Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
063462005774	5841	Dyer-Kelly Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 Bell St.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7150	718	32	22.4	84.5%	178 (24.8%)	54 (7.5%)	159 (22.1%)	286 (39.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.3%)	$8,402							5.9	8.3	5788	53
063255005040	5842	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	382	17	22.4	98.2%	14 (3.7%)	93 (24.3%)	232 (60.7%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$6,724							5.8	6	5856	14
062088002507	5843	Joshua Elementary	Public	K-5	43926 North Second St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0743	574	21	27.3	93.7%	150 (26.1%)	216 (37.6%)	139 (24.2%)	15 (2.6%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.1%)	$8,506							5.7	6.4	5848	5
060402000359	5844	Crestline Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Monterey	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 252-5121	476	21	22.7	87.6%	52 (10.9%)	187 (39.3%)	187 (39.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.0%)	$6,280							5.7	5.6	5859	15
060159811189	5845	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7300 Folsom Blvd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Aspire Capitol Heights Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 739-8520	214	10	22.1	87.4%	2 (0.9%)	128 (59.8%)	56 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)								5.6	7.3	5820	25
060197013723	5846	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	712	26	26.9	86.0%	65 (9.1%)	125 (17.6%)	470 (66.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	35 (4.9%)								5.4	7.7	5807	39
060233313063	5847	Woodward Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1671 North Sierra Way	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	Woodward Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 266-1762	83	5	16.5	94.0%	2 (2.4%)	59 (71.1%)	18 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								5.4	6.6	5839	8
062523003769	5848	Mojave Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-2456	386	17	22.5	90.9%	42 (10.9%)	100 (25.9%)	211 (54.7%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$8,743							5.3	5.3	5862	14
063186013130	5849	Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy	Public	K-5	2033 Pulgas Ave.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	Ravenswood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 329-2888	266	11	24.1	80.8%	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	253 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	$8,698							5.2	4.6	5871	22
069103509250	5850	Santa Clara County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC273	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6542	850	104	8.1	48.6%	127 (14.9%)	33 (3.9%)	374 (44.0%)	301 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)								5.1			(n/a)

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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:

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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.