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)
063118011547	2121	Rio Del Oro Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Zanes Dr.	Plumas Lake	95961	Yuba County	Plumas Lake Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-0690	521	24	21.7	41.5%	204 (39.2%)	14 (2.7%)	167 (32.1%)	56 (10.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	73 (14.0%)	$6,944							58.4	65.2	1798	323
060002814529	2122	Home INstead INnovation Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	42240 Camino Romo	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 294-6150	273	16	17.6	48.7%	84 (30.8%)	17 (6.2%)	111 (40.7%)	24 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.7%)								58.4	62.9	1904	218
060206803648	2123	Temecula Valley Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	35755 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6775	520	25	20.6	25.2%	201 (38.7%)	25 (4.8%)	193 (37.1%)	50 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.8%)								58.4	67.8	1681	442
061233013865	2124	Marion Mix Elementary	Public	K-6	4730 Laguna Park Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 509-8877	728	30	24.2	50.5%	82 (11.3%)	77 (10.6%)	249 (34.2%)	201 (27.6%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.2%)	92 (12.6%)	$5,324							58.4	57.6	2166	42
062724004130	2125	Sonora Elementary	Public	K-6	966 Sonora Rd.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 424-7955	376	20	18.9	76.6%	52 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	280 (74.5%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	17 (4.5%)								58.4	60.4	2041	84
060227013114	2126	Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake	Public, Charter	K-8	110 North Coronado St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Citizens of the World Charter School Silver Lake District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 462-2840	736	35	21	64.8%	133 (18.1%)	59 (8.0%)	378 (51.4%)	91 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.6%)								58.4	51.7	2450	324
063276014252	2127	Rio del Sol	Public	K-8	3001 North Ventura Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 307-0080	826	33	24.8	38.3%	118 (14.3%)	21 (2.5%)	538 (65.1%)	93 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.4%)								58.3	55.6	2251	124
060002702452	2128	Donald Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	35450 Frederick St.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7590	459	21	22.3	64.7%	125 (27.2%)	25 (5.4%)	246 (53.6%)	20 (4.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.1%)	$8,201							58.2	51.6	2456	328
062019002411	2129	El Cerrito Elementary	Public	K-6	1051 North Hillside St.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2340	420	19	21.6	79.3%	37 (8.8%)	4 (1.0%)	351 (83.6%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$11,782							58.2	47.7	2659	530
062637002956	2130	Gregory Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Corritone Ct.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 827-3770	384	14	27.4	37.8%	107 (27.9%)	11 (2.9%)	124 (32.3%)	76 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	62 (16.1%)	$11,804							58.2	40.9	3072	942

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