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)
062271002820	1801	Apperson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10233 Woodward Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-5544	354	15	23.6	61.9%	153 (43.2%)	4 (1.1%)	155 (43.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$9,940							65.3	75.7	1344	457
061185001318	1802	Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-5	14029 East Mulberry Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-7100	465	19	23.8	73.3%	14 (3.0%)	5 (1.1%)	402 (86.5%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)								65.3	65.7	1771	31
060162000011	1803	Elliott (William F) Elementary	Public	K-6	18415 Cortner Ave.	Artesia	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7850	442	15	30.4	62.2%	37 (8.4%)	14 (3.2%)	168 (38.0%)	188 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.6%)	$5,998							65.2	77.3	1262	541
062664010976	1804	Canyon Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Silver Oak Trail	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 265-2363	680	26	26.1	62.2%	38 (5.6%)	43 (6.3%)	261 (38.4%)	250 (36.8%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	76 (11.2%)	$5,254							65.2	72.1	1491	313
063441012788	1805	San Francisco Public Montessori	Public	K-5	2340 Jackson St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3544	112	6	18.6	42.9%	30 (26.8%)	16 (14.3%)	30 (26.8%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	27 (24.1%)	$6,103							65.2	74.2	1418	387
060462000427	1806	Robert Semple Elementary	Public	K-5	2015 East Third St.	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8360	472	20	23.6	38.3%	191 (40.5%)	20 (4.2%)	146 (30.9%)	32 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (17.6%)	$5,742							65.2	58.3	2127	321
060200508596	1807	Julian Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1704 Cape Horn	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 765-3847	206	16	12.8	45.1%	92 (44.7%)	3 (1.5%)	80 (38.8%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.7%)								65.2	62.4	1930	123
062301003507	1808	Jordan Elementary	Public	K-6	10654 Jordan Rd.	Whittier	90603	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4221	468	20	23.4	60.5%	42 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	397 (84.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$6,273							65.1	64	1845	37
062400003611	1809	San Miguel Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	5350 Faught Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Mark West Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2960	404	20	20.2	40.3%	233 (57.7%)	2 (0.5%)	121 (30.0%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	$8,814							65.1	64.4	1824	15
060837000823	1810	Neal Dow Elementary	Public	K-5	1420 Neal Dow Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3110	339	21	16.1	66.4%	186 (54.9%)	3 (0.9%)	87 (25.7%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.7%)	$12,543							65.1	72.4	1482	328

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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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