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)
060241812451	4641	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	400 E. Main St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Collegiate International Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 390-9861	377	16	24.3	61.0%	20 (5.3%)	24 (6.4%)	261 (69.2%)	44 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)								22.3	23.7	4490	151
063132004859	4642	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Huntington Blvd.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4666	502	20	25.1	94.6%	10 (2.0%)	16 (3.2%)	463 (92.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$5,043							22.3	17.9	5062	420
060384000350	4643	Hemmerling Elementary	Public	K-5	1928 West Nicolet St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0254	477	22	21.6	89.3%	53 (11.1%)	33 (6.9%)	352 (73.8%)	16 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$4,535							22.3	20.1	4842	199
061392009543	4644	Virginia Primrose Elementary	Public	K-5	751 North Maple Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5790	353	20	17.2	79.0%	17 (4.8%)	21 (5.9%)	300 (85.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)								22.3	15.1	5313	669
061288001464	4645	Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	486	28	17	87.4%	14 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	442 (90.9%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$7,229							22.3	29.3	3953	692
061692000943	4646	Bautista Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	441 Lake St.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 927-0822	970	44	22.2	83.2%	258 (26.6%)	53 (5.5%)	601 (62.0%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	40 (4.1%)	$7,544							22.3	21.1	4751	105
062460003687	4647	Charles Wright Elementary	Public	K-6	900 East 20th St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 385-6615	552	24	23	85.7%	62 (11.2%)	14 (2.5%)	413 (74.8%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	$7,742							22.3	17.3	5127	480
061785002203	4648	Hueneme Elementary	Public	K-5	354 North Third St.	Port Hueneme	93041	Ventura County	Hueneme Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 488-3569	342	17	19.7	73.1%	46 (13.5%)	5 (1.5%)	263 (76.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	$13,656							22.2	22.1	4655	7
060188108030	4649	ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	5311 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6960	434	19	22.8	96.3%	4 (0.9%)	381 (87.8%)	41 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								22.2	20.9	4775	126
063684006263	4650	Park View Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Alexander St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6755	389	23	16.8	86.1%	39 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	327 (84.1%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,021							22.2	19.6	4910	260

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.