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)
060907000922	4761	John Kelley Elementary	Public	K-6	87-163 Center St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5101	500	31	16.1	94.8%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	485 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,759							21.1	19.7	4896	135
060003612351	4762	H. Allen Hight Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 North Park Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5700	802	32	24.6	59.4%	76 (9.5%)	244 (30.4%)	180 (22.4%)	191 (23.8%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (1.9%)	89 (11.1%)	$5,744							21.1	25.7	4301	461
063459005740	4763	Terrell Elementary	Public	K-5	3925 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6255	282	15	18.3	56.4%	40 (14.2%)	18 (6.4%)	165 (58.5%)	29 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	25 (8.9%)	$14,923							21	33.7	3600	1163
060363000317	4764	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2324 Verde St.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5460	426	21	20.2	94.8%	20 (4.7%)	33 (7.7%)	362 (85.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,331							21	18.8	4972	208
060241111819	4765	California Connections Academy Central Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	California Connections Academy Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 571-2300	696	16	43.3	65.1%	207 (29.7%)	21 (3.0%)	360 (51.7%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (12.1%)								21	29	3980	785
062271002825	4766	Arlington Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1717 Seventh Ave.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 735-1021	311	17	18.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,909							21	15.1	5310	544
062271003409	4767	Twenty-Eighth Street Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 Stanford Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-3496	517	25	20.6	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,091							21	14.1	5391	624
063066010987	4768	Melrose Elementary	Public	K-5	974 South Melrose St.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7220	393	15	26.2	96.4%	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	381 (96.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,804							21	26.8	4199	569
063432005412	4769	Baker Elementary	Public	K-5	4041 T St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4800	349	16	21.8	93.4%	5 (1.4%)	33 (9.5%)	301 (86.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	$8,329							21	23.3	4526	243
060720000657	4770	Blackford Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1970 Willow St.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 978-4675	374	17	22	50.8%	34 (9.1%)	28 (7.5%)	263 (70.3%)	22 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	17 (4.5%)								20.9	19.6	4899	129

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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