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)
060813011490	4881	Joel J. Hidahl Elementary	Public	K-6	2351 East Redwood Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1650	425	18	23.6	83.3%	40 (9.4%)	9 (2.1%)	343 (80.7%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	$9,666							19.8	21.5	4709	172
064119006813	4882	Beaumont Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Beaumont Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(760) 726-4040	423	19	22.2	75.2%	46 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	355 (83.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$8,381							19.8	28.8	3999	883
060199608658	4883	Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	253	18	13.7	82.6%	45 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	171 (67.6%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)								19.8	24.5	4411	472
061785002200	4884	Julien Hathaway Elementary	Public	K-5	405 East Dollie St.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-2217	466	20	22.9	91.4%	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	446 (95.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,925							19.8	17.3	5129	245
060907009764	4885	Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	672	36	18.6	89.9%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	665 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,271							19.7	19.6	4903	18
063795006393	4886	Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	605	28	21.2	92.9%	54 (8.9%)	27 (4.5%)	349 (57.7%)	74 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	94 (15.5%)	$10,790							19.7	15.5	5280	394
061630009841	4887	Ontario Center	Public	K-5	835 North Center Ave.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Cucamonga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 948-3044	563	26	21.3	71.4%	54 (9.6%)	121 (21.5%)	314 (55.8%)	38 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	32 (5.7%)	$7,269							19.7	19.4	4929	42
061473001806	4888	Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	408	13	31.3	84.1%	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	373 (91.4%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$6,353							19.7	23.4	4522	366
060813000789	4889	Westport Elementary	Public	K-6	5218 South Carpenter	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1700	360	14	25.7	89.2%	30 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	322 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,569							19.7	17.7	5090	201
063393005321	4890	Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5665	713	30	23.7	77.1%	20 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	657 (92.1%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$5,609							19.7	17.7	5089	199

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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