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)
062718004097	1721	Peachland Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	24800 Peachland Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	Newhall	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 291-4020	450	17	26.4	57.1%	137 (30.4%)	6 (1.3%)	271 (60.2%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.0%)	$11,931							67.1	71.6	1512	209
061551001974	1722	La Patera Elementary	Public	K-6	555 North La Patera Ln.	Goleta	93117	Santa Barbara County	Goleta Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 681-1280	376	22	17	46.8%	125 (33.2%)	1 (0.3%)	216 (57.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$14,832							67.1	68.1	1672	50
064200006884	1723	Vine Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 East Vine Ave.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-1790	391	17	22.6	62.1%	12 (3.1%)	8 (2.0%)	282 (72.1%)	69 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$7,518							67	63.1	1893	170
060141406018	1724	Franklin Elementary	Public	K-6	1111 East Mason St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 963-4283	441	23	18.8	90.2%	26 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	399 (90.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$11,654							67	58.1	2136	412
062271008888	1725	Arroyo Seco Museum Science	Public	K-8	4805 Sycamore Terr.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-5141	452	22	20.4	76.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,877							67	62.5	1922	197
060480000459	1726	Laneview Elementary	Public	K-5	2095 Warmwood Ln.	San Jose	95132	Santa Clara County	Berryessa Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 923-1920	343	16	21.4	32.1%	13 (3.8%)	5 (1.5%)	111 (32.4%)	196 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	$11,686							67	83	1059	667
060636000554	1727	Arthur F. Corey Elementary	Public	K-5	7351 Holder St.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8389	408	17	23.5	73.5%	43 (10.5%)	26 (6.4%)	242 (59.3%)	79 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.9%)	$8,354							67	52.2	2428	701
063321012712	1728	Roberts Ferry Charter School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Roberts Ferry Rd.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Roberts Ferry Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2331	171	8	21.4	53.8%	91 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.4%)	$12,003							67	64.5	1821	93
060198614071	1729	John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,376	63	21.8	16.6%	880 (64.0%)	16 (1.2%)	292 (21.2%)	68 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	109 (7.9%)								66.9	63.2	1887	158
060210413059	1730	Escalon Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-3591	315	15	21	22.5%	191 (60.6%)	2 (0.6%)	97 (30.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.0%)								66.9	61.9	1963	233

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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