Best Elementary Schools in California

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best California elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
062805004297	5731	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	347	16	21.6	94.8%	45 (13.0%)	183 (52.7%)	30 (8.6%)	23 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (18.7%)	$8,923							8.8	10.2	5700	31
060171013193	5732	El Mirage	Public	K-8	19250 St. Anthony Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-7676	133	6	21.8	81.2%	12 (9.0%)	2 (1.5%)	113 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								8.8	6.5	5842	110
060149610724	5733	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3200 62nd Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Aspire Triumph Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 638-9445	243	12	20.5	94.7%	1 (0.4%)	131 (53.9%)	97 (39.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)								8.8	6	5854	121
063801011783	5734	Alexander Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-8	2245 East 11th St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7395	719	30	23.7	85.1%	11 (1.5%)	92 (12.8%)	540 (75.1%)	43 (6.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.6%)	$6,656							8.8	9.7	5719	15
063987006617	5735	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-4	1046 West Sonora Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 685-7280	549	26	21.5	92.5%	21 (3.8%)	6 (1.1%)	511 (93.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,633							8.7	10	5711	24
063471005847	5736	Colonial Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	17115 Meekland Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4500	466	19	23.9	84.1%	15 (3.2%)	27 (5.8%)	357 (76.6%)	40 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	19 (4.1%)	$7,242							8.6	11.2	5640	96
063441005605	5737	El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Delta St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 330-1537	135	6	22.5	73.3%	5 (3.7%)	26 (19.3%)	62 (45.9%)	18 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	19 (14.1%)	$6,103							8.6	7.9	5797	60
060978004178	5738	Rancho Tehama Elementary	Public	K-5	17357 Stagecoach Rd.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 585-2800	90	4	22.5	98.9%	30 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (60.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	$12,293							8.6	7.2	5823	85
063384005239	5739	Ethel I. Baker Elementary	Public	K-6	5717 Laurine Way	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4560	594	23	26.4	95.8%	23 (3.9%)	44 (7.4%)	337 (56.7%)	112 (18.9%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (9.9%)	16 (2.7%)	$7,344							8.5	9.3	5744	5
060426008797	5740	Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	421	22	19.1	98.1%	143 (34.0%)	37 (8.8%)	225 (53.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$7,566							8.5	11	5655	85

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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:

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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