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)
060202312570	5511	Ingenium Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	22250 Elkwood St.	Canoga Park	91304	Los Angeles County	Ingenium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 456-4590	304	11	27.6	87.8%	16 (5.3%)	7 (2.3%)	256 (84.2%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								12.5	23.7	4489	1022
062088002508	5512	Linda Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	657	27	24.2	88.4%	20 (3.0%)	71 (10.8%)	559 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$8,430							12.5	10.7	5670	158
063581006120	5513	Helen M. Lehman Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3935	411	17	24.9	59.4%	23 (5.6%)	10 (2.4%)	337 (82.0%)	21 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.9%)	$11,498							12.5	17.5	5109	404
061111008264	5514	Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-3680	536	23	23.3	87.7%	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	483 (90.1%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	$9,685							12.5	19.6	4905	609
061336001520	5515	Cleo Gordon Elementary	Public	K-5	1950 Dover Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-4125	489	19	25.7	73.4%	27 (5.5%)	83 (17.0%)	300 (61.3%)	37 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	39 (8.0%)	$5,699							12.5	17.7	5084	431
062271002930	5516	Coliseum Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4400 Coliseum St.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5244	188	10	18.7	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,562							12.5	13	5492	24
062949004541	5517	Freedom Elementary	Public	K-5	25 Holly Dr.	Freedom	95019	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6260	527	21	25	89.9%	20 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (94.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								12.4	15.8	5250	267
060142106106	5518	Blanchard Elementary	Public	K-6	115 Peck Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8866	254	13	19.5	76.0%	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	240 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,266							12.4	14.9	5329	189
060169112844	5519	Community School for Creative Education	Public, Charter	K-8	2111 International Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Community School for Creative Education District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 686-4131	183	8	22.8	76.0%	7 (3.8%)	20 (10.9%)	106 (57.9%)	20 (10.9%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	24 (13.1%)								12.4	14.7	5351	168
064104006773	5520	Irwin Academy of Performing Arts	Public	K-6	14907 South Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-7961	561	25	22.4	95.4%	52 (9.3%)	109 (19.4%)	369 (65.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	$11,769							12.4	12.7	5507	13

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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