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)
061473001804	2161	Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	1460 East Rolling Hills Dr.	Fullerton	92835	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7795	564	20	28	49.5%	204 (36.2%)	7 (1.2%)	251 (44.5%)	57 (10.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	$4,949							57.7	55.2	2276	115
060675010475	2162	Timber Point Elementary	Public	K-5	40 Newbury Ln.	Discovery Bay	94505	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7550	356	16	22.9	23.6%	164 (46.1%)	25 (7.0%)	98 (27.5%)	24 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	39 (11.0%)								57.6	48.5	2609	447
060225211473	2163	Dixon Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	355 North Almond St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Montessori Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 678-8953	452	20	22.2	26.1%	193 (42.7%)	4 (0.9%)	195 (43.1%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.7%)								57.6	69	1621	542
062223011417	2164	Manlio Silva Elementary	Public	K-6	6250 Scott Creek Dr.	Stockton	95219	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9302	764	32	24.2	60.9%	63 (8.2%)	116 (15.2%)	285 (37.3%)	227 (29.7%)	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	59 (7.7%)	$10,151							57.6	59.1	2092	72
060191107296	2165	Academy for Academic Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	17500 Mana Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Academy for Academic Excellence District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 946-5414	1,496	68	21.8	39.7%	607 (40.6%)	41 (2.7%)	673 (45.0%)	70 (4.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (6.8%)								57.6	58.8	2104	61
060964001004	2166	Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning	Public	K-5	55 Norman Ave.	Thousand Oaks	91360	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-5550	369	19	19.3	39.3%	141 (38.2%)	2 (0.5%)	195 (52.8%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$7,506							57.5	58.2	2129	37
061662001736	2167	Salmon Creek School - A Charter	Public, Charter	2-8	1935 Bohemian Hwy.	Occidental	95465	Sonoma County	Harmony Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 874-1205	179	10	18.5	24.0%	127 (70.9%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	$15,171							57.4	70.9	1540	627
060231000112	2168	Millard McCollam Elementary	Public	K-5	3311 Lucian Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-8000	394	22	17.9	54.3%	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	214 (54.3%)	145 (36.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	$13,919							57.4	65.7	1769	399
060141402792	2169	Santa Barbara Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 Stow Canyon Rd.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 967-6522	290	13	22.2	21.4%	171 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	70 (24.1%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	$10,855							57.4	76.5	1304	865
060226004112	2170	Sonoma Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	17202 Sonoma Hwy.	Sonoma	95476	Sonoma County	Sonoma Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 935-4232	226	9	25	47.3%	107 (47.3%)	2 (0.9%)	100 (44.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.2%)								57.4	53.2	2377	207

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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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