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)
063432005423	4711	Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	7330 Brookhaven Rd.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6000	363	16	22.6	81.5%	10 (2.8%)	40 (11.0%)	229 (63.1%)	48 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.1%)	$8,539							21.5	27.4	4136	575
060195007639	4712	Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5740	610	27	22.5	90.8%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	589 (96.6%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$4,250							21.5	18.3	5016	304
062553003823	4713	Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	425	21	20.2	86.8%	33 (7.8%)	16 (3.8%)	348 (81.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	$5,783							21.5	18.9	4963	250
063801001375	4714	Taft Elementary	Public	K-8	419 Downing Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7285	459	22	21.2	86.3%	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	344 (74.9%)	50 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$7,991							21.5	20.2	4825	111
063462005759	4715	Carmichael Elementary	Public	K-5	6141 Sutter Ave.	Carmichael	95608	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5727	383	17	22.5	68.9%	159 (41.5%)	43 (11.2%)	78 (20.4%)	69 (18.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.3%)	$8,757							21.5	18.1	5043	328
061455001741	4716	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	3750 East Platt Ave.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2950	332	17	19.1	93.1%	13 (3.9%)	3 (0.9%)	298 (89.8%)	10 (3.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$9,120							21.5	27.9	4092	624
060161614251	4717	California Virtual Academy at Fresno	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Fresno District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,432	49	29.5	77.8%	274 (19.1%)	101 (7.1%)	892 (62.3%)	78 (5.4%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.0%)								21.5	21.7	4691	26
060246711160	4718	Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	218	10	21.8	59.6%	46 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (76.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								21.5	14.9	5332	614
063255005067	4719	Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	361	16	22.5	62.9%	36 (10.0%)	17 (4.7%)	288 (79.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$6,095							21.5	21.8	4677	42
061899002301	4720	Rodeo Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	545 Garretson St.	Rodeo	94572	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 799-4431	551	27	20.4	79.5%	69 (12.5%)	69 (12.5%)	239 (43.4%)	105 (19.1%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.5%)								21.5	22.9	4571	149

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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