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)
063488005889	3771	La Mirada Academy	Public	K-8	3697 La Mirada Dr.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2000	897	43	20.7	75.9%	44 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	812 (90.5%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	$9,248							32.1	41.4	3046	725
060897000900	3772	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-4	315 North St.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1930	493	23	21.6	63.5%	143 (29.0%)	3 (0.6%)	306 (62.1%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)								32.1	26.6	4224	452
060004005118	3773	Riverdale Elementary	Public	4-8	3700 Stathem St.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Riverdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 867-3589	517	28	18.7	91.3%	42 (8.1%)	5 (1.0%)	470 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,724							32.1	29.5	3940	167
060212908302	3774	Greater San Diego Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14545 Lyons Valley Rd.	Jamul	91935	San Diego County	Greater San Diego Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 669-3050	190	10	19.2	50.5%	58 (30.5%)	11 (5.8%)	103 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)								32.1	55.4	2263	1511
062271012627	3775	Dr. Owen Lloyd Knox Elementary	Public	K-6	8919 South Main St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2960	657	31	21.1	97.3%	2 (0.3%)	105 (16.0%)	532 (81.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$9,427							32.1	34.6	3529	246
060360000275	3776	Victor F. Hodge Elementary	Public	K-5	700 West 11th St.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-4800	483	23	20.9	80.7%	21 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	440 (91.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$5,685							32	37.8	3293	483
060133205107	3777	Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	284	12	23.6	87.7%	64 (22.5%)	17 (6.0%)	152 (53.5%)	30 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)								32	34.2	3561	216
061336001514	3778	Crescent Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Anderson Dr.	Suisun City	94585	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 435-2771	537	23	23.3	61.6%	62 (11.5%)	70 (13.0%)	233 (43.4%)	97 (18.1%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	65 (12.1%)	$5,800							32	24.4	4418	640
061657002089	3779	Happy Valley Elementary	Public	4-8	17480 Palm Ave.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Happy Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 357-2111	242	12	20.4	67.8%	137 (56.6%)	5 (2.1%)	51 (21.1%)	25 (10.3%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.8%)	$7,718							32	42.4	2987	792
062532003783	3780	Wild Rose School of Creative	Public	K-5	232 Jasmine Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2500	437	21	20.4	65.4%	66 (15.1%)	16 (3.7%)	311 (71.2%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.6%)	$8,492							32	39.2	3196	584

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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:

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.