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)
063888014651	3491	Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy	Public	K-8	126 South Snyder Ave.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2266	103	5	20.3	35.0%	51 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (40.8%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.8%)								35.2	14.8	5338	1847
062271002914	3492	Chase Street Elementary	Public	K-5	14041 Chase St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4440	468	25	18.7	91.7%	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	389 (83.1%)	44 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$11,944							35.2	24.8	4384	892
060005201484	3493	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	3322 Dolbeer St.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2547	469	18	26	66.7%	235 (50.1%)	9 (1.9%)	116 (24.7%)	38 (8.1%)	13 (2.8%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (11.5%)								35.2	40.8	3077	416
060162000018	3494	Juarez (Benito) Elementary	Public	K-6	11939 Aclare St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7870	321	17	18.8	67.3%	23 (7.2%)	23 (7.2%)	202 (62.9%)	55 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	$6,804							35.2	46.9	2701	793
062271010854	3495	Bellingham Elementary	Public	K-5	6728 Bellingham Ave.	North Hollywood	91606	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 759-0119	382	19	20.1	96.3%	18 (4.7%)	10 (2.6%)	339 (88.7%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,172							35.2	37.2	3334	161
061455001751	3496	Mayfair Elementary	Public	K-6	3305 East Home Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3140	553	26	21.6	96.9%	15 (2.7%)	18 (3.3%)	412 (74.5%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	$8,520							35.2	24.8	4381	885
060342000261	3497	Shaffer Elementary	Public	K-6	1434 California St.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Atwater Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6145	422	17	24.8	85.5%	52 (12.3%)	6 (1.4%)	331 (78.4%)	22 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	$3,903							35.2	43	2947	550
060170408677	3498	Ascend	Public, Charter	K-8	3709 East 12th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ASCEND District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3140	481	22	21.6	85.9%	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.9%)	446 (92.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)								35.2	26.2	4257	759
062871004461	3499	Ralph Dunlap Elementary	Public	K-6	1220 Oak Knoll Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8500	486	19	25.5	43.0%	175 (36.0%)	3 (0.6%)	245 (50.4%)	19 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	$6,586							35.2	33.6	3610	111
061500001903	3500	General Shafter Elementary	Public	K-8	1825 Shafter Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	General Shafter Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 837-1931	184	10	18.4	91.3%	37 (20.1%)	2 (1.1%)	144 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,128							35.1	32.3	3710	210

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.