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)
060907000924	5641	Mecca Elementary	Public	K-6	65250 Coahuilla St.	Mecca	92254	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 396-2143	703	34	20.5	96.9%	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	688 (97.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$14,008							10.7	11.1	5645	4
060256914583	5642	Shanel Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1 Ralph Bettcher Dr.	Hopland	95449	Mendocino County	Shanel Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 234-9626	131	7	18.7	73.3%	57 (43.5%)	1 (0.8%)	46 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)								10.7	8.6	5777	135
062271003244	5643	Florence Griffith Joyner Elementary	Public	K-5	1963 East 103rd St.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-8141	408	21	19.4	99.0%	7 (1.7%)	84 (20.6%)	292 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	$12,586							10.7	7.2	5828	185
060558009322	5644	Bruce (Robert) Elementary	Public	K-6	601 West Alvin Ave.	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6940	998	49	20.2	89.0%	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	976 (97.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$7,811							10.7	11.1	5650	6
063459010411	5645	Ernesto Galarza Elementary	Public	K-5	1610 Bird Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6671	323	18	18.1	79.9%	12 (3.7%)	8 (2.5%)	273 (84.5%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$13,323							10.7	16.9	5166	479
062334003553	5646	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	917 E. Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8579	739	30	24.6	98.4%	8 (1.1%)	11 (1.5%)	701 (94.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$1,984							10.7	11.8	5590	56
064104007891	5647	Village Elementary	Public	K-6	14711 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-1160	745	30	24.8	89.1%	60 (8.1%)	190 (25.5%)	459 (61.6%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.4%)	$10,925							10.6	10.7	5669	22
060146814198	5648	America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	America's Finest Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 694-4809	453	28	16	98.0%	16 (3.5%)	62 (13.7%)	342 (75.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)								10.6	15.2	5302	346
060001409082	5649	Lime Street Elementary	Public	K-6	16852 Lime St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-0512	850	36	23.6	76.5%	69 (8.1%)	123 (14.5%)	630 (74.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	$5,698							10.6	11	5657	8
061191013759	5650	Enterprise Elementary	Public	K-6	3730 East Ave. J-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-6277	623	27	23	81.2%	26 (4.2%)	179 (28.7%)	382 (61.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.4%)								10.6	10.6	5679	29

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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