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)
062271003125	2551	Lassen Elementary	Public	K-5	15017 Superior St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-8618	392	21	18.6	86.7%	25 (6.4%)	10 (2.6%)	330 (84.2%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,154							50	30	3893	1342
060146112419	2552	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2840 West 1st St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 479-0115	504	30	17	80.2%	59 (11.7%)	10 (2.0%)	415 (82.3%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								50	43.1	2941	389
062271003329	2553	San Pascual Elementary Sci Technical Engr Arts And Math (STEAM) Magnet	Public	K-5	815 San Pascual Ave.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-8354	235	11	21.3	79.1%	15 (6.4%)	3 (1.3%)	199 (84.7%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$12,871							50	58.1	2135	418
063680006236	2554	Las Flores Elementary	Public	K-5	720 West Las Flores	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1860	550	21	25.9	41.8%	297 (54.0%)	20 (3.6%)	168 (30.5%)	25 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)								49.9	52.2	2425	129
061949010495	2555	Liberty Elementary	Public	K-6	16001 E St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9300	613	26	23.4	84.8%	49 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	518 (84.5%)	39 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$5,403							49.9	46.8	2709	154
063348005175	2556	Rosedale-North Elementary	Public	K-6	11500 Meacham Ave.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6040	527	29	18	66.4%	205 (38.9%)	12 (2.3%)	271 (51.4%)	9 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	$10,028							49.9	52.1	2432	124
060173408436	2557	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	536	26	20.5	54.5%	314 (58.6%)	9 (1.7%)	140 (26.1%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.4%)								49.9	37.7	3298	741
063288005113	2558	Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	471	20	23	40.8%	146 (31.0%)	2 (0.4%)	267 (56.7%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$10,165							49.9	52.3	2420	138
061455001721	2559	Easterby Elementary	Public	K-6	5211 East Tulare St.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6440	635	31	20.7	94.0%	27 (4.3%)	53 (8.3%)	378 (59.5%)	150 (23.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$8,539							49.9	43	2944	385
063682007255	2560	Newberry Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	33713 Newberry Rd.	Newberry Springs	92365	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 257-3211	104	7	15	94.2%	47 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (47.1%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$7,461							49.8	26.2	4254	1694

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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