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)
062808000186	3331	Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1141 Laurel Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7090	367	16	22.9	36.5%	131 (35.7%)	12 (3.3%)	191 (52.0%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	$8,191							37.4	33.8	3590	259
063207004942	3332	Mentone Elementary	Public	K-5	1320 Crafton Ave.	Mentone	92359	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 794-8610	429	17	25.2	80.7%	91 (21.2%)	11 (2.6%)	298 (69.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.2%)	$7,277							37.4	39.4	3178	154
062490003718	3333	Lomita Park Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Santa Helena Ave.	San Bruno	94066	San Mateo County	Millbrae Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 588-5852	289	13	22.2	46.7%	33 (11.4%)	7 (2.4%)	151 (52.2%)	58 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	23 (8.0%)	$6,092							37.4	33.1	3638	305
062271002871	3334	Buchanan Street Elementary	Public	K-5	5024 Buchanan St.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 255-7118	260	16	16.2	71.5%	17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	225 (86.5%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$13,256							37.4	25.7	4299	965
063417005349	3335	Bradley Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Valencia Ave.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6317	543	27	20.4	94.1%	11 (2.0%)	55 (10.1%)	458 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (2.0%)	$7,017							37.4	31	3805	470
063846006463	3336	Lakewood Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Lakechime Dr.	Sunnyvale	94089	Santa Clara County	Sunnyvale	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 522-8272	375	21	18.2	41.6%	39 (10.4%)	9 (2.4%)	210 (56.0%)	68 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	40 (10.7%)	$14,405							37.4	40.7	3089	247
062271003144	3337	Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	3629 East 58th St.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 582-6153	509	30	16.9	97.2%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	500 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,344							37.3	45.1	2822	515
069102311839	3338	Forest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	470 Searls Ave.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 265-4823	806	39	20.6	41.6%	618 (76.7%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.6%)	$9,667							37.3	50.1	2530	808
062133002554	3339	San Altos Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 Madera St.	Lemon Grove	91945	San Diego County	Lemon Grove	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 825-5621	353	16	22	70.3%	23 (6.5%)	34 (9.6%)	240 (68.0%)	29 (8.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)								37.3	35.3	3473	134
063432005454	3340	Euclid Elementary	Public	K-5	4166 Euclid Ave.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5600	443	18	24.6	93.9%	5 (1.1%)	77 (17.4%)	265 (59.8%)	71 (16.0%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	13 (2.9%)	$8,492							37.3	37.1	3343	3

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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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