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)
062316003538	5141	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	10835 Mallison Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1511	475	24	19.7	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	447 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$5,994							16.7	12.9	5497	356
063255005047	5142	Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	417	19	22.5	62.8%	14 (3.4%)	76 (18.2%)	297 (71.2%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	15 (3.6%)	$5,695							16.7	12.6	5518	376
061455001774	5143	Turner Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 East Clay Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6540	573	28	20.6	94.4%	20 (3.5%)	63 (11.0%)	292 (51.0%)	173 (30.2%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	$8,124							16.7	21.3	4729	414
060192114227	5144	Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	290	10	28.2	80.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	284 (97.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.7	25	4366	778
062271013045	5145	Michelle Obama Elementary	Public	K-5	8150 North Cedros Ave.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 778-5425	556	26	21.3	97.3%	14 (2.5%)	8 (1.4%)	496 (89.2%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,838							16.7	22.3	4632	513
060360000280	5146	Clifford D. Murray Elementary	Public	K-5	505 East Renwick Rd.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 633-8700	386	16	24	90.2%	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	362 (93.8%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$5,629							16.7	32.6	3686	1460
062759004143	5147	Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-6	2235 Elkhorn Rd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2405	586	26	22.5	87.2%	49 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	522 (89.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	$9,800							16.7	16.4	5204	57
060222112989	5148	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Alpha: Blanca Alvarado District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 780-0831	475	19	25.2	84.4%	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	430 (90.5%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								16.6	22.8	4579	569
060001709102	5149	Yucca Loma Elementary	Public	K-6	21351 Yucca Loma Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-2623	667	29	23	87.3%	107 (16.0%)	73 (10.9%)	465 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$5,972							16.6	19	4956	193
062949009601	5150	Starlight Elementary	Public	K-5	225 Hammer Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6974	414	20	20.4	93.5%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								16.6	18.1	5042	108

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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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