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)
063697007875	5181	Phelan Elementary	Public	K-5	4167 Phelan Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3252	695	30	23.1	81.2%	139 (20.0%)	5 (0.7%)	486 (69.9%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.1%)	$7,724							16.3	18.2	5020	161
062460009581	5182	Alicia Reyes Elementary	Public	K-6	123 South N St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6761	565	24	23.6	96.8%	9 (1.6%)	19 (3.4%)	502 (88.8%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	$6,915							16.3	15.2	5304	122
060363000321	5183	Wayside Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Ming Ave.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5820	675	32	20.8	97.3%	33 (4.9%)	33 (4.9%)	599 (88.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$7,872							16.3	16.6	5189	6
061926002317	5184	Pedley Elementary	Public	K-6	5871 Hudson St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2793	741	35	21	76.2%	29 (3.9%)	14 (1.9%)	684 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	$10,646							16.3	12.1	5567	383
062223009896	5185	Beckman Elementary	Public	K-6	2201 Scarborough Dr.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7410	531	21	25.2	91.9%	45 (8.5%)	13 (2.4%)	385 (72.5%)	59 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.1%)	$10,970							16.3	17.7	5083	102
061995002393	5186	Trinity Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	730 North Highway 96	Willow Creek	95573	Humboldt County	Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 625-5600	177	12	15.3	79.7%	52 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	109 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								16.3	12.6	5519	333
060639009330	5187	Stine Elementary	Public	K-6	4300 Wilson Rd.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-1022	607	26	23.3	90.9%	43 (7.1%)	103 (17.0%)	428 (70.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	$11,720							16.3	23.8	4486	701
061785002205	5188	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Sixth Pl.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 986-8730	566	28	20	83.0%	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	521 (92.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,632							16.3	15.4	5288	100
062361003580	5189	Lathrop Elementary	Public	K-8	15851 South Fifth St.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7250	935	38	24.6	73.8%	75 (8.0%)	28 (3.0%)	703 (75.2%)	91 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (3.2%)	$5,824							16.3	16.4	5200	11
062241007298	5190	La Honda STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	1213 North A St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2300	502	22	22.8	83.9%	52 (10.4%)	4 (0.8%)	418 (83.3%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.2%)	$8,255							16.3	18	5048	142

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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