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)
060133902076	4791	Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	277 Capay Ave.	Hamilton City	95951	Glenn County	Hamilton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 826-3474	396	17	23.3	92.2%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	375 (94.7%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$9,797							20.6	17	5150	359
063987006613	4792	Frank Kohn Elementary	Public	K-6	500 South Laspina St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7340	648	31	20.7	86.0%	86 (13.3%)	15 (2.3%)	526 (81.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$11,147							20.6	18.1	5036	244
060363000319	4793	Voorhies Elementary	Public	K-6	6001 Pioneer Dr.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5800	1,032	49	21.2	87.3%	39 (3.8%)	35 (3.4%)	948 (91.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$8,322							20.6	22.1	4646	147
062271014630	4794	Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19451 Wyandotte St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 821-0336	1,094	50	22	71.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								20.6	23.5	4513	281
061668008503	4795	Kornblum	Public	K-5	3620 West El Segundo Blvd.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-4294	581	22	27	74.2%	8 (1.4%)	153 (26.3%)	397 (68.3%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	$7,481							20.6	27.3	4154	641
060142001618	4796	Linell K. Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	2089 Newburg Rd.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-2519	294	15	19.6	82.3%	136 (46.3%)	1 (0.3%)	134 (45.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$11,409							20.6	15.8	5245	449
064212003262	4797	Sundown Elementary	Public	K-6	6151 West Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-3026	848	32	26.5	60.4%	174 (20.5%)	135 (15.9%)	448 (52.8%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.3%)	$9,579							20.6	27.4	4139	658
060242012983	4798	Walden Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1149 West Wood St.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Walden Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 361-6480	192	11	17.4	55.7%	86 (44.8%)	2 (1.0%)	70 (36.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.1%)								20.6	32.4	3699	1099
062637003985	4799	Ygnacio Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2217 Chalomar Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-9336	403	16	25.1	58.3%	13 (3.2%)	6 (1.5%)	308 (76.4%)	35 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.2%)	$12,644							20.5	26	4277	522
063918006545	4800	Poplar Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2075 Poplar Ave.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Thermalito Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2910	298	11	27	80.2%	91 (30.5%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.1%)	142 (47.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.7%)	$8,135							20.5	31.1	3790	1010

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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

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.