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)
061970002376	2541	Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Ninth St.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7260	386	19	20.8	95.3%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	377 (97.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$7,110							50.2	45.5	2788	247
063525005969	2542	Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-6	10620 Morro St.	Del Rey	93616	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6060	242	11	21.5	84.7%	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	221 (91.3%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,583							50.2	40.8	3079	537
060657011526	2543	Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 South Mathew St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5902	2,378	105	22.7	58.8%	318 (13.4%)	8 (0.3%)	1,890 (79.5%)	46 (1.9%)	29 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (3.7%)	$6,320							50.1	55.2	2273	270
062547003792	2544	Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2410 Findlay Ave.	Monterey Park	91754	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 721-4335	493	29	17.1	70.4%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (84.2%)	36 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	$7,818							50.1	54.3	2317	227
060203413656	2545	Gateway International	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Morse Ave.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	Gateway International District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1985	577	26	22.3	77.5%	429 (74.4%)	24 (4.2%)	55 (9.5%)	24 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.6%)	33 (5.7%)								50.1	49.1	2578	33
061518001908	2546	Luigi Aprea Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Calle del Rey	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-4600	716	29	24.6	31.7%	152 (21.2%)	12 (1.7%)	394 (55.0%)	73 (10.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (11.0%)								50.1	61.7	1976	570
062052002474	2547	San Geronimo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	One Lagunitas School Rd.	San Geronimo	94963	Marin County	Lagunitas Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 488-9421	31	4	7.7	19.4%	22 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (22.6%)	$15,498							50			(n/a)
063237004999	2548	W.J.C. Trapp Elementary	Public	K-5	2750 North Riverside Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7911	537	21	25.5	71.5%	28 (5.2%)	50 (9.3%)	442 (82.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$8,012							50	49.3	2570	22
062346003566	2549	Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	125	5	23.9	12.8%	66 (52.8%)	1 (0.8%)	56 (44.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$1,488,659							50	51.5	2461	88
063795011497	2550	Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	537	22	24	67.8%	125 (23.3%)	16 (3.0%)	243 (45.3%)	66 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	80 (14.9%)	$10,557							50	52.5	2406	144

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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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