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)
061440001664	211	John Gomes Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Lemos Ln.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3414	501	19	26.3	13.6%	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	420 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.6%)	$7,780							96.5	98	97	114
062283003491	212	Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	19700 Old Santa Cruz Hwy.	Los Gatos	95033	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 335-2150	171	8	21.3	5.8%	92 (53.8%)	4 (2.3%)	24 (14.0%)	26 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.0%)	$11,646							96.5	90.9	648	436
062265002782	213	Almond Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Almond Ave.	Los Altos	94022	Santa Clara County	Los Altos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 917-5400	365	19	19.4	12.6%	110 (30.1%)	3 (0.8%)	59 (16.2%)	133 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.2%)	$13,892							96.5	93.7	464	251
063570006104	214	Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	3602 Winter Canyon	Malibu	90265	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 456-6494	205	12	17	8.3%	167 (81.5%)	5 (2.4%)	20 (9.8%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$8,955							96.5	95.1	350	136
063153001203	215	Adobe Bluffs Elementary	Public	K-5	8707 Adobe Bluffs Dr.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 538-8403	549	28	19.8	12.2%	131 (23.9%)	4 (0.7%)	50 (9.1%)	266 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	96 (17.5%)	$9,851							96.5	97	187	28
062259007301	216	Francis Hopkinson Elementary	Public	K-5	12582 Kensington Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4500	636	26	24.4	10.7%	298 (46.9%)	9 (1.4%)	170 (26.7%)	81 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (11.9%)	$5,350							96.5	97	189	27
062271002929	217	Colfax Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	4935 Colfax Ave.	Valley Village	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 761-5115	751	30	25	29.0%	368 (49.0%)	21 (2.8%)	182 (24.2%)	54 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (16.5%)	$9,520							96.5	94.6	384	167
060561000504	218	Arma J. Shull Elementary	Public	K-5	825 North Amelia	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8208	646	23	28.3	27.7%	103 (15.9%)	6 (0.9%)	327 (50.6%)	133 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.9%)								96.5	97.2	172	46
060648000582	219	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2385 Trousdale Dr.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	Burlingame Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 259-3850	360	15	23.8	13.6%	74 (20.6%)	4 (1.1%)	28 (7.8%)	195 (54.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (15.6%)	$10,019							96.5	96.2	252	33
060202211873	220	Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 Aileen St.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 384-1415	583	25	23.2	21.1%	269 (46.1%)	8 (1.4%)	144 (24.7%)	88 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (12.5%)								96.4	97.1	174	46

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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