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)
060444000400	2461	Esther Lindstrom Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 North Canehill St.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6525	577	23	24.8	65.3%	82 (14.2%)	87 (15.1%)	269 (46.6%)	77 (13.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	50 (8.7%)	$8,116							51.7	46.7	2714	253
060825000808	2462	Chatom Elementary	Public	K-5	7221 Clayton Rd.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-8500	386	17	22.7	63.5%	132 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	238 (61.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,837							51.7	36.7	3380	918
063822006447	2463	Mint Canyon Community Elementary	Public	K-6	16400 Sierra Hwy.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-2570	477	20	23.8	81.8%	55 (11.5%)	25 (5.2%)	369 (77.4%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$7,631							51.7	49.8	2544	81
063492005913	2464	Meadow Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2619 Dolores St.	San Mateo	94403	San Mateo County	San Mateo-Foster City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 312-7566	243	14	17.3	42.4%	48 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (49.4%)	30 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	34 (14.0%)	$8,069							51.6	54.2	2319	145
062865004454	2465	Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	1829 North Cambridge	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6254	436	16	27.8	90.4%	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	388 (89.0%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$5,672							51.6	32.9	3657	1192
063867011851	2466	Crossroads Elementary	Public	K-5	5800 Saxon Way	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2100	764	33	23.1	55.8%	216 (28.3%)	8 (1.0%)	398 (52.1%)	64 (8.4%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	67 (8.8%)								51.6	62.4	1929	537
063264005077	2467	Binkley Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	4965 Canyon Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-6060	375	15	25	48.3%	172 (45.9%)	9 (2.4%)	129 (34.4%)	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.4%)	$11,612							51.5	51.1	2480	13
062790004228	2468	Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	24500 Road 68	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Oak Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2908	574	32	18	74.0%	100 (17.4%)	4 (0.7%)	457 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$6,407							51.5	63.5	1868	600
063432005535	2469	Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	6290 Oriskany Rd.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 479-4040	363	17	21.3	74.1%	45 (12.4%)	66 (18.2%)	138 (38.0%)	57 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (14.9%)	$8,987							51.5	49.6	2558	89
061149010268	2470	Antelope Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	8343 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8816	725	31	23.4	58.9%	290 (40.0%)	26 (3.6%)	203 (28.0%)	80 (11.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	120 (16.6%)	$6,726							51.5	56.3	2221	249

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