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)
060146913015	3051	Sycamore Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6832 Avenue 280	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Sycamore Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3236	392	15	26.1	37.2%	138 (35.2%)	2 (0.5%)	207 (52.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)								42.2	37.2	3332	281
062250012153	3052	Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	5075 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-7274	744	28	26.5	70.8%	11 (1.5%)	118 (15.9%)	550 (73.9%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$7,754							42.2	39	3206	154
062667004050	3053	Palmer Way	Public	K-6	2900 Palmer St.	National City	91950	San Diego County	National Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 336-8900	409	18	22.7	75.3%	11 (2.7%)	7 (1.7%)	272 (66.5%)	99 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$5,244							42.1	41.4	3049	4
062271003431	3054	Vermont Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	1435 West 27th St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 733-2195	361	17	21.2	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,950							42.1	27	4170	1116
063315012176	3055	Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	1,200	74	16.2	83.8%	126 (10.5%)	113 (9.4%)	843 (70.3%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	9 (0.8%)	53 (4.4%)	$18,553							42.1	41.7	3020	35
062827004378	3056	Mira Monte Elementary	Public	K-6	1216 Loma Dr.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 640-4384	293	12	24.4	39.2%	145 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	123 (42.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								42.1	45.2	2814	242
063801012698	3057	Primary Years Academy	Public	K-5	3830 Webster Ave	Stockton	95204	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7355	251	11	22.3	53.0%	21 (8.4%)	24 (9.6%)	163 (64.9%)	20 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	$8,104							42.1	56.5	2212	845
063204004925	3058	Bonny View Elementary	Public	K-5	5080 Bidwell Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0030	288	13	22.1	63.5%	176 (61.1%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (22.9%)	5 (1.7%)	17 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.3%)	$8,798							42.1	54.9	2288	770
063432005568	3059	Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	4801 Elm St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-3000	185	9	20.5	94.1%	8 (4.3%)	44 (23.8%)	113 (61.1%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$8,020							42.1	36.5	3393	334
062271002991	3060	Erwin Elementary	Public	K-5	13400 Erwin St.	Van Nuys	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 988-6292	606	28	21.6	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,747							42.1	51.2	2474	586

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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