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)
062865008245	3241	Olive Elementary	Public	K-6	3038 North Magnolia	Orange	92865	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 637-8218	327	14	22.5	76.8%	53 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (72.5%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.2%)	$5,812							38.8	40.3	3109	132
062334003551	3242	James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	660	27	24.4	98.0%	10 (1.5%)	8 (1.2%)	634 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$1,501							38.8	41	3063	179
063384005270	3243	O. W. Erlewine Elementary	Public	K-6	2441 Stansberry Way	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4660	283	12	23.5	68.6%	80 (28.3%)	47 (16.6%)	90 (31.8%)	27 (9.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.3%)	$8,196							38.8	53.3	2376	867
060180910636	3244	San Diego Cooperative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	7260 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Cooperative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 496-1613	459	24	18.9	58.6%	179 (39.0%)	20 (4.4%)	165 (35.9%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.2%)								38.8	46.2	2746	498
061887002282	3245	Daniel Webster Elementary	Public	K-5	425 El Dorado Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1222	294	13	22.6	57.1%	23 (7.8%)	5 (1.7%)	101 (34.4%)	146 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	$10,935							38.8	34.9	3512	267
062475008901	3246	Cobb Mountain Elementary	Public	K-6	15895 Highway 175	Cobb	95426	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-1450	137	6	22.9	62.8%	92 (67.2%)	2 (1.5%)	26 (19.0%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.3%)	$7,178							38.8	44	2890	356
062271003179	3247	Melvin Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	7700 Melvin Ave.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 886-7171	405	21	19.2	90.6%	18 (4.4%)	15 (3.7%)	312 (77.0%)	39 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,639							38.8	34.7	3521	274
062586009940	3248	Landers Elementary	Public	K-6	56450 Reche Rd.	Landers	92285	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 364-2382	126	6	21.3	85.7%	57 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (50.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$11,114							38.7	43.4	2925	323
060985001066	3249	John Stallings Elementary	Public	K-6	1980 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3249	635	26	24.4	91.2%	99 (15.6%)	40 (6.3%)	439 (69.1%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	$9,222							38.7	37.4	3327	78
060173713667	3250	Bella Mente Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1737 West Vista Way	Vista	92083	San Diego County	Bella Mente Montessori Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 621-8948	414	20	20.6	62.3%	109 (26.3%)	19 (4.6%)	246 (59.4%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)								38.7	37.7	3297	47

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