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)
063417005368	4671	Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	3288 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8185	390	18	21.6	91.0%	13 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	354 (90.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$7,602							22	21.2	4736	65
064116006795	4672	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	23	18.8	88.1%	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	388 (88.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	$8,072							22	17.8	5076	404
060006404871	4673	John J. Doyle Elementary	Public	K-6	1045 East Orange Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7140	575	24	23.7	79.3%	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	538 (93.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	$5,949							22	22.7	4591	82
063531006012	4674	Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	910 West Anahurst Pl.	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 440-5100	528	26	20.6	86.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.8%)	506 (95.8%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,720							22	24	4453	221
063987008999	4675	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-6	1870 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7290	549	23	23.8	82.7%	72 (13.1%)	19 (3.5%)	445 (81.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$11,130							22	21	4754	79
062169002583	4676	Tully C. Knoles	Public	K-8	6511 Clarksburg Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8775	633	28	22.2	84.5%	72 (11.4%)	54 (8.5%)	389 (61.5%)	59 (9.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.2%)	$4,467							22	35.1	3496	1180
062271003345	4677	Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	142 West 75th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 971-8885	772	39	19.7	97.0%	17 (2.2%)	83 (10.8%)	661 (85.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$10,310							22	21.8	4684	7
063459005713	4678	Gardner Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Illinois Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6225	397	20	20.1	74.1%	16 (4.0%)	14 (3.5%)	348 (87.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$12,450							21.9	19.9	4863	185
061455001738	4679	Holland Elementary	Public	K-6	4676 North Fresno St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7140	377	22	16.9	90.5%	47 (12.5%)	20 (5.3%)	227 (60.2%)	59 (15.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	$11,595							21.9	19.6	4904	225
060285010752	4680	Carmen Dragon Elementary	Public	K-6	4721 Vista Grande Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7475	446	22	20.6	61.7%	45 (10.1%)	145 (32.5%)	160 (35.9%)	66 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (5.8%)	$7,314							21.9	20.7	4792	112

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.