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)
063522005963	4171	La Mirada Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Avenida de la Madrid	San Ysidro	92173	San Diego County	San Ysidro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 428-4424	409	24	17	66.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$7,282							27.3	13.9	5411	1240
063384005255	4172	John Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-6	1141 Seamas Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4615	305	15	20.4	88.5%	17 (5.6%)	61 (20.0%)	146 (47.9%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	48 (15.7%)	$7,338							27.3	27	4178	6
063627006182	4173	Eric White Elementary	Public	K-6	2001 Mitchell	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6650	645	25	25.3	93.3%	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	619 (96.0%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$16,158							27.3	31.5	3767	406
063525005971	4174	Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	1810 Third St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6180	362	16	22.2	80.1%	22 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	310 (85.6%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$12,002							27.3	28.3	4038	136
064116006797	4175	Ivanhoe Elementary	Public	K-8	16030 Avenue 332	Ivanhoe	93235	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7849	535	24	22.4	89.0%	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	500 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$7,744							27.3	25	4362	187
060939009352	4176	Reche Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	3101 Canyon Vista Dr.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5012	521	24	21.5	80.6%	44 (8.4%)	45 (8.6%)	388 (74.5%)	33 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$6,292							27.2	28	4077	99
062513003749	4177	Rose Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Rose Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-8412	517	24	21.7	75.4%	136 (26.3%)	12 (2.3%)	310 (60.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.3%)	$13,029							27.2	25.1	4356	179
060217300858	4178	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	670 Flower St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Feaster (Mae L.) Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-8397	1,121	57	19.7	79.8%	42 (3.7%)	20 (1.8%)	1,023 (91.3%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.0%)								27.2	30.1	3878	300
064116011530	4179	Four Creeks Elementary	Public	K-6	1844 North Burke St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3115	677	30	22.2	88.3%	60 (8.9%)	18 (2.7%)	549 (81.1%)	25 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	$7,510							27.2	21.9	4671	492
061455001761	4180	Roeding Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7250	647	33	19.3	92.4%	31 (4.8%)	51 (7.9%)	509 (78.7%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	$8,509							27.2	19	4960	780

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.