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)
062910004491	4971	Oakdale Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2255 Las Plumas Ave.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-3004	311	16	20	88.1%	135 (43.4%)	11 (3.5%)	76 (24.4%)	42 (13.5%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.6%)	$8,114							18.6	12.4	5530	559
062241002689	4972	Clarence Ruth Elementary	Public	K-6	501 North W St.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-2500	471	21	22.4	83.9%	32 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	409 (86.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$7,455							18.6	17.7	5087	115
062958009608	4973	Mesquite Elementary	Public	K-5	37622 43rd St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-8376	640	23	27.3	89.2%	38 (5.9%)	65 (10.2%)	511 (79.8%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	$269							18.5	18.5	5003	30
063018004710	4974	Good Hope Elementary	Public	K-6	24050 Theda St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-5181	581	25	23.2	85.9%	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	552 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,865							18.5	22	4663	311
061314001496	4975	Katherine R. Smith Elementary	Public	K-6	2025 Clarice Dr.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Evergreen Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 270-6751	398	19	20.9	75.1%	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	269 (67.6%)	93 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	$6,860							18.5	24.9	4374	601
062271003054	4976	Grape Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1940 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 564-5941	377	20	18.8	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,602							18.5	15.2	5308	332
060015811513	4977	Walter M. Brown Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 Georgetown St.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-7231	642	28	22.9	66.2%	176 (27.4%)	22 (3.4%)	357 (55.6%)	55 (8.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.7%)	$10,671							18.5	15.7	5260	283
060183712915	4978	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4	Public, Charter	K-8	1018 Mohawk St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 353-5300	544	25	21.7	89.3%	10 (1.8%)	9 (1.7%)	456 (83.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.1%)								18.5	21.7	4686	292
060327000246	4979	Sierra Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Franklin St.	Arvin	93203	Kern County	Arvin Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 854-6560	729	31	23.4	95.2%	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	716 (98.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,387							18.5	18.1	5044	65
060002712772	4980	Lakeland Village	Public	K-8	18730 Grand Ave.	Lake Elsinore	92530	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7400	905	44	20.4	90.2%	120 (13.3%)	22 (2.4%)	721 (79.7%)	12 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.8%)	$8,649							18.5	17.8	5068	88

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.