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)
062361009398	3451	George McParland Elementary	Public	K-8	1601 Northgate Dr.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7290	1,196	45	26.4	59.0%	384 (32.1%)	24 (2.0%)	624 (52.2%)	99 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	57 (4.8%)	$5,263							35.8	40.8	3082	369
060154505492	3452	Keiller Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7270 Lisbon St.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Keiller Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-9266	605	38	16.1	84.3%	25 (4.1%)	40 (6.6%)	489 (80.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)								35.7	41.6	3027	425
062271003057	3453	Griffin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2025 Griffin Ave.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-8131	305	18	16.9	92.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	267 (87.5%)	33 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$12,063							35.7	26.7	4209	756
061209001356	3454	Potrero Elementary	Public	K-8	2611 North Potrero Ave.	El Monte	91733	Los Angeles County	El Monte City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 350-9386	596	29	20.5	95.3%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	546 (91.6%)	45 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,292							35.7	34.7	3522	68
060985001069	3455	George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 West Parkridge Ave.	Norco	92878	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3326	846	38	22.2	79.2%	101 (11.9%)	29 (3.4%)	650 (76.8%)	22 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (4.1%)	$8,183							35.7	37.6	3307	148
062271003249	3456	One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West 135th St.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-4454	593	28	21.1	95.1%	8 (1.3%)	95 (16.0%)	465 (78.4%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,027							35.7	23.2	4540	1084
061233007700	3457	Las Flores High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	6131 Orange Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 427-5428	596	21	28.4	66.6%	91 (15.3%)	87 (14.6%)	216 (36.2%)	101 (16.9%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	77 (12.9%)	$8,256							35.7	36.4	3400	57
060004707398	3458	Gladys Poet-Christian Elementary	Public	K-8	1701 South Central Ave.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3325	549	24	22.5	66.3%	99 (18.0%)	42 (7.7%)	273 (49.7%)	97 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	$6,747							35.7	46.7	2719	739
063471005850	3459	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Via Sonya	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5000	361	15	24	65.4%	31 (8.6%)	14 (3.9%)	220 (60.9%)	62 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	20 (5.5%)	$6,117							35.7	35.7	3453	6
062271003207	3460	Murchison Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Murchison St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 222-0148	367	21	17.4	97.3%	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.1%)	344 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,600							35.7	25.8	4292	832

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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:

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

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

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