Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
061686002146	2401	Helendale Elementary	Public	K-6	27274 Peach Tree Ln.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1204	553	22	25.1	59.5%	214 (38.7%)	44 (8.0%)	267 (48.3%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)								52.9	52.2	2426	25
061821014386	2402	Imperial Cross Elementary	Public	K-5	2462 Cross Rd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3250	748	31	23.9	45.5%	38 (5.1%)	10 (1.3%)	684 (91.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)								52.9	38.8	3229	827
069113512262	2403	May Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	900 East Morgan	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4670	873	34	25.3	84.2%	43 (4.9%)	92 (10.5%)	670 (76.7%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	$5,331							52.8	48.6	2602	199
063720006302	2404	Prestwood Elementary	Public	K-5	343 East MacArthur St.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-6030	260	14	18.3	35.8%	145 (55.8%)	1 (0.4%)	97 (37.3%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,215							52.8	62.1	1949	455
061173001295	2405	Durham Elementary	Public	K-5	9421 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4695	494	23	21.9	42.5%	347 (70.2%)	1 (0.2%)	105 (21.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$9,275							52.8	65.5	1785	620
062241002676	2406	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	100 Aldebaran Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2020	524	21	24.9	36.8%	232 (44.3%)	5 (1.0%)	228 (43.5%)	16 (3.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	$6,268							52.8	52.5	2409	3
062343003563	2407	Dr. Jonas E. Salk	Public	K-6	1411 South Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Magnolia Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 527-5143	680	34	20	78.8%	51 (7.5%)	15 (2.2%)	456 (67.1%)	126 (18.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.4%)								52.8	50.4	2515	108
063348003149	2408	Almondale Elementary	Public	K-6	10510 Chippewa St.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Rosedale Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-6060	660	30	21.9	44.8%	303 (45.9%)	19 (2.9%)	266 (40.3%)	33 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.2%)	$10,028							52.8	60.2	2048	360
060004807411	2409	Pat Butler Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Nicklaus St.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	Paso Robles Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 769-1750	380	15	25.3	54.5%	157 (41.3%)	1 (0.3%)	189 (49.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								52.7	61.6	1985	424
063204009182	2410	Turtle Bay	Public	K-8	1330 Arboretum Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0035	764	31	24.6	76.8%	462 (60.5%)	24 (3.1%)	142 (18.6%)	18 (2.4%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.0%)	$5,773							52.7	49	2579	169

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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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