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)
060196514349	4741	Soleil Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	3900 Agnes Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Soleil Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 409-0801	268	11	24.3	76.1%	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.5%)	248 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)								21.3	22.9	4574	167
063581009635	4742	Albert F. Biella Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Jennings Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3906	215	12	17.6	72.1%	26 (12.1%)	6 (2.8%)	169 (78.6%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$12,864							21.3	18.4	5009	267
062827014449	4743	Summit	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12525 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 640-4300	149	5	28.6	40.3%	109 (73.2%)	3 (2.0%)	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)								21.3			(n/a)
061288001451	4744	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	122 West Fourth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2431	573	30	18.9	90.1%	22 (3.8%)	4 (0.7%)	529 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$8,121							21.3	21.2	4731	13
064230006922	4745	Fletcher Walker Elementary	Public	K-8	Fourth and Greenwood Sts.	Westwood	96137	Lassen County	Westwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 256-3295	89	6	14.8	79.8%	63 (70.8%)	1 (1.1%)	15 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$8,920							21.3	44	2888	1857
063471005855	4746	Lorenzo Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	18250 Bengal St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5400	465	21	22.5	83.7%	11 (2.4%)	19 (4.1%)	338 (72.7%)	68 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	$6,140							21.3	21.7	4689	57
062825012011	4747	Louise Foussat Elementary	Public	K-5	3800 Pala Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 721-2200	525	22	23.8	80.0%	57 (10.9%)	32 (6.1%)	342 (65.1%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	61 (11.6%)	$12,255							21.3	27.3	4143	604
063417007277	4748	Fairfax Elementary	Public	K-6	1362 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-1283	351	16	22.6	95.4%	14 (4.0%)	19 (5.4%)	308 (87.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,970							21.2	27.3	4149	599
060233813799	4749	Northern Summit Academy Shasta	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2301 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Northern Summit Academy Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 338-1399	184	12	14.9	59.2%	123 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.0%)								21.2			(n/a)
063135004865	4750	Pond Elementary	Public	K-8	29585 Pond Rd.	Wasco	93280	Kern County	Pond Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-2545	184	9	20.2	90.2%	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (95.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,927							21.1	13.6	5438	688

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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

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

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