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)
062691007795	1381	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	32737 Bel Aire St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-4530	628	27	23.2	32.6%	44 (7.0%)	23 (3.7%)	100 (15.9%)	417 (66.4%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	31 (4.9%)	$11,697							74.5	72.4	1486	105
063153004886	1382	Garden Road Elementary	Public	K-5	14614 Garden Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0230	508	26	19.3	16.1%	246 (48.4%)	7 (1.4%)	122 (24.0%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (15.7%)	$8,673							74.5	75.9	1335	47
060837000825	1383	Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	1770 East Eighth St.	Chico	95928	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3114	406	19	21.7	50.2%	224 (55.2%)	7 (1.7%)	95 (23.4%)	15 (3.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.5%)	$11,752							74.5	75.7	1342	41
060797010493	1384	River Bluff Elementary	Public	K-6	6150 West Palo Alto	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-6001	706	26	27.1	71.4%	115 (16.3%)	38 (5.4%)	343 (48.6%)	180 (25.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.7%)	$5,017							74.5	73.9	1433	49
062865004437	1385	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 North Cannon St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6201	324	13	25.9	39.5%	124 (38.3%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (41.7%)	32 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$4,843							74.5	83.4	1029	356
060675007653	1386	Discovery Bay Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 Willow Lake Rd.	Discovery Bay	94505	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7540	407	20	20.3	35.1%	166 (40.8%)	19 (4.7%)	157 (38.6%)	19 (4.7%)	10 (2.5%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.6%)								74.4	77.2	1271	115
060191710896	1387	Our Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	10045 Jumilla Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Our Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 350-5000	405	21	19.7	23.7%	177 (43.7%)	20 (4.9%)	145 (35.8%)	33 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.9%)								74.4	79.7	1179	208
060962000996	1388	Tibby Elementary	Public	K-8	1400 West Poplar St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6370	632	26	24.4	62.5%	3 (0.5%)	190 (30.1%)	427 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)								74.4	62.8	1907	519
060561000503	1389	Allen Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	740 East Allen Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8202	473	20	23.1	31.5%	103 (21.8%)	9 (1.9%)	267 (56.4%)	54 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)								74.4	80.7	1141	248
063697005069	1390	Heritage	Public	K-8	9542 Wilson Ranch Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2422	523	23	22.2	52.6%	199 (38.0%)	9 (1.7%)	210 (40.2%)	19 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (16.3%)	$7,097							74.4	70.9	1541	151

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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:

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.