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)
062271003067	941	Hancock Park Elementary	Public	K-5	408 South Fairfax Ave.	Los Angeles	90036	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 935-5272	510	22	23.1	32.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,819							85.2	85.8	926	15
060846011309	942	Edwin Rhodes Elementary	Public	K-6	6655 Schaefer Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 364-0683	872	34	25.3	55.6%	80 (9.2%)	43 (4.9%)	388 (44.5%)	303 (34.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	$8,908							85.2	85.9	918	24
060216009298	943	Victoria Groves Elementary	Public	K-6	10950 Emerson	Alta Loma	91701	San Bernardino County	Alta Loma Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 484-5070	537	25	21.8	33.1%	128 (23.8%)	12 (2.2%)	301 (56.1%)	67 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.0%)	$6,650							85.2	87.1	865	78
061233014066	944	Robert J. McGarvey Elementary	Public	K-6	4350 Sophistry Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95742	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 793-3400	845	33	25.6	20.6%	274 (32.4%)	64 (7.6%)	148 (17.5%)	218 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	132 (15.6%)								85.1	86.7	881	63
060201411569	945	Nord Country	Public, Charter	K-8	5554 California St.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Nord Country District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3138	211	10	21.7	22.3%	157 (74.4%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)								85.1	79.7	1180	235
061440001663	946	Glenmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	4620 Mattos Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0740	654	26	24.9	38.8%	81 (12.4%)	20 (3.1%)	181 (27.7%)	312 (47.7%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	45 (6.9%)	$7,708							85	84.1	993	47
062781004223	947	Santa Teresa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Encinal Dr.	San Jose	95119	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3303	527	23	23.1	23.1%	102 (19.4%)	8 (1.5%)	173 (32.8%)	202 (38.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	$10,921							85	88.7	788	159
063441005671	948	King (Thomas Starr) Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Carolina St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5797	322	18	18.3	41.0%	28 (8.7%)	33 (10.2%)	52 (16.1%)	109 (33.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	91 (28.3%)	$6,103							85	81.1	1128	180
063360014181	949	Orchard Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4375 Brookstone Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1890	850	35	24.5	43.2%	372 (43.8%)	18 (2.1%)	148 (17.4%)	217 (25.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (10.6%)								85	84	1000	51
061026001120	950	Linwood E. Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Irving Pl.	Culver City	90232	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4338	559	25	22.3	32.6%	208 (37.2%)	40 (7.2%)	192 (34.3%)	37 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.5%)	$7,097							85	80.5	1151	201

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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.