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)
060813011808	2091	La Rosa Elementary	Public	K-6	2800 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1660	557	23	24.3	79.5%	64 (11.5%)	11 (2.0%)	375 (67.3%)	93 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	$8,835							59.4	52	2434	343
062001002396	2092	Knights Ferry Elementary	Public	K-8	12726 Dent St.	Knights Ferry	95361	Stanislaus County	Knights Ferry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 881-3382	119	7	17	20.2%	84 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (15.1%)	$11,973							59.4	53.6	2368	276
063432005489	2093	Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	2751 Greyling Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-8140	292	13	22.4	48.3%	86 (29.5%)	18 (6.2%)	93 (31.8%)	35 (12.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (20.2%)	$9,222							59.4	66.8	1721	372
063684006253	2094	Garden Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	2250 North Tracy Ave.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6700	310	18	17.7	57.7%	95 (30.6%)	5 (1.6%)	174 (56.1%)	21 (6.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$8,629							59.4	47.2	2684	590
063488012201	2095	Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary	Public	K-5	653 Poinsettia Ave.	Vista	92081	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2888	600	26	23	71.5%	94 (15.7%)	9 (1.5%)	433 (72.2%)	30 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.8%)	$8,246							59.3	55.8	2242	147
063963005418	2096	Travis Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Fairfield Ave.	Travis AFB	94535	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-2070	454	20	22.5	37.2%	131 (28.9%)	55 (12.1%)	113 (24.9%)	45 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	104 (22.9%)	$8,360							59.3	68.7	1637	459
062454011715	2097	Oak Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	28600 Poinsettia St.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Menifee Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 246-4210	846	36	23.5	63.6%	174 (20.6%)	46 (5.4%)	429 (50.7%)	62 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	131 (15.5%)	$8,916							59.3	51.9	2441	344
061524001949	2098	R. D. White Elementary	Public	K-5	744 East Doran St.	Glendale	91206	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2164	967	36	26.8	65.8%	845 (87.4%)	7 (0.7%)	72 (7.4%)	36 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$5,781							59.3	66.9	1715	383
060006807312	2099	Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	36477 Ruth Ave.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3540	647	29	22.3	50.2%	233 (36.0%)	5 (0.8%)	355 (54.9%)	34 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$8,712							59.2	62	1954	145
060173613765	2100	Village Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	7357 Jordan Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Village Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-2887	305	13	23.4	83.3%	9 (3.0%)	23 (7.5%)	259 (84.9%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								59.1	46.9	2700	600

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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