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)
060639010221	3191	Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K-6	8900 Westwold Dr.	Bakersfield	93311	Kern County	Panama-Buena Vista Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 665-9471	600	26	23	68.7%	130 (21.7%)	52 (8.7%)	322 (53.7%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.8%)	$12,080							39.7	40.1	3117	74
060251614425	3192	Granite Mountain Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8560 Aliento Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Granite Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 906-3593	3,433	114	30	44.1%	1,286 (37.5%)	133 (3.9%)	1,553 (45.2%)	129 (3.8%)	12 (0.3%)	11 (0.3%)	307 (8.9%)								39.6	36.8	3371	179
060003611085	3193	Witter Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	3790 Poppy Hill Way	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5620	597	25	23.8	57.8%	67 (11.2%)	99 (16.6%)	160 (26.8%)	186 (31.2%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.5%)	62 (10.4%)	$5,968							39.6	47.7	2662	531
060192311333	3194	N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts	Public, Charter	K-5	379 South Loma Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy of Science and Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-9183	408	16	25.5	99.3%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	402 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								39.6	26.8	4193	999
063822006448	3195	Mitchell Community Elementary	Public	K-6	16821 West Goodvale St.	Canyon Country	91387	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-9110	566	23	24.6	68.2%	145 (25.6%)	33 (5.8%)	343 (60.6%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$6,573							39.6	43.7	2909	286
062271003318	3196	Rosemont Avenue Elementary	Public	2-5	421 North Rosemont Ave.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5310	185	9	20.5	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,719							39.6	28.3	4041	845
063441005615	3197	Moscone (George R.) Elementary	Public	K-5	2576 Harrison St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5736	357	15	24	76.5%	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	207 (58.0%)	109 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	$6,103							39.6	53.9	2342	855
060261000159	3198	Madison (James) Elementary	Public	K-6	1510 South Nutwood St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8935	504	23	21.7	68.3%	37 (7.3%)	6 (1.2%)	349 (69.2%)	90 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$7,676							39.5	43.7	2912	286
062271003331	3199	San Pedro Street Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 747-9538	450	24	18.7	97.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,447							39.5	27.3	4144	945
062271012721	3200	Carson-Gore Academy of Environmental Studies	Public	K-5	3200 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 766-5500	402	25	16.4	94.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,535							39.5	39	3205	5

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