Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
064015006642	2421	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	13822 Prospect Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7528	462	18	26.4	55.6%	116 (25.1%)	7 (1.5%)	267 (57.8%)	47 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	$9,942							52.5	49.4	2566	145
062847004390	2422	Corona Elementary	Public	K-6	1140 North Corona Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-6411	403	19	21.2	94.3%	10 (2.5%)	10 (2.5%)	369 (91.6%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,000							52.5	65.6	1779	643
061488001857	2423	Ernest O. Lawrence Elementary	Public	K-6	12521 Monroe	Garden Grove	92841	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6255	466	20	23.2	85.8%	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	275 (59.0%)	159 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$12,633							52.5	48.2	2627	204
064200006881	2424	Merlinda Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 South Valinda Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1720	464	19	23.8	75.2%	12 (2.6%)	11 (2.4%)	348 (75.0%)	83 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,110							52.5	65.5	1783	641
060195813902	2425	Libertas College Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	4-8	5101 Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Libertas College Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 400-6149	296	15	19.7	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	65 (22.0%)	226 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								52.5	39.5	3172	747
062301003511	2426	Olita Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Briercliff Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4251	416	18	22.7	58.2%	66 (15.9%)	4 (1.0%)	286 (68.8%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.7%)	$7,610							52.4	51.9	2443	17
060363013792	2427	Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Highland Knolls Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5960	843	36	23.5	74.3%	140 (16.6%)	24 (2.8%)	624 (74.0%)	35 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.7%)	$8,453							52.4	58.1	2139	288
062271002913	2428	Charnock Road Elementary	Public	K-5	11133 Charnock Rd.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-6110	286	16	17.8	91.3%	19 (6.6%)	23 (8.0%)	189 (66.1%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.8%)	$17,213							52.4	62.2	1944	484
060001609093	2429	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	253 East 14th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7780	418	15	27.5	75.8%	78 (18.7%)	35 (8.4%)	264 (63.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$12,238							52.4	55.6	2253	176
061788007291	2430	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes	Public	K-8	16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd.	Lake Hughes	93532	Los Angeles County	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 724-1231	48	10	5	37.5%	23 (47.9%)	1 (2.1%)	20 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)								52.3	61.5	1989	441

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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