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)
062274014458	2981	Grasslands Elementary	Public	K-6	1951 Mission Dr.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-2122	892	29	30.7	76.7%	71 (8.0%)	5 (0.6%)	774 (86.8%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.2%)	13 (1.5%)								43.1	31	3801	820
060369000332	2982	Kenmore Elementary	Public	K-5	3823 Kenmore Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8316	443	19	23.3	91.2%	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	359 (81.0%)	70 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$7,490							43.1	40	3125	143
060209712726	2983	High Technical Elementary Chula Vista	Public, Charter	K-5	1949 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2550	446	18	24.7	56.5%	23 (5.2%)	16 (3.6%)	331 (74.2%)	44 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.0%)								43.1	31.8	3743	760
063417005375	2984	North Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5378 North H St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8202	514	26	19.7	82.1%	53 (10.3%)	45 (8.8%)	383 (74.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	$7,516							43.1	33	3647	663
063066004771	2985	Topaz Elementary	Public	K-6	3232 Topaz Ln.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 993-9977	417	19	21.9	86.1%	22 (5.3%)	10 (2.4%)	367 (88.0%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$7,009							43.1	49.8	2542	443
061440001656	2986	John Blacow Elementary	Public	K-5	40404 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5121	576	26	22.1	41.7%	59 (10.2%)	9 (1.6%)	344 (59.7%)	128 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	32 (5.6%)	$10,978							43	55.5	2256	730
062088012421	2987	John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	43420 22nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-1826	652	26	25	81.9%	239 (36.7%)	159 (24.4%)	115 (17.6%)	31 (4.8%)	23 (3.5%)	12 (1.8%)	73 (11.2%)	$8,370							43	42.5	2981	6
060148011198	2988	Sol Aureus College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	6620 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sol Aureus College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 421-0600	324	19	17	53.7%	21 (6.5%)	121 (37.3%)	122 (37.7%)	40 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.9%)								43	44.2	2873	115
062847014641	2989	Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1515 South Bon View Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 418-6436	146	12	12.1	95.2%	8 (5.5%)	9 (6.2%)	120 (82.2%)	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								43	44.8	2840	149
062250002742	2990	Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	257 Coronado Ave.	Long Beach	90803	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 439-6897	343	15	23.4	67.6%	46 (13.4%)	56 (16.3%)	194 (56.6%)	20 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.3%)	$10,459							43	40.3	3107	117

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.