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)
060209511809	5221	Aspire Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2036 East Hatch Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Summit Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 538-8082	369	16	22.6	75.9%	19 (5.1%)	9 (2.4%)	256 (69.4%)	36 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (11.9%)								15.8	23.4	4521	700
060654000588	5222	Burrel Elementary	Public	K-8	16704 South Jameson Ave.	Riverdale	93656	Fresno County	Burrel Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 866-5634	125	9	13.8	85.6%	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (92.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,518							15.8	36.3	3412	1810
060258113884	5223	Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	703 East Swain Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Astronaut Jose' M. Hernandez Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-9219	214	11	19.3	77.6%	4 (1.9%)	22 (10.3%)	158 (73.8%)	20 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.3%)								15.8	13.2	5470	247
060196310651	5224	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2829 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Venture Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-5940	1,644	80	20.5	64.7%	214 (13.0%)	110 (6.7%)	1,155 (70.3%)	90 (5.5%)	9 (0.5%)	10 (0.6%)	55 (3.3%)								15.8	17.5	5107	117
060015811509	5225	Cunningham Elementary	Public	K-6	324 West Linwood Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0794	572	26	22	75.5%	69 (12.1%)	17 (3.0%)	433 (75.7%)	31 (5.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.4%)	$10,522							15.8	15.5	5282	57
062271010527	5226	Columbus Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Columbus Ave.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 779-5440	434	21	20.6	94.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,739							15.7	16.3	5213	13
062664004026	5227	Phillips Elementary	Public	K-5	1210 Shetler Ave.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3481	381	15	25	85.6%	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	349 (91.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,024							15.7	18.6	4991	236
062274003479	5228	Henry Miller Elementary	Public	K-6	545 West L St.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 826-3816	712	29	24.5	85.0%	48 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	644 (90.4%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,670							15.7	18.8	4976	252
062115002536	5229	Laton Elementary	Public	K-5	6065 Latonia	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4030	287	16	17.9	82.9%	28 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	253 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$6,554							15.7	15.9	5240	11
062958004573	5230	Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	38620 33rd St.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3128	670	28	24.1	93.0%	22 (3.3%)	72 (10.7%)	553 (82.5%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	$331							15.7	11.9	5588	358

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