 (11.2%)	$5,792							69.6	71.2	1527	83

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