Best Elementary Schools in California

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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)
062949011460	5781	Radcliff Elementary	Public	K-5	550 Rodriguez St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6469	441	22	20.4	97.5%	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	431 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.7	7.3	5822	41
060235713060	5782	Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	148	9	16.3	62.8%	5 (3.4%)	1 (0.7%)	134 (90.5%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)								7.6	13.2	5468	314
069104107228	5783	Stanislaus County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1336 Stonum Rd.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 541-2217	408	42	9.6	58.8%	130 (31.9%)	17 (4.2%)	213 (52.2%)	20 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.4%)	$104,014							7.5	6.7	5836	53
063384005291	5784	Woodbine Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 52nd Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-4910	278	14	20.1	91.4%	8 (2.9%)	53 (19.1%)	133 (47.8%)	67 (24.1%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.6%)	$8,581							7.5	12.2	5556	228
063441005592	5785	Bryant Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 25th St.	San Francisco	94110	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5780	226	12	19.6	83.6%	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.4%)	197 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$6,103							7.5	12.2	5564	221
061077001195	5786	Margaret Keating Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Minot Creek Rd.	Klamath	95548	Del Norte County	Del Norte County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 464-0340	95	6	15	64.2%	14 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (58.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.6%)	$17,322							7.4	8.1	5792	6
063384005231	5787	Rosa Parks Elementary	Public	K-8	2250 68th Ave.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5327	734	32	23.2	91.3%	21 (2.9%)	118 (16.1%)	297 (40.5%)	220 (30.0%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.6%)	38 (5.2%)	$8,660							7.4	9.8	5716	71
063372005194	5788	Round Valley Elementary	Public	K-8	Foothill and Airport Sts.	Covelo	95428	Mendocino County	Round Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 983-6175	304	11	27.7	88.5%	30 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$7,354							7.4	9.1	5753	35
063459005711	5789	Empire Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 East Empire St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6221	232	12	19.8	72.4%	10 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	207 (89.2%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,450							7.4	7.3	5819	30
062805004277	5790	Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	5222 Ygnacio Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2136	192	7	29.5	99.5%	5 (2.6%)	49 (25.5%)	106 (55.2%)	10 (5.2%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	17 (8.9%)	$5,390							7.4	7.9	5798	8

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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.