Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
060133203711	2011	Foothill Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	5520 Lancelot Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1830	498	21	23.7	83.9%	138 (27.7%)	55 (11.0%)	209 (42.0%)	36 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	55 (11.0%)								61.4	57.7	2158	147
060006501238	2012	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1660 East Sierra Way	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7360	548	24	23.3	77.7%	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	521 (95.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,370							61.4	61.3	2003	9
064030006656	2013	Frank Zeek Elementary	Public	K-6	1060 North Bush St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5100	435	19	22.8	76.1%	127 (29.2%)	3 (0.7%)	260 (59.8%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	$6,417							61.3	57.8	2149	136
063877006519	2014	Tahoe Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Grove St.	Tahoe City	96145	Placer County	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 582-2700	286	13	22.8	32.5%	202 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	$16,697							61.3	68.7	1640	374
060985007209	2015	Cesar Chavez Academy	Public	K-8	1150 Paseo Grande	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-4640	1,037	40	25.7	79.5%	189 (18.2%)	19 (1.8%)	733 (70.7%)	67 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.0%)	$4,320							61.3	61.1	2012	3
062271002814	2016	Andasol Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10126 Encino Ave.	Northridge	91325	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 349-8631	397	20	19.8	72.0%	48 (12.1%)	21 (5.3%)	237 (59.7%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	50 (12.6%)	$12,176							61.3	67.7	1683	333
060001412415	2017	Krystal School of Science Math & Technology	Public	K-6	17160 Krystal Dr.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-3611	892	36	25.1	41.9%	312 (35.0%)	17 (1.9%)	530 (59.4%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.5%)	$5,762							61.2	67.9	1677	340
061674011550	2018	Stonebrae Elementary	Public	K-6	28761 Hayward Blvd.	Hayward	94542	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3910	595	29	20.6	58.8%	61 (10.3%)	53 (8.9%)	219 (36.8%)	160 (26.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	92 (15.5%)								61.2	66.5	1734	284
063627006183	2019	James Garfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2535 B St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6740	226	10	22.1	92.9%	16 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	207 (91.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,025							61.1	64.3	1830	189
062100012182	2020	Mariposa School of Global Education	Public	K-8	6050 North Calmfield Ave.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7144	372	16	24	26.6%	251 (67.5%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (16.4%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.9%)	$6,850							61.1	76	1329	691

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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