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)
062271003016	5581	Forty-Second Street Elementary	Public	K-5	4231 Fourth Ave.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7550	188	14	13.4	89.4%	4 (2.1%)	110 (58.5%)	64 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$18,543							11.5	8.5	5779	198
064119011400	5582	Foothill Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	1370 Oak Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 631-3458	457	20	23.4	94.5%	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	426 (93.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,821							11.5	11.3	5634	52
060171011736	5583	West Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	15763 Colbalt Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 951-3628	481	21	22.6	73.2%	24 (5.0%)	114 (23.7%)	300 (62.4%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.4%)								11.4	8.1	5790	207
062361001374	5584	August Knodt Elementary	Public	K-8	3939 EWS Woods Blvd.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6200	668	31	21.7	72.8%	43 (6.4%)	90 (13.5%)	388 (58.1%)	105 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	31 (4.6%)	$4,712							11.4	14.5	5366	218
060160310558	5585	Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	159	11	14.7	57.9%	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	138 (86.8%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)								11.4	26.5	4232	1353
061734002180	5586	R. O. Hardin Elementary	Public	K-5	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4440	459	19	24	80.0%	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	408 (88.9%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	$8,570							11.4	14.6	5352	234
060222000098	5587	Alta Vista Elementary	Public	K-8	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Alta Vista Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5700	520	26	20.1	78.1%	46 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (87.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,796							11.3	10.8	5664	77
061926002311	5588	Ina Arbuckle Elementary	Public	K-6	3600 Packard St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7788	388	19	20.1	85.6%	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.1%)	359 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$10,367							11.3	9.1	5754	166
064308007008	5589	T. L. Whitehead Elementary	Public	K-6	624 West Southwood Dr.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-2824	317	15	21.1	88.3%	35 (11.0%)	6 (1.9%)	246 (77.6%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.5%)	$5,729							11.3	12.1	5568	21
063531006009	5590	Taft Elementary	Public	K-6	500 West Keller	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-7700	400	26	15.2	76.8%	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	357 (89.3%)	18 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,477							11.3	18	5049	541

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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