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)
062805004241	3061	Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	407	17	23.9	84.5%	17 (4.2%)	82 (20.1%)	98 (24.1%)	165 (40.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.6%)	$8,430							42.1	39.4	3182	121
063207012666	3062	Mission Elementary	Public	K-5	10568 California St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-2480	587	24	24.9	80.1%	76 (12.9%)	66 (11.2%)	332 (56.6%)	74 (12.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.1%)	$6,375							42	44.1	2877	185
060004707393	3063	South/West Park Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Mount Diablo Rd.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3335	781	33	23.4	76.6%	38 (4.9%)	36 (4.6%)	573 (73.4%)	109 (14.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	$6,707							42	37.6	3300	237
063963002845	3064	Foxboro Elementary	Public	K-6	600 Morning Glory Dr.	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 447-7883	672	31	21.6	45.1%	231 (34.4%)	41 (6.1%)	223 (33.2%)	57 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (17.6%)	$7,149							42	51.2	2476	588
062805011558	3065	Sankofa United Elementary	Public	K-5	581 61st St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2194	270	14	19.2	61.9%	67 (24.8%)	98 (36.3%)	43 (15.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.6%)	$9,578							42	50.2	2527	538
061111008820	3066	Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	666	27	24.6	79.6%	81 (12.2%)	14 (2.1%)	496 (74.5%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.0%)	$7,698							42	38	3280	214
061005001094	3067	Cypress Elementary	Public	K-5	351 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4300	564	24	23.6	72.2%	37 (6.6%)	19 (3.4%)	452 (80.1%)	41 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$7,649							42	49.5	2563	504
060133211074	3068	Creative Connections Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7201 Arutas Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1870	691	34	20.5	76.0%	179 (25.9%)	100 (14.5%)	322 (46.6%)	28 (4.1%)	11 (1.6%)	7 (1.0%)	42 (6.1%)								42	46.3	2736	332
063680512884	3069	Foothill Elementary	Public	K-6	29147 Auberry Rd.	Prather	93651	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-3551	660	29	22.8	47.0%	368 (55.8%)	1 (0.2%)	151 (22.9%)	9 (1.4%)	97 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.2%)	$6,815							41.8	43.1	2940	129
061146001277	3070	Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	576	23	25	80.7%	25 (4.3%)	11 (1.9%)	529 (91.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$15,147							41.8	36.2	3415	345

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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:

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

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.