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)
060176808602	3091	High Technical Elementary Explorer	Public, Charter	K-5	2230 Truxtun Rd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	High Technical Elementary Explorer District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3600	376	16	23.5	41.0%	94 (25.0%)	28 (7.4%)	183 (48.7%)	40 (10.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.9%)								41.5	41.5	3032	59
062847004392	3092	Richard Haynes Elementary	Public	K-6	715 West Francis St.	Ontario	91762	San Bernardino County	Ontario-Montclair	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 984-1759	690	30	23	87.0%	19 (2.8%)	11 (1.6%)	625 (90.6%)	25 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,987							41.5	45.3	2804	288
064214006896	3093	Creekside Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2030 First St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6380	478	24	20.3	46.4%	160 (33.5%)	5 (1.0%)	272 (56.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$10,650							41.5	63.5	1865	1228
062409003621	3094	Arboga Elementary	Public	K-8	1686 Broadway	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6101	617	25	24.7	59.5%	225 (36.5%)	15 (2.4%)	263 (42.6%)	55 (8.9%)	12 (1.9%)	6 (1.0%)	41 (6.6%)								41.4	32.2	3718	624
061392002600	3095	Hemlock Elementary	Public	K-5	15080 Miller Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5470	417	22	19	63.1%	26 (6.2%)	43 (10.3%)	288 (69.1%)	49 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)								41.4	33.9	3584	489
060220714250	3096	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	693	57	12	51.2%	160 (23.1%)	95 (13.7%)	338 (48.8%)	27 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.0%)								41.4	44.9	2833	263
062308011785	3097	Lange (Dorothea) Elementary	Public	K-6	1661 Via Alta Mesa	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3670	594	27	21.7	66.8%	238 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (55.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$4,606							41.3	46.9	2704	393
063081004788	3098	Plainsburg Union Elementary	Public	K-8	3708 South Plainsburg Rd.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Plainsburg Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-4707	108	6	18.6	48.1%	49 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (50.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,030							41.3	62.2	1941	1157
062985008516	3099	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Jefferson St.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8024	366	20	18.3	92.3%	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.3%)	321 (87.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	$4,427							41.3	36.1	3421	322
060163713048	3100	Rocketship Alma Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	198 West Alma Ave.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Rocketship Alma Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	515	17	31.2	76.9%	11 (2.1%)	40 (7.8%)	441 (85.6%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								41.2	56	2239	861

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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.