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)
060157412258	4461	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9841 Texas Hill Rd.	Oregon House	95962	Yuba County	Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 692-2210	169	6	26.4	64.5%	95 (56.2%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (29.6%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)								24	22.4	4616	155
062580008908	4462	Honey Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	11765 Honey Hollow Dr.	Moreno Valley	92557	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4600	633	25	25.3	91.8%	25 (3.9%)	94 (14.8%)	478 (75.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$7,235							24	22.6	4602	140
060985001057	4463	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1040 South Vicentia Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3226	553	25	22.1	96.0%	22 (4.0%)	13 (2.4%)	502 (90.8%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,552							24	22.5	4614	151
062982005712	4464	Cedarwood Elementary	Public	K-6	6400 Columbine Rd.	Magalia	95954	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 873-3785	248	11	23.1	78.6%	176 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (18.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)								24	25.7	4302	162
060249314408	4465	Scholarship Prep - South Bay	Public, Charter	K-8	24910 S. Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Scholarship Prep - South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(424) 251-9089	402	17	23.7	94.3%	8 (2.0%)	70 (17.4%)	306 (76.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)								24	19.4	4933	468
060205410388	4466	Thomas Edison Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3531 22nd St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	Thomas Edison Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 970-3330	557	25	22.2	67.0%	49 (8.8%)	13 (2.3%)	458 (82.2%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)								24	22.7	4593	127
062865004427	4467	Esplanade Elementary	Public	K-6	381 North Esplanade St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6157	281	13	21.4	95.0%	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	258 (91.8%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$6,334							23.9	22.1	4644	177
060147511746	4468	Pathways to College K8	Public, Charter	K-8	9144 Third Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Pathways to College K8 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-8002	379	22	17.4	59.9%	27 (7.1%)	33 (8.7%)	313 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)								23.9	24.3	4429	39
061968010969	4469	King City Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	415 Pearl St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5473	447	20	22.3	90.2%	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (96.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,289							23.9	21.4	4715	246
062223011775	4470	Woodbridge	Public	K-6	1290 Lilac St.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8160	372	18	20.6	86.0%	94 (25.3%)	3 (0.8%)	231 (62.1%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$11,666							23.9	29.3	3952	518

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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:

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

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

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