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)
064074006723	5371	Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy	Public	K-8	1025 Corcoran Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8740	638	29	22.3	76.0%	16 (2.5%)	148 (23.2%)	341 (53.4%)	91 (14.3%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.1%)	19 (3.0%)								14.2	15.8	5251	120
060558009312	5372	Adam (William Laird) Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Windsor	Santa Maria	93458	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria-Bonita	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 361-6700	856	37	23.1	91.5%	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	838 (97.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$7,132							14.2	12.1	5570	198
063444011032	5373	Estudillo Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Las Rosas Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-1003	726	29	25	82.1%	64 (8.8%)	53 (7.3%)	548 (75.5%)	14 (1.9%)	29 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)	$11,753							14.1	15.6	5264	109
062223002642	5374	Davis Elementary	Public	K-6	5224 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8301	327	13	25.1	85.0%	40 (12.2%)	18 (5.5%)	173 (52.9%)	62 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.5%)	$12,032							14.1	12.5	5528	154
061233009535	5375	John Reith Elementary	Public	K-6	8401 Valley Lark Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 399-0110	521	21	24.8	56.2%	35 (6.7%)	75 (14.4%)	217 (41.7%)	147 (28.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	35 (6.7%)	$6,799							14.1	24	4459	916
063432014499	5376	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,037	51	20.4	86.7%	13 (1.3%)	20 (1.9%)	988 (95.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)								14.1	17.6	5102	274
063417005391	5377	Warm Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	7497 Sterling Ave.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6500	494	25	19.7	91.9%	8 (1.6%)	42 (8.5%)	413 (83.6%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$7,144							14.1	14.7	5344	33
060214510838	5378	N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park	Public, Charter	K-5	21425 Cohasset St.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	N.E.W. Academy Canoga Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 710-2640	413	19	21.7	97.3%	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	385 (93.2%)	16 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14	24.9	4372	1006
060004707390	5379	North Elementary	Public	K-8	2875 Holly Dr.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3350	789	36	22	76.8%	38 (4.8%)	40 (5.1%)	568 (72.0%)	93 (11.8%)	6 (0.8%)	13 (1.6%)	30 (3.8%)	$7,383							14	12.4	5533	154
062025002430	5380	Kempton Street Literacy Academy	Public	K-6	740 Kempton St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5870	638	25	25.5	88.2%	19 (3.0%)	38 (6.0%)	550 (86.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	$6,781							14	13.8	5416	36

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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