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)
060231014147	4651	Adelante Dual Language Academy II	Public	K-8	1970 Cinderella Ln.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7100	350	17	21	82.6%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	342 (97.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,909							22.2	11.8	5595	944
063987006614	4652	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	909 East Cedar Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7350	229	11	20.8	93.0%	9 (3.9%)	10 (4.4%)	203 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	$11,673							22.2	16.9	5164	512
060174708442	4653	North Oakland Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 42nd St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	North Oakland Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 655-0540	111	7	15.8	64.9%	15 (13.5%)	57 (51.4%)	33 (29.7%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								22.2	27.7	4105	548
061347001534	4654	Burney Elementary	Public	K-6	37403 Toronto St.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-2279	346	17	19.8	73.1%	210 (60.7%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	$5,910							22.2	29.1	3975	679
063417005382	4655	Rio Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1451 North California St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6450	419	23	18.2	93.3%	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.4%)	363 (86.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	$7,200							22.2	18	5050	395
062964004599	4656	Felix J. Appleby Elementary	Public	K-8	10321 Vernon Ave.	Blythe	92225	Riverside County	Palo Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 922-7174	615	27	22.7	83.4%	84 (13.7%)	40 (6.5%)	472 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$4,964							22.2	20	4852	196
062271003232	4657	Norwood Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2020 Oak St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 748-3733	370	19	19.4	93.2%	7 (1.9%)	20 (5.4%)	328 (88.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,225							22.1	17.9	5060	403
063171004907	4658	Ramona Elementary	Public	K-6	415 Eighth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4400	400	18	22.2	85.0%	104 (26.0%)	3 (0.8%)	271 (67.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$6,483							22.1	16.9	5158	500
060438007865	4659	Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-6	2665 Dutton Meadow Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Bellevue Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 541-3715	424	19	22.3	81.1%	28 (6.6%)	6 (1.4%)	354 (83.5%)	21 (5.0%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$13,565							22.1	19.9	4866	207
063753006346	4660	Los Cerritos Elementary	Public	K-5	210 West Orange Ave.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8841	305	15	20.3	60.7%	9 (3.0%)	5 (1.6%)	206 (67.5%)	51 (16.7%)	6 (2.0%)	11 (3.6%)	17 (5.6%)	$6,337							22.1	24	4461	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.
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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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