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)
060211112044	3761	Center for Advanced Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	4016 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Center for Advanced Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-0245	260	12	21.6	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	253 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.2	33.7	3598	163
060813013777	3762	Patricia Kay Beaver Elementary	Public	K-8	4927 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1500	509	21	24.2	62.7%	120 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	367 (72.1%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,701							32.2	30.5	3839	77
062250002734	3763	Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 Temple Ave.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 494-5101	719	26	27.6	75.8%	5 (0.7%)	90 (12.5%)	489 (68.0%)	106 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.6%)	$8,125							32.2	41.5	3033	730
060006011342	3764	Fox Road Elementary	Public	4-5	7600 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-2256	268	10	26.8	50.4%	116 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (54.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,321							32.2	46.1	2751	1013
060153808721	3765	Multicultural Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	7510 DeSoto Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Multicultural Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-5783	474	21	22.4	58.4%	17 (3.6%)	13 (2.7%)	400 (84.4%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)								32.2	26.6	4222	457
062955004560	3766	Cahuilla Elementary	Public	K-5	833 East Mesquite Ave.	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 416-8161	421	21	20.3	93.1%	49 (11.6%)	39 (9.3%)	298 (70.8%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$12,996							32.2	34.4	3547	219
062223002668	3767	Victor Elementary	Public	K-6	17670 North Bruella Rd.	Victor	95253	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7441	145	8	18.1	76.6%	35 (24.1%)	1 (0.7%)	91 (62.8%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (6.9%)	$13,015							32.1	46.6	2726	1041
062271011647	3768	Huntington Park Elementary	Public	K-5	6055 Corona Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 869-5920	316	17	18.5	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,559							32.1	40.8	3081	687
063801011302	3769	George W. Bush Elementary	Public	K-8	5420 Fred Russo Dr.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7350	791	31	25.1	74.3%	17 (2.1%)	58 (7.3%)	306 (38.7%)	346 (43.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	48 (6.1%)	$7,304							32.1	32	3729	40
063867001813	3770	Orchard Elementary	Public	K-5	1800 Wisdom Way	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3100	580	27	21.3	62.8%	143 (24.7%)	24 (4.1%)	314 (54.1%)	27 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	65 (11.2%)								32.1	37.4	3323	447

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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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.