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)
064227006921	871	West Side Elementary	Public	K-6	1201 Felta Rd.	Healdsburg	95448	Sonoma County	West Side Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 433-3923	137	7	19.5	36.5%	98 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)								86.8	88.2	814	57
063432005553	872	Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	6033 Stadium St.	San Diego	92122	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 453-5377	650	25	26	35.8%	311 (47.8%)	7 (1.1%)	197 (30.3%)	64 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (10.5%)	$8,199							86.8	88.8	777	95
061488001824	873	Susan B. Anthony Elementary	Public	K-6	15320 Pickford St.	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6104	352	14	25	77.6%	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	98 (27.8%)	218 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$12,301							86.8	82.1	1091	218
061044001174	874	Frank Vessels Elementary	Public	K-6	5900 Cathy Ave.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Cypress Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-6990	618	24	25.7	36.1%	163 (26.4%)	10 (1.6%)	154 (24.9%)	237 (38.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.8%)	$691							86.8	88.3	805	69
063360008760	875	Diamond Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3151 Hopscotch Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1760	566	26	21.7	63.4%	304 (53.7%)	21 (3.7%)	102 (18.0%)	67 (11.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (12.4%)								86.7	89.4	748	127
061632502046	876	Grazide Elementary	Public	K-5	2850 Leopold Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-6100	568	23	24.6	52.3%	27 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	159 (28.0%)	341 (60.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.2%)								86.7	83.9	1005	129
061296011094	877	Etiwanda Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	13144 Banyan St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Etiwanda Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 803-3911	571	24	23.6	23.6%	140 (24.5%)	26 (4.6%)	249 (43.6%)	92 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.9%)	$5,758							86.7	86.4	893	16
060208408564	878	Temecula Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35777 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-6776	1,083	54	20.1	22.2%	389 (35.9%)	44 (4.1%)	379 (35.0%)	127 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	134 (12.4%)								86.7	87.8	832	46
063513005959	879	Twin Creeks Elementary	Public	K-5	2785 Marsh Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-2900	633	29	21.9	9.6%	145 (22.9%)	19 (3.0%)	90 (14.2%)	302 (47.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	70 (11.1%)	$6,418							86.7	92.5	538	341
060003614043	880	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5741	485	22	22	33.2%	67 (13.8%)	22 (4.5%)	121 (24.9%)	219 (45.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	47 (9.7%)	$8,215							86.7	75.7	1340	460

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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