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)
060261000158	3171	Loara Elementary	Public	K-6	1601 West Broadway	Anaheim	92802	Orange County	Anaheim Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 517-8932	498	24	20.7	76.3%	19 (3.8%)	14 (2.8%)	385 (77.3%)	60 (12.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$7,722							40	42.7	2965	206
060243000140	3172	Twinhill Elementary	Public	K-5	11000 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1665	418	19	21.8	91.6%	19 (4.5%)	9 (2.2%)	369 (88.3%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$7,437							40	38.5	3255	83
062250002744	3173	McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	6822 Paramount Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-6200	494	22	22.9	84.4%	9 (1.8%)	66 (13.4%)	353 (71.5%)	46 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	13 (2.6%)	$8,423							40	35.1	3492	319
062271011625	3174	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	9820 Madison Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3900	507	26	19.5	93.5%	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	497 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,534							39.9	42.5	2984	190
069113510290	3175	Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary	Public	K-5	25390 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0380	667	30	21.8	88.0%	26 (3.9%)	102 (15.3%)	496 (74.4%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	$5,750							39.9	37.9	3290	115
061233001407	3176	James A. McKee Elementary	Public	K-6	8701 Halverson Dr.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 686-3715	479	21	22.8	62.8%	100 (20.9%)	29 (6.1%)	220 (45.9%)	76 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	42 (8.8%)	$9,609							39.9	45.3	2806	370
062250002720	3177	Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 East Phillips St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0333	761	28	27.6	79.0%	23 (3.0%)	103 (13.5%)	494 (64.9%)	95 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$8,910							39.9	31.3	3783	606
062316003531	3178	Janie P. Abbott Elementary	Public	K-6	5260 East Clark St.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1498	449	18	24.9	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	432 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$5,822							39.9	28.7	4009	831
060214310866	3179	Gabriella Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1435 Logan St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Gabriella Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 413-5741	400	23	17.7	88.3%	10 (2.5%)	5 (1.3%)	364 (91.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								39.8	49.2	2572	607
062271002891	3180	Cantara Street Elementary	Public	K-5	17950 Cantara St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 342-5191	360	19	18.9	95.8%	27 (7.5%)	5 (1.4%)	277 (76.9%)	32 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$12,854							39.8	46.2	2747	433

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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

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.