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)
060133207240	5271	Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	582	29	20.2	91.8%	110 (18.9%)	91 (15.6%)	265 (45.5%)	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	57 (9.8%)								15.3	13.9	5409	138
062580003870	5272	Sunnymead Elementary	Public	K-5	24050 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4680	677	29	23.3	92.5%	18 (2.7%)	44 (6.5%)	584 (86.3%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$7,213							15.3	14.5	5365	93
062513003756	5273	Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	201 Wilson Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8452	253	12	20.9	91.3%	52 (20.6%)	7 (2.8%)	176 (69.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$33,745							15.3	13.8	5424	151
060015811508	5274	Crowell Elementary	Public	K-6	118 North Ave.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0885	718	31	23.1	82.7%	169 (23.5%)	25 (3.5%)	439 (61.1%)	53 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	21 (2.9%)	$10,830							15.3	15.5	5283	9
064347007031	5275	Bridge Street Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bridge St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5225	478	23	20.4	90.2%	63 (13.2%)	7 (1.5%)	329 (68.8%)	32 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.8%)	$7,458							15.3	14.5	5364	89
062025002425	5276	Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-8	8805 Tyler St.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	La Mesa-Spring Valley	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-5890	442	17	25.6	89.1%	21 (4.8%)	28 (6.3%)	348 (78.7%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	$6,431							15.2	14.1	5389	113
060206013037	5277	iLEAD Lancaster Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	254 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-4287	795	29	27.3	83.3%	87 (10.9%)	265 (33.3%)	357 (44.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.8%)								15.2	11.1	5643	366
063417014659	5278	Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1885 E Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	439	35	12.6	92.0%	33 (7.5%)	47 (10.7%)	330 (75.2%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)								15.2	13.2	5472	194
063432005506	5279	Perkins K-8	Public	K-8	1770 Main St.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-5300	381	20	19.4	92.1%	12 (3.1%)	22 (5.8%)	321 (84.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)								15.2	21.9	4672	607
062271003441	5280	Wadsworth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	981 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-5234	552	28	19.7	95.5%	5 (0.9%)	35 (6.3%)	499 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$11,414							15.2	16.5	5194	86

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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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