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)
064116006811	3591	Willow Glen Elementary	Public	K-8	310 North Akers Rd.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7798	503	23	21.8	77.7%	75 (14.9%)	9 (1.8%)	382 (75.9%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$8,417							34.2	29.5	3939	348
062295003505	3592	Lost Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	14821 Primary Ct.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Lost Hills Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2626	193	10	18.4	72.5%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,236							34.1	43	2943	649
062271011624	3593	Maurice Sendak Elementary	Public	K-5	11414 West Tiara St.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 509-3400	402	19	21.1	94.8%	20 (5.0%)	9 (2.2%)	346 (86.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	$11,864							34.1	25.3	4343	750
062343003561	3594	Mattie Lou Maxwell	Public	K-6	2613 West Orange Ave.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-2217	591	27	21.8	87.6%	50 (8.5%)	14 (2.4%)	433 (73.3%)	77 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)								34	36.1	3424	170
064116006799	3595	Mineral King Elementary	Public	K-6	3333 East Kaweah Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7779	563	24	23	74.2%	65 (11.5%)	10 (1.8%)	441 (78.3%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$7,440							34	34.8	3518	77
062271003352	3596	Shirley Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	19452 Hart St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-6183	416	20	20.8	88.0%	34 (8.2%)	7 (1.7%)	327 (78.6%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$12,701							34	31	3804	208
062547003813	3597	Wilcox Elementary	Public	K-5	816 Donna Way	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1833	479	27	17.9	73.3%	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	441 (92.1%)	21 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$7,403							34	27.2	4158	561
063531007198	3598	Wallace R. Davis Elementary	Public	K-5	1405 French St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2200	404	18	22.2	90.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	401 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,629							34	36.9	3363	235
062580008910	3599	Sugar Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	24455 Old Country Rd.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4670	651	26	25	82.8%	66 (10.1%)	99 (15.2%)	443 (68.0%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$7,209							33.9	41.2	3058	541
060207313150	3600	Highland Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	715 Wellwood Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Highland Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 266-0220	330	18	18.3	38.8%	117 (35.5%)	9 (2.7%)	156 (47.3%)	10 (3.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.3%)								33.9	35.9	3437	163

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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.