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)
060178611076	3371	The Language Academy of Sacramento	Public, Charter	K-8	2850 49th St.	Sacramento	95817	Sacramento County	The Language Academy of Sacramento District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 277-7137	616	33	18.5	73.4%	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	577 (93.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)								36.9	28.6	4014	643
062361011959	3372	Mossdale Elementary	Public	K-8	455 Brookhurst Blvd.	Lathrop	95330	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6285	1,064	39	27.4	59.3%	97 (9.1%)	96 (9.0%)	459 (43.1%)	329 (30.9%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.8%)	60 (5.6%)	$4,849							36.9	41.8	3019	353
063036004734	3373	Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Hall St.	Arbuckle	95912	Colusa County	Pierce Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 476-2522	602	26	23.1	70.4%	113 (18.8%)	4 (0.7%)	473 (78.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$6,870							36.8	36.6	3389	16
060159014226	3374	Heartland Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Stanislaus	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Heartland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 829-0099	5,619	170	33.1	45.8%	3,239 (57.6%)	82 (1.5%)	1,683 (30.0%)	76 (1.4%)	16 (0.3%)	9 (0.2%)	506 (9.0%)								36.8	38.9	3222	152
062271003356	3375	Sixth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3109 Sixth Ave.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-9107	338	18	19.3	89.9%	7 (2.1%)	49 (14.5%)	271 (80.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,284							36.8	22.5	4605	1230
060001711747	3376	Sitting Bull Academy	Public	K-8	19445 Sitting Bull Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-8479	1,708	69	24.8	62.1%	508 (29.7%)	86 (5.0%)	991 (58.0%)	39 (2.3%)	9 (0.5%)	12 (0.7%)	63 (3.7%)	$5,647							36.8	32.3	3707	331
069113512749	3377	Val Verde Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	972 Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 443-2450	297	18	16.5	85.2%	12 (4.0%)	30 (10.1%)	242 (81.5%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$2,161							36.8	31.6	3753	376
063642006200	3378	Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-8	722-055 Highway 395 North	Litchfield	96117	Lassen County	Shaffer Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 254-6577	243	10	24.3	55.6%	166 (68.3%)	3 (1.2%)	53 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)								36.7	28	4078	700
062241008882	3379	Miguelito Elementary	Public	K-6	1600 West Olive Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2440	629	27	23.2	72.3%	110 (17.5%)	8 (1.3%)	467 (74.2%)	15 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)	$7,107							36.7	31.1	3792	413
062271003240	3380	San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-5	6222 State St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-1250	445	21	21.1	92.8%	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	429 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,203							36.7	29.6	3930	550

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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