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)
063531005994	5691	Lowell Elementary	Public	K-5	700 South Flower St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6300	449	21	21.2	79.7%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	445 (99.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,652							9.6	9.6	5724	33
062649004001	5692	West Boron Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Del Oro St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5430	304	15	20.2	71.7%	102 (33.6%)	36 (11.8%)	137 (45.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)								9.6	9.3	5743	51
062513003757	5693	Orville Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	1602 Monterey St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8462	367	17	21.1	98.6%	35 (9.5%)	6 (1.6%)	306 (83.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$14,576							9.6	7.6	5809	116
064104010132	5694	Lomitas Elementary	Public	K-6	12571 First Ave.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 243-2012	757	32	23.5	88.1%	84 (11.1%)	114 (15.1%)	514 (67.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	28 (3.7%)	$11,917							9.6	10.1	5706	12
062949004546	5695	Mintie White Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Palm Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6321	499	23	21.7	89.0%	23 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	461 (92.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)								9.5	8.4	5784	89
063417013699	5696	H. Frank Dominguez Elementary	Public	K-6	135 South Allen St.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8020	329	20	16.4	96.0%	8 (2.4%)	30 (9.1%)	276 (83.9%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$6,515							9.5	12.4	5534	162
060001409074	5697	Joshua Circle Elementary	Public	K-6	10140 8th Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6133	687	27	25.4	78.6%	38 (5.5%)	28 (4.1%)	606 (88.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	$6,789							9.5	12.2	5562	135
063432005539	5698	Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	164	21	7.9	75.0%	34 (20.7%)	28 (17.1%)	80 (48.8%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	$33,646							9.5	22.5	4610	1088
060171011092	5699	Victoria Magathan Elementary	Public	K-5	11411 Holly Rd.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8872	544	23	24.1	74.6%	20 (3.7%)	68 (12.5%)	412 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	35 (6.4%)								9.4	15.6	5269	430
063801006404	5700	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-8	1540 North Lincoln St.	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7175	548	25	22	87.0%	35 (6.4%)	78 (14.2%)	383 (69.9%)	16 (2.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.3%)	$7,529							9.4	13.3	5461	239

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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