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)
062271003338	3251	Second Street Elementary	Public	K-6	1942 East Second St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 269-9401	223	13	17.1	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,096							38.7	43.8	2903	348
060429000388	3252	Palm Innovation Academy	Public	K-5	751 Palm Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-9579	462	18	25.6	87.4%	49 (10.6%)	36 (7.8%)	350 (75.8%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$6,167							38.7	22.8	4583	1331
063140004867	3253	Potter Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	10401 Main St.	Potter Valley	95469	Mendocino County	Potter Valley Community Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 743-1115	145	11	13.8	60.0%	88 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								38.7	39	3207	46
060224510992	3254	Orange County Educational Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	825 North Broadway	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Orange County Educational Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-2787	610	30	20.1	66.4%	32 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	559 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)								38.7	34.5	3539	285
062271003454	3255	West Vernon Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4312 South Grand Ave.	Los Angeles	90037	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 232-4218	562	25	22.4	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,920							38.7	29.8	3905	650
061632502040	3256	Del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	801 North Del Valle St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4100	220	8	27.5	75.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	201 (91.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								38.7	32.8	3668	412
060186213508	3257	Kepler Neighborhood	Public, Charter	K-8	1462 Broadway St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Kepler Neighborhood District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 495-0849	369	18	21	78.9%	53 (14.4%)	44 (11.9%)	233 (63.1%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)								38.6	29.3	3956	699
061152001285	3258	Maxwell Academy (Pk-8)	Public	K-8	733 Euclid Ave.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5300	428	23	18.6	71.5%	7 (1.6%)	10 (2.3%)	379 (88.6%)	24 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$7,086							38.6	35.7	3460	202
063315005140	3259	Harrison Elementary	Public	K-6	2901 Harrison St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-6712	522	24	21.7	72.6%	87 (16.7%)	32 (6.1%)	359 (68.8%)	30 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,101							38.6	41	3067	192
060246311927	3260	Rocky Point Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 Tamarack Dr.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Rocky Point Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0456	159	9	17.6	74.2%	99 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.9%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.2%)								38.5	41	3066	194

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