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)
061149011703	2261	Barrett Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	7720 Ocean Park Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8839	556	25	22	67.6%	205 (36.9%)	44 (7.9%)	99 (17.8%)	148 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	51 (9.2%)	$6,181							55.4	57.4	2172	89
063942006554	2262	Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	432	18	24	48.4%	54 (12.5%)	31 (7.2%)	263 (60.9%)	58 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$5,759							55.4	65.5	1784	478
060207107649	2263	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,458	71	20.6	66.0%	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1,419 (97.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)								55.4	58.5	2115	148
062436003654	2264	McSwain Elementary	Public	K-8	922 Scott Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	McSwain Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 354-2700	939	42	22.1	36.4%	375 (39.9%)	3 (0.3%)	453 (48.2%)	63 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.5%)	$10,453							55.4	61.8	1971	293
064245006942	2265	Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-5	6005 South Magnolia Ave.	Whittier	90601	Los Angeles County	Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 789-3180	492	21	23.9	76.0%	17 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	449 (91.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$5,040							55.4	60.5	2035	230
062532003775	2266	Bradoaks Elementary Science Academy	Public	K-5	930 East Lemon Ave.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2100	388	18	21.5	67.5%	56 (14.4%)	22 (5.7%)	256 (66.0%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	$7,758							55.4	48.6	2605	339
062871004466	2267	Patterson Road Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Patterson Rd.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Orcutt Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 938-8750	641	25	25.6	45.4%	188 (29.3%)	3 (0.5%)	338 (52.7%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (15.1%)	$6,724							55.4	56.7	2201	66
061668002096	2268	Ramona	Public	K-5	4617 West 136th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-7189	765	30	25.5	67.1%	43 (5.6%)	94 (12.3%)	587 (76.7%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	$7,230							55.3	62.6	1915	353
060176412292	2269	KIPP Raices Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	668 Atlantic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	KIPP Raices Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-3900	587	27	21.7	83.0%	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	570 (97.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								55.3	61.5	1993	276
060903000918	2270	Temperance-Kutner Elementary	Public	K-6	1448 North Armstrong Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-8100	636	28	22.8	75.9%	73 (11.5%)	25 (3.9%)	313 (49.2%)	200 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.5%)	$5,267							55.3	47.9	2651	381

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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