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)
060190610666	5801	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7190	391	17	22.9	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	391 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.2	12.4	5535	266
063384005252	5802	Leataata Floyd Elementary	Public	K-6	401 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4630	254	10	26.7	95.3%	8 (3.1%)	124 (48.8%)	75 (29.5%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.9%)	25 (9.8%)	$8,383							7.1	8.4	5785	17
063581006135	5803	Steele Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	301 Steele Ln.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3945	378	18	21	69.3%	43 (11.4%)	8 (2.1%)	290 (76.7%)	13 (3.4%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,621							7.1	10.9	5662	141
063255005050	5804	Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	537	28	19.1	89.8%	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.2%)	436 (81.2%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.8%)	$6,878							7.1	7.7	5806	2
063255007081	5805	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	960 17th St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1418	435	20	21.7	95.2%	7 (1.6%)	12 (2.8%)	394 (90.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	$6,204							7	12.2	5557	248
060157514313	5806	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8505 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Prep Mildred S. Cunningham & Edith H. Morris Elementa	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0708	248	9	27.5	97.2%	7 (2.8%)	99 (39.9%)	142 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								6.9	9.1	5756	50
062805004243	5807	Brookfield Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jones Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2103	148	8	18.5	94.6%	4 (2.7%)	33 (22.3%)	87 (58.8%)	11 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	5 (3.4%)	$10,654							6.9	8.9	5761	46
062805004294	5808	Manzanita Community Elementary	Public	K-5	2409 East 27th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2179	346	16	21.6	98.0%	5 (1.4%)	74 (21.4%)	198 (57.2%)	36 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.1%)	$5,432							6.8	8.3	5786	22
062703012204	5809	New Jerusalem	Public, Charter	1-8	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2597	233	9	26.3	61.4%	93 (39.9%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (55.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$9,687							6.7	10.8	5667	142
063384005272	5810	Pacific Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 41st St.	Sacramento	95824	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4670	685	26	26.3	95.6%	38 (5.5%)	66 (9.6%)	316 (46.1%)	225 (32.8%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$8,922							6.7	6.5	5841	31

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.