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)
060142106110	3101	McKevett Elementary	Public	K-6	955 East Pleasant St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8910	298	15	19.8	79.2%	18 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	273 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,313							41.2	27.9	4096	995
060133204148	3102	Smythe Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-8	2781 Northgate Blvd.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2740	1,077	47	22.9	90.3%	67 (6.2%)	94 (8.7%)	726 (67.4%)	91 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.9%)	78 (7.2%)								41.2	35.8	3450	348
060408010250	3103	Wasuma Elementary	Public	K-8	43109 Hwy. 49	Ahwahnee	93601	Madera County	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 642-1585	287	17	16.6	50.9%	215 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (18.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,632							41.2	47.9	2648	455
060846007677	3104	Levi H. Dickey Elementary	Public	K-6	2840 Parco Ave.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 947-6693	433	19	22.9	88.0%	38 (8.8%)	10 (2.3%)	362 (83.6%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,579							41.2	41.9	3015	89
060203514290	3105	Pacific Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1615 Mater Dei Dr.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Pacific Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	514	17	29.6	44.0%	85 (16.5%)	23 (4.5%)	318 (61.9%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.8%)								41.2	25.6	4306	1201
063204004927	3106	Juniper	Public	K-8	375 Ellis St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0045	248	13	19	79.4%	139 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	59 (23.8%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	$10,020							41.2	30	3887	781
061959002357	3107	Kernville Elementary	Public	K-5	13550 Sierra Way	Kernville	93238	Kern County	Kernville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 376-2249	123	6	19.4	68.3%	78 (63.4%)	1 (0.8%)	33 (26.8%)	3 (2.4%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$9,860							41.2	64	1843	1264
060176913642	3108	City Language Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	4001 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	City Language Immersion Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-4937	407	18	22.6	54.1%	33 (8.1%)	62 (15.2%)	290 (71.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)								41.2	46.8	2706	402
063264005078	3109	Madrone Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Rinconada Dr.	Santa Rosa	95409	Sonoma County	Rincon Valley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 539-9665	373	18	20.7	41.3%	169 (45.3%)	10 (2.7%)	130 (34.9%)	20 (5.4%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	33 (8.8%)	$10,854							41.2	56.8	2196	913
060795000761	3110	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	7955 Archibald Ave.	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Central Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 987-2541	438	18	24.3	72.4%	58 (13.2%)	35 (8.0%)	288 (65.8%)	25 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.6%)	$7,516							41.2	40.1	3118	8

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.