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)
063417013112	4141	George Brown Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	2525 North G St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-5010	752	32	23.5	89.4%	19 (2.5%)	52 (6.9%)	657 (87.4%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$5,843							27.6	22	4667	526
060231000108	4142	Linda Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Kirk Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Alum Rock Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-7800	450	20	22.5	65.3%	23 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	359 (79.8%)	48 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	$13,660							27.6	34.3	3552	590
060846000847	4143	Walnut Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	5550 Walnut Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-9817	464	19	24	88.4%	12 (2.6%)	14 (3.0%)	407 (87.7%)	19 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,410							27.6	30.2	3866	277
061455001778	4144	Webster Elementary	Public	K-6	2600 East Tyler	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3430	315	17	19	98.7%	7 (2.2%)	18 (5.7%)	250 (79.4%)	29 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,170							27.6	23.8	4480	336
062450003671	4145	Robert Randall World Languages	Public	K-8	1300 Edsel Dr.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2662	284	13	22.4	54.2%	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (73.6%)	57 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	$7,076							27.6	32.3	3709	436
060001411119	4146	Cypress School of the Arts	Public	K-6	10365 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-2596	698	30	23.6	58.0%	149 (21.3%)	20 (2.9%)	505 (72.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$5,925							27.6	28.2	4055	91
061233001401	4147	Samuel Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-6	7037 Briggs Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 383-3311	897	35	25.6	72.5%	29 (3.2%)	87 (9.7%)	386 (43.0%)	315 (35.1%)	5 (0.6%)	30 (3.3%)	45 (5.0%)	$6,532							27.5	22.8	4575	428
060227611935	4148	KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	509	23	22.1	91.0%	44 (8.6%)	282 (55.4%)	118 (23.2%)	10 (2.0%)	15 (2.9%)	7 (1.4%)	33 (6.5%)								27.5	23.5	4507	359
063276005092	4149	Rio Real Elementary	Public	K-8	1140 Kenney St.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Rio Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 485-3117	744	33	22.8	62.0%	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	724 (97.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,632							27.5	31.4	3775	374
060142106112	4150	Thelma Bedell Elementary	Public	K-6	1305 Laurel Rd.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 933-8951	268	13	20.5	64.6%	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	245 (91.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,446							27.5	19.2	4941	791

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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.