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)
062637009406	5341	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	611 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-6101	455	18	25.2	75.6%	12 (2.6%)	39 (8.6%)	331 (72.7%)	39 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	28 (6.2%)	$11,215							14.6	12.9	5498	157
063243011376	5342	Richgrove Elementary	Public	K-8	20812 Grove Dr.	Richgrove	93261	Tulare County	Richgrove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 725-2424	498	26	19	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (98.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14.5	12.6	5521	179
060220914262	5343	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	754	32	23.3	86.3%	139 (18.4%)	44 (5.8%)	523 (69.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.2%)								14.5	13.1	5476	133
060228011390	5344	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy	Public, Charter	4-5	415 31st St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	King-Chavez Arts and Athletics Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 525-7320	158	8	20.6	93.7%	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	151 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								14.5	14.3	5377	33
061605002008	5345	Planz Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Greenfield Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-6080	609	30	20.3	97.0%	32 (5.3%)	63 (10.3%)	493 (81.0%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$6,806							14.5	19.8	4889	456
060001509083	5346	Lucerne Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10788 Barstow Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-7659	627	31	20.5	88.4%	243 (38.8%)	16 (2.6%)	350 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	$6,976							14.5	16.1	5227	119
061692002157	5347	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-5	41051 Whittier Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1670	654	29	22.5	92.4%	68 (10.4%)	59 (9.0%)	483 (73.9%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$8,017							14.5	16.9	5157	190
063680006239	5348	Pierce Elementary	Public	K-5	674 North Gold Canyon	Ridgecrest	93555	Kern County	Sierra Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 499-1670	318	16	19.6	81.1%	104 (32.7%)	59 (18.6%)	124 (39.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.3%)								14.5	16.9	5162	186
061392001595	5349	North Tamarind Elementary	Public	K-6	7961 Tamarind Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5680	375	19	19.7	84.8%	19 (5.1%)	16 (4.3%)	330 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)								14.5	11.3	5627	278
060171011091	5350	Theodore Vick Elementary	Public	K-5	10575 Seneca	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1750	499	22	22.6	77.6%	22 (4.4%)	76 (15.2%)	345 (69.1%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.6%)								14.5	11.3	5633	283

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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:

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

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

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