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)
063204004926	4771	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Civic Center Dr.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0040	209	10	20.9	85.6%	111 (53.1%)	15 (7.2%)	48 (23.0%)	7 (3.3%)	19 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$10,288							20.9	35.8	3452	1319
069113410215	4772	Cantua Elementary	Public	K-8	29288 West Clarkson	Cantua Creek	93608	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 829-3331	183	10	17.5	98.9%	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	176 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$6,295							20.9	21.1	4747	25
062271002840	4773	Bassett Street Elementary	Public	K-5	15756 Bassett St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 782-1340	610	30	20.3	94.9%	21 (3.4%)	18 (3.0%)	537 (88.0%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,166							20.9	27.6	4118	655
063023004719	4774	McDowell Elementary	Public	K-6	421 South McDowell Blvd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4745	296	14	21.1	85.1%	18 (6.1%)	3 (1.0%)	250 (84.5%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	8 (2.7%)	$10,444							20.9	13.7	5426	652
063994006624	4775	Tulelake Basin Elementary	Public	K-6	461 Second St.	Tulelake	96134	Siskiyou County	Tulelake Basin Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 667-2294	243	12	20.2	80.7%	53 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (73.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,262							20.9	18.5	4996	221
060246412557	4776	iEmpire Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2050 East Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	iEmpire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8390	421	14	30	89.3%	10 (2.4%)	83 (19.7%)	307 (72.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)								20.8	10.2	5697	921
062955004561	4777	Cathedral City Elementary	Public	K-5	69300 Converse Rd.	Cathedral City	92234	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 770-8583	641	33	19.4	96.3%	19 (3.0%)	11 (1.7%)	589 (91.9%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$13,449							20.8	19.9	4868	91
062985004652	4778	Major Lynn Mokler	Public	K-5	8571 East Flower St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8044	519	25	20.7	95.2%	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.3%)	467 (90.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	7 (1.3%)	$4,193							20.8	21	4755	23
062409003626	4779	Ella Elementary	Public	K-6	4850 Olivehurst Ave.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6124	552	22	25	76.6%	129 (23.4%)	3 (0.5%)	348 (63.0%)	31 (5.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)								20.8	24.9	4376	403
060158510381	4780	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2716 Marcy Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	King-Chavez Academy of Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 232-2825	245	14	17.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								20.8	15.1	5319	539

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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