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)
060411000378	3181	J. E. Van Wig Elementary	Public	K-5	1151 North Van Wig Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-8000	338	14	24.1	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	307 (90.8%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$3,314							39.8	44.2	2874	307
060233512967	3182	Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	123 West 59th St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Aspire Juanita Tate Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-8400	339	15	22.9	69.6%	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.5%)	288 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)								39.8	39	3212	30
062814004351	3183	Westmont Elementary	Public	K-5	8251 Heil Ave	Westminster	92683	Orange County	Ocean View	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 847-3561	385	17	22.6	80.3%	71 (18.4%)	10 (2.6%)	246 (63.9%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	$6,427							39.8	49	2580	603
060231714034	3184	Citrus Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2121 North Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Citrus Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	397	16	24.1	61.2%	112 (28.2%)	14 (3.5%)	230 (57.9%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)								39.7	47.6	2665	519
060633010661	3185	Oak Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	595 Second St.	Buellton	93427	Santa Barbara County	Buellton Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 688-6992	350	17	20.5	50.6%	141 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	173 (49.4%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	$6,532							39.7	49.2	2574	611
063822010249	3186	Canyon Springs Community Elementary	Public	K-6	19059 Vicci St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	Sulphur Springs Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-4322	523	22	23.7	81.1%	30 (5.7%)	20 (3.8%)	444 (84.9%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$9,453							39.7	29.7	3919	733
061949008869	3187	Sun Empire Elementary	Public	K-6	2649 North Modoc Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9200	561	25	22.4	79.3%	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	499 (88.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$5,321							39.7	35.8	3448	261
060213011223	3188	Edward B. Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	333 East Walnut St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Edward B. Cole Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 836-9023	438	18	25	90.9%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	432 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								39.7	39.5	3173	15
061392007265	3189	Date Elementary	Public	K-5	9011 Oleander Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5240	554	29	19.2	88.6%	13 (2.3%)	18 (3.2%)	512 (92.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								39.7	34.1	3566	377
061632502048	3190	Kwis Elementary	Public	K-5	1925 South Kwis Ave.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-2100	276	11	25	79.7%	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	242 (87.7%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)								39.7	51.5	2464	726

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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