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)
064116006798	1851	Linwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3129 South Linwood St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7776	524	22	23.6	62.0%	114 (21.8%)	10 (1.9%)	363 (69.3%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	$7,589							64.4	61.9	1964	113
060183213743	1852	Kairos Public	Public, Charter	K-8	129 Elm St.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Kairos Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-7234	669	28	24.1	22.3%	364 (54.4%)	10 (1.5%)	151 (22.6%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	88 (13.2%)								64.4	63.2	1881	29
060226112569	1853	John Adams Academy - Roseville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	One Sierra Gate Plaza	Roseville	95678	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Roseville District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-6800	1,681	77	21.9	38.8%	1,155 (68.7%)	15 (0.9%)	293 (17.4%)	93 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	9 (0.5%)	110 (6.5%)								64.4	69.6	1599	254
063877006513	1854	Kings Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	8125 Steelhead	Kings Beach	96143	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-3730	380	18	21.1	42.4%	147 (38.7%)	1 (0.3%)	210 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$16,391							64.4	69.7	1593	261
062664004027	1855	Pueblo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Barbara Rd.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3491	447	18	24.8	55.5%	107 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	320 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$6,163							64.4	63.3	1877	22
060141406028	1856	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	1990 Laguna St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 563-2062	477	23	20.7	54.7%	184 (38.6%)	5 (1.0%)	228 (47.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.7%)	$10,894							64.4	71.2	1530	326
060245510525	1857	Puente Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	501 South Boyle Ave.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Puente Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-8900	294	13	22.6	84.4%	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	289 (98.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								64.4	47.2	2687	830
060861007646	1858	Casillas (Joseph) Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 East J St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Chula Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 421-7555	468	25	18.7	49.1%	43 (9.2%)	28 (6.0%)	289 (61.8%)	54 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	49 (10.5%)	$11,052							64.3	61.9	1965	107
061494008850	1859	Bitely (Arlene) Elementary	Public	K-6	7501 East Fern Ave.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	Garvey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 307-3318	437	18	24.2	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	205 (46.9%)	212 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	$4,548							64.3	63.1	1895	36
061350009817	1860	Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-6	1978 Reche Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 731-4430	682	31	22	73.6%	179 (26.2%)	11 (1.6%)	426 (62.5%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	41 (6.0%)	$6,650							64.3	53.1	2383	523

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.