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)
064098006767	5631	Sheridan Way Elementary	Public	K-5	573 Sheridan Way	Ventura	93001	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 641-5491	355	15	24.4	93.5%	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	334 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,399							10.8	11.7	5601	30
063531010265	5632	Pio Pico Elementary	Public	K-7	931 West Highland	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-7500	447	22	20.3	89.3%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	442 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,941							10.8	13.8	5425	207
061336001518	5633	Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	830 First St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4165	564	23	24.5	86.2%	54 (9.6%)	48 (8.5%)	409 (72.5%)	37 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$6,447							10.8	12.4	5531	102
063105004809	5634	Pleasant View Elementary	Public	K-8	14004 Road 184	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Pleasant View Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-6769	453	23	19.3	88.1%	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	394 (87.0%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,536							10.8	17	5151	483
060257714626	5635	KIPP Generations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 West Gardena Blvd.	Gardena	90247	Los Angeles County	KIPP Generations Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 489-4461	164	7	23.4	75.0%	1 (0.6%)	88 (53.7%)	61 (37.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)								10.8	20.9	4766	869
061692010349	5636	Jacob Wiens Elementary	Public	K-5	935 East Campus Way	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 929-3734	582	24	24.2	94.5%	52 (8.9%)	67 (11.5%)	425 (73.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$7,200							10.8	12.2	5563	73
063697009640	5637	Pinon Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	878 Mono Rd.	Pinon Hills	92372	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-4424	534	24	22.2	74.0%	151 (28.3%)	7 (1.3%)	322 (60.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	$6,991							10.8	18.2	5030	607
062513003754	5638	Tuolumne Elementary	Public	K-8	707 Herndon Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8442	607	27	22.8	97.4%	26 (4.3%)	14 (2.3%)	538 (88.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$12,886							10.7	11.2	5635	3
061269001430	5639	Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	5201 First St	Empire	95351	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-2970	374	16	23.3	90.6%	39 (10.4%)	5 (1.3%)	320 (85.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$10,936							10.7	11.2	5638	1
063375005211	5640	Rowland Elementary	Public	K-6	2036 South Fullerton Rd.	Rowland Heights	91748	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 964-3441	463	18	25.3	92.7%	12 (2.6%)	7 (1.5%)	355 (76.7%)	77 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)								10.7	14.8	5343	297

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.