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)
060171000038	5821	Adelanto Elementary	Public	K-5	17931 Jonathan St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-5892	264	11	25.1	91.3%	13 (4.9%)	88 (33.3%)	140 (53.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.2%)								6.4	6	5857	36
062805004264	5822	Fruitvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Boston Ave.	Oakland	94602	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5117	247	11	23.5	91.9%	20 (8.1%)	63 (25.5%)	117 (47.4%)	17 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.9%)	$5,865							6.3	8.8	5762	60
062271003161	5823	Manhattan Place Elementary	Public	K-5	1850 West 96th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-1308	225	10	22.5	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,354							6.3	6.2	5853	30
063804006439	5824	Stone Corral Elementary	Public	K-8	15590 Avenue 383	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Stone Corral Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-4455	116	7	16.5	98.3%	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (96.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,480							6.3	9.6	5729	95
060152012866	5825	Howard Gardner Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	647 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Howard Gardner Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 934-0300	239	10	23.9	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	233 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								6.3	8.8	5768	57
062805004274	5826	Highland Community	Public	K-5	8521 A St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2125	447	19	23.5	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	72 (16.1%)	344 (77.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$6,236							6.2	6.3	5852	26
062805012058	5827	Lockwood STEAM Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	6701 International Blvd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2123	634	26	24.8	98.1%	17 (2.7%)	125 (19.7%)	423 (66.7%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.2%)	$8,775							6.1	9	5757	70
062805004301	5828	Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	1325 53rd Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2178	414	19	21.7	99.0%	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.4%)	370 (89.4%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$6,085							6.1	7.2	5826	2
061674005622	5829	Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science	Public	K-8	1570 Ward St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 889-7399	111	5	20.3	65.8%	10 (9.0%)	9 (8.1%)	83 (74.8%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								6.1	19.4	4931	898
063255005032	5830	Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	562	28	20	84.9%	22 (3.9%)	30 (5.3%)	481 (85.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$6,601							6.1	8.7	5769	61

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