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)
060219912650	4931	Life Source International Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	44339 Beech Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Life Source International Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 579-2970	276	10	27.6	71.7%	5 (1.8%)	190 (68.8%)	65 (23.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								19	15.7	5259	328
060369000341	4932	Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	550	24	22.9	93.1%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	499 (90.7%)	37 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	$7,096							19	19.5	4920	12
060261000168	4933	Sunkist Elementary	Public	K-6	500 Sunkist St.	Anaheim	92806	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8962	644	28	23	80.4%	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.2%)	587 (91.1%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	$7,094							19	17.8	5074	141
060006407467	4934	Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	701 West Westfield Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7350	455	17	26.1	89.0%	47 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (86.2%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$5,476							19	26.7	4211	723
062423003645	4935	Browning Road STEAM Academy	Public	K-6	410 East Perkins	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2113	512	22	23.2	93.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	507 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,152							18.9	11.6	5608	673
063432007322	4936	Chavez Elementary	Public	K-5	1404 South 40th St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3200	398	19	21.5	92.7%	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	377 (94.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$7,864							18.9	16.9	5161	225
062361007749	4937	Great Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	4223 McDougald Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6300	911	37	24.8	67.3%	29 (3.2%)	134 (14.7%)	510 (56.0%)	178 (19.5%)	6 (0.7%)	19 (2.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$5,099							18.9	22.1	4645	292
063393010970	4938	Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-5400	594	27	22	73.6%	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	563 (94.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$6,378							18.9	17.7	5092	154
063018011717	4939	Railway Elementary	Public	K-6	555 Alpine Dr.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-3259	779	32	24.3	85.1%	25 (3.2%)	21 (2.7%)	715 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$7,249							18.9	23.9	4466	473
069106308694	4940	Castle Rock	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1260 Glenn St.	Crescent City	95531	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0390	351	16	21.5	68.9%	194 (55.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (17.9%)	11 (3.1%)	39 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.4%)								18.9	21.1	4745	195

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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