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)
062569007783	2181	Flory Academy of Sciences and Technology	Public	K-5	240 Flory Ave.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6303	404	18	22.4	48.8%	83 (20.5%)	2 (0.5%)	286 (70.8%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$5,697							57.2	59.9	2055	126
062271011648	2182	Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	K-5	4063 Ingraham St.	Los Angeles	90010	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 739-4760	331	18	18.3	86.1%	11 (3.3%)	27 (8.2%)	229 (69.2%)	55 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$11,240							57.2	62.6	1914	268
064098006765	2183	Academy of Technology & Leadership at Saticoy	Public	K-7	760 Jazmin Ave.	Ventura	93004	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 672-2701	424	16	27.3	55.9%	128 (30.2%)	4 (0.9%)	267 (63.0%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$6,823							57.2	54	2336	153
063432010057	2184	Hage Elementary	Public	K-5	9750 Galvin Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-0273	548	23	24.2	49.8%	78 (14.2%)	24 (4.4%)	148 (27.0%)	224 (40.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	68 (12.4%)	$7,847							57.1	59.1	2091	93
063684006252	2185	Crestview Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Crosby Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6715	269	9	29.8	54.6%	123 (45.7%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (47.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$7,383							57.1	53.5	2369	184
063603006166	2186	Hansen Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 South Knott	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Savanna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 236-3835	449	21	21.3	88.2%	21 (4.7%)	16 (3.6%)	297 (66.1%)	86 (19.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	$10,931							57	60.9	2016	170
060171013092	2187	Gus Franklin Junior	Public	K-5	13125 Hopland St.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	549	24	22.8	62.8%	24 (4.4%)	73 (13.3%)	393 (71.6%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.3%)								57	51.5	2462	275
061281014193	2188	Redding Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3200 Adams Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4240	221	7	30.1	51.6%	160 (72.4%)	3 (1.4%)	23 (10.4%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.8%)	$6,744							56.9			(n/a)
061887002287	2189	John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	785 Price St.	Daly City	94014	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1239	312	16	19.6	60.3%	16 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	165 (52.9%)	101 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)	$13,967							56.9	59.6	2075	114
061005001087	2190	Barranca Elementary	Public	K-5	727 South Barranca Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4000	559	23	24.8	80.0%	26 (4.7%)	19 (3.4%)	454 (81.2%)	35 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (3.9%)	$6,897							56.9	68.4	1654	536

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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

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.