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)
060255614585	5351	Golden Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1626 West Princeton Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Golden Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 293-3157	262	11	24.9	87.8%	8 (3.1%)	147 (56.1%)	87 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)								14.5	6.4	5847	496
063213004974	5352	Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	354	16	22.1	89.0%	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	332 (93.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								14.5	18.1	5045	307
061722002178	5353	Merquin Elementary	Public	K-5	20316 West Third Ave.	Stevinson	95374	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-4938	120	7	17.1	74.2%	18 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,892							14.4	16.7	5179	174
061674002108	5354	Cherryland Elementary	Public	K-6	456 Laurel Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3810	903	36	24.9	75.5%	14 (1.6%)	49 (5.4%)	739 (81.8%)	51 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	35 (3.9%)								14.4	16.6	5186	168
061926002319	5355	Rustic Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	6420 Rustic Ln.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7837	541	23	23.1	86.0%	13 (2.4%)	14 (2.6%)	498 (92.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,297							14.4	17.9	5065	290
062805004309	5356	Prescott Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Campbell St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2183	107	4	30.5	92.5%	2 (1.9%)	55 (51.4%)	35 (32.7%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	$43,592							14.4	30.5	3838	1518
062088009561	5357	Jack Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	835 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-0435	700	26	26.9	90.1%	40 (5.7%)	175 (25.0%)	425 (60.7%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.4%)	$8,425							14.4	18.7	4980	377
062637003946	5358	Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Lisa Ln.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4494	317	13	24.3	70.7%	49 (15.5%)	21 (6.6%)	132 (41.6%)	39 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	71 (22.4%)	$13,428							14.4	13.9	5410	52
060236112455	5359	Academia Moderna	Public, Charter	K-5	2410 Broadway	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Academia Moderna District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-0383	453	21	22	92.7%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	448 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14.4	16.5	5199	160
062523011964	5360	Hacienda Elementary	Public	3-5	19950 Hacienda Blvd.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-5824	528	22	24	92.0%	72 (13.6%)	160 (30.3%)	242 (45.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (8.9%)	$5,904							14.4	13.1	5474	114

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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